Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:45 US President Donald Trump commented on the talks between his special representative Steve Witkoff and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The American leader called the meeting "good." "US Ambassador Whitkoff had a good meeting," Trump said.
The US President did not provide any details regarding the conversation between Whitkoff and Putin.
22.18 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must immediately sign the rare earth metals agreement. This was stated by American leader Donald Trump in Truth Social.
"Ukraine, led by Volodymyr Zelensky, has still not signed the final documents regarding a very important agreement with the United States on rare earth metals. The delay is at least three weeks. It remains to be hoped that it will be signed immediately," the US President wrote.
21:50 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a series of diplomatic meetings that should bring the ceasefire closer.
"In the coming days, very important meetings may take place that should bring peace closer to Ukraine. An unconditional ceasefire is needed. Real pressure is needed on Russia so that they accept either the American proposal to cease fire and move towards peace, or our proposal - any proposal that can really work and guarantee a reliable, immediate and unconditional ceasefire, and then a decent peace and security guarantees," Zelensky said in an evening video address.
21.37 Ukraine does not have enough weapons to regain control over the temporarily occupied Crimea, but the world has various ways to put pressure on Russia to discuss territorial issues. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21.20 Ukraine and the European Union responded to US President Donald Trump's "peace plan" by conveying to the States their ideas for ending the war with Russia.
According to Reuters, during a meeting in London on April 23, Ukrainian and European officials conveyed to the Americans their ideas for ending Russia's war against Ukraine. The agency has learned what the common peace plan between Ukraine and the European Union looks like.
20.05 The Ukrainian delegation handed over to the American delegation in London a response to the peace proposals of the Donald Trump administration, including on security guarantees. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the head of state, Ukraine, together with its European partners, during a working meeting in London on April 23, proposed "our vision of the proposals made by the United States."
The proposals touch on issues of security guarantees, in particular, alternatives to Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
"There are absolutely constructive proposals there, as I said, both the contingent and the format of the fifth amendment (Article 5 of the NATO Treaty on Collective Defense – ed.). Not the fifth amendment itself, but specifically those forces and the kind of protection that the fifth amendment provides for in NATO countries," the president explained.
19.00 Kremlin Chief Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff held three-hour talks. The Russian dictator's aide Yuri Ushakov spoke about the details of the meeting.
19.00 Kremlin Chief Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff held three-hour talks. The Russian dictator's aide Yuri Ushakov spoke about the details of the meeting.
18:36 In less than four months of the current year, the Russian occupation army has lost more than 1,000 tanks. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
18:25 China is "seriously concerned" that its citizens are participating in the war against Ukraine on Russia's side, so Kiev remains open to dialogue with Beijing to resolve this issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhy said.
"We believe that between countries that have an established dialogue, all problematic issues should be resolved only through dialogue. We remain open to dialogue with China," he said.
18.07 American President Donald Trump does not have a single deadline for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. He told reporters this before flying to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis. However, on April 24, Trump announced such a deadline for an agreement - "his own deadline" by which peace must be achieved.
17:36 The North Korean ballistic missile that Russia used to strike Kiev on April 24 contained at least 116 components from around the world. Most of them were produced by American companies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
17.18 Russian troops attacked the territory of the Kherson Parks CP in the afternoon of April 25, four utility workers were injured, vehicles were damaged. This was reported by the Kherson GVA. It is noted that three drivers and a cleaner were injured. The injured are in satisfactory condition and all are receiving the necessary medical care.
16:53 The 8th Airborne Assault Corps has been created in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It includes six combat brigades that fought during the ATO/JFO, as well as those formed after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was reported on the Facebook page of the new unit. The corps commander is Hero of Ukraine, Colonel Dmytro Voloshin, who has led the 82nd Bukovina Airborne Assault Brigade since 2024.
16.50 Any foreign military personnel who intend to participate in the parade in Moscow on May 9 must realize that they will be marching side by side with people who committed war crimes in Ukraine, said Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi.
"I will repeat our general attitude towards the event that Moscow will call the "victory parade" on May 9. We believe that the Russian military who will march on Red Square on May 9 not only have nothing to do with the victory over Nazism, but are also, in all likelihood, participants in war crimes against Ukrainians," he said.
15.49 Ukraine does not change its key positions on the end of the war. While the "peace plans" spread in the media do not correspond to reality. This was stated by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgy Tykhy during a briefing.
15.33 Ukrainian law enforcement officers detained and arrested a foreign vessel that was part of Russia's "shadow fleet". The dry cargo ship was transporting agricultural products from the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine, the SBU reported.
15.10 A meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff is taking place in Moscow. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
14.13 Currently, a number of contacts with the US at various levels are in progress. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Georgiy Tykhyi, at a briefing in Kiev. He assured that Ukraine had not received official signals from the US about their withdrawal from the peace process.
13:59 The car of a leading Russian designer exploded in the Russian city of Bryansk. The liquidation occurred at the very moment when the Russian got into the car together with his colleague.
13.42 Today's "arrival" in Saki, Crimea, hit the building of the deputy chairman of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported by the Atesh partisan movement on its Telegram channel.
12:54 The son of CIA Deputy Director Julian Gloss, 21-year-old Michael Gloss, died at the front in Ukraine, fighting for Russia. He was liquidated on April 4, 2024.
11:30 US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Russian media. The Bombardier Global 7500 business jet was flying direct from Miami Airport and landed at Moscow's Vnukovo.
11.06 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have killed 622 children in Ukraine. More than 1,924 children have been injured to varying degrees of severity. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General. It is noted that the largest number of children were injured in the Donetsk region - 640, Kharkiv - 490, Kherson - 208, Dnipropetrovsk - 235, Kiev - 136, Zaporizhia - 177, Mykolaiv - 118, Sumy - 134.
10:53 On Friday morning, Russian invaders dropped a FAB-250 guided air bomb on a house in the village of Yarovaya in the Liman community - a father and son were killed. This was reported by the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
10.40 A Romanian citizen has been detained in Sochi (Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation) on suspicion of collecting data on the region's air defense. This was reported by Russian media with reference to the FSB.
10.23 An FSB informant has been detained in Donetsk region. He turned out to be a 55-year-old unemployed man from Slavyansk who was adjusting the attacks of the Russian Federation on the Defense Forces in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk areas. This was reported by the SBU on April 25.
9.48 Shooting took place at the Zaporizhzhya NPP on April 24. Over the course of a week, constant explosions and shots have been recorded in the area of the facility. This was stated on the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the agency's Director General Rafael Grossi.
9.29 The Russian army most intensively attacked the Pokrovskoe, Limanskoe, Toretskoe and Kursk directions. Over the past 24 hours, 175 combat clashes occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.23 Since the evening of April 24, Russians have attacked Ukraine with 103 attack UAVs and other types of drone imitators, 41 drones were shot down, and another 40 did not reach their target. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
8.59 The rescue operation at the site of the Russian strike on a residential building in the Svyatoshinsky district of Kyiv has been completed. The search lasted more than a day. This was reported by the State Emergency Service on Telegram.
8.46 The Russian army attacked Pavlograd with drones. As a result of the incident, three people died. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on his Telegram channel.
7.58 Russians have lost 1,170 soldiers at the front over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7.27 The Russian Federation has deployed a missile carrier to the Black Sea, so Ukraine continues to be under threat of shelling from the south. This is evidenced by the morning report of the Ukrainian Navy.
04.25 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has criticized US peace proposals after the April 24 attack on Kiev, saying Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is being rewarded for killing Ukrainians. He says that despite the many casualties, recent peace proposals offer Putin the chance to keep the occupied territories, control Ukraine's future by banning it from joining NATO, avoid sanctions, gain an economic partnership with America, and time to rebuild his military strength before further aggression.
03.44 A container train recently arrived in Russian-occupied Crimea for the first time after passing through other occupied territories of Ukraine. The train came from the Sverdlovsk Railway of the Russian Federation and traveled more than 3,000 km in less than five days.
02.22 President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that over the past 24 hours, almost 150 Russian attacks against Ukrainian positions and more than 4,500 shellings, including with the use of heavy weapons, have been recorded. The most tense situation, according to the president, has developed in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians were trying to develop assault actions "under the cover" of their massive strike.
01.14 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Kremlin is ready to reach an agreement with the United States on Ukraine. However, he noted that some elements need to be "reworked." Lavrov also spoke about US President Donald Trump and his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
"The President of the United States believes, and I think it is fair, that we are moving in the right direction," the Russian Foreign Minister said.
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