Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20.24 Ukraine's military spending in 2024 turned out to be higher than envisaged in the state budget. At the same time, the Ministry of Finance assures that the state has the resources to cover additional needs without raising taxes. This was stated by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko during a discussion at the Center for Economic Strategy.
19.49 In 2024, Russian courts issued 145 sentences in cases of high treason (275 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This is four times more than in 2023, and is an absolute record for the entire modern history of Russia.
In addition, 23 Russians were convicted of espionage (276 under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) during the year, which is 2.5 times higher than last year’s figure.
Consequently, in 2024 in Russia, on average, every two days a “traitor” was sentenced.
A sharp increase is also observed under the article on confidential cooperation with a foreign state (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which was introduced after the start of a full-scale war against Ukraine. In 2024, 21 people were convicted under this article - ten times more than the year before.
18.33 Selling weapons to Ukraine is beneficial for American business. That is why US President Donald Trump will allow arms sales , despite any statements.
17.42 The Ukrainian side is considering the exchange or repatriation of Chinese prisoners of war, taking into account their safety and wishes. This was stated by Foreign Ministry representative Georgy Tykhyi at a briefing.
17.15 In the Volonava district of Donetsk region, Russian occupiers shot an unarmed captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were performing combat missions at a position near the village of Razdolnoye in the Volnovakha district. During the assault, the occupiers took them prisoner. One of the unarmed Ukrainian servicemen was shot by representatives of the Russian army with an automatic weapon.
16.57 The European Union is discussing the possibility of sending "military advisers" to Ukraine to organize training for Ukrainian soldiers. This was reported by the press secretary of the European Commission Anitta Hipper during a briefing.
15.58 The Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with 76 Ukrainian drone manufacturers. We are talking about FPV drones, copter-bombers, reconnaissance and attack drones, which will become part of the technological re-equipment of the Defense Forces. This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Defense Rustem Umerov.
Thus, in 2024-2025, the Ministry of Defense has already allocated more than 104 billion hryvnia to Ukrainian drone manufacturers.
15.58 Russian war criminals are using "shahids" equipped with toxic substances to strike Ukraine, the Center for Countering Disinformation reports.
15.34 Railroad fires have become more frequent in the territory of the aggressor state Russia in the past month. Railroad communication provides the occupiers with military logistics needs. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense on its Telegram channel.
15:15 Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cleared the positions of Russian invaders in the Pokrovsky direction, inflicted losses on the enemy in manpower and captured two Russians.
The military carried out a raid on the enemy position, which began with the explosion of a dugout with Russian soldiers. Three special forces fighters quickly advanced along the trenches with fire and captured the second shelter.
As a result of the special operation, a group of operators from the 144th Special Operations Center destroyed eight Russian soldiers and forced two more to surrender.
14.53 Law enforcement officers detained 5 more enemy accomplices who committed arson in Kiev and Kharkov on orders from the Russian Federation. The youngest of the suspects is 15 years old. This was reported on April 16 by the SBU. It is noted that the enemy's potential targets were the power facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia, which ensure the uninterrupted movement of military trains in the direction of the front. The suspects also received instructions from their curators to destroy the automobile mobile fire groups protecting the airspace of both cities.
13.44 The Danish Armed Forces Command plans to send its military personnel for training in Ukraine to learn from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' experience in countering drones. This was stated by the Commander of the Danish Land Forces, Major General Peter Boysen. This initiative has already provoked a reaction from the Russian Federation. The Russian Embassy in Denmark stated that such participation "draws Denmark deeper into the conflict" and "provokes further uncontrolled escalation."
13:33 Russians are throwing wounded soldiers into the assault on the Pokrovsky direction - on sticks and homemade crutches. Russian commanders are giving the fighters ultimatums: either an offensive or death from their own people. The corresponding video of aerial reconnaissance of the Spartan brigade of the 3rd operational brigade named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan of the NSU was published by the operational-strategic group of troops Khortytsia.
13.16 The aggressor country Russia plans to use the DPRK military for war on the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) of the National Security and Defense Council Andrey Kovalenko. According to him, the Russians will manipulate and claim that the DPRK military is fighting on "Russian territory according to the Russian constitution."
12.50 North Korean military personnel fighting alongside the Russian army in the Kursk direction have learned the tactics of using drones and electronic warfare. This was stated by Andriy Chernyak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with the Japanese broadcaster NHK.
12:10 The number of people wounded in the morning shelling of Kherson has increased to five. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office. Law enforcement officers also identified the person killed in the Russian attack - a 56-year-old man who was on the street at the time of the attack.
11:55 Representative offices of the Coordination Headquarters for the Return of Prisoners will be opened in the regions of Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
11:40 Counterintelligence of the Security Service has neutralized a new, extensive FSB agent network that operated in four regions of Ukraine. Nine agents who were preparing terrorist attacks and sabotage on orders from Russia have been detained. Among the defendants are five minors aged 14-15.
The agents were preparing a series of explosions in residential areas and near the Defense Forces bases. The suspects were also supposed to blow up key bridges and main lines of Ukrzaliznytsia, which provide logistical communications for Ukrainian troops.
11:22 The Verkhovna Rada approved the decision to extend martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine. Now they will be in effect at least until August 6, 2025.
11:15 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called on journalists, military personnel, public figures and officials to observe information security and warned of the danger of disclosing information in the media. The General Staff reported this on Facebook and published a corresponding video.
The video is a reminder for every journalist, military man, public figure or official that "silence is also a weapon."
10:54 In the Ivanovo region of the Russian Federation , the 112th Guards Missile Brigade , involved in the attack on Sumy, which killed dozens of people, was attacked by drones.
10:50 On Wednesday night, Russian aggressors launched 97 Shahed-type attack drones and various types of drone imitators into Ukraine. Almost all of them were either destroyed or were affected by electronic warfare, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
10:35 Law enforcement officers have discovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition in Kiev . This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation. The owner of the arsenal turned out to be an employee of one of the law enforcement agencies and his father.
9:57 Russian troops in the Kharkiv direction are rotating and preparing to resume assaults. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia.
9:40 This week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Donald Trump's special representative for the settlement of conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip Steve Witkoff will visit Paris. This is reported by Politico.
Witkoff is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, while Rubio is scheduled to hold talks with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
One official familiar with the talks said Ukraine, Iran and trade policy would be at the center of the talks.
Witkoff’s meeting with Macron comes shortly after the US envoy visited Moscow, where he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.
9:17 A man wounded in the Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4 has died in hospital, bringing the total number of victims of the attack to 20, Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, announced on April 16.
9:16 The head of the Kherson city military administration, Roman Mrochko, was attacked by four UABs while recording an address.
"After the UAB hit in the Central District of Kherson, I came under fire from Russian terrorists. Our Kherson land saved me. The Russian army is not allowing us to fully begin eliminating the consequences of this shelling," he wrote on Telegram.
8:57 On the morning of April 16, Russians shelled the Central District of Kherson, a woman was injured. This was reported by the head of the Kherson GVA Roman Mrochko. According to him, the 70-year-old Kherson resident received an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds. The victim was taken to the hospital.
8:52 Over the past 24 hours, 111 combat clashes were recorded at the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit six areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, four air defense systems and two artillery systems of the Russian invaders. This was reported by the General Staff on April 16.
8:37 Soldiers of the Muramasa unit of the 109th separate brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsky direction hit a North Korean self-propelled artillery unit with a 170-mm Koksan cannon with drones. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia, publishing a corresponding video .
8:16 Russian troops attacked Poltava region with drones at night, air defense was in operation. As a result of falling debris, a power line in the Reshetylivka community was damaged. This was reported by the acting head of the Poltava OVA Volodymyr Kogut.
According to him, two settlements were left without power.
7:50 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,050 Russian occupiers in 24 hours. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.04.25 were approximately 936,210 people. This was reported by the General Staff on April 16.
02:53 Russian troops launched a massive attack on Odessa using attack drones. There is damage to civilian infrastructure, including a fire in a residential building. Information about the victims is being clarified.
01:51 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have regained control over positions near the settlement of Vozrozhdeniya and pushed back Russian occupiers in the Dniproenergia region in Donbas. At the same time, the occupiers made some tactical advancement in the areas of Nadeyevka and Sukha Balka, the DeepState project reported.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the Russian offensive in the east and south of Ukraine.
The Russians organized the largest number of assaults in the Pokrovsk area. There, battles are taking place in the areas of 12 settlements.
Since the beginning of the current day, 70 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 11 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, April 16.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, one attack by Russians continues near Volchansk.
In the Kupyansk direction, the occupiers tried three times to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Petropavlovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka and Zagryzovo.
In the Liman direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks near the settlements of Nadiya, Novosergeevka, Grekovka, Novomikhaylovka, Novoye and in the direction of Olgovka and Zelenaya Dolina. Three battles are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, five enemy assaults were stopped in the areas of Ivano-Daryevka, Vyemka and Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, four attacks were repelled in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Kurdyumovka and Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out eight assaults in the areas of Toretsk and Leonidovka. Four battles are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction , Russian invaders carried out 20 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Alexandropol, Elizavetovka, Lysovka, Zverevo, Uspenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Preobrazhenka, Troitskoye, Andreyevka, Bogdanovka and in the direction of Staraya Nikolayevka and Sergeyevka. The defense forces repelled 17 assaults. Three battles are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attempted to break through the defenses in the Constantinople area seven times.
In the Orekhovo direction, the Russians attacked once near the village of Lobkovoe.
In the Dnieper direction the enemy carried out two offensive actions.
Five armed clashes have occurred in the Kursk direction since the beginning of the day.
We remind you that on April 15, more than 1,000 Russians were "minused" at the front in 24 hours . The total losses of the aggressor country Russia since the beginning of the war 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 inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a coastal defence brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the three territorial defence brigades close to Miropolskoye, Prokhody, Okop, Taratutino, Stepok, and Ugroyedy (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One ammunition depot, a radar, and an electronic warfare station were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Zapadnoye, Druzhelyubovka, Olgovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, Yampol, Karpovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 230 troops, a tank, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, six motor vehicles, five field artillery guns including a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer. Five ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces has liberated Kalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian troops hit manpower and materiel of seven mechanised brigades, two assault brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Pleshcheyevka, Romanovka, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Poltavka, Zarya, Ivanopolye, Minkovka, and Kleban Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 310 troops, two tanks, a HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, and a U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier as well as a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle. Five pick-up trucks, five field artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of five mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, three jaeger brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Ulyanovka, Razino, Koptevo, Alekseyevka, Zverevo, Uspenovka, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Shevchenko, Dimitrov, Grodovka, and Mirolyubovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 350 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and a French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire station, the Plastun electronic signal intelligence station, a Nota electronic warfare station as well as a Finnish-made Airfence radar were eliminated.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Zeleny Kut, Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Poddubnoye, Shevchenko, Novopol, Dneproenergiya of the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulay Pole, and Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 150 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, a counterobstacle vehicle, a recovery vehicle, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One fuel depot was destroyed.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades near Tomarino, Ponyatovka, Antonovka, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), Novodanilovka, and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's losses amounted to over 80 troops, 12 motor vehicles, three artillery guns including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops, and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of the military airfield, the assembly area of uncrewed surface vehicles, the ammunition and armoured vehicles repair enterprise of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations in 139 areas.
Russian air defence means have destroyed 11 JDAM guided bombs and four HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 223 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,089 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,859 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,536 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,718 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,172 units of support military vehicles.
The Sever Group of Forces engaged units of a tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Vladimirovka, Maryino, Novaya Sech, Osoyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, three artillery guns, two Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems, two electronic warfare stations, and two air defence radars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 74,610 troops, 408 tanks, 333 infantry fighting vehicles, 305 armoured personnel carriers, 2,272 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,722 motor vehicles, 615 artillery guns, 57 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA,28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 125 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] 20:35 Servicemen of the assault units of the "East" group of forcescaptureda stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction.
UAV operators played an important role in the assault on enemy firepower; they coordinated our servicemen, indicating where Ukrainian militants were located in the trenches.
19:30 Artillery crews of the "East" group of forces destroyed a UAV control point and enemy mortar crew in the South Donetsk direction
18:50 In the area northeast of the settlement of Turya in the Sumy region, operators of the special forces of the Russian Guard together with the crews of the UAV of the GrV Severdestroyedtank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:20 Yesterday the village of Khoromnoye, Bryansk regionwas subjected to bombing of Ukrainian UAVs. About 20 private houses were damaged.
17:15 Russian troops in the Krasnolimansk direction continue to increase pressure on enemy positions, with successful advancement in the areas of Makeyevka, Grekovka, Novomikhaylovka, Redkodub and Novoye. Despite the lack of changes in some areas, the RF Armed Forces continue to advance steadily in key directions.
The units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to gradually advance in the Makeyevka area towards Grekovka. This advance weakens the enemy's positions and creates opportunities for further attacks and strengthening control over important areas.
The Russian Armed Forces have almost completely driven the enemy out of Novomikhaylovka, which creates favorable conditions for strengthening Russian positions in this area and continuing offensive operations in other sectors.
Russian Armed Forces units have launched offensive operations in the direction of Redkodub, which confirms the ongoing build-up of efforts in this key direction. These actions may lead to significant changes in the front line in the near future.
Units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to storm the settlement of Novoye, having small tactical successes. Although successes in this area of combat operations are limited, the continuation of attacks strengthens the positions of the Russian army and creates the preconditions for further successes.
In the remaining areas of the Krasnolimansk direction, military actions continue without significant tactical successes on either side. The situation remains stable, both sides are trying to strengthen their positions.
16:40 Around 15:15 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
16:34 The enemy personnel and equipment in the Bogatyrsk direction, who had entered the northern outskirts of Dneproenergiya, were destroyed.
The units of the Group of Forces "Vostok" have complete control over this settlement.
16:02 FPV drone operator of the North group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle in Sumy region
15:20 In the Khar'kov region, the operator of the 6th Army GV Sever UAV tracked down a heavy enemy copter at night. Despite the darkness and weather conditions, Baba Yagam was destroyed by a targeted drop from the Mavik, –video.
15:00 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk region.
During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of a tank, two mechanized, an assault, three airborne assault brigades and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Gornal and Oleshnya.
Strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire damaged enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Belovody, Vladimirovka, Maryino, Novaya Sich, Osoyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.
Over the course of a day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 servicemen, destroying a tank, an armored personnel carrier, two combat armored vehicles, five cars, three artillery pieces, two Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems, two electronic warfare stations, and two air defense radar stations.
14:43 Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomazreported, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are attacking border settlements. Just yesterday, April 15, in the village of Khoromnoye in the Klimovsky district, twenty houses burned down as a result of a suicide drone strike. On that day, militants attacked Bryansk villages 53 times.
13:50 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of April 16, 2025
By units of the North group of troops in the Belgorod direction inflicted defeat of the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a coastal defense brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the populated areas of Miropolskoye, Prokhody, Okop, Taratutino, Stepok and Ugroedy in Sumy Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past day amounted to 1,185 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 28 cars, 17 field artillery guns, seven ammunition depots, two radar stations, three electronic warfare stations, three tanks, two armored personnel carriers, an armored car, five pickups, a self-propelled artillery unit. In addition, the enemy lost an engineering obstacle clearing vehicle, an armored repair and recovery vehicle, and a fuel depot.
Units of the West, Center, East and Dnepr troop groups took advantageous positions and inflicted losses on various Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in several areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Khar'kov and Zaporizhia regions. During the fighting, the forces and equipment of mechanized, assault, ranger and territorial defense brigades were destroyed. The Russian army's aviation and artillery also attacked military infrastructure, including airfields and deployment points of Ukrainian troops in 139 areas.
The active actions of the units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Kalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
13:31 Active actions by units of the "Southern" group of troops released the settlement of Kalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
13:24 From 12.00 to 13.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type: one over the territory of the Bryansk region and one over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
13:02 The Kiev regime, in violation of Russian-American agreements to cease strikes on energy facilities for 30 days from March 18, continued unilateral attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian energy facilities have been recorded.
– In the Belgorod region:
On April 15 at 08.05, as a result of deliberate shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 35 kV high-voltage line Krasnaya Yaruga – Terebreno of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Belgorodenergo was disconnected. About 17,400 consumers in the Grayvoronsky district were left without electricity.
On April 16 at 04:02, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV that dropped a munition on a transformer of the 110 kV Krasnaya Yaruga electrical substation of the Belgorodenergo branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre, more than 4.6 thousand supply points in seven settlements of the Krasnoyarsk region were left without power supply.
– In the Bryansk region:
on April 15 at 16:02, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, multiple damages were recorded to the 35 kV Andreykovichi electrical substation of the PJSC Rosseti Centre – Bryanskenergo branch.
On April 15 at 19.36, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, due to a break in the wires in the span of the supports, the high-voltage line of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre - Bryanskenergo was disconnected. Household consumers in the settlement of Podyvotye in the Sevsky district were left without power supply.
– In the Kursk region:
on April 15 at 05:35, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, a high-voltage line 35 kV Kamyshi – Murynovka – Kirovskaya of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Kurskenergo was disconnected due to a broken wire.
– In the Kherson region:
on April 16 at 00.49, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV on the Sivash wind power plant, a transformer caught fire. The plant reduced its operating capacity by 30 MW.
12:13 Calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon Center destroyed logistics, manpower, communications equipment, UAVs and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:44 In a forest plantation in the Khar'kov region, an FPV operator of the 44th Air Defense Forces "Sever" opened a location of an enemy American-made weapon.
The northerners' kamikaze drone managed to accurately hit the M-777 howitzer, after which the operator of the reconnaissance UAV recorded the results of the fire strike.
10:53 Novopavlovskoe/Bogatyrskoe direction
Units of the GrV Vostok continue to break through the enemy's defenses in the direction of Shevchenko and Komar.
In the Fedorovka area, there are fierce counter battles for strongholds to the southwest. The enemy has transferred reserves here, is conducting counterattacks, and has managed to enter the northern outskirts of Dneproenergiya.
In the Shevchenko area, several days of attacks finally yielded a positive result. Our assaults were able to gain a foothold on the eastern outskirts of Shevchenko.
Fighting in the area of Volnoye Pole. Our assaults advanced a little south of the village.
In the landings in the direction of Otradnoye, units of the Russian Armed Forces were able to take three strong points with five pillboxes and 15 dugouts.
Advance in the direction of Bogatyr and occupy the enemy stronghold. Enemy counterattacks in the Razliv area have been repelled.
10:41 Calculation of the 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the "Dnepr" group of forces destroyed an accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the Zaporizhia region.
10:18 From 08.00 to 09.40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Ivanovo region.
9:38 UAV operators methodically are destroying field warehouses with ammunition and fuel, equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk and Pokrovsk directions.
8:37 From 6.35 to 7.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutydestroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One UAV over the territory of the Tula region and
One UAV over the territory of the Ryazan region.
8:22 Military engineers of the "West" group of troops with the help of a ground robot "kamikaze" destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
8:10 Frontline report for the morning of 16.04.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Herecontinuefighting in the area of Lobkovoe, Shcherbakov and Kamenskoe. There are no serious changes in the LBS. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to carry out counterattacks, but without success.
Donetsk Front. Heavy fighting continues here in several directions. Russian troops are developing an offensive on Bogatyr, gradually pushing through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses. Fierce fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have concentrated a serious group here, which allows the Ukrainians to constantly counterattack. This section of the front is also one of the most densely populated with drones. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a huge number of them. Fighting continues in Dzerzhinsk and on the flanks.
Kursk Region. The Russian Armed Forces will continue to develop the offensive in the Oleshnya and Gornal areas. Also, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control in the Sumy Region, where fighting continues in the Loknya area.
Belgorod Region. Another attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through our defenses using armored vehicles has been repelled. The enemy's vehicles have been destroyed, but the enemy has not achieved any success. Fighting continues in the Demidovka area and in Popovka.
8:07 Ukrainian Armed Forces troops were cut off in the north of the Khar'kov region after a targeted strike on the bridge over the Vovchya River, –video.
7:12 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:
– Nine UAVs – over the territory of the Voronezh region;
– Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region;
– Four UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Lipetsk region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea;
– One UAV – over the territory of the Moscow region.
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[Regnum] Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have carried out six strikes on energy infrastructure facilities in four regions of Russia. This was reported on April 16 by the Russian Defense Ministry.
On April 15, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a 35 kV high-voltage line was de-energized in the Belgorod Region, leaving about 17,400 residents of the Grayvoronsky District without power. On the night of April 16, a UAV attack on a 110 kV substation led to a power outage for more than 4,600 consumers in the Krasnoyarsk District.
On April 15, two strikes on power facilities were recorded in the Bryansk region: a 35 kV substation was damaged, and power lines were torn off. This left residents of the village of Podyvotye in the Sevsky district without electricity.
In Kursk Oblast on the same day, a UAV strike resulted in the shutdown of a 35 kV power line. On April 16, the Sivash wind power plant in Kherson Oblast was hit. As a result of the drone attack, a transformer caught fire, and the power of the plant decreased by 30 MW.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, during the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also carried out six strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. Objects in the Bryansk, Kherson and Kursk regions were attacked.
On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of his American counterpart Donald Trump for a moratorium on attacks on energy facilities between Russia and Ukraine for 30 days. The Russian leader immediately ordered the Russian Armed Forces to cease attacks, and they neutralized seven of their UAVs, which at the same time were flying to attack energy infrastructure in the Nikolaev region.
The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, publicly supported this decision. However, already on the night of March 19, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an energy facility in the Krasnodar region and since then have regularly attacked Russian energy infrastructure, violating the moratorium.
Russia, despite the actions of the Kiev regime, has not yet resumed strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. On April 15, when asked by journalists when the moratorium would end, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov promised to report this later.
The end date of the moratorium on strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities will be announced later. This was stated at a briefing on April 16 by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.
He was asked to clarify from what hour exactly the moratorium on strikes on energy facilities would begin.
“We will keep you informed until I am ready to inform you of the decision made,” Peskov replied.
The Kremlin spokesman stressed that Kyiv de facto did not adhere to the moratorium.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries who were surrounded on the territory of the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in Gornal, Kursk Region, do not want to surrender because they came "to hunt people." This was reported on April 16 by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Viktor Vodolatsky.
Vodolatsky: Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers surrounded in Gornal do not want to surrender because of human hunting
"We will have to, of course, destroy the terrorists who are surrounded in the monastery and do not want to surrender. It is a pity for the historical and cultural value, but the criminals must be destroyed," TASS quotes him as saying.
The deputy added that after the liberation, the shrine will be restored to preserve the memory of the ancestors who once built the monastery.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on April 15, a source in the 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.
According to the source, separate groups of the 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to escape from the monastery territory. In addition, one of the officers from the group of paratroopers of the 80th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in early April began to negotiate with Russian servicemen about the surrender of those who are in the monastery, but the negotiator was killed by his fellow soldiers.
On April 15, Vodolatsky said that mercenaries from Colombia and several other countries were surrounded in the monastery — about 300 soldiers in total. He emphasized that they do not want to surrender because they know what awaits them for punitive actions against civilians. The deputy said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers have lost more than one life there.
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.
According to the channel, a total of 300 Ukrainian army servicemen and foreign mercenaries have barricaded themselves in the monastery.
The Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery, captured by Ukrainian forces, is located in the Sudzhansky District on the border with Ukraine. In early April, it was surrounded by the Russian army. Russian Armed Forces fighters reported that mortar and artillery crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were on the monastery grounds.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, one of the Ukrainian officers in the monastery planned to negotiate with Russian fighters in order to surrender. His fellow soldiers dealt with him cruelly. They refused to negotiate.
The day before, on April 15, it became known that separate groups of the elite 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to escape from the territory of the monastery, since the Ukrainian side is suffering significant losses.
It is noted that during the work with the Kursk residents evacuated from the Sudzhansky district, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation established new evidence of the atrocities committed by Ukrainian formations.
“A resident of the Kolmakov farm told the investigator that in January 2025, servicemen of the armed formations of Ukraine killed three members of her family who were hiding in the house,” according to a message published on the Telegram channel.
The department added that the necessary evidence has been collected, and forensic examinations and identification of bodies are also being conducted.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on April 14, investigators established the fact of crimes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against residents of the village of Lebedevka in the Kursk region. It is noted that in February 2025, Ukrainian formations dropped an explosive device from a drone on four civilians, as a result of which three were killed and another was injured. A case of a terrorist act was opened.
The day before, Petrenko reported that in November last year, in the village of Goncharovka in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed a civilian. Ukrainian soldiers burned his house and beat him with rifle butts for a long time, forced him to his knees, and threatened to shoot him. He died from his injuries.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Federal Security Service (FSB) has published footage of the detention of a native of Central Asia for preparing a terrorist act in Pyatigorsk. The corresponding video was presented on Wednesday, April 16, by the Public Relations Center.
The video shows the man preparing for the crime, including choosing a canister at a hardware store, before showing footage of his arrest.
During interrogation, the detainee stated that he had come to Pyatigorsk to earn money, after which he met members of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia on the Internet and joined it.
Security forces detained the man earlier that day, April 16. He planned to commit a terrorist act in one of the leisure centers, and then flee to Syria to take part in military operations.
At the same time, FSB officers detained a Ukrainian agent who was planning to commit a terrorist attack against a deputy of the People's Council of the Lugansk People's Republic. The resident of Lugansk cooperated with Ukrainian intelligence, was trained in sabotage activities, and also equipped caches with explosives and explosive devices.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Former Kursk Region Governor Alexey Smirnov has been detained. Law enforcement officers came to his home this morning.
According to Mash, Vladimir Lukin, former CEO of the Kursk Region Development Corporation, testified against him. He was previously arrested in connection with the theft during the construction of fortifications in the Kursk region. Both Lukin and Smirnov were associated with the Ivanovo region. Preliminary, they could have participated in the theft of state funds from the housing and utilities fund there.
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Of the 15 billion rubles allocated from the federal budget for the defense of the Kursk region, about 200 million rubles were stolen, writes 112.
According to a media source, the corruption scheme was as follows: money was transferred to shell companies that won fictitious tenders, after which artificial conditions were created for non-fulfillment of contracts, which were then terminated, and the companies disappeared with the prepayment.
As has been said before, the case of theft of money during the construction of fortifications in the Kursk region will be long-running and will not be limited to contractors alone.
In fact, the case is identical in content to similar cases in Ukraine, such as the theft of money during the construction of the "Yatsenyuk wall" and the theft of money during the construction of fortifications to the west of Avdiivka and in the Krasnoarmeysk area, where retreating Ukrainian troops were surprised to discover that some of the fortifications existed only on paper.
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P.S. We are waiting with interest to see what other names will emerge in this case.
I am sure that if you start digging in neighboring Bryansk, you can also find a lot of interesting things there.
Former Kursk Region Governor Alexey Smirnov has been arrested for two months in a case of fraud in the construction of protective structures in the region. This decision was made by the Meshchansky Court of Moscow on April 16.
"The investigator's motion to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention for Aleksey Borisovich Smirnov, accused of committing a crime under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, for two months has been granted," the message on the Telegram channel of the courts of general jurisdiction of Moscow says.
It is noted that the court refused to satisfy the petition of Smirnov and his lawyer to choose a more lenient measure of restraint for the accused, not involving detention.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, law enforcement officers detained Smirnov, as well as his former deputy, Alexei Dedov. The former governor faces up to 10 years in prison.
The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk reported that Smirnov and Dedov were detained in connection with the theft of 1 billion rubles allocated for the construction of fortifications on the border of the Kursk region with Ukraine. The defendants led members of an organized group and, together with the management of the Kursk Region Development Corporation, organized the theft of budget funds.
According to the Telegram channel "112", the former CEO of the company "Kursk Region Development Corporation" Vladimir Lukin testified against the defendant. At the moment, he is also under arrest.
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