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[Korrespondent] 23.55 Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that the RNDC has decided to impose new sanctions against Belarus. There are 16 Belarusian communities and 11 legal entities hanging around. Sanctions were praised through Russia’s support for military actions against Ukraine, as well as through connections with the extremities of the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko. On the “black list” of Ukraine are defense factories and blue Lukashenka Viktor and Dmitry.
19.55 Near the Kursk region, in the territories immediately buried by the Russians, the defense forces of Ukraine yesterday and on the 29th quarter hit low targets of the Russian army. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed about this.
19.40 Ukraine introduced new sanctions against those responsible for the deportation of children, and blocked the operation of two dozen tankers of the Russian “shadow fleet”. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated this. The sanctions list included 20 physical and legal entities, including the removal of children from the occupied territories and the testing of their ideological indoctrination. Among them are regional planters of the Russian Federation, deputies and collaborators.
19.07 The European Commission launched a new platform for testing military technologies in real combat scenarios. The press service of the European Commission reports this. This marks the upcoming stage of BraveTech EU, a strong initiative to accelerate the adoption of military technologies for the defense industry of Ukraine. The platform, which has a budget of 35 million euros, is fragmented to accelerate the implementation of high-priority innovations directly on the battlefield in Ukraine.
18.50 Ukraine, with the last two steps, has begun recruiting into the Russian army in over 30 countries. The secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the supply of military forces and the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Dmytro Usov informed about this at the time of the presentation of the military personnel. Ukrinform.
18.25 New crimes have been documented by the occupation quarry of the “Union of Crimean Borders” and the “Varyag” Naval Training Center near the immediately buried Simferopol Oleksandr D’yachenko. It is indicated that the investigation, The two structures involved are positioned as large-scale organizations. In reality, their activities are coordinated by the Russian special services to prepare the younger generation for service in armed forces. edge of the aggressor. priority areas - the initial combat school of young men for further transfer to the special forces of the military and naval forces of the Russian Federation. For this purpose, at the training bases of the “Varyag”, schoolchildren will be taught diving skills, underwater orientation and the specifics of carrying out sabotage in marine waters. According to the materials of the promotion, occupation of GO Dyachenko regularly seize the financing of the Russian Federation in the form of “presidential grants” from Putin, directly aimed at expanding the Kremlin regime in Crimea.
18.21 Ukrainian drones successfully attacked two Russian helicopters near the Voronezk region of the Russian Federation. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Force (USF) ZSU, told about this on Facebook.
17.03 The head department of internal security of the Security Service of Ukraine stated that in 2026, 81 individuals were reported as suspected, of which 20 were SBU officers, including criminals diy. It appears that among those involved are Russian terrorist agents, “moles” who were pushing the enemy, as well as participants in shady and illegal schemes. The Department of Internal Security pays particular attention to preventing corruption within the Service.
16.45 At the beginning of the battle at the front, there were 54 fights between Ukrainian fighters and Russian fighters. On most direct lines, the witch’s activity is minimal, informing the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational information.
16.04 During the remaining hour, Russian contingents in African countries increased by 8 thousand. osib. President Volodymyr Zelensky informed about this in Telegram following the results of the investigation of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) security officer Oleg Lugovsky.
15.47 In Ukraine, people from 48 countries who fought in the Russian Federation are in full force. About this 29th quarter, the secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the nutrition of military forces, Brigadier General Dmitro Usov, reported at the end of the presentation to the world Foreign fighters in the Russian army: how to stop global recruitment scheme.
“Today we have a full representation of 48 countries. Hundreds, not dozens,” he said. According to Usov, the top 7 countries with the largest populations are: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan.
15.17 President Volodymyr Zelensky heard from Oleg Lugovsky, a senior official of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SSR), and called the level of Russia’s export expenses due to Ukrainian far-reaching sanctions. I told you about the price on Telegram.
14.48 On the web portal Activity of the 29th quarter, you can submit an application to the International Register of Traffickers caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in five new categories, which will result in a violation infrastructure, as well as depletion and loss of assets. Irina Mudra, the intercessor of the minister, told the Office of the President about this on Facebook.
14.30 The Khabarovsk Territory of the Russian Federation has taken aim at Major General Azatbek Omurbekov, who commanded the 64th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian army during the occupation of Buchi and Andriivka in Ukraine. This was reported to the "VChK-OGPU" with instructions to the Dzherel.
It appears that a high-ranking officer was ordered to be captured on the 28th of April at the military garrison in the village of Knyaz-Volkonsky-1: a bomb was planted at the postal screen on the exit maidan of one of the budinki.
According to the data, the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kuzmenko, died as a result, and a number of people were wounded. There is still no information about Omurbekov’s camp.
Major General Vidomy is known as the “butcher of Buchi” in connection with the calls of responsibility until the day of rezanin in the Kiev region in the spring of 2022. Vіn is under sanctions in the UK, EU and USA.
14.21 Ukrainian special forces have found a large group of recruits under the auspices of the Russian Guard Akhmat, who was created for the initiative of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
13.57 River guard of the State Prikordon Service Andriy Demchenko noted that in three months of this year, the border guards had identified 80 malicious groups that were engaged in the illegal transfer of persons beyond the cordon, and had captured nearly 3 thousand violators. I spoke about this in an interview with Ukrinform.
“Over the past river, 520 such illegal groups were discovered, which included both organizers and accomplices. In this group, in just three months, 80 such groups have been discovered, 40 of which are in Berezn. 2,900 porushniks were killed,” Demchenko said.
Having noted that the price is 38% less than for the same period in 2025, and having added that the number of samples of illegal cross borders, which is similar to 2024-2025, is on the decline.
13.48 The oil pumping station in the Russian city of Perm was damaged, over 1,500 km from the sovereign cordon of Ukraine. The SBU reported this. For further information, all tanks may burn to save oil.
13.23 Ukraine is allocating 6 billion euros for the purchase of power generation drones before the end of the next quarter. This is a payment under a loan amounting to 90 billion euros, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, reporting Ukrinform.
12.44 Ukrainian troops hit the sanctioned tanker Marquise in the Black Sea. The ZSU Navy was informed about this. The tanker was attacked by two naval drones. The storm was located in the aft part, in the area of the rudder and propeller group and the engine compartment. The stage of progress is being specified.
11.58 Ukraine is increasing the range of its strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation – it already exceeds 1500 km. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook on Wednesday, April 29th.
11.15 On Wednesday, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with strike drones. Because of the destruction, two people were injured, the head of the local government Oleg Kiper reported on Telegram.
"As a result of the impact of the attack UAV, the district hospital was damaged. The entire department was restored. Significant damage was detected in the therapeutic, cardiological and surgical departments, as well as in the offices Ultrasound, x-ray and others. Fortunately, there were no casualties. At the time of the attack, the medical staff and patients were in hiding. The patients were transferred to another department,” he wrote.
10.46 Military counter-intelligence officers and DBR police officers identified an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU). An inspector of the State Cordon Service of Ukraine (DPSU) appeared and informed the SBU.
10.23 On Wednesday, in six regions of Ukraine, power outages were recorded due to new attacks by Russian fire extinguishers. Ukrenergo reported about this. It is possible to stop all energy sources in order to turn poshkodzhene ownership into work as soon as possible.
09.49 The Minister of Defense of Germany, Boris Pistorius, stated that his country benefits from the military spying with Ukraine. DW reports this.
“Ukraine is a country that, out of necessity, has developed an incredible potential for innovation and efficiency. They develop technologies not in laboratory minds, but directly on the battlefield,” he explained.
09.23 The Czech Republic has now become the 23rd country that supported the expanded local government to the one hundred percent Career Committee of the Special Tribunal for the evil of aggression against Ukraine. The head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga announced this.
09.09 The 1526th round of large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine began. The camp recorded 189 combat missions this morning. Please contact the General Staff.
08.53 During the last battle, Russian troops attacked Kharkov and 11 settlements in the region. As a result of the shelling, two people died and seven more were injured. The head of OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, told us about this.
08.37 Russian troops attacked the military drones near Marganets, in Dnipropetrovsk. There were no casualties. The DSNS press service reported this in advance.
“A cynical attack on the guards at Marganets. Russian troops directly attacked the guards at Marganets with the help of drones,” the source said.
As a result of the enemy's attack, the depot and special equipment were damaged.
08.18 Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 171 attack drones. PPO destroyed 95 hostile drones. The military forces informed about this.
As it turns out, the anti-aircraft defense shot down/suppressed 154 hostile UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types overnight, yesterday and at the end.
At the same time, the presence of 12 attack UAVs was recorded at ten locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs at 12 locations.
08.04 Russian troops attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Sumy region. The shelling resulted in fires and casualties. The head of the OVA, Oleg Grigorov, announced this.
“The whole night the enemy attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Shostka community with drones and a missile... The 65-river bag of one of the budinki perished due to external fumes. Two more people rushed to the emergency medics,” - having designated vin.
07.47 Russian troops struck Zaporizia region 833 times for spoils. As a result of the attack, three people were wounded. The head of OVA Ivan Fedorov told about this.
The occupier launched 833 attacks on 43 settlements in the Zaporizhzhya region.
Following Fedorov’s words, there were 51 reports about the damage to life, vehicles and infrastructure.
07.14 The defense forces liquidated and injured 1,180 Russian occupiers during the past year, and the total losses of the enemy during the war amounted to 1,328,820 people. The ZSU General Staff was informed about this.
The total military expenses of the Russian prison camps from 02/24/22 to 04/29/26 were approximately:
tanks - 11894 (+2);
combat armored vehicles - 24,486 (+3) units;
artillery systems - 40,825 (+54) units;
Zasobi PPO - 1,356 (+2) ods;
UAVs of operational-tactical level - 262,033 (+1,775) units;
automobile equipment and tank trucks - 92,231 (+245) units;
special equipment - 4146 (+5)
06.02 The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow is ready to diplomatically end the war against Ukraine, otherwise it will not be accepted. Zakharova noted that Russia is not ready for compromise, as it would not harm its interests. She also added that either Ukraine or its foreign allies will not be able to overshadow the minds of Russia. At the same time, Moscow has seen a shift in minds that are essential to achieving “sustainable regulation.”
05.31 Republican Senator Mitch McConnell expressed criticism at the Pentagon through the cessation of the use of funds that were already available to help Ukraine. In his column for The Washington Post, he said that there would be about 400 million dollars, as Congress praised only a few months ago, and that it had not yet been divided. As McConnell explained, these funds were transferred for the non-pecological support of Ukraine until 2026 and resulted in widespread support in Congress.
01.27 On Wednesday, the 29th of April, a series of vibrations occurred in occupied Crimea. According to monitoring channels, the attack is directed directly at a number of military targets. The main targets were the airfields "Kirovske", "Saki" (Novofedorivka) and "Gvardiyske".
00.58 Early in the morning, 29th quarter, the Russian occupation forces launched several attacks on Kharkov with the help of drones. Impacts were recorded in various areas. The first strike took place in the Nemyshlyansky district, where the drone took part from the enemy. Another attack was recorded in the Osnovyansky district of the city. As Kharkov informed, the incident took place at an infrastructure facility. Previously, near the Nemyshlyansky district, one person was injured, and about 10 private buildings were damaged.
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[Korrespondent] More than half of the attacks by the Russians are concentrated near Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk. Fighting is currently ongoing in seven locations.
Since the beginning of the day, 54 clashes between Ukrainian units and Russian invaders have taken place on the front. In most directions, enemy activity is minimal, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update on Wednesday, April 29.
Thus, two clashes occurred in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Vovchanski Khutory, Okhrimivka, and Krasne Pershe five times. One clash is ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, two assaults were repelled towards the settlements of Drobysheve and Lyman Nashi.
In the Slavyansk direction, one attempt by the invaders to advance towards Rai-Oleksandrivka was stopped.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked once in the Nikiforivka area.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 13 attacks near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivano-Frankivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, and Stepanivka. Three clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders stormed 17 times towards the settlements of Novopavlivka, Bilytske, Dorozhne and in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Muravka, Novopidhorodne. One clash is still ongoing.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy once advanced towards Oleksandrovgrad.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine attacks in the areas of Pryluky, Olenokostyantynivka, Hulyaipil and towards Svyatopetrivka, Tsvitkiv, and Charivne. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy carried out one attack in the direction of Novoandreyevka.
In the Dnieper direction, two assaults were successfully repelled in the area of the Antonivsky Bridge and Bilogruy Island.
As a reminder, 189 combat clashes took place on the front during the day on April 28. The largest number of battles was in the Pokrovsky direction – 48. The enemy army lost almost 1,200 soldiers killed and wounded.
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[NewsFront] 20:50 From 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type that flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions. 19:53 However, our UAV operators also operate in the dark, controlling the airspace of the Vovchansky district, carrying out targeted strikes on enemy NRTK and leaving the advance groups of Ukrainian nationalists without food and ammunition.
19:06 Eight civilians were attacked in the Belgorod region. Three died due to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The enemy deliberately struck a passenger bus in the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky District. Three women died instantly from their wounds. In moments like these, it's difficult to find words to express the grief and sorrow... This is an irreparable loss for us all.
Eight wounded were taken to the Shebekino Central District Hospital, two of whom, unfortunately, are in serious condition: a man with blind penetrating head wounds, a brain contusion, blind shrapnel wounds to the abdomen and arm with an open fracture, and a woman with multiple blind shrapnel wounds to the head, arms, and legs. They are being transported by ambulance crews to the regional clinical hospital. Four more men with various shrapnel wounds to the arms and legs and a woman with a shrapnel wound to the chest are being transported by ambulance crews to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. An eighth victim with a shrapnel wound to the leg is undergoing surgery at the Shebekino Central District Hospital.
18:41 Crew of 152mm towed guns "Giatsint-B" of the 11th Army Corps of the "North" group destroyed the launch point and control center of the enemy's UAVs in the Khar'kov region.
18:01 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate a new attack by Ukrainian armed forces in the Belgorod region
According to government authorities, a car was attacked by a drone by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AF) in the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky District, Belgorod Region. A civilian was injured.
17:55 According to preliminary information, today near the village of Peschanoye, Belovsky district, an FPV drone committed an attack on the car.
A 63-year-old man was injured. He suffered shrapnel wounds to his legs. He is receiving first aid.
16:24 GAZelle in the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky District was subjected to FPV drone attack. A civilian was injured.
Self-defense forces transported the victim to the Shebekinsky District Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to the head and legs. He was taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further treatment.
15:53 Russian intelligence officers opened the location of an enemy pickup truck loaded with supplies was located. Soldiers from the 11th Army Corps of the Guards "North" immediately engaged the enemy vehicle with fire and destroyed it.
15:28 From 7:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Orenburg regions and the Perm Territory.
14:36 Over the past 24 hours, as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region five civilians were wounded.
In Golaya Pristan, a drone strike on a car injured women born in 1982 and 1990, as well as a man born in 1973. They were hospitalized at the Golaya Pristan Central Regional Hospital.
A woman born in 1957 was injured in a drone attack in Gornostayevka. She was hospitalized at the Genichesk Central Regional Hospital.
In Knyaz-Grigoryevka, a woman born in 1955 was injured as a result of a munition dropped by a drone. Medical assistance was provided at the scene. Shelling and drone strikes damaged private homes in Korobki, Velyka Kardashinka, and Dobropillya, as well as an unoccupied house in Novaya Mayachka.
13:54 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of April 29, 2026
As a result of active operations, units of the North military group established control over the village of Novodmitrovka in the Sumy region.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and six territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Bachevsk, Chervonoe, Tolstodubovo, Mirlogi, Novaya Sich, Khrapovshchina, and Myronivka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of three mechanized and three motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya, Bugayevka, Staritsa, Polnaya and Karaichnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 170 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, and six supply depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kovalivka, Monachinovka, Kutkovka, and Pristen in the Khar'kov region, and Tatyanovka and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 servicemen, 17 vehicles, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, and three ammunition depots.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Novodmitrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, motorized infantry, assault and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Nikolaevka, Orekhovatka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Rai-Aleksandrovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 170 service members, three armored combat vehicles, a field artillery gun, and 11 vehicles. An electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, five supply depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment, a Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned aerial systems battalion, two naval ingf brigades, the Azov* special forces brigade, and six National Guard brigades near the settlements of Priyut, Novogrigorovka, Lenina, Rubezhnoye, Krasnoyarskoye, Gruzskoye, Svetloye, Kucherov Yar, Zolotoy Kolodez, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, and Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 275 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars, two artillery pieces, and an ammunition depot.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, two assault brigades, an airborne assault brigade, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kolomiytsy and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Novoselivka, Rivne, Barvinovka, Lyubitske, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 295 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, four cars, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, and a supply depot.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Malokaterinovka, Dimitrovo, Kamyshevakha, Orekhov and Zaporozhets in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 military personnel, 20 vehicles, an artillery piece, a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, three electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
13:00 Supply groups of the 177th Nava; Infantry Regiment of the Center group continue to supply the advancing assault units in the Dobropillya direction, – video.
12:38 Convicted a Ukrainian officer who ordered mortar attacks on Russian territory was sentenced in absentia.
The court found the evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sufficient to convict Senior Lieutenant Dmitry Bunyaev, platoon commander of the 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Belgorod Region (Clause "a" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code).
12:06 Civilian died as a result of the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region
This morning, an enemy drone attacked a moving vehicle on the road near the village of Bobrovo in the Rylsky district.
To our deep sorrow, the driver died at the scene. Yuri Nikolaevich was 59 years old.
11:52 Over the past 24 hours recorded 10 cases of targeted enemy attacks on civilian settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. There are casualties and one fatality.
On a road near the village of Basan in the Pologovsky Municipal District, a drone struck a passenger car. A man born in 1964 died at the scene from his injuries. The victim's family will receive assistance.
In the Chernihiv Municipal District, private homes were damaged during the attack. A girl born in 2012 was injured and suffered a serious back injury. The child was hospitalized.
In the town of Dneprorudne, Vasylivka Municipal District, a hostile drone struck the central hospital, damaging the building's façade and windows. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Another attack on a private home was also recorded in the district, damaging the house and causing a fire.
A drone attack in Energodar caused dry vegetation to catch fire. The fire was extinguished by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Zaporizhzhia region.
11:21 Tor-M2 air defense missile system crew attacked enemy reconnaissance and strike UAVs.
10:32 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 60 Ukrainian drones of various types were shot down between 09:00 on April 28 and 09:00 on April 29.
9:46 FSB detained a Russian citizen who was preparing terrorist attacks in Crimea against the head of a law enforcement agency and sabotage at gas and electricity supply facilities
9:11 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 25 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery strikes in the Kherson region, firing a total of 19 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Velyka Lepetikha, Nova Mayachka, Nova Kakhovka, Oleshky, Kakhovka, and Dniproyany.
8:38 Frontline summary as of the morning of April 29, 2026
>Zaporizhzhia Front
Fighting continues in the Kamensk direction, no changes in the LBS have been reported.
In the Hulyai-Polye area, fighting continues in the areas of Charivne and Hulyai-Polye, as well as Verkhnyaya Tersa and Vozdvizhevka.
Clashes continue in the western part of Malaya Tokmachka and in the area of Novodanilovka.
Donetsk Front:
The situation remains tense in the Krasnoarmeysk sector near Novooleksandrivka.
In the Dobropillya sector, fighting for Belitske continues, with gains in the southern and eastern parts of the town.
There is also advancement from Dorozhne.
Fighting is ongoing near Pavlovka, with Russian forces advancing southeast of Novopavlovka.
In the Konstantinovka sector, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the liberation of Ilyinovka, located on the western outskirts of Konstantinovka.
Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces continue to expand their territorial control in this area.
Heavy fighting continues in the Chasov Yar area.
In the Krasnolimansky sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near the villages of Krymki and Korovy Yar.
In the Seversky sector, fighting continues near Kaleniki and Krivaya Luka.
Kharkov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, fighting is taking place east of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya and in Kupyansk itself, in the western and northern parts of the city.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are fighting on the outskirts of Pokalyanoye and in the Okhrimovka area.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Zemlyanki, located on the northern bank of the Volchya River, 3 kilometers southeast of the village of Krugloye.
8:17 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on April 28 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 29, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 98 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Saratov regions and the Republic of Crimea.
8:00 A crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer from the howitzer artillery battalion of the 80th Guards Tank Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
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[Regnum] The American magazine The National Interest has compiled a ranking of battle tanks, with the Russian T-72 taking first place. This Soviet-designed tank outperformed modern Western models, including the American M1 Abrams and the Israeli Merkava V.
The magazine's experts evaluated the tanks based on seven criteria: survivability, range, adaptability, ease of production, versatility, reliability, and deterrence. The authors believe the 1973 T-72 meets all of these criteria. They noted that even with the widespread use of new weapons, especially drones, the T-72 maintains its combat effectiveness.
The tank, according to the magazine, is cheap and easy to produce and operate and has been in service in many countries for decades.
" In 2025, the winner won't be the one with the thickest armor or the most powerful gun, but the one who can survive drone swarms, precision-guided munitions, and massive casualties. It's battlefield survivability, not 'the most advanced technology,' that will come to the fore," the article states.
The American M1 Abrams placed second. The Israeli Merkava V came in third. The French Leclerc XL came in fourth, and the South Korean K2 Black Panther came in fifth. The Chinese T-99 and the Russian T-14 Armata followed. The Japanese Type 10 and the British Challenger 2 rounded out the top ten.
The T-72 Ural is a Soviet main battle tank developed by the Uralvagonzavod design bureau from 1967 to 1972 as a "mobilization variant" of the T-64A. The tank's design is classic, seating three people: a driver, a gunner, and a commander. It is armed with a 125-mm cannon and two machine guns (7.62 mm and 12.7 mm). Its engine produces 780 hp, has a top speed of 60 km/h, and a cruising range of 500 km.
In March, a Russian tank commander highlighted the advantages of the T-72B3 tank over its foreign counterparts. According to the Russian serviceman, foreign armored vehicles, unlike Russian ones, often have complex electronic systems that are difficult to maintain and repair in the field.
On February 8, Bekkhan Ozdoyev, Industrial Director of the Armaments Cluster at the Rostec State Corporation and a member of the Bureau of the Union of Mechanical Engineers, stated that Russia will not run out of tanks. He noted that the presence of new and modernized military equipment in the SVO zone is steadily increasing. These include the T-90M Proryv, T-72B3M, and T-80BVM. Ozdoyev explained that the combat capabilities and survivability of modern equipment have significantly increased.
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