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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 29.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 29 Apr 2023
• Russia Says Fire At Crimean Fuel Depot Extinguished After Drone Attack RFE/RL 29 Apr 2023 -- Russia has put out a massive fire caused by a drone attack at a fuel storage depot in Sevastopol, the main port in the occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea and the home of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet, the region's Kremlin-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on April 29.
• Drone strike sparks huge fire at Crimea fuel depot Press TV 29 Apr 2023 -- A drone strike has led to a massive fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, its governor Mikhail Razvozhaev has said.
• Open Burning Extinguished at Fuel Depot in Sevastopol Sputnik 29 Apr 2023 -- A fire at the fuel depot in Sevastopol, caused by a drone attack earlier in the morning, has been eliminated, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.

Ukraine

• Not enough that Russia is weak, it must be held accountable for everything it has done - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 29 Apr 2023
• Kiev Sends Note of Protest to Poland, EU Over Ban on Ukrainian Imports Sputnik 29 Apr 2023 -- The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has applied to embassies of Poland and the European Union with a note of protest against restrictions on import of its products, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Saturday.

Russia

• Wagner Chief Threatens To Pull Out Of Bakhmut As Zelenskiy Calls For Modern Air Defenses RFE/RL 29 Apr 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russian paramilitary group Wagner, has threatened to withdraw his troops from the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut if ammunition supply problems are not resolved, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for modern air-defense systems following one of the deadliest Russian strikes on civilian targets in recent months.
• Ukraine Loses Nearly 600 Military, Mercenaries in Donetsk Direction Over Past Day - Russian MoD Sputnik 29 Apr 2023 -- The total losses of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk direction over the past day amounted to 575 servicepeople and mercenaries, as well as 24 pieces of military equipment, including two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• IAEA warns of intensified military activity near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant People's Daily 29 Apr 2023 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday sounded the alarm over "increased military presence and activity" near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
• UN chief, Turkish president discuss grain deal over phone People's Daily 29 Apr 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Black Sea grain export deal over the phone on Friday.

Foreign Reactions

• Germany Preparing Ukrainian Soldiers for Counteroffensive - Reports Sputnik 29 Apr 2023 -- German instructors are training Ukrainian soldiers for urban combat at a dozen military bases across the country ahead of Kiev's much-touted spring offensive, a German tabloid reported on Saturday.
• China to continue to play constructive role for political settlement of Ukraine issue People's Daily 29 Apr 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: Crimean Fuel Depot and Punishing War Crimes VOA 29 Apr 2023 -- Rescuers have finished searching for survivors in Uman after two Russian missiles struck an apartment building, destroying 27 apartments and 33 cars in the blast.