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Ukraine is about to face a "difficult" but "not catastrophic" situation on the front in the near future, starting from mid-May, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the BBC published on April 22.
Ukraine is facing a "pretty difficult" time in the near future, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told the BBC.
A major television tower was toppled in Ukraine's war-battered city of Kharkiv on Monday after bombardments from Russia forces, as the country's head of military intelligence warned the situation on the front lines would likely deteriorate in coming weeks.The claim of Novomykhailivka's capture from the Russian defence ministry came just after the head of Ukrainian military intelligence warned that fighting for his country's forces in the east would likely get much harder in the coming weeks.
Around 20,000 to 25,000 Russian soldiers are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and the settlements in the city's outskirts, the Khortytsia Group of Forces' spokesperson, Nazar Voloshyn, said on national TV on April 22. Chasiv Yar lies around 10 kilometers west of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast and 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Avdiivka, cities Russia captured in May 2023 and February 2024, respectively.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the 88-year-old French actor Alain Delon with the Order of Merit for his steadfast vocal support of Kyiv since the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, France 24 reported on April 18, citing Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Omelchenko’s interview with TV5 Monde channel.