That's good news. It's been a bit depressing how the Russian revenues have apparently actually increased though.
Long roundup!
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Euromaidan PR
AF of #Ukraine destroyed the command post of the RF Armed Forces on the administrative border of the #Mykolaiv and #Kherson regions, reports the Operational Command "South" Three warehouses with ammunition and several points of concentration of manpower and equipment destroyed.
The total combat losses of #Russian enemy #Ukraine from 24.02 to 04.05 were approximately:
personnel - about 24500 (+300) persons were liquidated
tanks ‒ 1077 (+15)
APV ‒ 2610 (+43)
artillery systems – 491 (+16)
MLRS - 163 (+1)
Anti-aircraft warfare systems - 81 (+1)
aircraft – 194 (+0)
helicopters – 155 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks - 1867 (+24) |
boats / cutters - 10 (+0)
UAV operational-tactical level - 303 (+12)
special equipment - 38 (+0)
cruise missiles - 87 (+3)
General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine
(The numbers in brackets are losses that they have not yet confirmed to their own satisfaction).
^Not enough weapons to unblock Mariupol right now – Danilov
It is impossible to conduct a military operation to unblock the city of Mariupol right now, as Ukraine does not have enough heavy weapons and armored vehicles^ www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato
UK MOD update- "Despite struggling to break through Ukrainian defences and build momentum, Russia highly likely intends to proceed beyond Izyum (Ізюм)to capture the cities of Kramatorsk (Краматорськ) and Severodonetsk (Сєвєродонецьк).
This article is posted by a very anti-Putin site, so keep the salt handy
www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/05/04/russia-hosts-lower-than-expected-number-of-ukrainian-refugees-a77570
Russia has spent one-tenth of its expected budget on Ukrainian refugees as some emergency accommodation sites remain empty, according to public procurement data and interviews with officials.
“Official figures say more than 1 million refugees have entered Russia, but we’re not feeling it,” Yelena Rusakova, a Moscow municipal deputy who volunteers to assist refugees, told The Moscow Times Russian Service.
Activists said most Ukrainians leave Russia’s temporary accommodation centers in an attempt to travel on to Europe or western Ukraine
Political analyst Konstantin Kalachev said that Moscow “overestimated the country’s appeal” even for Russian-speaking Ukrainians fleeing the war
“Even those who were sympathetic to Russia seem to be disappointed with the special operation,” he said
From the ISW:
Key Takeaways
Russian forces resumed air, artillery, and ground assaults on the Azovstal Steel Plant following the conclusion of the May 2 evacuation efforts.
Russian forces continued to regroup on the Donetsk-Luhansk axis in likely preparation for a westward advance in the direction of Lyman and Slovyansk.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a counteroffensive that likely pushed Russian forces up to 40 km east of Kharkiv City.
Russian forces conducted limited ground offensives in Zaporizhia Oblast in the vicinity of Huliapole and intensified reconnaissance operations in the vicinity of Odesa amid growing tensions in Tra@EuromaidanPRI haven't copy pasted the whole thing but several sources seem to be confirming what the ISW are saying here:
.....These anecdotes clearly support the assessment that Putin has no intention of ceding occupied territories back to an independent Ukraine and is, at most, considering exactly how he intends to govern regions that Russia has illegally seized.