The runway of the Odesa airport was destroyed. 'Again and again, Russian troops prove that the people of Odesa are the same enemies for Russia as all other Ukrainians. 'Today the occupiers again fired missiles at the Dnipropetrovsk region and Odesa,' Zelensky said. The Odesa airport runway destroyed in Saturday’s missile strikes will also be rebuilt, according to the president.

Zelensky also said officials are “doing everything” to restore roads and access to medical, educational and financial services. Every day several dozen settlements are added to the list of those where demining has been completed,” he said. “We are actively demining the liberated territory. “We are doing everything to return normal life to the de-occupied part of our Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his Saturday night address, adding the work of humanitarian offices has already begun in 93% of liberated settlements. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 69% of de-occupied settlements in Ukraine now have “full-fledged local self-government” again. Ukraine's president struck a theme of resilience in his nightly address to the nation Saturday, saying the country is at work to rebuild and get back to normal in areas no longer held by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives his nightly address on April, 30. Around the same time, other US officials had put Russian losses in a similar range - between 7,000 and 14,000 Russian soldiers killed - but they have expressed “low confidence” in those estimates.Įarlier in the month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov briefly admitted Russia had suffered “significant” losses of its troops in Ukraine, calling the losses “a huge tragedy” for the country in an interview with Sky News. Two days prior to Russia’s update, two senior NATO military officials estimated the number of Russian soldiers killed in action in Ukraine to be between 7,000 and 15,000. Russia has sporadically released casualty figures that are low and which observers deem to be a massive underestimate. CNN cannot independently verify this claim. The Ukrainian President also said Russia has already lost more than 23,000 soldiers since the invasion began. Russia plans to hold its traditional Victory Day parade in Red Square May 9, commemorating the German surrender to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. 'But this war has already weakened Russia so much that they have to plan even fewer military equipment for the parade in Moscow.' Yes, they still have missiles to strike at our territory,' he added. 'Of course, the occupiers still have equipment in stock. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian army has already destroyed more than 1,000 Russian tanks, nearly 200 Russian aircraft, and almost 2,500 armored fighting vehicles.ĭespite these losses, Russian troops still have equipment to launch additional attacks, Zelensky said. Rebuilding and recovery: 69% of de-occupied settlements in Ukraine now have “full-fledged local self-government” again, Zelensky said in his Saturday night address, adding the work of humanitarian offices has already begun in 93% of liberated settlements.Ī man rides a motorbike past a destroyed Russian tank on a road in the Kyiv region on April 16. Russian tanks destroyed: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian army has already destroyed more than 1,000 Russian tanks, nearly 200 Russian aircraft, and almost 2,500 armored fighting vehicles. The runway at Odesa's airport had been damaged, according to the Ukrainian military. One witness told CNN she saw at least one combat plane over the city. local time by Ukrainian media and witnesses. Russian submarine: Russia has released video showing it is using a submarine in the Black Sea to launch cruise missile attacks on Ukraine, confirming earlier Ukrainian military claims.Įxplosions in Odesa: Multiple explosions in the southern city of Odesa were reported soon after 6 p.m. Some civilians have been evacuated from the plant after a ceasefire was introduced, according to a Ukrainian commander inside. The Azovstal steel plant: Nearly every building at the sprawling Azovstal steel plant, the last Ukrainian holdout in Mariupol, has been destroyed, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show.

(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)Įvacuation has started at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where hundreds of people, including dozens injured during an intense Russian bombardment over the past several weeks, are thought to be trapped. A memorial to those who have lost their lives in the Russian war on Ukraine is visited by people in downtown Lviv on Saturday, April 30.

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