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
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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
It is a military residential bunker on wheels. According to the Russian state agency TASS, this is the first built Russian mobile residential bunker on wheels. 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
Russia pulled 100mm anti-tank guns from its warehouses, loaded them onto a train, and sent them to Ukraine. But those T-12 anti-tank guns cannot defeat Leopards 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
According to source close to the Russian military department, all Russian MiG-31BM interceptors were armed with the latest R-74M short-range air-to-air missiles Source
A UK economist has delivered a dire warning to the rest of the world amid new “compelling” data which suggests a recession is on the cards within a matter of months. 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
Ukrainian intelligence, through Bogdan, tried to intercept a Russian T-22 bomber. The pilot was ready to surrender. He was 48 years old and trained Tu-160 pilot 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