Russian invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for 400 days. Occupiers continue to exert pressure on Bakhmut, where they could take control of the AZOV complex. Additionally, Russians are attempting to attack in the Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions, suffering huge losses in the process. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says that the time for a Ukrainian counteroffensive is approaching, and the exact timing will depend on the weather.
Due to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, 466 children have died and over 943 have been injured, according to juvenile prosecutors.
The government of Japan has allocated a new humanitarian aid package of $470 million to Ukraine, with funds primarily going towards demining and restoration of the energy system.
In the past 24 hours, Russia lost a means of air defense, 12 artillery systems, and an estimated 560 occupiers in Ukraine.
A few of the most important news at the moment:
The night passed fairly peacefully, but there were reports of explosions in the Kherson region;
In some days of fighting in Donbass, Russia loses 10 times more military personnel than Ukraine, according to Deputy Defense Minister Malyar;
About 6,000 “Wagnerites” and 20-30,000 recruited recruits are fighting near Bakhmut, according to US General Mark Milley.
The governor of the Lavra, Metropolitan Pavlo, declares that “the Lord will not forgive” Zelensky for the eviction of the clergy of the UOC-MP from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra;
Putin may make his first foreign visit since issuing the order and participate in the opening of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey on April 27;
The Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant for the second time since the Russian invasion and conducted a rotation of observers.