Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:20 Ukraine is ready for dialogue to begin a partial ceasefire with Russia, which will include a ban on long-range strikes on civilian targets. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Russia rejected not only the American proposal for a complete and unconditional ceasefire, which was made at the talks in Jeddah more than a month ago, but also yesterday's proposal to continue doing everything for silence after Easter... However, Ukraine maintains its proposal not to strike at least civilian infrastructure. And we expect a clear answer from Moscow. We are ready for any discussion on how to ensure this," Zelensky said.
21.58 Russian military are increasingly using donkeys to transport cargo to the front lines. Another video confirming the use of such "pack transport" has appeared on social networks.
The video was made by one of the invaders, who probably accidentally encountered a new, unusual vehicle on his way.
"The UAZs are gone, the Urals are gone, the boys are leading a donkey... A zoo," says the occupier and curses obscenely, commenting on what he saw.
20.57 Scouts from the Black Forest brigade discovered a launcher and loader for the Russian Buk-M2 medium-range anti-aircraft missile system.
"Only after identifying the targets did we transmit the coordinates to adjacent units, who skillfully hit us and gifted us with these fireworks," the statement said.
20:35 The issue of Ukraine's territorial integrity is not discussed with partners in the negotiations to end the war. This is contrary to the Constitution.
"All the negotiators attending meetings either in Saudi Arabia or France clearly say that the issue of Ukraine's territorial integrity is not discussed at all. And even the Constitution of Ukraine contains many prohibitions and restrictions, the media landscape is filled with them," he said, commenting on rumors that Washington might recognize Crimea as Russian.
20.19 Ukraine received another delivery of equipment from the IT coalition, financed by Luxembourg and Iceland. The total cost of the aid was almost 2 million euros.
This time, the partners handed over to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:
- 3,288 access points of different models
- 500 routers
- 460 charging stations with solar panels
- 872 phones.
This is already the third delivery from the IT coalition in 2025.
19:49 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which the parties agreed on further steps to achieve an unconditional ceasefire and establish lasting peace.
"Already on Wednesday, our representatives will be working in London. Ukraine, Britain, France, the United States. We are ready to move forward in the most constructive manner possible in order to achieve an unconditional ceasefire with subsequent establishment of a real and lasting peace," the president said.
19:45 US President Donald Trump believes that there is a "very good" chance of some kind of "peace agreement" between Russia and Ukraine. The politician said this during an Easter event at the White House.
Asked about possible details of a peace deal the United States is proposing between Ukraine and Russia, Trump promised to announce full details within the next three days.
Asked about the possibility of a peace deal this week, Trump said yes.
18.56 The Space Pioneers Institute at Kyushu University, which specializes in the production and operation of satellites, will transmit geospatial images to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
17.52 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has decided to "sort out" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal not to strike civilian targets. The Russian side "always seems to be positive about any peace initiatives," he cynically assured.
17.20 In Russia, the 2nd Western District Military Court of Moscow (RF) on April 21 sentenced the driver of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Eremeyev, to 15 years in prison on charges related to the invasion of the Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian service of the BBC, citing the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Russia. It is noted that the first three years of the Ukrainian's sentence will be spent in prison, and the remaining term - in a maximum security penal colony.
16.35 The Security Service detained 5 pro-Russian Internet agitators operating in the Kyiv region and the Carpathian region. Among those detained is the 58-year-old former functionary of the banned Nashi party, former MP Yevgeny Murayev.
This person administered one of the groups that popularized the party on Facebook. There, he regularly spread fakes about the Defense Forces and the situation at the front, and also praised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The total audience of the enemy Internet resource was 27 thousand users.
15.44 Ukrainian aviation carried out a successful strike on the launch site of attack drones near the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Up to 20 Russian drone operators were eliminated.
14.33 Russia has not negotiated with anyone about the so-called "Easter truce." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the corresponding statement at a briefing. At the same time, Moscow is going to inform Washington about the alleged "violation of the truce" by Kiev, although there was no agreement on a ceasefire.
13.21 The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) officers, in cooperation with the SBU, have completed a pre-trial investigation into officials of one of the military units in the Kyiv region and three private entrepreneurs who organized the supply of low-quality first aid kits for Ukrainian defenders. The total amount of contracts exceeded UAH 18 million. The indictments have been sent to court. The SBI reports this on its website.
12.54 Studying at universities and vocational schools is currently used to evade mobilization. The government plans to close one of the loopholes. This is evidenced by draft law No. 13193.
12:31 A 31-year-old man has been detained in the suburbs of Kharkov, who organized a "full service" to evade mobilization for 11 thousand US dollars. This was reported on April 21 by the regional prosecutor's office.
11.35 The Ministry of Defense has allocated a third of the defense budget for technological weapons. This was stated by the Director of the Department of Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Gleb Kanevsky.
11.20 Russian troops are trying to protect themselves from attacks by Ukrainian drones using "anti-drone corridors." This was reported by Andriy Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine, during a telethon.
10.36 The Russian army attacked residents of the village of Belozerka in the Kherson region from a drone as they walked down the street. As a result of the enemy attack, an older woman was killed and a 47-year-old man was injured. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin on his Telegram channel.
9:56 Soldiers of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with related units in the Kursk region captured nine Russian servicemen. The video was released by the command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:39 On the morning of April 21, Russian troops attacked Nikolaev with missiles and fired artillery at Kherson, there are wounded. This was reported by the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaliy Kim and the Kherson OVA.
9:14 On the morning of April 21, Russian drones attacked Cherkasy Oblast, damaging an infrastructure facility. The territory is being surveyed. This was reported by the head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration Igor Taburets. It is noted that air defense forces destroyed eight Russian drones over the region. There were no civilian casualties.
8:25 The Russian military continues to keep a Kalibr cruise missile carrier in the Black Sea. There is a risk of a missile strike on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the Ukrainian Navy.
7:58 The Russians attacked the Pokrovsk direction almost 40 times and carried out 1,882 shellings of Defense Forces positions and populated areas. There were 96 combat clashes on the front. This is evidenced by the report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
7:29 The Russian army lost 670 soldiers on the front over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
05:33 The United States of America is tired of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, it has been going on for too long. This statement was made by the special representative of the American President Donald Trump, Keith Kellogg, commenting on the air of Fox News on the words of the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington may leave the peace talks in the absence of progress. According to the representative of Trump, Rubio's statement sounded quite harsh, but that is exactly how it was. The reason is that Washington is "tired of what is happening."
05:12 Immediately after the end of the so-called "truce" declared by dictator Vladimir Putin on Easter, Russian occupation forces began shelling Sumy and Kharkiv regions with UAVs. In addition, the Russians launched reconnaissance and attack UAVs into regions in northern Ukraine.
03:28 The "Easter truce" declared by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has been called a media stunt by Russia in the Czech Republic. According to Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, Putin announced the so-called "Easter truce" in order to create a positive image in the press.
"It's like declaring a fast between breakfast and lunch, but secretly eating sweets. We see that the attacks continue. Ukraine reports several attacks, so the ceasefire declared in this way is more of a media stunt than reality," the Czech Foreign Minister said.
01:14 Since the beginning of April 20, Russian occupation forces have violated the "Easter truce" declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than 2,000 times. There were 67 assaults in different directions, most of them in Pokrovskoe. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky on the situation on the front as of 20:00. According to the head of state, the Russian army carried out 1,355 attacks, 713 of which were from heavy weapons, and 673 were using FPV drones. At the same time, Zelensky noted that there were no strikes by long-range drones and missiles on April 20.
00:31 US President Donald Trump said he hopes Ukraine and Russia "will make a deal this week." Trump also hopes that after the war ends, Ukraine and Russia "will do big business" from the US to "make a fortune." However, he did not provide any new details about a possible truce.
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