Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.39 Since the beginning of the day, there have been 86 combat clashes on the front. Russian troops used 704 kamikaze drones and carried out 1,519 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops. This was noted in the General Staff report.
20:43 Ukraine proposes to stop any strikes by long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"There were no air raid sirens today. Therefore, this is the format of silence that has been achieved and which is easiest to extend. Ukraine proposes to refrain from any strikes by long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for a period of at least 30 days with the possibility of extension," the head of state emphasized.
He explained that if the Russian Federation does not agree to such a step, it will be proof that it “wants to continue doing only what destroys people’s lives and continues the war.”
18.43 The bodies of dead men and women were removed from under the rubble of a house in Konstantinovka after an airstrike . This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service.
"Yesterday, the occupiers attacked the residential sector of the city, destroying a private residential building. This morning, the bodies of a dead man and woman were removed from under the rubble," the statement said.
17:31 As of 16:00, Russian troops are only increasing the use of heavy weapons. The Ukrainian army is acting in complete mirror image to the Russians. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
From the beginning of the day until 16:00, a total of 46 Russian assault actions took place in different directions and 901 shellings, including 448 from heavy weapons. More than four hundred uses of FPV by the Russians have already been recorded.
The head of state noted that the greatest Russian military activity this Easter was in the Pokrovsky direction.
"In the Toretsk direction, our soldiers, unfortunately, fell into a Russian ambush. There are casualties. The Russian soldiers who did this will be destroyed," Zelensky said.
The President assured that the Ukrainian army is acting and will continue to act in a completely mirror-like manner.
15:57 Almost half of the chromium needed to produce Russian cannons and shells was supplied by a company from Bavaria, Handelsblatt reports, citing export data.
According to the information released, Franconia-based EKC exported chrome worth 24.2 million euros to Russia from January 2023 to April 2024. This represents approximately 50% of Russia's total chrome imports during the period.
Chromium is a critical material for the Russian defense industry: it coats gun barrels to reduce wear and shells to prevent corrosion. German defense industry officials say chromium can triple the service life of artillery systems.
14:55 Despite the declared "ceasefire", the Russians continue to attack Ukrainian positions along the entire front line. This was reported on television by the spokesman for the State Border Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko.
"Despite the fact that Russia noted that it is introducing a ceasefire, they continue to shell the positions of Ukrainian defenders both within the Sumy region and within the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, in fact, along the front line. This is what our servicemen located there are recording," he noted.
13:57 Russia increased shelling on the front on the morning of April 20. According to the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Sirsky, from 00:00 to 12:00 of this day, 26 Russian assault actions have already taken place. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
13:20 In the Kherson region, a man blew himself up on a mine while riding a motorcycle. This was reported on April 20 by the Kherson OVA. It is noted that the incident occurred in the Novoraysk community.
12:59 Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction suffered significant losses and are forced to retreat. This was stated by the speaker of the OSGV Khortytsia Viktor Tregubov on television. According to him, the occupiers are not succeeding in this direction, despite the significant resources that they are concentrating on assaults.
11:59 The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andriy Yusov said that after a large exchange of prisoners on the eve of Easter, the next operations are being prepared to return the Ukrainians. He said this on TV.
11:19 In the Liman direction, operators of the Signum unit of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Vladimir Monomakh destroyed the most modern enemy tank T-80BVM with drones. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia, publishing a video of the combat work.
10:40 On the evening of April 19, Russians attacked a community in the Sinelnyky district of Dnipropetrovsk region. Private houses were damaged. This was reported on April 29 by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.
9:55 Over the past 24 hours, 127 combat clashes took place on the front, most of them in the Pokrovsk direction. Over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 15 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, three UAV control points, two air defense systems, five missile troops and artillery of the Russian invaders. This was reported on April 20 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:26 On April 19, the Russian military carried out a combined attack on the Kherson region. There is one dead and one wounded. This was reported by the Kherson OVA. It is noted that in Stanislav, a man born in 1967 died, he received injuries incompatible with life. Another four people were wounded.
8.52 The total combat losses of Russian troops from the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine to April 20, 2025 amount to about 941,100 people, including 950 people in the last 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:10 In two weeks, the Security Service of Ukraine has destroyed 610 positions and fortifications, as well as 15 ammunition depots of the Russians. This was reported by the SBU. It is noted that the special forces of the SBU CSO A destroyed and hit 53 tanks, 78 combat armored vehicles, 101 artillery systems and MLRS, 13 air defense systems, 5 electronic warfare/reconnaissance, 810 vehicles, 40 UAVs and 225 communication antennas. In addition, 610 enemy positions and fortifications, 15 ammunition depots and one fuel and lubricants train were destroyed.
7.45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire, but sometimes does not abandon individual attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine. He said this after the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Sirsky on the situation on the front as of 6:00 on April 20. Zelensky emphasized that 59 Russian shellings and five assault actions by Russian units have already occurred in different directions of the frontline.
7.22 Russia continues to keep a missile carrier in the Black Sea for the second day in a row. This was reported on April 20 by the Ukrainian Navy. As of 06:00, one ship carrying Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to six missiles was recorded in the Black Sea.
5.58 US Special Representative Keith Kellogg announced new talks in London next week to try to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine in the short term. In his opinion, the US has a "pretty good solution".
0.54 The ceasefire promised by Putin extended only to some sections of the front, where, according to Zelensky, "it has become quieter". In other areas, Russian artillery continues to sound, Russian drones are used. The ceasefire did not extend to the Kursk and Belgorod regions at all - fighting continues there.