#France plans to manufacture 1,200 AASM Hammer guided air bombs in 2025, up from 830 units produced in 2024
#AASM Hammer has become a weapon of choice for Ukraine’s air force thanks to its high accuracy & resistance to #Russian #electronic #warfare
French government asked Safran to integrate surface-to-air missile systems onto #Ukrainian fighter jets after #American #JDAM GPS-guided munitions failed to hit targets
Trump said Ukraine ‘will be crushed very shortly’ — this is why he’s wrong
But the reality on the front lines is at odds with #Trump's recent statement — military analysts and soldiers told the #Kyiv Independent last week that #Russia is waging small-scale assaults across the entire front, but #Ukraine is light years away from being “crushed very shortly.”
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-said-ukraine-will-be-crushed-very-shortly-this-is-why-hes-wrong/
#TrumpIsARussianAsset #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine #RussianAggression #Imperialism
Russia will not hand over control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to US
#Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov dismissed idea of changes to management of #Russian-occupied #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
“No, we never received such an offer and if we do, we will explain that the power station is run by the #RussianFederation state corporation called #Rosatom,” Lavrov said
#NuclearTerrorism #ZNPP #RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine
Russia expected London talks to collapse but allies showed unity
“Yesterday, there was a meeting in #London, and #European countries were present, including Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany, and the United States,” Zelensky said during a press conference in South Africa on April 24.
“It was not easy, but it was constructive. It ended not with disagreements, but with a desire to work further”
Ukraine’s willingness to hold talks with Russia already a big compromise
I we were attacked; our #territories were occupied. Tens of thousands of people were #killed, many children & adults were buried alive Zelensky said
The fact #Ukraine is ready to #negotiate table the #terrorists who organized all this on our land is a big #compromise
Dangerous and cruel — Trump’s reported Crimea proposal
The potential recognition of Crimea’s annexation sets very dangerous precedent that could plunge the world into numerous wars
“Ukraine should not side with those intending to violate the fundamental principles established after World War II,” he added.
#WWII #RussianAggression #bullying #StandWithUkraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine
Ukrainian drones hits Russian drone factory over 1,000km from border
The facility that was hit manufactures up to 300 #Iranian-style #Shahed #drones and their #Russian-made variants, #Gerans, per day, according to the General Staff. Shahed-style drones are frequently used by Russia in attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
Ukraine’s partisans report panic among Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, claim Russian officers’ families have fled
Families of senior officers in Russia’s #BlackSea Fleet have left #Crimea in recent weeks, the #Ukrainian partisan group #Atesh reported on April 20
The group claimed that an internal directive was issued by #Russian authorities in early April, mandating heightened security measures at military installations across Crimea
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-officers-families-flee-crimea-ukrainian-partisan-group-claims/
Over 600 religious sites destroyed in Ukraine since #RussiaInvadedUkraine
For millions of #Ukrainians, #Easter is one of most important holidays. Many will go to churches that have been damaged
#Russian military poses one of the greatest threats to #Christian churches & believers. Citing wartime data, least 67 Ukrainian #priests, #pastors, #monks were #killed or #tortured by Russian occupiers.” 640 religious sites were #destroyed
Ukraine advances in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
#Ukraine launched a small-scale #offensive in #Belgorod Oblast in late March, marking #Kyiv’s second cross-border operation in #Russian territory after the August 2024 #Kursk incursion.
“Our forces continued their activity in Kursk Oblast today and are maintaining their positions. In Belgorod Oblast, our military advanced and increased our zone of control,” Zelensky said.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-advances-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-zelensky-says/
Wednesday, April 16
Ukraine’s long-suffering aerospace giants look to Europe to break free from Russian orbit
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/wednesday-april-16/
Russia has lost 903,480 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
#Russia has lost 903,480 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale #invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of #Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on March 23.
The number includes 1,470 #casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade liberates village of Nadiya in Luhansk Oblast, releases video of operation
Ukrainian forces #liberated the village of #Nadiya in #Luhansk Oblast, reclaiming three square kilometers from #Russian #occupation, the Third Assault Brigade reported on March 23.
The 30-hour operation was carried out by the Third Assault Brigade, in particular the 1st Assault Battalion.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-liberates-village-in-luhansk-oblast/
Atesh partisans sabotage railway line in Russia’s Smolensk Oblast
#Atesh #partisan group #sabotaged #railway line in #Russia's #Smolensk Oblast, disrupting the transport of #military #cargo toward #Bryansk & #Kursk Oblast
A transformer cabinet on the railway was destroyed , causing logistical delays for front line Russian forces
“We will keep striking targets in Russia and passing intelligence to the Ukrainian Defense Forces”
#Witkoff openly parroted #Russian #propaganda & agreed with most Kremlin talking points, casting doubt if #Ukraine can expect a fair #ceasefire
In #occupied regions, #Russia systemically terrorise civilians with #abductions, #killings, committing #WarCrimes such as #rape, #torture
Russia continues to erase people’s Ukrainian identity prosecuting opponents of enforced Russification & forcibly conscripting men intp Russian army
Explosions occurred at the #Sudzha #gas metering station in #Russia's #Kursk Oblast on the night of March 21, followed by a large #fire, Russian media and Telegram channels reported.
Footage allegedly showing the burning station after the attack has been circulating online.
#Russian sources claim that the fire was visible from the border between Kursk and Sumy regions.
#Russia's Engels air base ablaze after Ukrainian drone strike
Fire, #explosions, & secondary detonations of #ammunition recorded at air base following the attack by SBU & Special Operations Forces
#Engels-2 #military air base hosts strategic #bomber planes regularly used for aerial strikes on Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/russias-saratov-engels-reportedly-hit-by-massive-drone-attack/
Putin’s ceasefire; Is Russia still attacking Ukraine?
#Kremlin on March 18 announced it agreed to #US proposed partial #ceasefire against certain targets in Ukraine, claiming Putin had “responded favorably to the proposal & immediately” ordered his armed forces to halt attacks
Despite the announcement — made after a call between #Putin & #Trump — #Russian #missile & #drone #attacks against #Ukraine continued
https://kyivindependent.com/putins-ceasefire-is-russia-still-bombing-ukraine-yes/
#Putin continues to condition domestic #Russian audiences to prepare for protracted #war in #Ukraine, NOT a sustainable #peace built
Statements in recent days and weeks emphasise narratives about the difficulty of the negotiations, alleged illegitimacy of #Ukrainian officials & divide between US & Europe reinforce message Russia expects a prolonged war in Ukraine & peace on its terms
France to deploy fighter jets with nuclear warheads on German border
#France will deploy #Rafale fighter jets with #supersonic #nuclear #warheads along its border with #Germany in 2035
The move comes as the U.S. shifts its focus away from Europe and Ukraine, signaling that the continent may not be able to rely on Washington for its future security.
#Europe #EU #TrumpIsARussianAsset #DictatorTrump #NATO #Trump #RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine
