Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:28 Russian military occupation units, where Chinese citizens who were later captured by Ukraine served, involved the latter in hard labor, but generally kept aloof. Units where foreigners served were commanded by Russians. This statement was made by Chinese citizens of war at a press conference in Kiev on Monday, April 14.
19.00 Britain has provided Ukraine with a second tranche of £752 million ($991 million), secured by revenues from frozen Russian assets. The British government said the money will go toward purchasing important military equipment for Ukraine, including an air defense system.
17.57 Mass recruitment of people for the war with Ukraine costs Russia almost 2 billion rubles a day. Such data was published with reference to the Russian Ministry of Finance by Janis Kluge, an employee of the German Institute for International Security Studies.
17.52 US President Donald Trump named those "guilty" of the war in Ukraine and it is not Vladimir Putin. He made the corresponding statement on his own social network Truth Social.
17.41 The Russian FSB detained two Russian citizens and one Moldovan citizen who were allegedly “preparing terrorist attacks.”
17.05 In Sumy, the death toll from Russia's missile strike on the city center on April 13 has risen to 35. The victims are an 11-year-old boy and a 17-year-old youth. 117 people were also injured, including 15 children.
16.19 Russian troops have killed 618 children in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Prosecutor General's Office reports.
"More than 2,502 children suffered in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. As of the morning of April 14, 2025, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 618 children died and more than 1,884 received injuries of varying severity," the juvenile prosecutors noted.
16.02 Russian invaders are trying to justify the murder of dozens of Ukrainians in Sumy. The corresponding statement was published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
15:34 Ukraine has begun developing its own strategic-level air defense system. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
15:30 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, successfully destroyed the enemy Strela-10 SAM system in the Kursk region.
The Russians spotted a Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV in the sky and brought Strelka into the field, trying to shoot it down. But the launch of two missiles was unsuccessful - the drone pilots skillfully dodged the missiles.
After the unsuccessful interception, the enemy tried to retreat, but did not have time. The FPV drone strike hit the target precisely, causing serious damage to the anti-aircraft system.
15.01 Two Russian servicemen involved in committing war crimes during the occupation of Bucha in the Kyiv region have been identified and notified of suspicion. This was reported on April 14 by the Office of the Prosecutor General. The defendants are charged with violating the laws and customs of war, including those involving premeditated murder.
14.59 In Sumy, on the afternoon of April 14, the arrival of what was probably a "shahid" was recorded. This was reported by the acting mayor, secretary of the Sumy City Council Artem Kobzar.
"Another explosion was heard in the city. Perhaps it was the "shahed" that circled around the city for about an hour and a half. The whole city is in smoke, we are going there, we will provide further information," he noted.
14.25 As a result of the Russian missile attack on Sumy on April 13, 14 police officers were injured, and employees of other services who eliminated the consequences of the attack were also killed and wounded. This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko, hromadske reports.
13.38 An FSB agent has been detained in Kharkov; he turned out to be an employee of one of the largest thermal power plants in Ukraine. He was preparing air attacks by the Russian Federation on the power facility where he worked. The SBU reported this on April 14.
13:09 Russia used attack drones on a passenger train in the Chernihiv region. The details of the attack were reported by the head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus.
12:53 As a result of a Russian missile strike on the city of Sumy, Colonel Yuriy Yula, commander of the 27th rocket artillery brigade named after Petro Kalnyshevsky, former deputy brigade commander of the 26th artillery brigade named after Roman Dashkevich, was killed. This was reported by the Berdichev District Military Administration.
12:48 US President Donald Trump's spiritual adviser, Pastor Mark Burns, condemned the Russian missile attack on Sumy, which occurred on Palm Sunday, April 13. He wrote about this on Platform X.
"This is why I called Putin evil... As a pastor and peacemaker, I strongly condemn Russia's horrific bombing of a church in Sumy, Ukraine, on Palm Sunday - a day meant for worship and spiritual renewal for Christians around the world. This brutal attack, which mercilessly targeted innocent parishioners gathered in peace to celebrate Palm Sunday, is an assault on humanity, faith, and the sanctity of life. In Sumy, this barbaric act claimed at least 32 lives (34 - ed.)," Burns said.
12:36 Following the Russian missile strike on Sumy, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Lithuania.
"Following the terrorist attack committed by Russia in Sumy, we have summoned a representative of the Russian embassy in Vilnius. Those behind this attack will not escape justice. All those who work for the criminal Kremlin regime, including Russian diplomats, also bear responsibility," the department said in a statement.
12:16 Russian troops have dealt a brutal blow to a residential area in the village of Novokhatskoye in Donetsk region. One person has been killed and three others have been wounded.
Rescuers also provided first aid to two injured men and transported the injured woman to hospital.
11:55 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not say during an interview for CBS that the number of casualties among the Ukrainian Armed Forces is 100 thousand. This was stated by the head of state's press secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov.
According to him, the CBS 60 Minutes program aired an interview with Zelensky, where the voiceover allegedly spoke of up to 100,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers. However, the president did not voice such figures.
"1,700 attacks on schools, more than 600 dead children, 780 attacks on medical facilities, 13,000 killed civilians and up to 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers," the article said.
The source of the information was not indicated in the story.
"Please note that the figure of 100,000 is voiced in the voiceover in the story. This is not discussed in the interview," Nikiforov emphasized.
The president only said that "our people are paying a high price."
11:30 In Arkhangelsk (Russia) on April 12, four departmental vans of the GAZelle type were destroyed on the territory of the regional department of internal affairs. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate. It is noted that the fire spread from the cars to the department building.
11:15 A Russian drone hit a warehouse of a private enterprise in Kharkov, the blast wave damaged four private houses.
A large-scale fire broke out with an area of more than 1,600 square meters. Rescuers localized the fire.
10:58 The number of casualties in the Russian drone attack on Odessa has risen to eight. A medical facility and other civilian facilities were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper.
"As a result of the Russian attack at night, eight people were injured. As of this morning, four wounded remain in medical institutions. The others continue to receive outpatient treatment," he said.
In Odessa, civilian infrastructure, a medical institution, a residential building, a warehouse, a service station, and vehicles were damaged. Fires broke out at several sites, which were quickly extinguished by firefighters.
10:20 In Toretsk, Donetsk region, urban battles continue, assaults and attacks are carried out for individual houses and streets. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed what the city looks like now.
Fighters from the 100th separate mechanized brigade published a video of Toretsk, destroyed by the Russians, from a bird's eye view.
"This is how Russian occupiers "liberate" populated areas. The once flourishing miners' town of Toretsk has been turned into a ghost town by the Russians," the message under the video says.
10:02 The number of people injured as a result of the Russian missile strike on Sumy, as of the morning of April 14, has risen to 119, including 15 children. The death toll is 34, including seven children. This was reported by the spokesman for the State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast, Oleg Strelka, during a telethon.
9:32 On the night of April 14, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 62 Shahed-type attack drones and various types of drone imitators. Air defense forces shot down 40 drones. Another 11 enemy drone imitators were lost without any negative consequences.
The Odessa, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions suffered as a result of the Russian attack.
9:28 On the night of April 14, Russians shelled two districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a man was injured, fires broke out. This was reported by the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
9:20 The war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine has killed about 13,000 civilians and up to 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CBS News.
"Daily Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities. 1,700 attacks on schools, more than 600 children killed, 780 attacks on medical facilities, 13,000 civilians killed and up to 100,000 Ukrainian troops," the head of state said.
8:52 Over the past 24 hours, 158 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders have been recorded at the front. Aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 16 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 6 artillery weapons of the Russian invaders. This was reported on April 14 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:15 On the morning of April 14, Russian drones attacked Zaporizhia, a fire broke out at a gas station. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov.
7:50 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military destroyed 1,310 Russian occupiers. The total combat losses of the enemy from 02/24/22 to 04/14/25 were approximately 933,980 people. This was reported by the General Staff on April 14.
7:23 In Kharkiv, during an air raid alarm, an explosion was heard, an enemy drone hit a warehouse with food products, a fire broke out at the site of the impact. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
06:05 The Austrian Foreign Ministry made a harsh statement regarding the missile attack on Sumy on Palm Sunday.
05:49 At the meeting of the EU Council in Luxembourg on April 14 (Foreign Affairs Council), the European Union foreign ministers will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, in particular, the initiatives of the "coalition of the determined" regarding the possible deployment of a monitoring mission in Ukraine, as well as the preparation of funds for the 17th package.
04:36 During the Easter holidays, Russia is attacking Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones, once again proving that "nothing is sacred" for it, the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) said in a statement. It noted that despite the festive period associated with the celebration of the Jewish Passover and Christian Easter, the Russian state is now terrorizing Ukrainian cities and villages every day and night with drone and missile attacks and bombings.
03:15 Probable future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that he was always ready to support the transfer of TAURUS missiles to Ukraine if this decision was agreed upon with European partners.
"The British do it, the French do it, the Americans do it anyway," he noted.
02:55 Finnish President Alexander Stubb has issued a strong statement in response to the missile attack on Sumy on April 13.
"Russia continues to wage its brutal war of invasion. Tragic events have occurred again today - civilians have been killed in Sumy. This act of terror once again proves that Moscow ignores both international and humanitarian law," Stubb wrote.
02:00 Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schof said that Russia's missile strike on Sumy once again underlines the importance of increasing pressure on the aggressor and the need for further support for Ukraine, in particular by supplying air defense systems.
"There has been a horrific Russian attack in the centre of the Ukrainian city of Sumy, leaving dozens of victims, many of them children. This attack shows once again that we must continue to increase pressure on Russia and continue to support Ukraine - for example with air defences - so that Ukraine can protect itself from this violence," he said.
01:14 Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the United States should impose additional sanctions on Russia if it does not agree to peace. Graham accused Moscow of a barbaric attack on Christian believers in Ukraine.
00:25 Russian troops attacked Odessa with attack drones on the evening of April 13. As a result of the attack, the ceiling and glazing of one of the medical institutions were damaged, and the operating room was damaged.
[EngMilRu] Yesterday, the Russian Armed Forces launched two Iskander-M operational-tactical missiles in conditions of heavy electronic warfare countermeasures and foreign-made air defence systems in action to hit the site in Sumy where commanding officers of the Seversk task force had a meeting. More than 60 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been eliminated.
The Kiev regime continues to use the Ukrainian population as a human shield by deploying military facilities and carrying out activities involving servicemen in the centre of the densely populated city.
In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted damage on one mechanised brigade, one coastal brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Lesnoye, Miropolskoye, Petrushevka, and Prokhody (Sumy region).
The AFU lost up to 95 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, one MLRS gun, and three electronic warfare stations.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and defeated the formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one artillery brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Kupyansk, Borovaya, Kamenka (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, Karpovka, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 240 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. One Kvertus electronic warfare station, as well as two ammunition depots, were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one UAV regiment, one territorial defence brigade and one National Guard brigade close to Petrovka, Kalinovo, Tarasovka, Chasov Yar and Kleban-Byk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 315 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. Two electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades close to Mirolyubovka, Lysovka, Zverevo, Rodinskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Alekseyevka, and Preobrazhenka(Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 420 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, including four U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, six motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and engaged manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Shevchenko, Zeleny Kut, Zelenoye Pole, Bogatyr, Voskresenka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU lost up to 165 troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces units hit one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and three coastal defence brigades of the AFU close to Novodanilovka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, Antonovka, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 55 troops, one M113 armoured personnel carrier and one HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle made in the USA, seven motor vehicles, one American 155mm M-777 howitzer, one electronic warfare station, one Israeli-made RADA radar, and four ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on workshops of the Ukrainian defence industry, military airfield infrastructure, sites storing weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and mercenaries in 137 areas.
Russian air defence systems shot down six JDAM guided aerial bombs and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles made in the USA, as well as 227 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralized 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 51,562 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,833 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,536 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,602 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,087 units of special military vehicles.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to destroy AFU units on the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces engaged units of two mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, two air assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Belovody, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
In the past 24 hours, up to 235 troops have been neutralised as well as one armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, four mortars, and one BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 74,245 troops, 406 tanks, 333 infantry fighting vehicles, 303 armoured personnel carriers, 2,268 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,704 motor vehicles, 610 artillery guns, 55 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare 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] 21:42 FPV drone strike on Ukrainian electronic warfare station in Slobozhanske area of Khar'kov region —video. 20:47 UAV crews disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area
The servicemen of the Sever group destroyed enemy targets with precise hits from FPV drones and unmanned aerial vehicles with a system for dropping ammunition —video.
20:23 The TOS-1A Solntsepek crew of the Center group launched a strike with thermobaric shells on an enemy stronghold —video.
19:55 Reconnoitred the enemy positions and aimed artillery
Drone operators discovered a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction. Instead of attacking, they followed the vehicle to a temporary deployment point of Ukrainian militants.
The coordinates were transmitted to headquarters, after which the artillery destroyed the temporary deployment point with enemy personnel.video.
19:04 The Russian army has occupied the western part of Valentinovka in the Konstantinovka direction –MAP
18:59 Assault groups have advanced into forest plantations northwest of Makeyevka –MAP
18:36 Bogatyrskoe direction
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continue to breach enemy defenses in the areas of the settlements of Bogatyr and Otradnoye.
The enemy launched an unsuccessful counterattack in the direction of Constantinople with forces up to an assault platoon, which was completely destroyed.
Our assault units advanced in the direction of Bogatyr from the south, occupying the space between the ditches, and from the east near the road.
Southeast of Otradnoye, there is an advance through the plantings to this village.
The approaches/access roads to both settlements are controlled by our "bird houses" and artillery, which complicates the provision/supply of their garrisons.
The battles in this direction are characterized by the active use of attack drones by both sides. Air battles between them often occur in the air.
17:22 In the period from 15:20 to 16:05 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and
One UAV over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
16:51 Krasnolimanskoe direction
In the area of the Ivanovo-Makeyevka bridgehead, our units occupied the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and advanced east of Novomikhaylovka (reaching the rear of the enemy positions west of Makeyevka), and also entered Novomikhaylovka from the southeast and began its assault.
Our units are attacking Novoye from the north, east and south. There are battles on the outskirts. To the north and south of Novoye, our assaults are also attacking bypassing Novoye, going to the O-05-25 road and in the direction of Lipovoye.
Fighting continues in the direction of Green Valley and on the outskirts of Kolodez.
To the south, the enemy is trying to carry out artillery strikes and drone strikes against our units on the left bank of the Zherebets River in Terny and Yampolovka in order to hold back the advance in Torskoye, where our assaults are fighting in the area of the fish farm and on the northern outskirts.
16:12 Severskoye direction. South of Grigorovka, the Russian Armed Forces occupied a forest area –MAP
16:09 Drone operators of the Northern military group have discovered and destroyed "Baba Yaga" of the enemy in the Sumy region.
15:51 The first assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces entered Novomikhaylovka –MAP
15:40 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. The mop up operation in the small village of Preobrazhenka, which came under the control of the Russian army, has been completed –MAP
15:34 FPV drone operators of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division struck military equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhov direction
Over the course of a day, three units of lightly armored vehicles and a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were destroyed north of the village of Rabotino.
14:27 At 12:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
💥13:45 Summary of he Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region as of April 14, 2025
💥During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades, a tank brigade, two airborne assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and an assault regiment 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, Maryino, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Sadki, Shalygino, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.
Over the course of a day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 235 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, three combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, four field artillery pieces, four mortars, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle were destroyed.
13:01 At 11:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.
12:21 Aleksandro-Kalinovskoye direction
Our assault units have occupied the crossroads and part of the defensive line near the road to Sukhaya Balka, are clearing Valentinovka to the end and storming Sukhaya Balka.
12:07 FPV drone calculations of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of forces destroyed hundreds of units of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including Leopard tanks.
11:06 Russian Army is coming to Konstantinovka, liberating one village after another
– In the Konstantinovsky direction, the 150th Motorized Rifle Division had previously liberated Panteleimonovka and Alexandropol, and now it has entered Valentinovka, occupying most of the village and is breaking through to Sukha Balka.
– To the west of Valentinovka, Russian troops have advanced along the forest belt to a depth of 1.4 km. The fighting continues.
10:59 In the period from 8:40 to 10:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
09:58 UAV operators of the 305th Artillery Brigade of the 5th Army of the "East" group in the South Donetsk direction destroyed enemy self-propelled guns Archer and Bogdana.
09:27 GV "Brave" RF Armed Forces are advancing to the Dnepropetrovsk region
– In the Novopavlovsk direction, fighters of the 90th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the "Center" group of forces from the direction of the settlement of Zaporozhye, with the support of armored vehicles, are storming the Troitskoye area, the capture of which opens the way to the settlement of Orekhovo, the last one before the Dnepropetrovsk region
– In Preobrazhenka, Russian troops have already occupied most of the village, having previously secured a foothold in the central part
– Also, heavy fighting continues in the direction of Kotlyarovka, towards which Russian troops are advancing from the east and southeast.
07:09 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 52 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
33 UAVs were over the territory of the Bryansk region,
10 UAVs were over the territory of the Oryol region,
Three UAVs were over the territories of the Kursk and Tula regions,
Two UAVs were over the territory of the Kaluga region, and
One UAV was over the territory of the Belgorod region.
06:30 FPV drone operators in the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces tank and a dugout with personnel. The task was carried out by servicemen of the 150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division and the 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade.
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[Regnum] The negotiations between Russia and the United States are of interest to Russian experts and public figures. They agree that Moscow will not make concessions to Washington and the Kiev regime.
Russian public and political figure, writer and publicist Nikolai Starikov stated that the initial stage of negotiations can be considered completed. Now it is logical to assume that the parties are moving on to discussing compromises related to the Ukrainian crisis.
At the same time, the expert points out that Moscow and Washington have begun to discuss issues that are not related to the conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, the US is not lifting sanctions, members of the American administration say that the head of the White House, Donald Trump, is dissatisfied with Russia, and he himself calls Russian President Vladimir Putin a good politician.
"All this allows us to draw several conclusions. The negotiations are not going the way the US wants, no decisions are being made to satisfy them. Attempts to pressure and frighten the Russian leadership are not impressive and do not work. Just as the American tactics of promises of friendship and lifting sanctions do not work," Starikov said, adding that the US will have to change its position if they want to reach an agreement.
Advisor to the Chairman of the Coordination Council of the Association of Veterans of the SVO, member of the public chamber of the Kemerovo region Alexey Savin pointed out that the Kiev regime violates any agreements, which has become obvious to the whole world.
"I am confident that our President Vladimir Putin will not even ask the Ukrainian junta's opinion on diplomatic issues. In the SVO zone, we will fulfill the goals set and achieve the results that the people of Russia are interested in," he emphasized.
The executive director of the Association of Veterans of the SVO Dmitry Afanasyev noted that veterans of the special operation are very sensitive to issues of justice and closely follow the negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States. There is no doubt that Putin will not allow the American side to achieve concessions in favor of Ukraine.
"The loud statements of the United States do not affect our firm position. The President will not retreat from Russia's interests," Afanasyev is confident.
Stalina Gurevich, a lawyer and blogger, noted that US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Russia several times recently. In her opinion, this is a sign that the options that the American politician offers Putin have not been accepted.
"Trump is, of course, a sly fox, but where he studied, Putin taught, so I think we will see recognition after all. At least from Crimea (for starters) and at least from the US," Gurevich said.
The lawyer also believes that the European Union and Great Britain will try to prevent this. It will watch the developments with interest.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on April 14 that Russia and the United States had not yet agreed on the main parameters of an agreement to resolve the conflict in Ukraine during negotiations. He added that Moscow and Washington maintain contacts and discussions on this issue are ongoing.
Putin received Witkoff in St. Petersburg on April 11. The talks lasted more than four hours, with the parties discussing, among other things, the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
On March 18, Putin and Trump discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation. The Russian president called the key condition for ending the fighting the suspension of foreign military aid to Kiev. This is also necessary to prevent the escalation of the conflict, he stressed.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] Let's sum up the missile strike on Sumy:
Yesterday, April 13, in Sumy, on the territory of the congress center of Sumy State University, a ceremonial meeting was held dedicated to the next anniversary of the beginning of the "anti-terrorist operation" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the awarding of the most distinguished servicemen of military units and subdivisions from the OTG "Seversk".
According to information from the source, the command of the OTG "Seversk" was present at the event: 95 Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, 80 Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, 21 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 117 Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, a total of up to 200 people.
As a result of the missile strike, the enemy's losses amounted to 140 people, including up to 60 people killed and up to 80 people wounded. About 30 vehicles were destroyed and damaged. In addition, there is information about one SBU representative who was present at the event who was killed.
At the same time, the first obituaries have started to arrive: as reported by the Berdichev District Military Administration of the Zhitomir Region, as a result of yesterday's strike, the brigade commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, Colonel Yula Yuri Andreevich, was killed.
The latter is especially noteworthy. The 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade participated in terrorist strikes against populated areas of the Russian Federation in the Kursk and Belgorod Regions.
Russian military launched two Iskander-M missiles at the location of a meeting of the command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the city of Sumy. This was reported on April 14 by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Yesterday, in the city of Sumy, the Russian Armed Forces, in the context of active counteraction by the Ukrainian Armed Forces with foreign-made electronic warfare and air defense systems, launched a strike with two Iskander-M operational-tactical missiles at the location where a meeting of the command staff of the Seversk operational-tactical group was being held, " the statement said.
It is noted that as a result of the target being hit, more than 60 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were killed.
The Defense Ministry added that the Kiev regime continues to use the Ukrainian population as a human shield, placing military facilities and holding events with the participation of military personnel in the center of the densely populated city.
Commentary by Ressian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Trump accused Biden and Zelensky of starting the war in Ukraine because of them.
"The war between Russia and Ukraine is Biden's war, not mine. I had nothing to do with this war, but I am now making efforts to stop the death and destruction. If the 2020 presidential election had not been rigged, this terrible war would never have happened. President Zelensky and Lying Joe Biden did a terrible job allowing this tragedy to begin. There were many ways to prevent it. But that is in the past. Now we need to stop it - and fast" (c) Trump
On the one hand, yes, Biden and Zelensky deliberately unleashed a war in 2022, but Trump is disingenuous when he says that he had nothing to do with it.
Under Trump in 2017-2020, the arming of Ukraine continued, the Volker-Surkov negotiations were effectively profaned, and Trump turned a blind eye to the development of Nazism in Ukraine, although it was obvious under Poroshenko.
Trump also effectively turned a blind eye to the sabotage and disruption of the Minsk agreements by Germany and France, which used them to prepare Ukraine for war against Russia.
So Trump's stories that he has nothing to do with this war are a pathetic lie. His responsibility is simply somewhat less than that of Biden and Zelensky.
The actions of former US President Joe Biden, when he was in power, and the head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelensky provoked the beginning of an armed conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the current US leader Donald Trump on April 14.
"Zelensky and crook Joe Biden did a terrible job allowing this charade to happen. There were so many ways this could have been prevented," he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump stressed that he had nothing to do with starting the conflict, but is now working hard to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. He also said that the bloodshed needs to be stopped as quickly as possible.
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Trump was probably naive in thinking he could get Zelensky to come clean about Biden's corrupt activities in Ukraine. Other than that I don't believe he gave a rat's ass about it and he should be excused for that. The only people who really care about Ukraine are the corrupt politicians who think they can get in on the graft. At least he didn't insist on expanding NATO.
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Post the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) graphic here Abu. Ukie MIC no different from Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, MIC's.
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