For today, links to reports from the Kyiv Post, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Tass, and, via the Kyiv Independent, the Counteroffensive with Tim Mak; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Russians attack with motorcycles and Chinese golf carts, conventional infantry gains ground at Chasiv Yar, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Some Russian units employed unorthodox combat transport such as Chinese ATV and motorcycles to carry out attacks over the weekend, but it was conventional infantry supported by artillery that secured gains in the tactically important Chasiv Yar sector, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 14 Ukraine’s top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters KYIV — Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s top commander said Sunday that Russian forces aim to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by 9 May 2024, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian shelling kills 4 in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region. From AFP. Donetsk region Governor Vadym Filashkin said attacks late Sunday against the mining town of Siversk, which is flanked by Russian forces. Siversk, which had an estimated pre-war population of 11,000 people . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 14 More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in U.S. aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces. From AP. KYIV — More civilians died across Ukraine on Sunday as analysts warned that delays in U.S. military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s top brass reports destroying first Khmara jammer in Ukraine operation. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops destroyed the first Khmara electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian army over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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From APRIL 14 A look at the Russian military’s war dolphins, by Alessandra Hay | The Counterintensive with Tim Mak / The Kyiv Independent According to some estimates, in the three-month period after Russia’s full-scale invasion started, some 37,500 to 48,000 Black Sea dolphins, or around 15-20% of the sea’s total dolphin population, died. That death rate is 10 times higher than before February 2022. The ecological impact of the war . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 U.S. intelligence findings show China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine, by Aamer Madhani | AP WASHINGTON — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to . . . READ MORE . . .