Ukrainian drones attacked an explosives manufacturing facility in the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. According to social media, several explosions were heard during the night. The state-owned facility is part of Russia’s defense sector and produces ammunition, explosives, and industrial chemicals used in the war against Ukraine. Read more here.
About a day ago, Ukrainian drones attacked the main Russian oil pipeline pumping station in Perm, and according to reports, it has now suffered another powerful explosion. Whether Ukraine attacked it again or if the fire spread and caused the explosion is not yet known. Posts here and here.
Russian losses in Ukraine
Today’s report on Russian losses in the war in Ukraine is enormous.
1470 KWIA is high but not unusual. The losses of tanks and other armored vehicles are also not remarkable, but 119 artillery pieces is really high, the second highest in the entire war. It was admittedly not many days ago that we had 114, but before that, we have to go back to March 28, 2025, to find the record of 122.
Two helicopters are also not very common, and when it comes to soft vehicles for logistics, etc., we have a new record. The previous record was 312 and dates from April 18, 2025. The war in Ukraine continues to generate large losses of equipment and personnel for Russia, and sooner or later it will become unsustainable.
- 1470 KWIA
- 7 Tanks
- 7 AFVs
- 119 Artillery systems
- 1 MLRS
- 2 Helicopters
- 1327 UAVs
- 375 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
- 2 Special equipment
Russian activities in the war in Ukraine
The number of clashes does not indicate any increased activity, but on the other hand, the number does not say anything about the extent of the Russian attacks. Unfortunately, the suicide drones are now again at a high level, not far below the records. Otherwise, there has been a downward trend since the beginning of April, which was already broken yesterday. The trend for artillery has been similar and has also increased since yesterday and is back at a higher level (albeit significantly lower than earlier in the war).
This makes me suspect that Russia may have held back a bit and waited to replenish supplies, and what we are now seeing is a renewed offensive. If that is true, we should see continued high levels of suicide drones and artillery. Another more positive explanation could be that it is Ukraine that is now pressing and has forced Russia to implement countermeasures despite possibly starting to run low and wanting to hold back.
- 177 combat clashes
- 69 air strikes
- 226 KAB/CAB
- 9,683 kamikaze drones
- 3,326 shells (48 from MLRS)
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mtp higher KWiA not unusually many more unlocalized today. But a decent number. 50 pcs. Ratio 0.4. Still think one should have seen an increase in the number/ratio. With just over 2 KWiA/localized, it becomes 24 KWiA per unlocalized attack which is exactly within the range 5-25 observed previously. A Ukrainian counterattack does not happen per motorcycle or on foot, and then it is probably under the right conditions conceivable to defeat quite a few enemies? Then it may be about HIMARS etc. which are not counted as attacks but take out enemy personnel. And a thousand other things that are not reported in detail. Considering two helicopters, it may have been about combat far behind the front line, perhaps a base.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 5↗️
S Slobozhansky 9💥
Kupyansk 3
Lyman 7
Slovyansk 7
Kramatorsk 1
Kostjantynivka 22💥
Pokrovsk 41💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 6
Huliaipole 24💥💥↘️
Orikhivsk 1
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 0↘️
Localized 126↘️
Unlocalized 51↘️
Total 177↘️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.40↘️
AFU yesterday:
⚡️⚡️Parts of the air defense system, an ammunition depot, an oil depot, and the enemy’s drone control centers have been hit
⚡️Yesterday and during the night of April 29, units within the Ukrainian defense forces carried out a series of attacks against the Russian occupiers’ facilities.
⚡️Important parts of the enemy’s air defense and radar equipment have been hit. In particular, the radar station “MR-10,” the air defense command center, and the ground-based radar “Parol-4” (1L22) at the “Kacha” airport (TOT AR Crimea) were hit. Additionally, the “Tor” surface-to-air missile system in the Tykhonivka area of the Zaporizhzhia region was hit.
⚡️Logistics facilities belonging to the invaders have been hit – an ammunition depot in the area around Pervomaiske and the “TES” oil depot in Simferopol in the occupied Crimean Autonomous Republic.
⚡️A separate operational area is to weaken the enemy’s control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. Drone launch sites have been hit in the areas of Hulyajpol, Zaliznychne, and Tykhonivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Bondarevsk, Komar, and in the area around the village of Zaporizhzhia in the Donetsk region, as well as in Tjotkino in the Kursk region of Russia.
⚡️Additionally, workshops belonging to the enemy’s drone units have been hit in the Bondarevskije area in the Donetsk region and Burchak in the Zaporizhzhia region.
⚡️Furthermore, Ukrainian units have hit the enemy’s command and observation post in the area around Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
Off-topic, Iran, USA, Trump
”Iran should not underestimate the will of President Trump ..”
Hegseth 💪 defends the Madman Theory: https://x.com/repsarajacobs/status/2049617760754221454?s=46
Off-topic, Iran, Pakistan
Pakistan has opened six overland routes to Iran, creating a crucial workaround to Donald Trump’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pakistan-opens-six-land-corridors-to-iran-amid-hormuz-blockade-donald-trump-islamabad-middle-east-war-2902654-2026-04-28
Off-topic, North Korea
In the background: “North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is approaching a critical turning point: it is becoming so large that it could potentially overwhelm the ground-based missile defense systems the United States has spent billions developing over the past 30 years. According to Bloomberg, North Korea’s nuclear capabilities may be outpacing U.S. defense systems.
💬 “South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated in late January that Pyongyang is now capable of producing enough weapons-grade material for up to 20 nuclear weapons per year. This places it on a trajectory to rival France’s stockpile within the next decade—if not in technological sophistication, then at least in sheer volume. The construction or expansion of fissile material production facilities could further accelerate this growth, even as the country continues developing new delivery methods,” the article states.”
https://x.com/statwatch25/status/2049604781870588072?s=46