Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.25 The White House praised the visit of Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This is stated in a statement by White House press secretary Caroline Levitt.
21.39 The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence will consider on April 16 the Russian attack on the center of Sumy on Palm Sunday, which took the lives of 35 people. This was reported by the representative of this committee, People's Deputy Fedir Venislavsky.
21.22 The protection of the skies over Odessa from Russian attacks will be strengthened because the city was better protected before. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this today at a meeting with business representatives of the Odessa region.
20.49 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a coordination meeting in Odessa on air defense, the regional economy, and the situation with displaced persons. Commanders and officials reported on air defense, grain exports, and regional security.
18:57 NATO will not comment on the intermediate stages of the US-Russia negotiations on "inclusion of five Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation". The discussion was about the scandalous statement by US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff.
18.46 The occupiers accused a resident of Energodar, an employee of Zaporizhzhya NPP, of so-called "treason". The woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison. This was reported by the mayor of Energodar, Dmitry Orlov, on his Telegram channel.
18.28 Ukraine is a sovereign state, and only the Ukrainian people can speak about its territory. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Odessa. In this way, he hinted that the US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff is discussing the issue beyond his competence.
18.09 In Sumy, the number of people killed due to Russia's missile strike on the city center on April 13 has risen to 36. This was reported by the Sumy City Council.
"The condition of 10 victims is serious (two children and eight adults). Another 35 people are in moderate condition, the rest have minor injuries. Unfortunately, one person died in hospital," the statement said.
In total, 127 people have sought medical help to date: 109 of them, including 18 children. There are 44 patients in hospital, including ten children.
17.43 Ukraine has completed the 2024/2025 heating season despite nine massive attacks by Russia on the energy system, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
17.14 The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has put on the wanted list a suspect in the large-scale theft of funds for food for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - entrepreneur Tatyana Glinyanaya.
16.36 The first region to reduce payments for contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry was the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. From April 15, Russian so-called "volunteers" will receive 1.9 million instead of 3.1 million rubles.
16:09 Additional restrictions and security measures will be in effect in the Kyiv region on Easter.
Main restrictions and recommendations:
The curfew remains unchanged - being on the streets at night is prohibited;
Night services should be held online;
Visiting churches is permitted after curfew;
It is recommended to create schedules for services and blessing of baskets to avoid crowds;
In case of an air raid, believers must immediately take shelter.
14:55 On April 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law allowing military personnel to receive a 50% discount on fines for failure to update data from the TCC. According to the new law, if a military personnel fails to update their data in the TCC, Administrative Service Center or via an electronic account within 60 days after the entry into force of the mobilization decree, this is considered an administrative offense.
14:38 The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the rules for booking military personnel by amending Resolution No. 76 of January 27, 2023, "Some issues of implementing the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On mobilization preparation and mobilization." This was announced by the permanent representative of the government in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk. The booking procedure, as well as the criteria and procedures by which enterprises, institutions and organizations that are critical for the functioning of the economy, life support of the population and the needs of the Armed Forces during a special period are determined have been updated. Now the procedure does not apply to military personnel registered with the SBU and intelligence agencies. Adjustments have also been made to the Criteria in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service" regarding intelligence agencies. In addition, a separate procedure has been approved for booking persons registered with the Security Service of Ukraine and intelligence agencies for the period of mobilization and wartime.
13:55 A 20-year-old volunteer from Finland has died in the war in Ukraine, Yle reports. It is noted that the resident of the city of Turku left Finland several months ago to join the Ukrainian troops.
12:37 A drone hit an ammunition depot in Kursk, Russia. This was stated by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC).
12:29 The source of the baseless statements about the alleged 4.8 thousand servicemen from other countries killed during the military operation in the Kursk region, Russia, are Russian propagandists. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC.
"The propagandists claim that since the summer of 2024, 4,781 servicemen from Poland, Georgia, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Australia and Japan have died in the Kursk region. It is emphasized that among the "dead" foreigners, the largest number are citizens of Poland," the report noted.
The CCD emphasized that the purpose of such fakes is to justify armed aggression against Ukraine and promote the narrative that "the whole world is fighting against Russia."
12:13 During the so-called "energy ceasefire," the Russian army killed almost 2.5 times more Ukrainians than during the same period before it was declared. This was reported by the CPD.
Thus, from March 25 to April 15, Russian troops carried out eight massive attacks on Ukrainian cities, resulting in the deaths of 72 people, including 11 children.
11:30 In Ukraine, from May 1, basic general military training (BGMT) will become simpler and shorter for those "of limited fitness." This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that the updated BGMT program will reduce the workload of military personnel fit for service in support units; security units; territorial recruitment and social support centers (TRSC and SP); higher military educational institutions; training centers; institutions; medical units; logistics units; communications and security.
10:59 As of April 15, 149,987 criminal proceedings have been initiated on the facts of crimes committed on the territory of the country by servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and their accomplices since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. This was reported by the National Police. It is noted that 133 thousand 779 proceedings were initiated on the facts of war crimes. Another 9 thousand 335 proceedings were initiated on the facts of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, 4 thousand 398 on the facts of collaboration activities and 317 on the facts of treason. This is almost 28 thousand crimes more than on July 14, 2024, including almost 27 thousand more war crimes.
10:23 Three agents of the Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) who were preparing to blow up a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle and a police administration building in Vinnytsia have been detained. This was reported by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on April 15.
9:50 Fires broke out in several residential buildings in Kursk on the night of April 15 after a massive drone attack. This was reported by the BBC Russian Service, citing the operational headquarters of the Kursk region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, air defense systems allegedly shot down 115 drones over different regions at night. Most of the drones were allegedly shot down over the Kursk region (109 UAVs), three UAVs - over the territory of the Voronezh region, and one drone each over the territories of the Moscow region, Bryansk and Oryol regions.
8.54 Over the past 24 hours, 99 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders have been recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on April 15. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit five areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, two air defense systems, four command posts, eight artillery systems, three radars/electronic warfare stations and two other important enemy facilities.
8:15 During the day, Russian troops attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with kamikaze drones, there is damage, a woman was injured. This was reported on April 15 by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.
7:50 In one day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,180 Russian invaders. The total combat losses of Russian troops since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022 to April 15, 2025, amount to about 935 thousand 160 people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on April 15.
7:23 Operators of the 413th battalion of the Raid Forces of Unmanned Systems, in cooperation with the combined detachment of the BPS Dzhmil 78th Airborne Assault Regiment, destroyed a Russian Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system in the Kursk region. This was reported by the press service of the Unmanned Systems Forces, publishing a video .
05:29 The ruling Liberal Party of Canada assured that if it wins the elections, it will provide comprehensive support to Ukraine. In particular, Canada plans to "continue macroeconomic, humanitarian and other support to help Ukraine provide essential services and facilitate its long-term recovery."
03:11 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that since the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed 11,583 units of enemy vehicles and special equipment.
02:14 In the US Congress, representatives of the Democratic Party introduced a bill designed to strengthen support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, as well as introduce tough sanctions against Moscow. It provides for multi-level assistance to Ukraine - from financing needs and post-war reconstruction to enhanced sanctions against Russia.
According to the draft, the first section confirms support for Ukraine and NATO, and also proposes the creation of the position of a special coordinator for the restoration of Ukraine. The second chapter concerns security assistance, in particular direct loans and military financing.
01:10 Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico did not say that Russia was to blame for the attack on Sumy when he commented on the April 13 missile attack. Fico had not previously commented on the Russian attack, and when journalists asked him about the strike during a press conference on April 14, the prime minister replied: "I condemn the murder. I condemn all murders, I have always condemned them and I will do so. But I do not have enough information to say anything right now."
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
Russian troops are most active in the Pokrovsky direction, where they have organized assaults in the areas of eight populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day, 58 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 10 directions. Currently, battles are taking place in five directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report on Tuesday, April 15.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the Russians attacked twice in the areas of the settlements of Zagrizovoe and Novaya Kruglyakovka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks near Novomikhaylovka, Nadezhda and in the direction of Zelenaya Dolina and Grigoryevka. Four battles are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the invaders are looking for weak spots in the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense near Verkhnekamyanskoye and Belogorovka. Three attacks have been successfully repelled.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers once unsuccessfully tried to advance forward in the Stupochki area.
In the Toretsk direction , 12 combat clashes have been completed, two more enemy assaults are ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of Dachnoye, Dilievka and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians carried out 17 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Zelenoe Pole, Elizavetovka, Lysovka, Udachnoye, Troitskoye, Bogdanovka and Andreyevka. The defense forces repelled 13 attacks, and four more combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy tried to break through the defenses four times near the settlements of Konstantinopol, Privolnoye, Volnoye Pole and in the direction of Odradnoye. One combat clash continues to this day.
In the Orekhov direction, our defenders repelled one assault in the Kamenskoye area.
In the Dnieper direction, the invaders once tried to advance forward and were rebuffed.
Four battles have taken place in the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day.
We remind you that in one day on April 14, Russia lost almost 1,200 fighters killed and wounded. The total combat losses of Russian troops since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are approaching 1 million people.
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, a coastal defence brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade close to Miropolskoye, Malaya Rybitsa, Petrushevka, Krasnopolye, and Yamnoye (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots and one materiel depot were eliminated.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Kamenka, Doroshovka, Radkovka, Moskovka, Podoly, Senkovo, Boguslavka, Novay Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Karpovka, Redkodub, Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy has lost more than 250 troops, a UK-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, five NATO-made field artillery guns including two Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, and a U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer. Four electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade close to Seversk, Minkovka, Markovo, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Ivanpolye, Yablonovka, Tarasovka, Ulyanovka, and Valentinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 285 troops, a Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, a M113 armoured personnel carrier, and a HMMWV armoured vehicle made in the USA.
Nine motor vehicles, ten field artillery guns including two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers and a U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system as well as five ammunition depots, two materiel depots, and a fuel depot were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a national guard brigade near Lysovka, Zverevo, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Preobrazhenka, Bogdanovka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost more than 335 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, and two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, two pick-up trucks, and seven field artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155mm Paladin and a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian forces damaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, and a territorial defence brigade near Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Burlatskoye, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 155 troops, two armoured vehicles, a pick-up truck, and two field artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian formations engaged a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, Sadovoye, Antonovka, and Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).
Up to 100 troops, nine motor vehicles, three artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, assembly facilities for MLRS and strike drones, a drone training center as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations in 144 areas.
Russian air defence means have shot down four U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and five HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day as well as 304 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 51,866 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,846 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,536 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,667 field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,127 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
During the offensive, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, UAVs, and artillery fire engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Velikaya Rybitsa, Zapselye, Kiyanitsa, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Setch, Sadki, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, two HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems with a transport-loading vehicle and an escort vehicle as well as two artillery guns, and a mortar.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 74,450 troops, 407 tanks, 333 infantry fighting vehicles, 304 armoured personnel carriers, 2,270 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,717 motor vehicles, 612 artillery guns, 57 MLRS launchers including 15 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, 57 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] 19:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces dronescontinuestrikes in the Belgorod region. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
In the village of Plotvyanka in the Volokonovsky district, a drone dropped an explosive device on the territory of a private home - windows were broken in the house, outbuildings were damaged. A car in the yard was also destroyed by fire.
In the Belgorod district, in the village of Krasny Oktyabr, two parking lots of agricultural enterprises were attacked by FPV drones - five vehicles were damaged. In the village of Yasnye Zori, a drone attacked an administrative building - the glazing and facade were damaged.
In the city of Shebekino, a drone detonated in the air, as a result of which windows were knocked out and the roof of an outbuilding was damaged. In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky District, two passenger cars were cut by shrapnel from the detonation of an FPV drone.
In the Borisovsky district, in the village of Borisovka, the roof of a commercial building was damaged as a result of the detonation of an FPV drone.
Another UAV attack was recorded in the village of Rakitnoye - two trucks were damaged in the enterprise parking lot.
19:22 Drone of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an M-113 armored personnel carrier with an assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Lukyanovskoye in the Orekhov direction.
17:59 Well-coordinated joint work of operators of the separate special forces detachment "Viking" and the 392nd Motorized Rifle Regiment to destroy the M-113 armored fighting vehicle and a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia direction -video.
17:24 Captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Gladchenko told that the Ukrainian command is abandoning its subordinates to certain death:
"People are not valued. They are thrown to be slaughtered. People are knocked out like flies. If you know there is danger, they still send you to your death."
16:51 Artillerymen from the howitzer division of the 380th Motorized Rifle Regiment found and covered the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine —video.
16:28 Another Polish self-propelled gun was destroyed in the Khar'kov region —video.
15:52 A Molniya UAV crew from the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Zapad group destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region. Intelligence revealed a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
The drone crew successfully hit the target, allowing the attack aircraft to continue their advance —video.
15:25 An FPV drone operator of the Sever group destroyed an enemy vehicle intended for the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants on the combat contact line in Sumy Oblast —video.
14:57 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of April 15, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces in the Belgorod direction inflicted losses on concentrations of manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a coastal defense brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Miropolskoye, Malaya Rybitsa, Petrushevka, Krasnopolye and Yamnoye in the Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 90 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, four cars and four field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots and a warehouse of material resources were destroyed.
- Units of the "West" group of forces have taken up more advantageous lines and positions. They have defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamenka, Doroshovka, Radkovka, Moskovka, Podoli, Senkovo, Boguslavka, Novaya Kruglyakovka in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka, Redkodub, Kirovsk and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 250 troops, a UK-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, four vehicles and five NATO-made field artillery pieces, including two Polish-made Krab 155mm self-propelled artillery pieces, a UK-made Braveheart 155mm self-propelled artillery piece and a US-made M198 155mm howitzer. Four electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Minkovka, Markovo, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Ivanopolye, Yablonovka, Tarasovka, Ulyanovka and Valentinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 285 servicemen, a Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, an M113 armored personnel carrier, and a US-made HMMWV armored car. Nine vehicles, 10 field artillery pieces, including two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, as well as five ammunition depots, two supply depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the formations of two mechanized, assault, ranger brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Lysovka, Zverevo, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Preobrazhenka, Bogdanovka and Alekseyevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 335 troops, four armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier and two US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, two pickup trucks and seven field artillery pieces, including US-made 155mm Paladin and Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery pieces.
- Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airmobile, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Burlatskoye and Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 155 servicemen, two armored vehicles, a pickup truck and two field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.
- Units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of a mechanized, mountain assault brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novodanilovka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region, Tokarevka, Sadovoe, Antonovka and Dneprovskoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 100 servicemen, nine vehicles, three artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, workshops for assembling multiple launch rocket systems and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, a training center for drone operators, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 144 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed four JDAM guided aerial bombs and five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, as well as 304 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
13:42 Russian Armed Forces advance near Razdolnoye and Burlatskoye, –MAP.
13:19 Airborne 122mm D-30 howitzer crews destroyed platoon strongholds with manpower and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region —video.
12:53 Rubicon Center specialists are hitting manpower, communications equipment, drones and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction —video.
12:27 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 08:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region
11:56 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Information about the strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on our region over the past 24 hours:
– In Belgorod, as a result of falling debris from a downed drone, the roof of a private house was damaged.
– In the Belgorod district, the village of Malinovka, the villages of Varvarovka, Golovino, Nikolaevka, Nikolskoye, Pushkarnoye and Yasnye Zori were attacked by 12 drones, five of which were shot down by the air defense system.
In the village of Yasnye Zori, a building of a social facility was damaged, in the village of Nikolaevka, a private house was destroyed by fire, and in the village of Maysky, a passenger car was damaged as a result of falling debris from a downed UAV.
Tonight in the village of Varvarovka, after explosive devices were dropped from a drone, three private houses, an outbuilding and 4 vehicles were damaged.
– In the Borisovsky district, the village of Tsapovka and the village of Klimovoye were struck by four drones. In the village of Klimovoye, a private home was damaged.
– In the Valuysky municipal district, attacks by six drones were carried out in the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Borki, Dolgoe and Karabanovo, of which two were suppressed. In the village of Borki, a car, a private house and an outbuilding were damaged. In the settlement of Urazovo, tonight, as a result of the drops of 4 explosive devices from a UAV, two vehicles and seven private houses were damaged.
– In the Volokonovsky district, the villages of Volchya Aleksandrovka, Novoye and the farmstead Bochanka were shelled with four munitions and attacked by two drones.
In the farmstead Bochanka, a woman was wounded as a result of explosive devices dropped from a drone on the territory of a household. The victim received medical care at the Valuyskaya Central District Hospital, and continues to receive treatment on an outpatient basis. In addition, in this farmstead, a private house was partially destroyed and a passenger car located in the yard was completely destroyed by fire. In the village of Novoye, three private houses were damaged, and in the village of Volchya Aleksandrovka, a truck.
– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, 11 munitions were fired during three attacks and 18 drones were attacked in the settlements of Gorkovsky, Chapaevsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Glotovo, Golovchino, Gora-Podol, Mokraya Orlovka, Poroz, Spodaryushino, as well as the Masychevo farm.
Near the village of Glotovo, a civilian was wounded as a result of an explosive device dropped from a drone. The man received the necessary medical care, and further treatment continues on an outpatient basis.
In the village of Bezymeno, a passenger car was damaged, in the village of Gora-Podol - three vehicles, a private house and outbuildings. Last night, as a result of explosive devices dropped from a UAV, three apartments in an apartment building, a private house and seven cars were damaged in the village of Chapaevsky;
in the village of Golovchino, an apartment building, two cars and a social facility were damaged;
in the village of Glotovo, the fences of two private houses and two outbuildings were damaged.
– In the Krasnoyarsk region, the settlements of Krasnaya Yaruga, Prilesye, the villages of Vyazovoye, Grafovka, Demidovka, Kolotilovka, Staroselye and Terebreno were subjected to 10 attacks with the use of 53 munitions and attacks by seven drones, one of which was shot down. In the settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga, a car was damaged, in the village of Vyazovoye, a private house was destroyed by fire.
– In the Rakityansky district, five drones attacked the village of Rakitnoye, the village of Ilek-Koshary and the farmstead of Novy Put.
In the village of Rakitnoye, a civilian was killed when a drone struck a truck. The man died at the scene from his injuries.
In the village of Rakitnoye, 2 trucks were destroyed by fire, a commercial facility and one car were also damaged, in the village of Ilek-Koshary, a passenger car and a truck were damaged, in the farmstead of Novy Put, a private house and a car were damaged.
– In the Shebekinsky municipal district, the city of Shebekino, the villages of Voznesenovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka were attacked by 27 drones, of which 26 were shot down and suppressed. No casualties or damage.
11:25 Russian Ministry of Defense:
FPV drone operators of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed two enemy dugouts with personnel —video.
Aleksandro-Kalinovskoe direction.
10:53 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
– Five rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka two rounds;
– Three rounds in the village of Velikaya Lepetikha;
– Two rounds to the settlement of Tsarskoye;
- Four rounds to the village of Aleshki.
As a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a civilian was killed in Novaya Kakhovka. In Oleshky, a civilian was wounded.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Kazachi Lagerya, Korsunka, Proletarka, and Dnepryany, firing a total of 15 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
10:27 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the SVO for April 12-13
- In the Sumy direction, Russian troops are pushing through the defense of Protvino on the Belovody-Loknya line, having entered the last populated area. Also, fighters of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment are advancing on Gornal from the Guevo side, having reached the territory of the local monastery.
– On the southern flank of the Dzerzhinsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces liberated Kalinovo after a two-week operation and made significant progress in the vicinity of the settlement. The offensive went practically unnoticed by the media, which largely helped to organize several small "cauldrons" for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian troops also drove the enemy out of private buildings in the north of Dzerzhinsk.
– In the Andreevsky direction, Russian troops are gradually advancing toward Alekseyevka and Bogatyr along the banks of the Volchya River, and from the direction of Constantinople they have managed to pass through the area of irrigation canals north of the N-15 highway. At the same time, the situation north of Volchya remains difficult.
09:50 Moscow-controlled FPV strike drone flies for the first time at ultra-long range struck Ukrainian Armed Forces facility in Chasovy Yar.
The strike was carried out by the FPV drone "Ovod" using the new control system "Orbita".
A UAV crew from the Espanyola brigade, located near Chasovy Yar, prepared the drone for takeoff.
The drone was then controlled by a UAV operator located in Moscow City.
The drone flew more than 11 km from the take-off point to the target and successfully hit it.
09:00 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Vodolagh, and are also fighting for Vladimirovka and Belovody, –MAP.
08:13 FPV drone operators of the "Southern" group of troops destroyed two enemy dugouts with personnel in the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction.
07:36 Changes on the map over the past 24 hours:
- Preobrazhenka was liberated;
– The Russian Armed Forces entered Novomikhaylovka;
– Advance in the Belogorovka area;
– Control zone west of Makeyevka has been expanded;
– Russian Armed Forces occupied the western part of Valentinovka.
07:12 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 115 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
109 UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One UAV each over the territories of the Moscow region, Bryansk and Oryol regions.
06:21 Remote calculation of the engineering system "Agriculture" of the "Center" group mined approaches to the positions of Russian troops in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Having received information about a possible counterattack by the enemy, the ISDM "Zemledeliye" crew moved to a prepared position. The servicemen remotely mined the area where the armored vehicles and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were supposed to move.
05:09 Servicemen of the "East" military group liquidated two combat armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr in the South Donetsk direction.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Mercenaries from Colombia and a number of other countries fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are surrounded in the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in Gornal, Kursk region. This was stated on April 15 by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky.
He stressed that almost 300 soldiers are hiding in the monastery, and they do not want to surrender because they know what awaits them for punitive actions against civilians. He said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than one life there.
“There are many mercenaries from Colombia and other countries in this group; their foreign speech can be heard in intercepted conversations,” Vodolatsky said in a conversation with TASS.
He added that the surrounded Ukrainian military do not want to surrender also because they came to the Kursk region to hunt people.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on April 15, Russian security forces reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who captured the Gornalsky Monastery refuse to surrender. Ukrainian servicemen have placed mortars and artillery guns on its territory.
Also on April 15, a source in the Russian security forces reported that separate groups of the elite 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (SAB) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were trying to escape from the monastery grounds.
One of the officers from the paratrooper group of the 80th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who also occupied Gornal, began to negotiate with Russian servicemen in early April about the surrender of those who were in the monastery. But the negotiator was killed by his fellow soldiers.
The monastery's resident, military priest Hieromonk Melety, reported on April 12 that Ukrainian soldiers were selling icons and other items stolen from the Gornalsky Monastery. At the same time, the monastery's main relic, the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God, found in 1792, had been saved from there in advance.
Separate groups of the elite 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (SAAB) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are trying to escape from the territory of the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in the village of Gornal in the Kursk region. This was reported on April 15 by a source in the Russian security forces.
"In the area of the monastery, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses. Disparate enemy groups are arbitrarily abandoning their positions and trying to escape to the territory of Sumy Oblast," TASS quoted the source as saying.
A representative of the security forces specified that the escape of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade soldiers is being prevented by militants of the 129th separate territorial defense brigade, assembled from former prisoners. They are being used as barrier detachments.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on April 15, Russian security forces reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who captured the Gornalsky Monastery refuse to surrender. Ukrainian militants also placed mortars and artillery pieces on its territory.
One of the officers from the paratrooper group of the 80th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who also occupied Gornal, began to negotiate with Russian servicemen in early April about the surrender of those who were in the monastery. But the negotiator was killed by his fellow soldiers.
The monastery's resident, military priest Hieromonk Melety, reported on April 12 that Ukrainian soldiers were selling icons and other items stolen from the Gornalsky Monastery. At the same time, the monastery's main relic, the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God, found in 1792, had been saved from there in advance.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
Gauleiters was the name of civilian rulers of a region appointed by the German Nazis during WWII.
Another swipe at the Nazi insult they so like throwing at the Ukrainians, despite it being equally applicable to both parties in the current era — for white supremacy, anyway, and authoritarianism. Historically the Ukrainians attached to Nazism as a defense against Sovietism, both in my eyes equally vile.
[ColonelCassad] As a result of the secondary information detonation after the missile strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the gathering of the Armed Forces in Sumy on 13.04.2025, the Gauleiter of Sumy Oblast Artyukh was removed from his post.
He once again confirmed that the strike was carried out on a gathering of military personnel, but at the same time denies that he was its organizer. This hints that there is someone else in this story who actually organized this gathering, putting the Gauleiter of Sumy Oblast before the fact. And this someone is clearly higher in rank than the former Sumy Gauleiter, so he does not give his name.
In general, the enemy's attempt to create another "Bucha" failed. And the Sumy Gauleiter also had to be removed.
The US will not sign a statement condemning the Russian strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy.
In addition, Washington informed its G7 partners that it is ready to negotiate with Moscow.
A little earlier, the Trump administration called the incident a "Mistake".
Washington knows very well who was hit, so it sees no reason to make a comedy about "a strike on civilians" now. Under Biden, Washington would certainly join this hysteria.
Of course, the failure of this attempt to create a new "Bucha" only means that the enemy, after the failure of this story, will begin preparing the next one. It will definitely have a large number of killed civilians and this time it will try to make it more plausible.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has sent a request to the United Arab Emirates to seize five apartments in Dubai belonging to a former Moscow traffic police inspector. This was reported on April 15 by Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.
He arrived in Abu Dhabi on a visit, where he met with the head of the UAE Accountability Office, Humaid Obaid Abushib, and asked that the issue be taken under control.
"At the last meeting, I shared our experience of confiscating property for the benefit of the state, the legality of the sources of acquisition of which was not confirmed by officials. We filed one of such lawsuits against a former Russian policeman who owns five apartments in Dubai," Krasnov was quoted on the Telegram channel of the Prosecutor General's Office.
The head of the Russian department reported that the total cost of these apartments exceeds 3 million dirhams (about 68 million rubles at the exchange rate).
…or US $816,661.29 as of last night…
According to him, at the beginning of 2025, the competent authorities of the UAE have already sent documents to enforce this court decision.
The Prosecutor General's Office clarified that the request concerns former traffic police inspector Sergei Kuznetsov. In December 2022, the Lefortovo District Court granted the agency's claim to transfer his property to the state.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in December 2022, the court ordered the confiscation of Kuznetsov's property worth 129 million rubles, as well as more than 50 million rubles in cash. It was established that he and his relatives acquired more than 20 real estate properties and one car, and also kept large sums of money in bank safe deposit boxes.
None of those questioned could explain where they got the money for expensive purchases.
“The spare change accumulated over the months — and the end of each day I threw it in a jar, and that’s how much there was when I finally counted it up. Anyone could have done the same, really.”
On this basis, the Prosecutor General's Office demanded the confiscation of property and filed a corresponding lawsuit.
The Leopard is a fine armored vehicle equal to anything the Russians can field. Their problem is how they were used in combat in Ukraine.
[Regnum] German Leopard 2 tanks are facing serious difficulties in the Ukrainian theater of military operations. This is reported by the British newspaper The Telegraph, citing a secret transcript of a conversation between the German military attaché in Kiev and Bundeswehr servicemen.
It is noted that the vulnerability of German tanks to Russian drones forces the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to use these vehicles not for their intended purpose, but as artillery installations,
As indicated in the material, the main problem of the Leopard 2, like other tanks, is their weak protection against attacks by Russian drones, which significantly limits the possibilities of their combat use in Ukraine.
The publication emphasizes that due to the complex design of the tanks, their repair in combat conditions is practically impossible. Damaged vehicles have to be transported to repair centers in western Ukraine or even sent to Poland for restoration and maintenance.
These limitations have led to the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Leopard 2 primarily for artillery support, The Telegraph notes.
The transcript also points to difficulties with other types of German weapons. Even highly reliable systems, such as air defense systems, are facing shortages of ammunition, which reduces their effectiveness.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier the Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group reported that the head of the German Ministry of Defense Boris Pistorius expressed surprise at the reports of significant shortcomings in the military equipment of the FRG, revealed during the military operations in Ukraine. As the publication wrote, citing an internal document of the Bundeswehr, the Ukrainian army is experiencing serious problems with weapons systems. Thus, it is indicated that the Leopard tank requires large expenses for repairs, which are often impossible at the front, and the German self-propelled artillery unit Panzerhaubitze 2000 often fails to work.
Earlier, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter
…very former. He’s had some impressive roles since then, but also managed to become a convicted pedophile which definitely harmed his career prospects. His record as a pundit is sometimes insightful and sometimes so wrong he might as well be on another planet…
said that Western military equipment supplied to Ukraine is worse than the old Soviet one. He called it "100% garbage" that is transferred to Kiev without being provided with the means to modernize it. In his opinion, such an approach is disastrous for the Ukrainian military.
In February 2024, the American publication National Interest called the Challenger 2 tanks, as well as the American Abrams and German Leopard 2, highly overrated. Journalists noted that the participation of this equipment in battles in Ukraine showed how vulnerable it is.
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If the engine conks out, it has to go all the way back to depot for replacement. The German design was for German defense. Your distance to depot is a lot closer within Germany. American tanks were designed around worldwide deployment.
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