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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 29, 2026
2026-04-30
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[Korrespondent] 23.55 Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that the RNDC has decided to impose new sanctions against Belarus. There are 16 Belarusian communities and 11 legal entities hanging around. Sanctions were praised through Russia’s support for military actions against Ukraine, as well as through connections with the extremities of the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko. On the “black list” of Ukraine are defense factories and blue Lukashenka Viktor and Dmitry.

19.55 Near the Kursk region, in the territories immediately buried by the Russians, the defense forces of Ukraine yesterday and on the 29th quarter hit low targets of the Russian army. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed about this.

19.40 Ukraine introduced new sanctions against those responsible for the deportation of children, and blocked the operation of two dozen tankers of the Russian “shadow fleet”. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated this. The sanctions list included 20 physical and legal entities, including the removal of children from the occupied territories and the testing of their ideological indoctrination. Among them are regional planters of the Russian Federation, deputies and collaborators.

19.07 The European Commission launched a new platform for testing military technologies in real combat scenarios. The press service of the European Commission reports this. This marks the upcoming stage of BraveTech EU, a strong initiative to accelerate the adoption of military technologies for the defense industry of Ukraine. The platform, which has a budget of 35 million euros, is fragmented to accelerate the implementation of high-priority innovations directly on the battlefield in Ukraine.

18.50 Ukraine, with the last two steps, has begun recruiting into the Russian army in over 30 countries. The secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the supply of military forces and the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Dmytro Usov informed about this at the time of the presentation of the military personnel. Ukrinform.

18.25 New crimes have been documented by the occupation quarry of the “Union of Crimean Borders” and the “Varyag” Naval Training Center near the immediately buried Simferopol Oleksandr D’yachenko. It is indicated that the investigation, The two structures involved are positioned as large-scale organizations. In reality, their activities are coordinated by the Russian special services to prepare the younger generation for service in armed forces. edge of the aggressor. priority areas - the initial combat school of young men for further transfer to the special forces of the military and naval forces of the Russian Federation. For this purpose, at the training bases of the “Varyag”, schoolchildren will be taught diving skills, underwater orientation and the specifics of carrying out sabotage in marine waters. According to the materials of the promotion, occupation of GO Dyachenko regularly seize the financing of the Russian Federation in the form of “presidential grants” from Putin, directly aimed at expanding the Kremlin regime in Crimea.

18.21 Ukrainian drones successfully attacked two Russian helicopters near the Voronezk region of the Russian Federation. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Force (USF) ZSU, told about this on Facebook.

17.03 The head department of internal security of the Security Service of Ukraine stated that in 2026, 81 individuals were reported as suspected, of which 20 were SBU officers, including criminals diy. It appears that among those involved are Russian terrorist agents, “moles” who were pushing the enemy, as well as participants in shady and illegal schemes. The Department of Internal Security pays particular attention to preventing corruption within the Service.

16.45 At the beginning of the battle at the front, there were 54 fights between Ukrainian fighters and Russian fighters. On most direct lines, the witch’s activity is minimal, informing the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational information.

16.04 During the remaining hour, Russian contingents in African countries increased by 8 thousand. osib. President Volodymyr Zelensky informed about this in Telegram following the results of the investigation of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) security officer Oleg Lugovsky.

15.47 In Ukraine, people from 48 countries who fought in the Russian Federation are in full force. About this 29th quarter, the secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the nutrition of military forces, Brigadier General Dmitro Usov, reported at the end of the presentation to the world Foreign fighters in the Russian army: how to stop global recruitment scheme.

“Today we have a full representation of 48 countries. Hundreds, not dozens,” he said. According to Usov, the top 7 countries with the largest populations are: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan.

15.17 President Volodymyr Zelensky heard from Oleg Lugovsky, a senior official of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SSR), and called the level of Russia’s export expenses due to Ukrainian far-reaching sanctions. I told you about the price on Telegram.

14.48 On the web portal Activity of the 29th quarter, you can submit an application to the International Register of Traffickers caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in five new categories, which will result in a violation infrastructure, as well as depletion and loss of assets. Irina Mudra, the intercessor of the minister, told the Office of the President about this on Facebook.

14.30 The Khabarovsk Territory of the Russian Federation has taken aim at Major General Azatbek Omurbekov, who commanded the 64th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian army during the occupation of Buchi and Andriivka in Ukraine. This was reported to the "VChK-OGPU" with instructions to the Dzherel.

It appears that a high-ranking officer was ordered to be captured on the 28th of April at the military garrison in the village of Knyaz-Volkonsky-1: a bomb was planted at the postal screen on the exit maidan of one of the budinki.

According to the data, the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kuzmenko, died as a result, and a number of people were wounded. There is still no information about Omurbekov’s camp.

Major General Vidomy is known as the “butcher of Buchi” in connection with the calls of responsibility until the day of rezanin in the Kiev region in the spring of 2022. Vіn is under sanctions in the UK, EU and USA.

14.21 Ukrainian special forces have found a large group of recruits under the auspices of the Russian Guard Akhmat, who was created for the initiative of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

13.57 River guard of the State Prikordon Service Andriy Demchenko noted that in three months of this year, the border guards had identified 80 malicious groups that were engaged in the illegal transfer of persons beyond the cordon, and had captured nearly 3 thousand violators. I spoke about this in an interview with Ukrinform.

“Over the past river, 520 such illegal groups were discovered, which included both organizers and accomplices. In this group, in just three months, 80 such groups have been discovered, 40 of which are in Berezn. 2,900 porushniks were killed,” Demchenko said.

Having noted that the price is 38% less than for the same period in 2025, and having added that the number of samples of illegal cross borders, which is similar to 2024-2025, is on the decline.

13.48 The oil pumping station in the Russian city of Perm was damaged, over 1,500 km from the sovereign cordon of Ukraine. The SBU reported this. For further information, all tanks may burn to save oil.

13.23 Ukraine is allocating 6 billion euros for the purchase of power generation drones before the end of the next quarter. This is a payment under a loan amounting to 90 billion euros, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, reporting Ukrinform.

12.44 Ukrainian troops hit the sanctioned tanker Marquise in the Black Sea. The ZSU Navy was informed about this. The tanker was attacked by two naval drones. The storm was located in the aft part, in the area of ​​the rudder and propeller group and the engine compartment. The stage of progress is being specified.

11.58 Ukraine is increasing the range of its strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation – it already exceeds 1500 km. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook on Wednesday, April 29th.

11.15 On Wednesday, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with strike drones. Because of the destruction, two people were injured, the head of the local government Oleg Kiper reported on Telegram.

"As a result of the impact of the attack UAV, the district hospital was damaged. The entire department was restored. Significant damage was detected in the therapeutic, cardiological and surgical departments, as well as in the offices Ultrasound, x-ray and others. Fortunately, there were no casualties. At the time of the attack, the medical staff and patients were in hiding. The patients were transferred to another department,” he wrote.

10.46 Military counter-intelligence officers and DBR police officers identified an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU). An inspector of the State Cordon Service of Ukraine (DPSU) appeared and informed the SBU.

10.23 On Wednesday, in six regions of Ukraine, power outages were recorded due to new attacks by Russian fire extinguishers. Ukrenergo reported about this. It is possible to stop all energy sources in order to turn poshkodzhene ownership into work as soon as possible.

09.49 The Minister of Defense of Germany, Boris Pistorius, stated that his country benefits from the military spying with Ukraine. DW reports this.
“Ukraine is a country that, out of necessity, has developed an incredible potential for innovation and efficiency. They develop technologies not in laboratory minds, but directly on the battlefield,” he explained.

09.23 The Czech Republic has now become the 23rd country that supported the expanded local government to the one hundred percent Career Committee of the Special Tribunal for the evil of aggression against Ukraine. The head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga announced this.

09.09 The 1526th round of large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine began. The camp recorded 189 combat missions this morning. Please contact the General Staff.

08.53 During the last battle, Russian troops attacked Kharkov and 11 settlements in the region. As a result of the shelling, two people died and seven more were injured. The head of OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, told us about this.

08.37 Russian troops attacked the military drones near Marganets, in Dnipropetrovsk. There were no casualties. The DSNS press service reported this in advance.

“A cynical attack on the guards at Marganets. Russian troops directly attacked the guards at Marganets with the help of drones,” the source said.

As a result of the enemy's attack, the depot and special equipment were damaged.

08.18 Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 171 attack drones. PPO destroyed 95 hostile drones. The military forces informed about this.

As it turns out, the anti-aircraft defense shot down/suppressed 154 hostile UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types overnight, yesterday and at the end.

At the same time, the presence of 12 attack UAVs was recorded at ten locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs at 12 locations.

08.04 Russian troops attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Sumy region. The shelling resulted in fires and casualties. The head of the OVA, Oleg Grigorov, announced this.

“The whole night the enemy attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Shostka community with drones and a missile... The 65-river bag of one of the budinki perished due to external fumes. Two more people rushed to the emergency medics,” - having designated vin.

07.47 Russian troops struck Zaporizia region 833 times for spoils. As a result of the attack, three people were wounded. The head of OVA Ivan Fedorov told about this.

The occupier launched 833 attacks on 43 settlements in the Zaporizhzhya region.

Following Fedorov’s words, there were 51 reports about the damage to life, vehicles and infrastructure.

07.14 The defense forces liquidated and injured 1,180 Russian occupiers during the past year, and the total losses of the enemy during the war amounted to 1,328,820 people. The ZSU General Staff was informed about this.

The total military expenses of the Russian prison camps from 02/24/22 to 04/29/26 were approximately:

tanks - 11894 (+2);
combat armored vehicles - 24,486 (+3) units;
artillery systems - 40,825 (+54) units;
Zasobi PPO - 1,356 (+2) ods;
UAVs of operational-tactical level - 262,033 (+1,775) units;
automobile equipment and tank trucks - 92,231 (+245) units;
special equipment - 4146 (+5)

06.02 The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow is ready to diplomatically end the war against Ukraine, otherwise it will not be accepted. Zakharova noted that Russia is not ready for compromise, as it would not harm its interests. She also added that either Ukraine or its foreign allies will not be able to overshadow the minds of Russia. At the same time, Moscow has seen a shift in minds that are essential to achieving “sustainable regulation.”

05.31 Republican Senator Mitch McConnell expressed criticism at the Pentagon through the cessation of the use of funds that were already available to help Ukraine. In his column for The Washington Post, he said that there would be about 400 million dollars, as Congress praised only a few months ago, and that it had not yet been divided. As McConnell explained, these funds were transferred for the non-pecological support of Ukraine until 2026 and resulted in widespread support in Congress.

01.27 On Wednesday, the 29th of April, a series of vibrations occurred in occupied Crimea. According to monitoring channels, the attack is directed directly at a number of military targets. The main targets were the airfields "Kirovske", "Saki" (Novofedorivka) and "Gvardiyske".

00.58 Early in the morning, 29th quarter, the Russian occupation forces launched several attacks on Kharkov with the help of drones. Impacts were recorded in various areas. The first strike took place in the Nemyshlyansky district, where the drone took part from the enemy. Another attack was recorded in the Osnovyansky district of the city. As Kharkov informed, the incident took place at an infrastructure facility. Previously, near the Nemyshlyansky district, one person was injured, and about 10 private buildings were damaged.

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