Heavy combat vehicles such as tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and armored personnel carriers would easily get bogged down. The mud will stick to their chains Source
Europe
The European Commission has reached an agreement in principle with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia on Ukrainian agricultural products, the import of which these countries have restricted. Source
There is talk in Ukraine that a hypersonic missile may have been shot down on May 4th at 2:40 am. According to photos it is Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Source
Oleksii Reznikov, Defence Minister of Ukraine, has announced the arrival of French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery systems provided by Denmark in Ukraine. Source
The US government is determined to continue its comprehensive support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s armed aggression and to carry out further work to bring the Russian Federation to justice for its war crimes. Source
Three fighters were shot down within hours. These are two MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters and one Su-25 Frogfoot. The three planes are part of Ukraine's combat aviation Source
Czech President Petr Pavel and Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova, along with other guests, were forced to hide in an underground hotel car park due to an air-raid warning in Kyiv. Source
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised certain European states for the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products. Source
Officially, the largest bomber in the world Tu-160 has already joined the war. On May 1, early around 2:30 a.m. 9 Tu-95s and two Tu-160 bombers attacked Ukraine Source
The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine have signed a declaration confirming their readiness to support Kyiv on its path to NATO and EU membership and to contribute to Ukraine’s security until it joins the Alliance. Source
On the evening of 28 April, Russian occupiers attacked the settlement of Bilozerka, Kherson Oblast. One woman was killed in the attack. Her body was recovered from under the rubble of her own house. Source
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the private military company Wagner, has stated that the Wagnerites are running out, and the company may soon cease to exist. Source
Within the last 24h, Ukraine has lost five anti-aircraft systems [S-300s and Gepard] – Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the MoD has announced. Source
The Russian Defence Ministry has announced the trial of a chemical attack, planning to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine of this attack. Source
Russia released a video showing the operation of Russian Baikal armored train. Russians call it an armored fortress. The train is equipped with various weaponry Source
Mykhailo Podoliak, the adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, regards the appearance of allegedly secret documents of Western allies on social media as indications of a “standard game” played by the Russian secret services. Source
A loud explosion was heard in the city of Sevastopol, occupied Crimea, on 8 April. Source
Near the Ukrainian village of Staritsa an AN/TPQ-50 radar station was hit. The attack managed to destroy an ammunition depot of the 67th mechanized AFU brigade. Source
Fighters of the Security Service of Ukraine have released a video showing how they repulsed a Russian attack in Bakhmut. Source
Early this morning on April 24, two surface UAVs attempted to strike warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the heart of the fleet – the city of Sevastopol. Source