Photo credit: Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
As the famous russian "three-days operation" reaches its 66th day, it becomes essential to provide necessary supplies. Ukraine faced the problem of fuel deficit, especially after the missile strike on the Kremenchuk refinery. At the same time Ukrainian special forces successfully destroy enemy supply lines, having blown up the second crucial for russians railway bridge this week
Brief facts:
More than 80 invaders eliminated, 3 tanks destroyed in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine Army regains control over four settlements in Kharkiv Region – General Staff
Odesa Airport’s runway destroyed in Russia’s missile strikes
The U.S. Senior Defense Official: Russians behind schedule in Donbas because of Ukraine’s resistance
More than 1,950 missiles were fired on Ukraine since russian invasion began
Ukrainian forces blew up a bridge in the Donetsk region
Airstrike on Azovstal hospital: at least 600 people injured
Side note: news are marked in accordance with the Kyiv time zone: Eastern European Time (EET), GMT/UTC+2
00:30 A Russian An-30 military aircraft violated Swedish airspace near Blekinge county and then flew towards Swedish territory. The Swedish Incident Preparedness Service monitored the entire process and photographed the incident.
23:55 Key theses of the evening video address by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
The occupiers are gathering additional forces for new attacks in the east, have brought reinforcements to the Kharkiv Oblast, and are trying to increase pressure in the Donbas.
We know that the Russian command is preparing for new heavy losses. New soldiers are being recruited into units that have been almost completely destroyed so that they can be thrown on the offensive again. The Russian army is already preparing new refrigerators.
Ukraine is working with partners to strengthen sanctions against Russia for what it does in Mariupol and for the destruction of other Ukrainian cities.
Humanitarian headquarters operate in 93% of the liberated territories.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
23:30 Almost 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian full-scale invasion began. The relevant data has been provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ukrinform reports.
As of April 29, 5,468,629 people left the territory of Ukraine. Most of them - more than 3 million people - went to Poland. More than 817,000 people went to Romania, more than 656,000 to Russia, almost 520,000 to Hungary, more than 443,000 to Moldova, almost 372,000 to Slovakia, and more than 25,000 to Belarus.
At the same time, 1,289,500 Ukrainians have returned home from abroad since February 28.
According to the latest assessment by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), another 7.7 million Ukrainian citizens were internally displaced inside the country because of the war.
22:48 According to the Joint Forces Operation press service report on Facebook, Ukrainian military repulsed nine enemy attacks in the area of responsibility
“On April 30, 2022, the JFO group successfully repelled nine enemy attacks. Due to the skillful actions and competence of the Ukrainian military, Russian occupiers suffered losses,” the report says.
In particular, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 8 tanks, 1 artillery system, 24 units of armored combat vehicles, 1 special combat vehicle and 5 enemy vehicles, including 2 fuel tanks.
In addition, air defense units shot down two Su-25 aircraft and 4 Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
21:35 According to the New York Times Slovak MiG-29 warplanes could soon be freed up and made available for a transfer to Ukraine, thanks to a new agreement between Poland and Slovakia.
In a move that could presage the transfer of its MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, Slovakia has reached an agreement with neighboring Poland for Polish F-16 jets to patrol its skies so as to free up a Slovak fleet of Soviet-made fighters.
Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet in Slovakia
20:48 Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak in a commentary to the mass media: Lifting international sanctions against the Russian Federation is not part of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
“Definitely, the issue of global international sanctions against Russia is not part of talks at all. The reasons for the international community to introduce them have not yet been eliminated, namely the occupation of some parts of Ukraine’s territory and the treacherous violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. And, of course, sanctions cannot be discussed with Ukraine without the involvement of all other countries, as they had been introduced by the entire civilized world in response to Russia’s absolutely barbaric behavior,” Podoliak told.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine regained control over the Verkhnya Rohanka, Ruska Lozova, Slobidske, and Prilesne settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
Russia is trying to advance in the Izyum-Barvinkove and Izyum-Sloviansk directions. The Russian army also continues to concentrate its forces in the temporarily occupied territories of Kharkiv Oblast and the Belgorod Oblast near the Ukrainian state border.
The occupiers are increasing the air defense. They are trying to conduct reconnaissance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the areas of Velyka Komyshuvakha, Ivanivka, Chervone, Kurulka, Dovhenke, Nova Dmytrivka, and Barvinkove using drones.
In the Kharkiv Oblast, the Russians are forcibly deporting the locals to the Russian territory. The occupiers are spreading disinformation about capturing Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhia.
In the Donetsk direction, the fighting is ongoing almost along the entire contact line. The main efforts of the Russians are focused on the offensive in the Lyman, Severodonetsk, Popasna, and Kurakhove directions. They aim to capture Rubizhne and Popasna entirely and then move to the Lyman, Slavyansk, and Barvinkovo.
In the Mariupol direction, Russia continues to bombard the city from planes. The primary efforts of the occupiers are focused on blocking the Ukrainian units in the Azovstal plant area.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the Russian army is regrouping.
Russian Iskander-M missile systems have been deployed in Belarus.
19:33 Olfi report: Denmark will hand over 25 Piranha ІІІ armored personnel carriers, M10 heavy mortars and shells for them to Ukraine.
For Denmark, the Piranha 3 is an outdated model. At this stage, the Danish army is switching to Piranha 4.
19:10 The Pentagon has shown the process of loading M113 armored personnel carriers meant for Ukraine onto truck trailers.
18:50 1L260 Zoopark-1M ("Zoo-1M") mobile counter-battery radar system suffered significant damage due to simply colliding with the bridge during its transportation in Voronezh, russia.
The russian army has once again proved that planning and common sense are not their strongest points. In particular, the driver did not take into account the height of the bridge while transporting the 1L260 Zoopark-1M mobile counter-battery radar on the platform.
The photo shows how the bridge "stripped off" the upper part of the equipment / open source photos
18:30 Ukrainian checkpoint in Chernihiv region comes under mortar fire
Russian troops have fired mortar shells at the Ukrainian checkpoint in Senkivka, the Chernihiv region.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Enemy mines and drones are once again penetrating the sky over the Chernihiv region. Today, border guards recorded shelling from Russia near the Ukrainian checkpoint Senkivka," the statement said.
According to the ministry, Russian troops fired about 40 120mm mortar rounds.
Ukrainian border guards were not injured by the shelling, the statement said.
The enemy also conducted air reconnaissance of the border infrastructure in the area of the Hirsk and Dobrianka border service departments.
18:00 Ukrainian National Police found the bodies of three civilian men in the Bucha district north of Kyiv, tied up and in some cases gagged, a police chief has said.
They said the bodies were found to have several gunshot wounds, suggesting they had been tortured, The Guardian reports
More than 1,000 bodies have been found in or around Bucha, Kyiv said, where it alleges Russian occupying forces carries out systematic abuse. Moscow rejects the allegation.
In a video posted on YouTube, Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebytov said bullet wounds in the men’s extremities showed they had been tortured, adding: “Finally, each of the men was shot in the ear”. The men’s clothes showed they were civilians. They could not be identified as their faces had been disfigured by torture.
He said the men were found in shallow graves in woods near the village of Myrotske, near to former Russian military positions.
Russian troops have killed 219 children in Ukraine since February 24
17:30 Russians killed twice as many residents of Mariupol as Nazis during World War II
During a two-month siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the Russian army killed twice as many people as the Nazis during the two years of occupation of the city during World War II.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Within two years, the Nazis killed 10,000 civilians in Mariupol. The Russian occupiers killed more than 20,000 residents of Mariupol within two months. More than 40,000 people were forcibly deported. This is one of the worst genocides against civilians in modern history. The Russian army is purposefully and ruthlessly destroying our city and its inhabitants," Boichenko said.
The city council stressed that "Ruscism is the fascism of the XXI century." "Mankind has paid a high price for the victory over fascism in the last century. If we do not unite today and do not stop this evil, the price this time may be much higher," the statement said.
Russian occupiers killed more than 20,000 residents of Mariupol within two months / Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka
Russia's aggression has caused one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes in Mariupol. The invaders are bombing unarmed residents and blocking humanitarian aid.
The mayor of Mariupol previously said that since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Up to 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry, 13 Russian mobile crematoriums were registered in Mariupol to clean the streets of the bodies of dead civilians. The invaders are trying to identify and destroy all potential witnesses to Russian atrocities.
More than 100,000 civilians remain in Mariupol.
17:10 Ukraine's Defense Ministry not ruling out Putin may announce general mobilization
Ukraine's Defense Ministry does not rule out a scenario when Russian President Vladimir Putin may announce a general mobilization.
The ministry's spokesman, Oleksandr Motuzianyk, said this at a briefing at Ukrinform on Saturday, April 30.
"Whether Russia will announce a full mobilization will, of course, depend on [the results of] the fighting that is currently underway in the Eastern Operational Zone. That is, if the enemy fails to achieve its plans in the near future, such a scenario is quite possible, we do not rule it out," he said.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry not ruling out Putin may announce general mobilization
Motuzianyk also said that the Ukrainian military is currently aware that Russia is already conducting "covert mobilization" in some regions of Russia and is actively recruiting mercenaries for hostilities in Ukraine.
"In addition, the so-called mobilization continues in the temporarily occupied settlements of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions – they are catching people on the streets, dressing them in [military] uniforms and sending them to the front line. We are aware of that," he said.
16:30 Enemy intensifies offensive in eastern Ukraine in all directions.
Russian troops are gradually increasing the intensity of the offensive in eastern Ukraine simultaneously in all directions, and their greatest activity is observed in the Slobozhanshchyna and Donetsk directions.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk said this at a briefing on Saturday, April 30, Ukrinform reports.
He said that the enemy is conducting an offensive operation in the Eastern Operational Zone.
Motuzianyk stressed that the main goal of the enemy remains the same – encircling the Ukrainian defense forces, establishing full control over the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions, and creating a land corridor with the occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk: Enemy intensifies offensive in eastern Ukraine in all directions
"There are signs of the aggressor's preparation for even greater intensification of hostilities. […] In Balakliia Central Clinical District Hospital, beds are being vacated and an additional field hospital has been set up. In the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, additional refrigerators have been deployed on the territory of a military clinical hospital to store the bodies of fallen servicemen," Motuzianyk said.
16:15 President of France Emmanuel Macron said France would step up military and humanitarian support to Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Macron reiterated his “strong concern” over Russia’s bombing of Ukrainian cities and the “unbearable situation” in the south-eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the French presidency added in its statement, The Guardian reports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ukraine
15:50 Invaiders have moved to a new tactic of missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine from the Black Sea.
They have already started firing Caliber missiles from submarines to avoid being hit by Ukraine’s Neptune anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) system. The invaders are preparing new strikes.
Defense Express has learned that there are currently four russian ships in the Black Sea, which can carry up to 26 Caliber cruise missiles and ready to strike new blows on Ukrainian cities. In particular, we are talking about two diesel-electric submarines of the 636.6 project, which can carry up to 10 Caliber missiles.
In order to save the lives of civilians, Ukraine desperately needs to obtain weapons from its allies to fight enemy submarines.
Loading Caliber missiles on a razzist submarine / satellite image from Maxar Technologies
15:30 Russians shelled 21 settlements in Donbas over past day. Casualties reported
The Russian military shelled 21 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk regions over the past 24 hours, killing two people and injuring three more, including a child.
“Over the past 24 hours, 21 settlements came under enemy fire: Mariupol, Avdiivka, Mykolayivka, Lyman, Siversk, Pryvillya, Toretsk, Lastochkine, Rayhorodok, Novoselivka, Velyka Novosilka, Shandryholove, Vremivka, Tetianivka, Solovyove (Donetsk region), Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna, Lysychansk, Hirske, Zolote, Novodruzhesk (Luhansk region),” the Joint Forces Operation posted on Facebook.
Russians shelled 21 settlements in Donbas over past day
It is noted that air strikes and artillery shelling of Russian troops caused significant destruction and damage to about 35 residential buildings. Casualties among the civilian population were reported.
Repeated enemy shelling of Shandryholove, Kramatorsk district, claimed the lives of two men. A child born in 2007 suffered numerous injuries in the shelling of Siversk, Bakhmut district. A 47-year-old woman was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after an attack on Mykolayivka, Kramatorsk district.
“Russian Nazi troops continue to destroy civilian infrastructure in eastern Ukraine. In particular, two secondary schools in Sievierodonetsk and Pryvillia, a town hospital, a water supply well and a coke plant in Avdiivka, Lozova – Slovyansk railway tracks and other ‘military facilities’ were damaged in barbaric shelling over the past day,” the JFO informs.
14:50 Russian troops fire on hospital, apartment blocks in Kharkiv
In Kharkiv, Russian invaders fired on a city hospital and apartment blocks.
"On the night of April 30, the enemy launched another attack on a residential neighborhood, hospital, and industrial zone of Nemyshliansky district of Kharkiv. As a result of the enemy attack, the apartments of two nine-storey apartment blocks caught fire," the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram.
The owner of one of the apartments was injured in the shelling. He was hospitalized.
The building of a Kharkiv medical institution was also damaged. In particular, as a result of the shelling, the concrete structures and window frames of a technical floor were partially destroyed.
In addition, a fire broke out on the fifth floor but was promptly eliminated by rescuers. No casualties were reported.
Russian troops fire on hospital, apartment blocks in Kharkiv
14:30 Volodymyr Klitschko urges world community to force Russia to give 'corridor of life' to people of Mariupol.
The world community should use all possible means to force Russia to allow the evacuation of people from the city of Mariupol in Donetsk region, boxer Volodymyr Klitschko, brother of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, said.
"It is vitally important for thousands of Mariupol residents that the world community by all possible means force Russia to give not even a green, but I would say a 'corridor of life' for all the people who are now at Azovstal. Wounded, exhausted, without food, medicine and water. For many of them, it is a matter of hours... Such a corridor has been promised for a long time, but so far this has not happened," Klitschko said in an interview with the French channel BFMTV.
Volodymyr Klitschko urges world community to force Russia to give 'corridor of life' to people of Mariupol
According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to intimidate representatives of the civilized world, as evidenced, in particular, by the shelling of the Ukrainian capital at a time when UN Secretary General António Guterres was in Kyiv.
"Yesterday's shelling of Kyiv, while the UN Secretary General was in the city, indicates that Putin's army wants to intimidate representatives of the civilized world so that they do not travel to Ukraine, to Kyiv. Therefore, attacks on the capital continue. Again killed, again wounded" Klitschko said.
14:00 The 128th Separate Mountain Brigade: Javelin, NLAW operator destroys six Russian armored vehicles in one day.
Ilustrative photo from open sources
"In February, I took NLAW anti-tank system operator course and received a certificate. And two days before the full-scale war, I started Javelin training. I've used Javelin nine times during the war. I destroyed eight targets and damaged one. Those were three tanks, five armored personnel vehicles, and one multi-purpose light-armored towing vehicle. I destroyed six of these targets in one day – March 3," the serviceman said, the 128th Separate Mountain Zakarpattia Brigade posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
Oleksandr, a Javelin and NLAW operator from Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed six Russian armored vehicles in just one day
13:40 The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko: Enemy hits Dnipropetrovsk region for second time today
The enemy has hit Dnipropetrovsk region for the second time today.
"The second strike. Again Synelnykivsky district. The missile hit an old industrial zone. Buildings have been destroyed," the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
According to preliminary information, no one was injured because no one and nothing was at the site.
Earlier in the morning, the enemy hit a farm.
13:20 The US underestimated the level of “violence and cruelty” that Russian forces would undertake, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby has said, describing it as “brutality of the coldest and most depraved sort”, The Guardian reports.
14:00 Ukraine’s Stugna-P ATGM turned out to be a perfect weapon against occupiers’ heavy armor.
In the provided video you can see the work of the Ukrainian Stugna-P ATGM, the unit of the First separate brigade of special purpose named after Ivan Bohun.
12:25 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted the successful counter-battery fight, which had fatal results for russia’s occupiers.
According to the post, these were Msta-B towed howitzer units. Ukraine’s servicemen discovered enemy’s location in time and successfully shelled the unit. Due to ammo detonation at least two howitzer and one Ural truck were destroyed.
12:00 The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Haidai: In Luhansk region, enemy trying unsuccessfully to break through defense in three directions.
“The enemy continues to fire on all settlements of Luhansk region, trying to break through our defense in three directions - Popasna, the Hirska community from Zolote, and Novotoshkivske, where there is fighting in Nyzhne and in the direction of Rubizhne to Severodonetsk. Very intense battles are ongoing, but they can't break through our defense,” Haidai said, Ukrinform reports.
11:45 An adviser to the Ukrainian President's Office head, Mykhailo Podoliak: Russia rejects any proposals to save people in Mariupol.
"The President and the head of the President’s Office are continuously appealing to the world leaders to help us convince the Russian side of the need for a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol. Some political leaders turn to Putin through their personal channels, urging him to do this for humanistic reasons. However, unfortunately, there is no response from the Russian side," Podoliak said, Ukrinform reports.
11:10 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has posted the new summary of total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 30.04.
According to the report, russians are facing non-stop military losses on Ukrainian soil.
About 23200 agressor's troops eliminated, 577 air targets of invaders were shot down thousands of tanks, armored vehicles and tracks were destroyed by defenders of Ukraine
Find more details on the current russias combat losses in Ukraine-russia war in a publication by Defense Express:
10:40 The head of the Popasna City Military-Civil Administration Mykola Khanatov: russian troops open fire on two evacuation buses in Luhansk region.
Open source photo
"Yesterday we evacuated 31 people from Popasna. There were much more people [willing to evacuate], so two more buses were sent to the city. It is known that they reached the settlement and came under fire from an enemy’s subversive group. The buses were shelled. There is no contact with the people that were in the vehicle and organized the evacuation,” Khanatov said, Ukrinform reports.
10:05 British Defense Intelligence update as of April 30.
09:50 The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine: 219 children killed in Ukraine since start of Russia’s armed aggression.
In addition, regular air strikes and shelling of civilian infrastructure and residential areas by the Russian armed forces damaged 1,570 educational institutions. Of which, 111 were completely destroyed, Ukrinform reports.
09:25 The Head of the Regional Military Administration, Serhii Haidai: Russian troops storm Rubizhne and Popasna, shell volunteers’ car and police bus.
Open Source photo
"On 29 April 2 schools and 20 buildings were damaged, Russians are storming Rubizhne and Popasna…Yesterday the towns and villages of Luhansk Region endured 16 mass artillery attacks.
For example, last night [the night of 29-30 April] a dispatcher received a report about Russian shell hitting 2 neighbouring houses in Rubizhne, which caught on fire and were eventually destroyed…
2 more houses were ablaze in Novodruzhesk: the SES squad was able to enter that part of the city as soon as the shelling subsided.
In addition, 5 houses were damaged in Hirske and 10 more in Orikhove", Haidai said, Pravda reports.
08:45 The Head of the Regional Military Administration, Serhii Haidai: Only seven Russian paratroopers survived after attempt to attack Ukrainian positions in Luhansk region.
Open source photo
"Today the positions of our troops were stormed by paratroopers of the enemy army. They were 'hospitably' met by soldiers of the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo. Only seven occupiers managed to survive after the meeting, the others were liquidated," he wrote, Ukrinform reports.
He noted that Ukrainian defenders showed photos of personal belongings that were with the liquidated invaders. It is noteworthy that there are Orthodox icons and talismans with which they came to Ukraine to kill Ukrainians.
08:00 The U.S. Senior Defense Official: Russians behind schedule in Donbas because of Ukraine’s resistance.
Destroyed enemy column / Open source photo
The relevant statement was made by the U.S. Senior Defense Official during a phone briefing on Friday, Ukrinform reports.
“We believe they [Russians – Ed.] are at least several days behind where they wanted to be,” the Senior Defense Official said.
In his words, this is a general assessment, as the situation may vary on the line, whether it’s from the north or the south.
In eastern Ukraine, Russians meant to be much further along, in terms of a total encirclement of Ukrainian troops.
According to the Senior Defense Official, Ukrainians are putting up a strong resistance throughout the area.
Russians continue to set conditions for a sustained and larger and longer offensive, launching artillery and airstrikes against Ukrainian positions. But, according to the Pentagon, these strikes are not having the effect that Russians want them to, and thus, Russia’s ground movements are fairly plodding.
07:30 Ukraine’s General Staff posted an Operational Report as of 06.00 on April 30, 2022. Key points of the report:
Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: russia’s unsuccessfully trying to maintain the land route with the occupied Crimea and carry out offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone.
In particular, the enemy launches air and missile strikes and launches artillery shelling of civilian and military infrastructure in the depths of Ukraine, the positions of our troops along the line of contact and in the border areas.
05:35 Multicopter with miniature bombs annihilates occupiers
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published a video of another drone hunt for occupiers. However this time it’s not Bayraktar TB2, but a fairly simple and relatively cheap system such as the R18, which is a multicopter armed with free-falling miniature bombs.
Screenshot image credit: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
03:45 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Rosatom attempting to take over Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Energodar.
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency on April 29 that Russia’s state atomic corporation sent eight nuclear specialists to the power plant. They have allegedly demanded reports on confidential issues regarding the functioning of the plant, its administration, management, and maintenance from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, Kyiv Independent reports, siting IAEA.
02:55 Russia no more produces Czech L-410 Transport Aircraft
Czech aircraft company Aircraft Industries which produces light transport aircraft L-410 was bought by the Czech Republic. Czech defense holding company Omnipol bought all 100% of its shares thus leaving russians without one of the sources of income for the export of defense products. Moreover, the latter will be forced to lay up three dozen of their L-410 Turbolet military transport aircrafts.
The "stimulus" for the russians to sell this company was, in particular, Western sanctions, Omnipol press service said.
01:25 Russians have a shortage of precision missiles – Pentagon
During a closed briefing for media representatives, a senior defense official at the US Department of Defense shared intelligence assessments. In particular, he said russian occupiers have used more than 1,950 missiles on Ukraine, mostly on Mariupol. Notably, a "predominance of the ordinance being dropped is dumb ordinance, not precision-guided, and we think that that speaks to challenges that the Russians are having with PGM replenishment," as the official stated.
Besides, the Pentagon official informed that in the last 24 hours, "there have been almost 20 deliveries [of arms] via airlift from seven different nations that have been received in the region at multiple locations", which included "everything from mines to small caliber rounds and rockets, 122-millimeter rockets, helmets, body armor" and other unspecified things, as well as 155mm artillery rounds from the United States.
According to the defense official, "more than a dozen flights" with military aid shipments from the USA are expected with howitzers, more 155mm rounds to them, some of those Phoenix Ghost UAVs, and radars.
Read more on the military aid supplies to Ukraine:
Ukraine has received more than 200 T-72 tanks from Poland
00:37 Ten russian air targets were hit by Ukrainian air defense
Air Force Command reports on russian casualties throughout April 29:
one Su-25 jet aircraft
nine "Orlan-10" unmanned aerial vehicles
were hit by the Air Force and Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Various types of weaponry were used, as noted, including "man-portable air defense systems of foreign manufacture"
