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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,155: Kremlin is not sincerely interested in Trump's efforts to end the war. [1]

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Date: 2025-04-22

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 54 strike drones and decoy drones overnight from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Kursk and Bryansk cities; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.[115] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 38 drones and that 16 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones struck Kyiv and Odesa oblasts overnight.[116] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 77 strike and decoy drones from Kursk and Bryansk cities and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai during the day on April 22.[117] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 38 drones and that another 31 drones were "lost." Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones struck Kharkiv, Cherkasy, and Zaporizhia oblasts during the day.[118]

Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian guided glide bomb struck a high-rise building in Zaporizhzhia City during the day, killing at least one civilian and injuring at least 26.[119]

Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 38 drones and that 16 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference.

Ukrainian sources and German outlet BILD similarly reported in late March and early April 2025 that Russian forces are loitering long-range drones at high altitudes several kilometers from large Ukrainian cities and other targets before conducting synchronized strikes with multiple drones in order to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.[33] It is unclear if the Geran-3 that Russian forces used in the April 21 Odesa City strike is a new modified version, if Russian forces have only changed their tactics for employing the drone, or both. Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko stated on April 22 that Russia recently increased its production of Geran-type drones and has begun using swarm tactics during drone strikes.[34] ISW previously reported that Russians started producing and using their own Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 analogues (which Russia calls Geran-1 and Geran-2, respectively) with imported Iranian components and using Iranian production licenses as early as summer 2023 and began producing the Geran-3 drone in early 2024.[35] ISW also recently collected reports that Russian forces have begun to equip Shahed drones with concentrated chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (CS) gas (a type of riot control agent [RCA] banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention [CWC], to which Russia is a signatory), likely to inflict damage on Ukrainian forces or civilians even after Ukrainian troops shoot down the drones.[36] Ukrainian forces have proven highly effective at shooting down Russia's long-range drones using mobile air defense units, and Russia is likely looking for different ways to overcome these effective Ukrainian air defenders.[37] Russian forces will likely seek to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense systems by increasing the number of Shahed and Geran drones used in Russian strike packages, continuing to implement swarm strikes, and further adapting drones to penetrate Ukraine’s air defenses to inflict maximum damage.

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