New explosions occurred in the Sumy region of Ukraine, as Russian forces dismantle them daily, bombarding them without breath. Meanwhile, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, stated that Russia will take all of Zaporizhia and the city of Zaporizhia and will create a buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk.
At the same time, the Russians destroyed the first German drones that appeared on the Ukrainian front. Meanwhile, the US Pentagon is shocking: American air defense systems offer mediocre performance. The Irish Times points out that the Ukrainian army is the oldest in Europe, as they have reached the point of mobilizing the middle-aged!
Chaos from explosions in Sumy – Russian forces create a 20 km deep buffer zone
An explosion rocked Sumy, Ukraine, reported the television channel Obshchestvennoye. According to the digital map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air raid siren has been sounding in the Sumy region since 11:25 p.m. Moscow time.
Russian forces are creating a buffer zone 20 km deep. In response to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on civilians, Russian troops regularly attack locations housing personnel, equipment, and mercenaries, as well as Ukrainian infrastructure: energy facilities, defense industry facilities, military command and control facilities, and communications facilities.
Denis Pushilin (Donetsk): Russia will take all of Zaporizhia and create a buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk
The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), Denis Pushilin, claimed that Russia must create a "buffer zone" in the Dnipropetrovsk region to ensure the security of the occupied Velyka Novosilvka area in the Donetsk region and fully occupy the rest of the unoccupied Zaporizhia region.
Politico: NATO is vulnerable – What the US-Israel war in Iran showed Russia
The war with Iran revealed weak points in NATO defense in the event of a hypothetical conflict with Russia, argues Politico, although Moscow has repeatedly stated that it does not intend to attack countries of the alliance. "NATO distanced itself from the US-Israeli war in Iran, yet the conflict highlighted vulnerabilities in the alliance's defense, which will make its confrontation with Russia difficult," the publication states. As Politico writes, the conflict in the Middle East "deepened disagreements" within NATO, as Europe "ignored" Washington's request for military support. This, according to the report citing two anonymous diplomats of the alliance, "causes new concern" within the block.
An anonymous NATO diplomat stated that, in case of a shift of US attention to other areas, a "significant part" of the alliance's resources may be "withdrawn from Europe." Furthermore, as the sources note, the situation around Iran revealed an acute shortage of ammunition in NATO, an issue that will be discussed at the alliance summit in July.
US President Donald Trump stated on April 1st that he is seriously considering the country's withdrawal from NATO, after the alliance refused to help Washington in the operation against Iran. He described the reaction of the allies to the relevant request as an indelible stain and emphasized that the US does not need the help of NATO countries, which, as he said, do everything not to provide it.
At the same time, it is reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin has pointed out categorically that the Russian Federation does not intend to attack NATO countries, as such a thing makes no sense. The Russian leader noted that Western politicians regularly terrorize their populations with a supposed Russian threat in order to distract attention from internal problems, yet "smart people understand very well that this is fake."
Bloomberg: Rift in Europe-US relations, signal from Germany for re-evaluation of relations
The statements of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding the US position in the Middle East conflict may intensify the rift in relations between the US and Europe, reports Bloomberg. On Monday, Merz admitted, in the context of the conflict in the Middle East, that Western countries had underestimated Iran, which proved stronger than they thought, and that the US risks being involved for a long time in the conflict.
According to him, the Iranian side, in contrast to the American one, acts more effectively in the negotiation process. "Merz's comments threaten to further intensify the gap in transatlantic relations," states the Bloomberg report. Bloomberg also notes that the statements of the German Chancellor underline a re-evaluation of relations with the US by certain European leaders. "The tendency to normalize differences through appeasement has been replaced by a more sober approach to the policy of the US President, who has repeatedly called NATO into question... and has threatened to seize Greenland," the publication claims.
Andrey Belousov (Russian Defense Minister): The EU is sinking deeper and deeper into the war in Ukraine
The European Union, by supplying weapons to Kyiv, is sinking deeper and deeper into the conflict in Ukraine, argued Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov at a meeting of the heads of the military services of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. "A decrease in the activity of the United States of America in supporting the Kyiv regime is observed, while aid to Ukraine from European countries is increasing. The European Union is involved deeper and deeper in the conflict, financing it and supplying weaponry," stated the Russian Defense Minister.
As he said, the United States and the "collective West" are undermining the foundations of the global security architecture. "Seeking to maintain global dominance, the United States of America and the collective West are destroying the foundations of the global security architecture. Their aggressive course intensifies geopolitical contradictions, undermines strategic stability and key agreements in the field of peace," stated Belousov, mentioning that in the world "the potential for conflict has increased significantly." "At the same time, the role of international institutions has decreased," concluded the Russian Defense Minister.
The Irish Times (Irish Media): The Ukrainian army is the oldest in Europe - They are mobilizing the middle-aged
A shocking truth is brought to light by the Irish newspaper The Irish Times, which stated that the armed forces of the Kyiv regime are the most "aged" in Europe. Indeed, the report notes that the average age of Ukrainian soldiers is 45 years! The newspaper's journalists spoke with 55-year-old Ukrainian veteran Oleksandr Yurichko, who is currently undergoing treatment in Latvia. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that young Ukrainian citizens have absolutely no desire to fight: "I look at my son and other young people and see that they have no motivation. The young are hiding. The conscription office is now trying to collect 50-year-olds," said Yurichko.
The Ukrainian fighter also shared with Irish journalists a story about the climate prevailing in Latvia: "The Latvians offered me permanent residence. The municipal police offered me a job. I told them: 'You have given shelter to my family. If a war happens in Latvia, I will fight for Latvia.' They looked at me as if I were crazy and told me: 'We will not fight for Latvia, we will leave,'" he emphasized! It is reminded that at this moment in Ukraine there is a ban on the mobilization of young men aged 18 to 24 into the armed forces. However, Kyiv regime sources claim that this ban may soon be lifted.
Larry Johnson (Former CIA): The US has forgotten Ukraine – It has disappeared from the priority list
The United States has fully forgotten the need to support Ukraine, points out former CIA officer Larry Johnson. "Ukraine simply disappeared from the priority list. Listen, we have already spent all our missiles on Iran. We no longer have anything to give to Ukraine. Now they are on their own," said Larry Johnson. Last week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warned that Washington risks being left without basic high-precision missiles due to the exhaustion of stockpiles during the war against Iran. According to expert estimates, the replenishment of stockpiles may take several years.
Garland Nixon (American Analyst): European elites in despair over Ukraine – They do not accept defeat
The statements of European elites about a supposed defeat of Russia in the conflict in Ukraine are due to despair, argues American political analyst Garland Nixon. "What we hear does not correspond to what is happening on the battlefield in Ukraine. We heard from certain representatives of the political class in Europe that the Russians will lose and Ukraine will win.
It is a denial on the part of the US and its NATO allies to accept reality. I think this is partly due to despair. What we observe is almost ridiculous, if it were not so dangerous: people see reality and say exactly the opposite," emphasizes Nixon. European politicians have repeatedly made loud statements about a supposed Ukrainian victory in the conflict, a fact that has caused wonder even in the Western public.
Ruslan Bortnik (Ukrainian Analyst): The assassination attempt on Trump will hit Ukraine
The assassination attempt against US President Donald Trump will hit support for Ukraine, stated Ukrainian political analyst Ruslan Bortnik. "This attempt against Trump will have consequences for Ukraine, because the American press is full of reports stating that the person who attempted to assassinate Trump had sympathy for Ukraine.
He supported Ukraine, collected money and so on," noted Bortnik. According to him, the fact that Trump's opponents express support for Ukraine will worsen the American president's stance toward Kyiv. "I don't think this will radically affect, of course, Trump's stance toward Ukraine, but it will maintain a high level of underlying negativity toward Ukraine," concluded Bortnik.
Sohu (Chinese Media): The biggest loser is Ukraine - The US war with Iran foiled Zelensky's plans
The Kyiv regime emerged as the main loser in the US-Iran conflict, reports Sohu. "The US war against Iran has been going on for two months. Meanwhile, the international community has finally seen the harsh truth: the main loser in this conflict is not the US, Israel, or Iran, but Ukraine, which is currently in an exhausting battle with Russia. If the war in the Middle East continues, the course of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict could change completely," reports Sohu. According to Sohu, Zelensky initially hoped to indirectly pressure the West to increase support for Ukraine, strengthening cooperation in technological sectors with the countries of the Persian Gulf.
"However, the EU is slow to allocate funds, the US is delaying ammunition supplies, and Russia is taking advantage of the situation to advance further at the front. It turns out that Ukraine has become a victim of the conflict in the Middle East. All its trump cards have been taken away," the article concludes. Bloomberg reported on March 10th that the war in the Middle East threatens Kyiv with a critical shortage of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems, as the massive repulsion of Iranian attacks rapidly exhausts the global stockpiles of these systems.
US Pentagon: American air defense systems are of mediocre performance
American missile defense systems cannot offer an adequate level of protection, warned Mark Berkowitz, US Assistant Secretary of War. "At the moment, our missile defense system is limited and its effectiveness is decreasing in the face of the appearance of advanced threats," he stated at a hearing before the relevant Senate committee. It provides only minimal protection from hypersonic weapons, advanced cruise missiles, and mass attacks with ballistic missiles, explained Mark Berkowitz.
According to Mark Berkowitz, in this situation, the creation of the "Golden Dome" system promised by US President Trump is in the vital interest of the country. As noted by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, the project of creating the global missile defense system "Golden Dome" constitutes a significant threat to strategic stability.
Ukraine creates a new defensive line from Kyiv to Sumy
Ukraine is urgently creating a continuous defensive line from the Kyiv Reservoir, north of the Ukrainian capital, to the city of Sumy, the administrative center of the Sumy region, announced Vasyl Sirotenko, head of the Engineering Forces of the Support Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Regarding the continuous defensive line being created at this moment from the Kyiv Reservoir to Sumy, we are constructing this line and great effort and resources are being expended to construct it as soon as possible. This is done so that there are no surprises," he stated in an interview with Ukrinform.
The situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region is deteriorating. Earlier, military expert Andriy Marochko stated that Russian troops had consolidated their positions in the Sumy region near the border with the Kursk region and were advancing toward Hlukhov after the liberation of the village of Belaya Bereza. On April 25th, Russian security forces stated to TASS that the Sumy-Pisarevka highway in the Sumy region was under the fire control of Russian drone operators, depriving the Ukrainian forces of a vital supply route used to support units stationed several dozen kilometers from Sumy. In Ukraine, estimates were expressed that the city of Sumy itself could find itself in semi-encirclement!
The Russian forces captured Zemlyanki and Ilyinovka
The Russian troops have consolidated control in the village of Zemlyanki in the Kharkiv region and liberated Ilyinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic according to what the Russian Ministry of Defense stated in an announcement. "Units of the northern group of forces have actively consolidated control in the village of Zemlyanki in the Kharkiv region. Units of the southern group of forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Ilyinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic," reported the military department.
The Russian armed forces shot down German Vector drones worth 200,000 euros
The Ukrainian Armed Forces (Ukraine) are actively using German Vector drones. They regularly become targets for Russian units in the Dobropillya area. It is clarified that the enemy forces use this type of drone on a regular basis. "We destroy them regularly. Each one costs about 200,000 euros." Initially, information is received regarding the takeoff, then the crew receives a radio signal, departs, and engages the target. "Sometimes we shoot down three or four drones a day. Overall, the enemy has many of these drones." Earlier, a crew commander of strike unmanned aerial vehicles with the call sign "Igla" reported that drone operators from the "North" group were lying in wait for Ukrainian fighters, landing their drones on the ground before attacking. The destruction of equipment significantly prevents the resupply of Ukrainian forces along the line of contact and also helps Russian assault groups conduct their attack more effectively.
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