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Ukrainian Armed Forces repel about 60 Russian attacks over past day – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian defenders repelled 58 attacks by the occupation forces over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 30 April Quote: “The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts: 58…

Fire and house collapse in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, authorities claim shelling

Pravda Ukraine Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Bryansk Oblast of Russia, said that a fire and partial destruction of a residential building occurred in the village of Suzemka, allegedly as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/30/7400025/

Humanitarian crisis in occupied Luhansk Oblast: lack of medicine for civilians

Pravda Ukraine A humanitarian crisis is worsening in the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast because of a shortage of medicine for the civilian population. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Quote: “After the transfer of [the] majority of the region’s hospitals to the operation format of military hospitals, the civilian people cannot receive medical services.…

Wagner Group leader fears counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that the leader of the Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is wary of counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, particularly in Bakhmut, and calls on the Kremlin to strengthen defence in eastern Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/30/7400029/

Zelenskyy: To defeat Russia, we need “to divide war into pieces”

Pravda Ukraine The President of Ukraine spoke about his own vision of Ukraine’s victory over Russia and further coexistence with the aggressor country. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with journalist Dmytro Komarov in the special project “The Year Behind the Scenes”, recorded in the fall of 2022. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/30/7400028/

Zelenskyy about defence from Russians at President’s Office: “Would we shoot back? Yes!”

Pravda Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, said that “the defence of Bankova was very seriously prepared” with weapons and ammunition at various spots in case of an attack by the Russians. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with journalist Dmytro Komarov in the special project “The Year Behind the Scenes”, recorded in the fall…

Polish Prime Minister spoke about strengthening borders near Russian Kaliningrad Oblast

Pravda Ukraine Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the restoration of the presence of the Polish army in the border areas, as well as other security enhancements. Source: Morawiecki, quoted by Polish Radio Quote from Morawiecki: “We will build physical and electronic barriers on the entire border strip. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/30/7400026/

Russia uses newly developed missiles with foreign components – Ukraine’s Air Force

Pravda Ukraine During the recent attacks on Ukraine, the Russians used recently manufactured missiles that contain high-tech foreign components. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “We know that the Russians have few missiles left, although they continue to…

Russians attack Sumy Oblast: 170 explosions and damaged houses

Pravda Ukraine On Saturday, Russian forces launched 17 attacks on border hromadas [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.] in Sumy Oblast, damaging houses. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/29/7400022/

Fire breaks out in sanctioned Russia’s factory manufacturing MLRS

Pravda Ukraine A fire broke out on the territory of the Motovilikha Plant defence holding in Perm, Russia. Source: Kommersant citing Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation and Motovilikha Plant Details: Photos of the fire were posted by Perm’s social networks. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/29/7400021/