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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
The Regional Military Administration Reported that the Russians have not advanced in the region for several days in a row, but the shelling continues. With artillery, the occupiers hit Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka.
Donetsk Region
On the night of April 26, the Russians launched a rocket attack on Druzhkivka – a residential building and an administrative building were damaged.
In the south of the Donetsk region, the enemy shelled Novoukrayinka and Prechystivka twice. In the Donetsk direction, 8 buildings were damaged in Novohrodivka.
Maryinka and Avdiivka were constantly shelled at night. Kurakhivka came under fire once.
In the direction of Horlivka, the Russians shelled Kostyantynivka three times – 7 houses were damaged. Shelling on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, Soledar and Illinivka communities was recorded.
A house in Siversk was completely destroyed, and several others were partially damaged. Zvanivka and Pereizne were also shelled during the day.
Sumy Region
Russians shelled the Territorial communities of Seredyno-Buda, Znob-Novhorod, Bilopillia, and Esman at night and in the morning. In the village Znob-Trubchevsk of the Znob-Novhorod territorial community, as a result of mortar shelling, one of the households caught fire
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians shelled four border communities – Khotyn, Bilopillia, Yunakiv and Esman. 70 hits from mortars, artillery, and grenade launchers were recorded. There is destruction.
In Yunakiv and Khotyn communities, electricity grids were damaged as a result of shelling.
Kharkiv Region
During April 25, the occupiers shelled at least 17 border and front-line settlements in the region. Kupiansk, Udy, Veterynarne, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna and other settlements came under fire, Regional Military Administration reported.
Two women, 54 and 57 years old, were killed and 10 people injured from a rocket attack on Kupiansk. Of them, 4 were hospitalized, the rest had minor injuries and received medical assistance on the spot.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, invaders shelled the Nikopol district yesterday evening. They opened fire from heavy artillery on Marhanets and Nikopol.
Two women – 64 and 77 years old – were injured in Marhanets. They will be treated on an outpatient basis. In the city, two administrative buildings, 8 private houses, as well as apartment buildings were damaged. Two farm buildings were destroyed, 12 were damaged. The gas pipeline and power lines were also damaged.
In Nikopol, a private enterprise, an apartment building, a shop and cars were damaged.
Zaporizhzhia Region
The day before, the occupiers struck 67 attacks on 19 peaceful communities: 53 artillery shells, 6 attacks with MLRS, 7 with the use of drones, and 1 airstrike. No one was injured, but 37 new destructions were recorded.
Kherson Region
The occupiers shelled populated areas of the region 75 times. 389 shells were fired from artillery, rocket launchers, mortars, tanks, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPG), drones and aviation. One person is injured.
Kherson was attacked 11 times, 33 shells were fired into the city. And in the village of Kizomys, up to 11 residential buildings, a church, two shops, garages and a car were damaged as a result of shelling.
Regional Military Administrations and their membership are sources of information about events in each region of Ukraine
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The date and place of the start of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces: the New York Times described Ukraine’s plans
US officials do not expect a sharp change in dynamics in favor of Ukraine, and military officials do not rule out that the Armed Forces will be able to surprise again.
Ukraine is preparing a counteroffensive for May, which will take place in the south along the coastline on the Sea of Azov.
This is reported by The New York Times with reference to American officials.
The article notes that without a decisive victory for Ukraine, its support from the West may weaken. Ukrainian authorities may find themselves under pressure from partners who may demand the start of serious negotiations with Russia to end or freeze the war.
«American and NATO allies have supplied Ukraine with a large amount of artillery and ammunition for the upcoming battle, and now officials say they hope that these supplies will last for a long time,» the authors of the article note.
They drew attention to how the situation has changed compared to the events of two months ago, when weapons were just arriving in Ukraine and American officials were worried that supplies might run out.
The publication also referred to secret US documents and clarified that 12 Ukrainian combat brigades, consisting of about 4,000 soldiers each, should be prepared by the end of April. The United States and NATO allies train and equip nine of these brigades.
The article also states that Ukraine is not sharing details of its operational plan with US officials, but the counteroffensive will most likely take place in the south. In particular, we are talking about the territory along the Ukrainian coastline on the Sea of Azov.
The authors of the material inform that, according to American officials, the Ukrainian counteroffensive is unlikely to lead to a sharp change in dynamics in favor of Kyiv. At the same time, military officials from the USA do not rule out that the Ukrainian army will be able to surprise them again.
Currently, Ukrainian forces are armed with European tanks, American armored personnel carriers and have new units trained and equipped by Americans and NATO forces.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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