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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At least four people were killed and 29 were injured in a Russian missile strike on Odesa that damaged civilian infrastructure; Soldiers of Russia’s Southern Military District, whose units are deployed in Ukraine, are deserting their posts in increasing numbers; and more.

Over March and April, Russian airpower launched a new wave of mass attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine. Energy generating facilities, in particular coal-fired and hydroelectric power plants, have come under the heaviest attacks. For the first time, Russia destroyed or damaged several of Ukraine's biggest power stations, including the Trypilska power station just outside Kyiv. The mix of attacks on strategic facilities and systematic strikes with guided bombs on the front-line areas indicates that Moscow sees a “window of opportunity” when Ukrainian air defense forces may be most vulnerable, said director of Defense Express Center Serhii Zgurets to the Kyiv Independent.

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"Even as the 38th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster has come and gone, the nuclear threat posed by Moscow continues to grow," writes Olena Lapenko, General Manager for Security and Resilience at the DiXi Group, in this guest op-ed.

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"Though many Russians want to end the war, President Vladimir Putin could reassure them that the West’s will was starting to crumble. Not only are Russia’s ammunition factories humming along, but Donald Trump stands a good chance of winning the U.S. presidential election and returning to the White House early next year. A Russian victory, of sorts, seemed within reach," writes Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Mobile Air Defense Fire Teams were created before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Instead of using high-tech air defense systems like the Patriot or Iris-T, they use simple military vehicles equipped machine guns to bring Russian drones down. Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova of The Counteroffensive spoke with drone hunters defending Kyiv in this guest op-ed.