The radicalized son of a CIA director was killed last year while allegedly fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to a new investigation.
Michael Alexander Gloss, the 21-year-old son of the CIA’s Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Juliane Gallina Gloss and a Navy veteran father, was killed on the front lines after enlisting in the Russian army, according to a lengthy investigation by independent Russian outlet Important Stories.
His death was confirmed by The Post Friday by his father, Larry Gloss, who said his son suffered from mental illness and had a fixation on water purification.
"One of the manifestations of his mental illness was grandiosity," Larry Gloss explained. "He always cared about the environment. He always wanted to take care of those disadvantaged, less able.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
22:45 US President Donald Trump commented on the talks between his special representative Steve Witkoff and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The American leader called the meeting "good." "US Ambassador Whitkoff had a good meeting," Trump said.
The US President did not provide any details regarding the conversation between Whitkoff and Putin.
22.18 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must immediately sign the rare earth metals agreement. This was stated by American leader Donald Trump in Truth Social.
"Ukraine, led by Volodymyr Zelensky, has still not signed the final documents regarding a very important agreement with the United States on rare earth metals. The delay is at least three weeks. It remains to be hoped that it will be signed immediately," the US President wrote.
21:50 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a series of diplomatic meetings that should bring the ceasefire closer.
"In the coming days, very important meetings may take place that should bring peace closer to Ukraine. An unconditional ceasefire is needed. Real pressure is needed on Russia so that they accept either the American proposal to cease fire and move towards peace, or our proposal - any proposal that can really work and guarantee a reliable, immediate and unconditional ceasefire, and then a decent peace and security guarantees," Zelensky said in an evening video address.
21.37 Ukraine does not have enough weapons to regain control over the temporarily occupied Crimea, but the world has various ways to put pressure on Russia to discuss territorial issues. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21.20 Ukraine and the European Union responded to US President Donald Trump's "peace plan" by conveying to the States their ideas for ending the war with Russia.
According to Reuters, during a meeting in London on April 23, Ukrainian and European officials conveyed to the Americans their ideas for ending Russia's war against Ukraine. The agency has learned what the common peace plan between Ukraine and the European Union looks like.
20.05 The Ukrainian delegation handed over to the American delegation in London a response to the peace proposals of the Donald Trump administration, including on security guarantees. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the head of state, Ukraine, together with its European partners, during a working meeting in London on April 23, proposed "our vision of the proposals made by the United States."
The proposals touch on issues of security guarantees, in particular, alternatives to Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
"There are absolutely constructive proposals there, as I said, both the contingent and the format of the fifth amendment (Article 5 of the NATO Treaty on Collective Defense – ed.). Not the fifth amendment itself, but specifically those forces and the kind of protection that the fifth amendment provides for in NATO countries," the president explained.
19.00 Kremlin Chief Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff held three-hour talks. The Russian dictator's aide Yuri Ushakov spoke about the details of the meeting.
19.00 Kremlin Chief Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff held three-hour talks. The Russian dictator's aide Yuri Ushakov spoke about the details of the meeting.
18:36 In less than four months of the current year, the Russian occupation army has lost more than 1,000 tanks. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
18:25 China is "seriously concerned" that its citizens are participating in the war against Ukraine on Russia's side, so Kiev remains open to dialogue with Beijing to resolve this issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhy said.
"We believe that between countries that have an established dialogue, all problematic issues should be resolved only through dialogue. We remain open to dialogue with China," he said.
18.07 American President Donald Trump does not have a single deadline for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. He told reporters this before flying to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis. However, on April 24, Trump announced such a deadline for an agreement - "his own deadline" by which peace must be achieved.
17:36 The North Korean ballistic missile that Russia used to strike Kiev on April 24 contained at least 116 components from around the world. Most of them were produced by American companies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
17.18 Russian troops attacked the territory of the Kherson Parks CP in the afternoon of April 25, four utility workers were injured, vehicles were damaged. This was reported by the Kherson GVA. It is noted that three drivers and a cleaner were injured. The injured are in satisfactory condition and all are receiving the necessary medical care.
16:53 The 8th Airborne Assault Corps has been created in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It includes six combat brigades that fought during the ATO/JFO, as well as those formed after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was reported on the Facebook page of the new unit. The corps commander is Hero of Ukraine, Colonel Dmytro Voloshin, who has led the 82nd Bukovina Airborne Assault Brigade since 2024.
16.50 Any foreign military personnel who intend to participate in the parade in Moscow on May 9 must realize that they will be marching side by side with people who committed war crimes in Ukraine, said Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi.
"I will repeat our general attitude towards the event that Moscow will call the "victory parade" on May 9. We believe that the Russian military who will march on Red Square on May 9 not only have nothing to do with the victory over Nazism, but are also, in all likelihood, participants in war crimes against Ukrainians," he said.
15.49 Ukraine does not change its key positions on the end of the war. While the "peace plans" spread in the media do not correspond to reality. This was stated by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgy Tykhy during a briefing.
15.33 Ukrainian law enforcement officers detained and arrested a foreign vessel that was part of Russia's "shadow fleet". The dry cargo ship was transporting agricultural products from the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine, the SBU reported.
15.10 A meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff is taking place in Moscow. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
14.13 Currently, a number of contacts with the US at various levels are in progress. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Georgiy Tykhyi, at a briefing in Kiev. He assured that Ukraine had not received official signals from the US about their withdrawal from the peace process.
13:59 The car of a leading Russian designer exploded in the Russian city of Bryansk. The liquidation occurred at the very moment when the Russian got into the car together with his colleague.
13.42 Today's "arrival" in Saki, Crimea, hit the building of the deputy chairman of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported by the Atesh partisan movement on its Telegram channel.
12:54 The son of CIA Deputy Director Julian Gloss, 21-year-old Michael Gloss, died at the front in Ukraine, fighting for Russia. He was liquidated on April 4, 2024.
11:30 US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Russian media. The Bombardier Global 7500 business jet was flying direct from Miami Airport and landed at Moscow's Vnukovo.
11.06 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have killed 622 children in Ukraine. More than 1,924 children have been injured to varying degrees of severity. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General. It is noted that the largest number of children were injured in the Donetsk region - 640, Kharkiv - 490, Kherson - 208, Dnipropetrovsk - 235, Kiev - 136, Zaporizhia - 177, Mykolaiv - 118, Sumy - 134.
10:53 On Friday morning, Russian invaders dropped a FAB-250 guided air bomb on a house in the village of Yarovaya in the Liman community - a father and son were killed. This was reported by the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
10.40 A Romanian citizen has been detained in Sochi (Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation) on suspicion of collecting data on the region's air defense. This was reported by Russian media with reference to the FSB.
10.23 An FSB informant has been detained in Donetsk region. He turned out to be a 55-year-old unemployed man from Slavyansk who was adjusting the attacks of the Russian Federation on the Defense Forces in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk areas. This was reported by the SBU on April 25.
9.48 Shooting took place at the Zaporizhzhya NPP on April 24. Over the course of a week, constant explosions and shots have been recorded in the area of the facility. This was stated on the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the agency's Director General Rafael Grossi.
9.29 The Russian army most intensively attacked the Pokrovskoe, Limanskoe, Toretskoe and Kursk directions. Over the past 24 hours, 175 combat clashes occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.23 Since the evening of April 24, Russians have attacked Ukraine with 103 attack UAVs and other types of drone imitators, 41 drones were shot down, and another 40 did not reach their target. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
8.59 The rescue operation at the site of the Russian strike on a residential building in the Svyatoshinsky district of Kyiv has been completed. The search lasted more than a day. This was reported by the State Emergency Service on Telegram.
8.46 The Russian army attacked Pavlograd with drones. As a result of the incident, three people died. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on his Telegram channel.
7.58 Russians have lost 1,170 soldiers at the front over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7.27 The Russian Federation has deployed a missile carrier to the Black Sea, so Ukraine continues to be under threat of shelling from the south. This is evidenced by the morning report of the Ukrainian Navy.
04.25 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has criticized US peace proposals after the April 24 attack on Kiev, saying Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is being rewarded for killing Ukrainians. He says that despite the many casualties, recent peace proposals offer Putin the chance to keep the occupied territories, control Ukraine's future by banning it from joining NATO, avoid sanctions, gain an economic partnership with America, and time to rebuild his military strength before further aggression.
03.44 A container train recently arrived in Russian-occupied Crimea for the first time after passing through other occupied territories of Ukraine. The train came from the Sverdlovsk Railway of the Russian Federation and traveled more than 3,000 km in less than five days.
02.22 President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that over the past 24 hours, almost 150 Russian attacks against Ukrainian positions and more than 4,500 shellings, including with the use of heavy weapons, have been recorded. The most tense situation, according to the president, has developed in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians were trying to develop assault actions "under the cover" of their massive strike.
01.14 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Kremlin is ready to reach an agreement with the United States on Ukraine. However, he noted that some elements need to be "reworked." Lavrov also spoke about US President Donald Trump and his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
"The President of the United States believes, and I think it is fair, that we are moving in the right direction," the Russian Foreign Minister said.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense in the south and east of Ukraine.
A third of the enemy attacks occurred in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of five settlements. Currently, eight combat clashes are ongoing there.
Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 63 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This is a third less than the figure on Thursday . This is evidenced by the data in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Friday, April 25.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the Russians attacked twice in the areas of Novaya Kruglyakovka. The clashes continue.
In the Liman direction, the invading army advanced seven times - towards Ridkodub, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Novy Mir, Serebryanka and near Novy and Torskoye. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked once in the direction of Markovo.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy organized six assaults - in the area of Dachnoye, Toretsk, Pleshchievka, Shcherbinovka and Dilievka. Two combat clashes are currently underway.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the occupiers carried out 19 attacks near the settlements of Yelizavetovka, Preobrazhenka, Andreyevka and in the direction of Mirolyubovka, Malinovka. The defense forces repelled 11 assaults. Eight clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked eight times near the settlements of Konstantinopol, Vesyoloye, Novosyolka, Privolnoye and in the direction of Volnoye Pole, Oradnoye.
In the Orekhovo direction, the Russians tried to advance three times near the settlements of Novodanilovka and Stepovoye.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 17 attacks. Four combat clashes are still ongoing.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 April, Russia lost almost 1,200 soldiers killed and wounded at the front. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1 million people.
[EngMilRu] From 19 to 25 April, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out one massive and five group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, infrastructure of military airfields, depots storing weapons and ammunition, testing areas for tactical missiles, production and storage sites of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, the Sever Group of Forces continued to rout AFU units in Kursk region.
In the course of active offensive actions, Oleshnya (Kursk region) has been liberated.
Aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire hit manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade.
In Belgorod and Kharkov directions, the Russian troops hit elements of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as three territorial defence brigades.
In a week, over 1,320 militants have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Two tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, including one HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, 55 motor vehicles, seven MLRS launchers, 50 field artillery guns, eight electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
As a result of resolute actions of the Zapad Group of Forces, Novomikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic) has been liberated.
The Russian troops inflicted losses on enemy manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
?? The enemy losses amounted to more than 1,535 troops, three tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles including a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and a Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle. Two MLRS launchers, 38 motor vehicles, 19 field artillery guns including three NATO-made guns, 11 electronic warfare and counter-fire stations as well as 16 ammunition depots, were neutralised.
Servicemen of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Shevchenko, Sukhaya Balka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian units hit five mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
Over the past week, Ukrainian armed groups have suffered losses of over 2,065 militants, three tanks, 31 armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, and three U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers. Two MLRS launchers including a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS, 60 motor vehicles, 31 field artillery guns were eliminated including eight Western-made, seven electronic warfare stations, 17 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.
The enemy losses were more than 2,345 troops, two tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles including a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, a German-made Marder IFV, and a French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier. Moreover, 30 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns were destroyed.
Elements of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian elements damaged two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 990 troops, two tanks, and 16 armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier. Thirty-nine motor vehicles, 16 field artillery guns four of which were manufactured by NATO countries, and three electronic warfare stations have been eliminated.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two artillery brigades, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades.
The AFU lost more than 505 troops, a tank, and a Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicle. Forty-one motor vehicles, 10 field artillery guns, 18 electronic and counter-fire warfare stations as well as nine ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Over the past week, air defence units have shot down 31 JDAM guided aerial bombs and 12 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, four Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles as well as 993 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 53,585 unmanned aerial vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23,035 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,553 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,098 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,582 units of support vehicles.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces hit units of two air assault brigades and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Aleksandriya, Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Vodolagi, Zapselye, Kucherovka, Loknya, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Svarkovo, Chernatskoye, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three self-propelled artillery systems, a field artillery gun, an MLRS launcher, two mortars, a search radar, eight motor vehicles as well as 13 UAV command posts and an ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 75,870 troops, 412 tanks, 337 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured personnel carriers, 2,286 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,783 motor vehicles, 645 artillery guns, 63 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 29 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 130 EW stations, 18 counter-fire radars, 13 air defence radars, 58 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 16 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 04/25/2025 to 00:00 04/26/2025.
A total of 11 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of three civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings.
Nine armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction,
One armed attack in the Yasinovataya direction,
One armed attack in the Svetlodarsk direction.
A total of 19 units of various ammunition were fired.
20:48 The reconnaissance UAV of the 6th Guards Army of the "North" opened on enemy firing position of the 122mm D-30 artillery installation, equipped in a forest belt in the Khar'kov region.
FPV operator Severian made a precise strike on a target using a kamikaze drone on fiber optics, destroying an enemy weapon.
20:26 Soldiers of the battalion named after Maxim Krivonos continue work in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Destroyed: an armored combat vehicle in the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk; an enemy automatic grenade launcher in the area of the settlement of Novoaleksandrivka; a Ukrainian UAV control point in the area of the settlement of Alekseyevka.
19:42 Russian intelligence opened location of the Israeli-made Rada radar in the vicinity of the village of Shiryaevo (Putivl district of Sumy region). The coordinates were immediately transmitted for fire destruction.
19:27 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of airborne artillerymen destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the border area of Kursk Oblast.
17:34 Units of the Southern group of forces continue to destroy communications equipment, armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
16:58 Lightning strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Chasovy Yar –MAP
16:39 Around 15:15 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:59 FPV drone operators of the Dnepr military group lead continuous surveillance of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, identifying and destroying enemy manpower hidden in dugouts and trenches.
14:55 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Vostok group of forces destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia direction.
12:52 FPV drone calculations of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of forces support offensive actions of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
In the South Donetsk direction, drone operators of the "East" force group destroyed a MaxxPro armored personnel carrier.
12:07 Around 10.30 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:43 FPV drone calculations at Rubicon Center are striking communication systems, armored vehicles and UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.
11:07 From 9.20 to 9.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
10:32 Military signalmen of the "North" group of troops installed secure communication channels for interaction between command and units in the area of a special operation.
10:02 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
– The Russian Armed Forces cleared the settlement of Bogdanovka;
– The Russian Armed Forces have expanded the control zone in Chasovoy Yar;
– The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in the Krymskoye area;
– The Russian Armed Forces entered the settlement of Gornal;🟠
– The Russian Armed Forces have advanced north of the settlement of Kalinovo.
10:02 Unmanned aerial vehicles "Geran-2" destroyed temporary deployment point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhia direction.
09:56 Footage released demonstrated the use of aerial bombs from the UMPK against the PVD of the 77th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Redkodub in the Kupyansk direction.
07:11 During the period from 20:10 Moscow time on April 24 to 06:00 Moscow time on April 25, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 79 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 59 UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
– 11 UAVs – over the Black Sea,
– Four UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Ivanovo region.
01:32 Bogatyrskoe direction
The units of the Guards Forces "East" repelled counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the east and southeast of Bogatyr, as well as to the south of Otradny.
Our assault groups have occupied a gas station on the highway and are attacking the village of Bogatyr from the east and south, having advanced into the planting along the road.
00:26 Konstantinovskoye direction
Units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to attack north of Dzerzhinsk in the direction of the village of Dyleevka and are fighting in the village of Dyleevka/Dachnoye.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] 🔻Last night, the Ukrainian side again attacked the Crimean peninsula with drones. In recent weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been attacking the northwestern part of the peninsula daily with three to four UAVs.
▪️But this night, 60 drones were used. 58 drones were destroyed by the Black Sea Fleet aviation forces, the 31st and 52nd Air Defense Divisions and maneuverable fire groups in the area of Yevpatoriya and Armyansk.
▪️There was no actual damage to military facilities. One of the UAVs hit a false position in the vicinity of Yevpatoriya, and another crashed without detonation into a 10-story building in Komsomolske. There were no casualties as a result of the attack.
▪️The launch was carried out from the Zatoka area in the Odessa region along two routes - in the direction of Yevpatoriya and towards Krasnoperekopsk - this area has been the main target of Ukrainian attacks for almost six months.
🖍Such an emphasis of Ukrainian formations on this part of the peninsula raises certain suspicions. If we recall previous strikes, including by means of unmanned boats with FPV drones, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are specifically hitting air defense.
🚩Time after time, radar stations, launchers and other positions on the coast from Lake Donuzlav to Armyansk come under the sights of UAVs. And the task is simple - to weaken the defense in this area.
❗️If we recall how many floating craft the Ukrainian formations have accumulated in the Black Sea, as well as the arrival of special units of the Main Intelligence Directorate ( https://t.me/inners_of_the_politics/419 ) in the Odessa region, a logical question arises: why is all this being done? And the answer, it seems to us, lies on the surface.
I would expect that the enemy in the near future will probably try to resume raids on the Chornomornaftogaz rigs off the western coast of Crimea + a landing on the Tendrovskaya Spit is not excluded.
A direct one-way landing on Crimea looks like an unlikely scenario for now, unless the goal is to sacrifice a landing for the sake of short-term PR.
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[ColonelCassad] Operational and tactical situation in the Kursk direction at the end of April
WHAT THE ENEMY IS PREPARING FOR US IN THE SUMY REGION
After the main enemy forces were driven out of the territory of the Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine concentrated large units on pre-prepared lines in the Sumy border area.
The command of the operational-tactical group "Sumy" (OTG "Sumy") is responsible for organizing the defense in this area, which was tasked with tying down the forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, preventing the withdrawal of the released units to the rear areas for rearmament and their transfer to the Donetsk and Kharkov operational directions.
After the UAV units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established tight fire control over the main logistics route for rotation, evacuation and supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sudzhansky district, the command of the OTG "Sumy" accelerated the creation of a defense line covering Sumy. The enemy was aware that it would not be able to hold a bridgehead in the Kursk region for a long time, so in November 2024 it began fortification work.
At the moment, Sumy is covered by a chain of fortifications along the highways in the area of the settlements of Belopolye, Rechki, Sklyarovka, Severinovka, Stetskovka, Velyka Chernetchina, Velyka Rybitsa. At the same time, the construction of fortifications was accompanied by a heart-rending howl of UA publics that the preparation of the defense of Sumy has failed, etc.
The highest density of fortifications is recorded to the northwest of Sumy - from Stetskovka to Gritsenkovo, and to the northeast - from Radkovka to Velyka Chernetchina. At the indicated positions, we see units from the 44th and 49th Artillery Brigades, the 643rd Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Battalion, the 48th Engineering Brigade, the 49th Obstacle Brigade and the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade (ObrTrO).
The enemy fears the closure of the flanks of the advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces, therefore it holds a tactically advantageous bridgehead on the border of the Kursk region: in the area of the settlements of Oleshnya and Gornal.
This area is covered by units of reconnaissance and attack UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Miropol tactical direction, stationed in the area of the settlements of Miropolye, Zapselye, Grunovka, Mogritsa (Sumy region). Here the enemy is facilitated by the presence of stable functioning logistics.
In other areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not making any attempts to cross the state border of the Russian Federation. Nevertheless, sorties of individual enemy SOF groups are noted in the area of Gogolevka (Kursk region).
Directly on the territory of the Russian Federation (Oleshnya - Gornal strip), units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to be recorded from the following: 129th Separate Bolotnoye Troops, consisting of the 238th, 248th Battalions and the 253rd Assault Battalion "Arey"; 6th Ranger Regiment; 109th Separate Airborne Troops, comprising the 108th Battalion; 241st Separate Airborne Troops, comprising the 243rd and 252nd Battalions; 33rd Engineer Battalion; 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (AAB), comprising the 1st and 2nd Battalions; 36th Rifle Battalion "Steppen Wolves"; 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade (OMB); 95th AAB, comprising the 1st Airborne Assault Battalion; 210th Assault Regiment "Berlingo"; and units of the "Rugby Team" and "Pegas" RUPPLs.
ENEMY GROUPING IN THE MIROPOL TACTICAL DIRECTION
In the first part of the analysis of the situation in the Kursk direction, we noted:
At the moment, the enemy fears the closure of the flanks of the advancing units of the RF Armed Forces, therefore, it continues to hold a tactically advantageous bridgehead in the Kursk region (in the area of the settlements of Oleshnya and Gornal).
This small bridgehead is covered by enemy forces concentrated in the Miropolye tactical direction: 129th Separate Troops Brigade, consisting of the 239th Battalion and the assault battalion (from among the prisoners) "Shkval"; 17th Separate Brigade of the National Guard "Raid", consisting of 1 battalion; 106th Separate Troops Brigade; and units of reconnaissance and attack UAVs "Casper" and the joint detachment "Shmel".
In the area of the settlements of Grunovka, Glybnoye, Bezdrik (southwest of Miropolye), forces from the 107th Separate Brigade are concentrated. rocket artillery brigade, which inflicts fire damage on positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Guevo, Plekhovo, Ozerki, Borki (Kursk region), as well as the 43rd and 44th Artillery brigades. This area is tightly covered by enemy electronic warfare and counter-battery weapons, including those of the 138th Separate Radio-technical Brigade.
The arrival of new enemy UAV units armed with "FPV drones" with an increased flight range is recorded in the Miropolye area. In particular, over the past three weeks they have been inflicting fire damage on vehicles moving along the roads of the Bolshesoldatsky, Belovsky, Korenovsky, Rylsky and Glushkovsky districts of the Kursk region.
Obviously, without a serious advantage on the border, the enemy will work to exhaust our forces. According to some reports, General Syrsky has taken personal control of the issue of maintaining control over the Miropol district by the Sumy Joint Task Force.
If the Russian Armed Forces finally push the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the border area in the Oleshnya-Gornal strip and advance to the Miropol-Zapselye area, the enemy units holding back the left flank of our units moving to Yunakovka will find themselves squeezed from two sides. It is also necessary to take into account the state of the enemy troops in this area, which are pretty battered in the battles in the Kursk region (read more about this below).
UKRAINIAN UAV FORCES IN THE SUMY REGION: TACTICS AND INTERACTION ISSUES
Despite the fact that the enemy suffered significant losses during the retreat from the Kursk region, and many units need to be withdrawn for rearmament, the Sumy Joint Task Force command sets the task of holding positions, regardless of losses, which contributes to the decline in morale of the Ukrainian troops. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are relying on wearing down the advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces by permanently deploying reconnaissance and strike UAVs (RUBPLA).
The RUBPLA units concentrated in the area of Yunakovka, Vodolaga, Belovody, Yablonovka, Maryino, Sadki, Mogritsa, Zapselye, Miropolye (Sumy Region) deserve special attention:
▪️413th Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems (UAS) "Raid", consisting of 3rd Battalion "Nachtigal";
▪️ separate units of the RUBPL: "Malibu", "Pumba", "Alcor", "Grom Team", "Destruction Team", "Syndicate", "Couriers of the Apostle Peter", "Foxtrot", "Chimera", "BIKER'S TEAM", "Erebus Group", "Bombassaero", "Whirlwind";
▪️ company of attack UAVs "Serafimi";
▪️ special forces detachment "Faust";
▪️ platoon of attack UAVs "Ignis Vindicta" (R9);
▪️ battalion of UAVs of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade and a unit of attack UAVs of the 501st Battalion of the same brigade;
▪️ platoon of UAVs "Simargl";
▪️ battalion of UAVs of the 21st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade;
▪️UAV company of the 25th Separate Assault Battalion;
▪️UAV detachment "Shadow";
▪️UAV battalion of the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade;
▪️UAV company "Pegas" of the 1st Separate Tank Brigade;
▪️UAV battalion "Khorne Group";
▪️RUPPL platoon of the Separate Special Operations Center "West-1" of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️RUPPL unit of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade, consisting of the 4th Self-propelled Artillery Division.
The use of UAVs by the enemy in the direction of active offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces is not always systematized. The enemy pursues the goal of inflicting maximum damage on our units and slowing down the pace of our advance into the depths of the Sumy region. Uses pre-prepared lines, fortifications and defense lines in forested areas, as well as control of dominant heights.
The main areas of concentration of the UAV units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are covered by barrel artillery and electronic warfare. Counter-battery weapons (AN / TPQ-36 and AN / TPQ-50, made in the USA), tied to the duty crews of the UAVs from the above-mentioned units, are actively used.
The enemy is improving the means of detecting our UAVs, seeking to identify the locations, positions of our crews and command posts. The use of aerostats of the Ukrainian manufacturer "Aero Bavovna" has been noted, which carry up to 10 kg of payload and rise to an altitude of more than 1000 meters.
Aerostats, along with radio relay and reconnaissance, are used as an interceptor. The aerostat is equipped with a device for placing an interceptor drone, while the operator monitors his sector through a thermal imager and, upon detection of a UAV, drops a kamikaze drone for ramming.
We believe that we need to take into account these aspects of the enemy's tactics when organizing further work in the Sumy operational direction.
[ZeroHedge] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hilariously declared that every single dollar of U.S. taxpayer money sent to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion has been meticulously tracked and accounted for, dismissing concerns about corruption or misuse. The claim, one of his most audacious yet, came during an interview with Daily Wire co-founder and conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro.
Shapiro, known for his interventionist views regarding foreign affairs, pressed Zelensky on the issue of transparency, zeroing in on the nearly $200 billion in U.S. aid allocated to Ukraine’s defense.
“There’s lot’s a questions about where the money is going pensions, to war profiteering, to corruption,” Shapiro noted, before asking: “What kind of transparency can you provide to the American people to guarantee that there taxpayer dollars are being used in the best possible way to fight Russia and defend Ukraine, and to ensure, if the United States wants, would an audit be possible by the United States for where those dollars are going?”
"As for the audit, the United States has the understand there’s United States inspectors working, there’s inspectors of European countries, because we’ve also allocated their money and grateful to them," Zelensky replied. “That is why we told them at once we’re ready to have any inspections from the very beginning of the way, inspectors coming from the United States, Europe, and our own inspectors.”
To be fair, ‘til now the American inspectors were very likely in on the scam at the behest of the Bidens, père et fils, and their administration.
“We have complete reporting and accounting, absolutely transparent within the ministry of defense,” the Ukrainian president added. “There’s access to all the figures starting from the very first year of the war.”
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