Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:51 On Friday, April 4, a meeting of military teams of those countries that will be ready to deploy a contingent in Ukraine will take place. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"As for the issue of the contingent, we will have a meeting on Friday, there will be a meeting of our military teams, several countries, a narrow circle of countries, those who will be ready to deploy a contingent in one form or another," the head of state said.
According to the president, not only the presence of a contingent, but also the Future Force are being discussed. "It is very important what the future of the Ukrainian army will look like as part of the security of the entire continent," he said.
22.35 A man who was wounded in a Russian missile strike on Sumy on March 24 has died in hospital. This was reported by the press service of the city council.
"A man who was wounded on March 24 as a result of an enemy attack died in hospital today," the statement said.
21:50 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
"I held the Headquarters. The key issue is staffing the teams, providing them with everything necessary," the head of state said in an evening video address.
Zelensky also reported that he had separately spoken with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky, and Chief of the General Staff Andriy Gnatov.
"We are preparing in detail our proposals for contingents of partners that can become part of the new security architecture. In fact, this is one of the guarantees of security," the Ukrainian leader added.
19.05 Ukrainian intelligence officers in Crimea destroyed two Russian landing craft and a TOR-M2 anti-aircraft missile system with drones.
"The drones of the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Prymaru masterfully evade enemy anti-aircraft missiles and hit landing craft 02510 BK-16 and Raptor," the Main Intelligence Directorate reported.
Subsequently, the scouts also attacked the Russian troops' TOR-M2 anti-aircraft missile system.
18.59 The Russian army has significantly increased the use of guided aerial bombs: in just three months of 2025, it dropped more than 10,500 guided bombs on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
17.26 The disabling of the ticket sales system of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia was a terrorist attack, during which tactics, techniques and procedures typical of Russian special services were used. This was stated by the head of the State Cyber Defense Center of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection Evgeniya Nakonechnaya, Gosspetssvyazi reports.
16.30 At least one person was killed and one wounded as a result of today's shelling of Donetsk region. This was reported by the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
"In Pokrovsk, Russians killed a woman - we are establishing the exact circumstances and consequences of this attack. A resident of Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Ilyinovskaya community, was injured - 16 private houses, a store and a warehouse were damaged there," he wrote on Telegram.
In addition, several people were probably killed in Liman in the Mirnograd community - the Russians hit a private house with artillery there, and the search operation at the scene continues.
14.58 Only those companies that have already updated their criticality status in accordance with the new requirements will be able to continue booking their specialists starting in April. However, bookings made under the old rules will become invalid.
14.44 According to the results of March, the Russian invaders have lost more artillery systems and vehicles since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The specific figures were reported by the Ministry of Defense.
14:39 In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian soldiers tried to break through on motorcycles, using the dense fog as cover. However, their plan completely failed - Ukrainian defenders destroyed all the attackers. This was reported by OSGV Khortytsia on Tuesday, April 1.
Despite the rapid breakthrough tactics used by the occupiers, including the use of motorcycles in dense fog, Ukrainian forces responded quickly.
14.00 Russia and the United States continue contacts on the topic of Ukrainian settlement, but the issues under discussion are very complex. That is why there is no particular progress. This statement was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
13.34 Law enforcement officers have exposed an underground PR agency in the Kiev region that worked for the Russian special services. Two professional PR people who were engaged in information sabotage against Ukraine have been detained. This was reported by the SBU.
13.07 Ukraine has received a new text of the agreement on mineral resources from the United States and is working on signing a "mutually acceptable" document. This was stated by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga at a briefing with his Lithuanian counterpart Kestutis Budrys in Kiev.
12:59 The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found a resident of the Zaporizhia region guilty of so-called "assistance to terrorism." The Ukrainian transferred 5 thousand hryvnia in support of the Azov battalion.
12.59 Law enforcement officers have exposed a scheme to transfer servicemen from the front lines to rear units for money. The former deputy chief of staff of one of the commands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is involved in organizing the deal. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.
According to the investigation, the "fee" for the transfer was 8 thousand dollars. The organizers used connections in the military leadership, developed a detailed mechanism of interaction and took measures of conspiracy.
12.57 Russia continues to violate the "energy ceasefire". On April 1, an energy facility was damaged in Kherson. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga during a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Kestusis Budrys. According to him, after negotiations in Riyadh, the Russian Federation damaged energy facilities in Kharkiv, Poltava Oblast, and Kherson. This morning, the enemy attacked another energy facility in the city, leaving 45,000 residents without power.
12.46 The majority of Ukrainians – 64% – consider Europe an ally of Ukraine. In addition, 67% of Ukrainian citizens believe that the US is tired of Ukraine and is pressuring it to make concessions. At the same time, only 24% consider the US an ally striving for an acceptable peace. This is evidenced by the data of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in February-March.
12:29 US President Donald Trump's spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, visited the Main Military Clinical Hospital in Kiev, where he spoke with Ukrainian military personnel and the institution's leadership. This was reported by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman.
Together with Burns, they met with wounded soldiers who were undergoing treatment and delivered humanitarian aid.
11:55 The government has allocated UAH 5.2 billion for the repair and restoration of roads in frontline and frontline regions. Thanks to this, it is planned to strengthen strategic logistics routes necessary to ensure Ukraine's defense capability. This was stated by Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction - Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Kuleba, the press service of the department reports. According to him, this concerns the routes along which the military moves daily, soldiers and civilians are evacuated, and humanitarian aid is delivered.
11:30 Only 3% of Ukrainians expect that under US President Donald Trump, Ukraine can count on a completely fair peace. This is evidenced by the data of the KIIS poll conducted in March 2025. Another 15% of respondents are counting on a fair peace, although with the fulfillment of some concessions to the Russian Federation. 21% of Ukrainians believe that the peace will be partly fair, partly not. 32% of Ukrainians are counting on an unfair peace, although with the fulfillment of some of Ukraine's demands. 22% of Ukrainians speak of a completely unfair peace.
11:17 On April 1, Russian occupiers attacked Krasnopolye. As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out, the cultural center was destroyed. This was reported by the TG channel Ryatuvalnyky Sumyshchyna. It is noted that all sources of fire were eliminated. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
10:59 During the first quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Defense codified and approved for use in the Defense Forces of Ukraine more than 350 new models of weapons and military equipment. Of these, 87% are domestically produced. The ministry reported this on its official website.
10:14 In Dnipropetrovsk region, two Russian agents were detained who received an "order" from their Russian handlers for at least two explosions. This was reported by the SBU. The first target of the perpetrators was a pickup truck of the mobile fire group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The terrorists were supposed to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) under the car and detonate it using a call to a phone that was attached to the explosive.
9:37 On the night of April 1, the Russian army did not launch "shaheeds" at the territory of Ukraine, but struck with two guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/69. This was reported by the Air Force.
9:26 Attack drones are destroying command posts and armored vehicles of the Russian occupiers. Drones are carrying out precise strikes on important military facilities of the enemy. The corresponding video was published on its YouTube channel by the Main Intelligence Directorate.
8:54 Russia did not launch drones on Ukrainian territory - for the first time in a long period of permanent attacks. This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko.
8:45 Over the past 24 hours, the defense forces repelled Russian attacks along the entire front line. The most difficult situation was in the Pokrovsky and Limansky directions. In total, 216 combat clashes occurred in 24 hours. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:34 Over the past 24 hours, March 31, Russia lost another 1,540 of its soldiers in the war against Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed dozens of enemy vehicles. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:56 The meeting on preparations for the elections, which The Economist wrote about, did not take place in the President's Office. This was reported in a commentary to Suspilne by the head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia.
7:25 The Russian Federation and the United States of America are "working on a possible end to the war in Ukraine," despite the fact that US President Donald Trump said he is "angry" at Russian dictator Putin. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
05:00 The Moscow Times reported on Putin's new tactics. He understands that he cannot seize the four declared regions of Ukraine by military means, and Zelensky does not make territorial concessions. Therefore, the Kremlin has placed its bets on removing Zelensky from power, promoting the topic of the need for elections in Ukraine. The Russian Federation hopes to replace Zelensky with a more negotiable president.
02:30 US President Donald Trump again said that he could impose sanctions on Russian oil if Putin "fails" to do his job, although he would not like that. At the same time, Trump hastened to add that he has no doubt that the Kremlin leader will fulfill his part of the agreement on a ceasefire.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
The largest number of battles are taking place in the vicinity of Pokrovsk, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already repelled 33 Russian attacks since the beginning of the day.
Since the beginning of the current day, 111 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 12 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Tuesday, April 1.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, Ukrainian units successfully stopped two Russian attacks near Vovchansk. Two combat clashes continue near Kamyanka and in the direction of Liptsy.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked 11 times in the areas of the populated areas of Peschanoye, Stepovaya Novoselovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka and Zagrizovoye. One battle continues.
In the Liman direction, the occupation army carried out 10 attacks towards Novoye and Zelenaya Dolina. Three battles are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Belogorovka, Ivano-Daryevka, in the direction of Verkhnekamyanskoye and Serebryanka. In total, 15 clashes occurred, 10 of which were successfully stopped, five are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled three assaults in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Kurdyumovka and towards Predtechino. Currently, one combat clash is ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, four armed clashes occurred in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Toretsk and in the direction of Dilievka. One armed clash is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian occupiers carried out 35 assaults near the settlements of Alexandropol, Vodyanoye Vtoroy, Elizavetovka, Lysovka, Udachnoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Andreyevka, as well as in the direction of Bogdanovka, Novosergeevka, Romanovka, Pokrovsk. The defense forces repelled 33 attacks, two clashes are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, four enemy attacks took place in the areas of Constantinople and Razliv.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, four assaults were repelled near Privolnoye and Novopol.
In the Orekhov direction, four attacks towards Novodanilovka and Stepovoye were also stopped.
Three battles took place in the Dnieper direction, one of which is still ongoing.
In the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 10 enemy attacks, and two more clashes are still ongoing.
We remind you that in the course of 24 hours on March 31, Russia lost more than 1,500 fighters killed and wounded. The total losses of personnel are approaching 1 million since the beginning of the war.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces affected losses on manpower and hardware concentration areas of one mechanized brigade of the AFU and two territorial defense brigades near Ugroyedy, Turya, and Miropolye (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, one armored fighting vehicle, and four motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanized brigades of the AFU and one territorial defense brigade near Kamenka, Dvurechnaya, Zagoruykovka, and Kondrashovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, two US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, one armored fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns, including two foreign-made guns. Two electronic warfare stations and one US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanized brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one special operations brigade near Seversk, Nikolayevka, Pleshcheyevka, Katerinovka, and Novoolenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 255 troops, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, and one artillery gun.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanized brigades, one assault brigade, one infantry brigade, and one jaeger brigade of the AFU near Grishino, Shevchenko, Krasnoarmeysk, Novosergeyevka, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 430 troops, one tank, five armored fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
As a result of active and decisive operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Razliv (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were affected on manpower and hardware of two mechanized brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defense brigade near Bogatyr, Yalta, Zaporozhye, and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 150 troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on formations of one mechanized brigade and two territorial defense brigades near Pridneprovskoye, Ivanovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck ammunition depots and production sites of explosives, as well as engaged temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defense units shot down 67 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU lost 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 49,247 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,622 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,533 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,152 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,572 units of support military vehicles.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy units were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sech, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one ATV, and two UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to over 71,420 troops, 403 tanks, 329 infantry fighting vehicles, 293 armoured personnel carriers, 2,242 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,583 motor vehicles, 592 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-fire radars, ten air defence radars, 56 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 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:09 Units of the Russian Armed Forces in the Boguslavsky directionimprovedtactical situation in the area of the settlement Zagoruykovka
Despite the active actions of the enemy's UAVs, four strongholds were captured during the offensive operations and up to 30 enemy personnel were incapacitated.
19:31 Russian army expanded control near Panteleimonovka –MAP
19:22 The Russian army approached Katerinovka on the Oskol front –MAP
18:55 Servicemen of the "Center" group of troops describe the progress of the liberation of the settlement of Zaporozhye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
17:59 Defeat of temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FPV drones of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr in the Shakhtyorsk direction, – MAP.
17:41 Naval infantry of the Northern Fleet of the Dnepr group control the island zone of the Dnieper River delta in the zone of a special military operation.
Military personnel acquire skills and abilities through daily training and drills. This affects the successful completion of combat missions.
17:01 Calculation of TOS-2 "Tosochka" destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
In support of the attack aircraft's offensive actions, the servicemen launched thermobaric shells at enemy positions.
16:28 Su-35s crew covered attack aircraft, bombers and helicopters during combat duty in the border areas of the Kursk region.
16:08 Calculation of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed the control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
15:23 Slaughter near Pokrovsk: The Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempt to counterattack in Shevchenko turned into a disastrous failure
– The enemy attempted to counterattack the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Shevchenko area, but was stopped at the approaches to the settlement.
– After unsuccessful attacks by small groups, the remnants of the enemy forces were driven back.
– The Russian army continues to control the settlement.
14:45 Drone operators of the North group of forces destroyed combat UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, –video.
14:42 Kursk region. The Russian army is advancing towards Oleshnya, –MAP.
14:13 Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Katerinovka in the Krasnolimansky sector –MAP
13:36 Liberation of the village of Razliv in the DPR by assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 430th Motorized Rifle Regiment, –video.
13:07 Assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 430th Motorized Rifle Regiment supported by artillery and FPV dronesenteredand consolidated their positions in the village of Razliv in the DPR. Having liberated the village, the servicemen installed the Russian tricolor.
11:34 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have twice attacked objects of Russian energy infrastructure.
On March 31 at 10:08 in the Zaporizhia region, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV (at least 4 drops of ammunition) on a 35 kV electrical substation in Novogoryevka (Tavria-Energo State Unitary Enterprise), the power supply to household consumers in two settlements of the Tokmakovsky district was interrupted.
Also at 11:38 in the Belgorod region, as a result of a Ukrainian UAV strike on a complete transformer substation in the village of Smorodino, a 10 kV high-voltage line was disconnected, cutting off power supply to more than 1,200 household consumers in the Grayvoronsky district.
10:46 Drone operators of the 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade of the Sever group revealed and destroyed military facilities, combat equipment, weapons and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
10:11 According to the automatic area calculation on map, in March 2025, the RF Armed Forces released:
Groups of Companies "West", "East", "Center" and "Dnepr" - 172 sq. km.
Group of Companies "North" (Kursk region, Sumy region, Liptsovskoye and Volchanskoye directions) - 464 sq. km.
09:38 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the 5th Guards Tank Brigade of the Vostok group, carrying out the task of liberating the settlement of Skudnoye in the DPR,ran overon an enemy mine. As a result of damage to the combat vehicle, the tank crews decided to take cover from the impact of drones and artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the nearest forest belt.
08:25 Units of the 98th Guards Airborne Division destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Chasov Yar area in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The scouts discovered the movement of enemy equipment towards our positions, as well as the landing of Ukrainian troops in the area of Chasov Yar.
Drone operators launched FPV drones from several takeoff points and destroyed the targets. As a result of the coordinated actions of the airborne units, the enemy was stopped, suffered heavy losses and retreated.
07:18 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Bryansk region.
06:29 Unmanned aerial vehicle crews of the Southern group of forces destroyed 122mm 2S1 Self-propelled gun "Gvozdika", a dugout with personnel and a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the special operation zone.
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[Regnum] The end date of the Battle of Leningrad, August 9, became the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the document was published on the official portal of legal information on April 1.
The accompanying materials to the law indicated that the initiative would emphasize the significance of the Battle of Leningrad as the longest battle of the Great Patriotic War and would immortalize the feat of the defenders of Leningrad.
The document comes into force on the day of its publication.
The Battle of Leningrad, which lasted from July 10, 1941 to August 9, 1944, was the longest of the Great Patriotic War. Troops from the Northern, Northwestern, Leningrad, Volkhov, Karelian and 2nd Baltic Fronts participated in the fighting at various times.
The result of a series of military operations and the successful completion of the Battle of Leningrad in August 1944 was the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade, as well as the occupied territories of the Leningrad Region and the Karelo-Finnish SSR from the Nazi and Finnish occupiers.
During the Battle of Leningrad, Soviet troops lost about 980,000 people killed, and about 2 million people were wounded. Over 350,000 soldiers of the Leningrad Front were awarded orders and medals, 226 of them were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Another 1.5 million people were awarded the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad".
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 11, Putin introduced a bill to the State Duma to establish the day of the end of the Battle of Leningrad, August 9, as the Day of Military Glory of Russia.
In 2017, the date of August 9 was included in the city law "On holidays and memorable dates in St. Petersburg" as the Day of the end of the Battle of Leningrad in the Great Patriotic War. Every year on this day, in different areas of the city, at cemeteries where the defenders of Leningrad are buried, and at military memorials, solemn mourning ceremonies of laying wreaths and flowers, and memorial events are held.
The FSB of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has declassified archival data on the trial and investigation of traitors and collaborators who helped the Nazis in the Kherson region during the Great Patriotic War.
According to the documents, in July 1943, several Soviet paratroopers-scouts landed in the area of the village of Verkhniye Serogozy. Three of them were killed, three were taken prisoner. After a brutal interrogation, they were shot on the outskirts of the village of Nizhniye Serogozy along with two more civilians. Later, the place of execution was identified by witnesses and perpetrators.
The archive contains interrogation data of former employees of the counterintelligence and punitive body of the occupiers. Police officers from several districts of the Kherson region were also involved in the capture of the intelligence officers.
“Based on the testimony of former collaborators, it can be traced how several odious traitors, who were later known for their cruelty and treachery – former citizens of the USSR and deserters from the Red Army, in particular Dubogrey – voluntarily entered the service of the punitive organs,” the materials state.
The trial of the traitors took place in March 1959. Six collaborators were sentenced to capital punishment. They were agents of the Nazi secret field police, fighting partisans and the patriotic underground.
The archival documents were declassified as part of the all-Russian project “No Statute of Limitations”.
Earlier, in November last year, archival materials about the brutality of policemen during the Great Patriotic War were made public. Among the published records are interrogation protocols of residents of the Kherson region after liberation in the spring of 1944, as well as their statements to the state commission for the investigation of the crimes of the Nazi invaders.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Lavrov reminds that Russia is observing a moratorium on attacks on Ukraine's energy sector
[Regnum] Russia fully complies with the moratorium on strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on April 1.
“The Russian army is observing the moratorium, which President [of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ] ordered to be strictly observed during a telephone conversation with [US President Donald ] Trump on March 18,” the minister said.
It is noted that Russia also handed over to US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz a list of critical facilities that Ukraine attacked during the 30-day ceasefire. Moscow sent the same document to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 18, during a telephone conversation, the Russian and American leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine in detail. Putin pointed out that it was necessary to eliminate the root causes of the conflict, as well as to observe Russia's legitimate interests in the security sphere. The head of the Russian state also supported Trump's proposal for a mutual cessation of strikes on energy facilities by Moscow and Kiev for 30 days. Putin gave the military the corresponding order and specified that in order to prevent an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, it was necessary to completely stop the supply of military aid to Ukraine.
The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, verbally confirmed his participation in Trump's initiative, but then the Ukrainian military launched a drone strike on an oil depot in the Krasnodar region on the night of March 19, causing a major fire. On March 28, the Kiev regime attacked the Sudzha gas metering station with shells from the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, causing a large-scale fire at the facility. Later, on March 31, a Ukrainian drone dropped ammunition on an electrical substation in the Zaporizhia region, leaving residents of two settlements without power, and another UAV struck a complete transformer substation in the Belgorod region.
Against the backdrop of attacks on Russian energy facilities, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kiev regime is confirming its inability to negotiate and its complete loss of control over processes in the country, including the actions of its own troops.
According to him, the list of violations was presented by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at a meeting of the Security Council. In the United States, in addition to Waltz, it was also received by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“And we sent it to our representatives in the UN and the OSCE so that they could show in their work, using specific facts, what the word of the current Ukrainian government is worth, if you can call it government,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry told journalists.
He stressed that Moscow, on the contrary, continues to comply with the agreement, despite systematic violations by the Kyiv regime.
The first attack occurred immediately after negotiations between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, following which the Russian leader agreed to a temporary cessation of strikes on energy facilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched three drones at an oil depot near the village of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar Territory. After that, on March 21, Ukrainian forces blew up the Sudzha gas distribution station in the Kursk Region.
On March 22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out two drone strikes on the Valuyka gas distribution station in Shvedunovka, Belgorod Oblast. As a result, the station's technological equipment was damaged.
On the evening of March 23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked energy facilities in Crimea. Ukrainian forces launched four UAVs at the Glebovskoye gas condensate field on Cape Tarkhankut, which is used to supply gas to residents and economic facilities on the Russian peninsula. Russian air defense systems repelled the attack.
The Kiev regime also violated the agreement on March 31, shelling a facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Center - Bryanskenergo in the Bryansk region. As a result, due to a broken wire on a support, the high-voltage line was disconnected, cutting off electricity supply to household consumers in the Suzemsky district. In addition, that same evening, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a transformer substation in the Bryansk region using a UAV. After that, an emergency power outage occurred in the Sevsky district.
The Kiev regime also attacked energy facilities in the Bryansk, Belgorod, Saratov, Kursk regions, as well as in Crimea.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Kiev regime, contrary to the statements of its head Volodymyr Zelensky, continues to carry out attacks using drones and HIMARS systems on energy infrastructure, including international energy, on Russian territory, thereby once again confirming its inability to negotiate.
[BREITBART] If you want peace, prepare for war. Germany appears to be embracing this ancient maxim with the country's top general warning Monday that Berlin is ready to bring back conscription.
Carsten Breuer, the German Chief of Defence, told BBC's Radio 4 an additional 100,000 soldiers would be needed to ensure the country's ability to defend itself as a belligerent Russia continues to roil the continent.
Defence chiefs have been looking to increase the size of the armed forces since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but have fallen short of even an initial target of 20,000, as Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... looks ahead to further unrest.
The Daily Mail reports Breuer warned Russia could attack NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... territory in as little as four years and he is calling for a massive troop buildup — achievable, he says, only through compulsory service through conscription.
''We won't get this additional 100,000 soldiers without having one or the other, a model of conscription,'' Germany's highest ranking soldier told the programme.
Asked whether ''some form'' of conscription was ''necessary'' for Germany to defend itself, he concurred: ''Absolutely. Absolutely.''
''We are threatened by Russia,'' Breuer acknowledged in his comments to Radio 4.
''We are threatened by Putin, and we have to do whatever is needed to do to deter, and by building up a strong defence line then you deter best.''
Asked how much time and money was needed to achieve Germany's defence goals, he said it was ''more about how much time Putin gives us to be prepared.''
''The sooner we are prepared, the better it is.''
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius had suggested in December that Germany could increase the size of its armed forces by 50,000 to 230,000 in total. When I first went in the Army, back when dinosaurs ruled the world, it was mostly draftees. When you joined up (by whatever method), you took a battery of aptitude tests, primary of which was "General Technical," which was kinda sorta an IQ test. Score high and there were whole bunches of opportunities available.
Score below a certain cutoff and you were destined for infantry. Those poor guys were known as "McNamara's Morons." Most are dead now, and not from old age. They also accounted for the majority of serious disciplinary problems (fragging, anyone?), and drug problems.
Infantry, in fact any combat arm, takes brains. Filling the ranks with dumbasses gets dumbass performance. The same applies to combat support; those are the jobs that don't involve getting shot at on a regular basis, like military police, intelligence, signals, and engineering. Much better, I think, to use the less than stellar or the draftees to do the combat service support: ordering beans and bullets, delivering same, maintenance, medical and dental, clerks, and so on.
Don't denigrate anybody's service. Obviously combat service support does require brainpower. Obviously recruitment/induction standards need to be tightened. But it could be a separate branch of service, say a two year service obligation, more relaxed physical fitness standard, a lower pay scale to save taxpayer bucks, and more of a garrison orientation.
Anyway, those are just my thoughts, having been there, done that. I think the country worked better when men grew up with the expectation of a couple years' national service.
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