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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,156: Krasnov's whining about Zelenskyy reminds us of his First Impeachment [1]

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Date: 2025-04-23

Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on April 22 to 23 and a missile strike on April 23.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 134 strike and decoy drones from Kursk, Bryansk, and Oryol cities; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[99] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 67 drones and that 47 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones struck industrial sites, civilian infrastructure, energy infrastructure, and commercial enterprises in Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Odesa, and Zaporizhia oblasts.[100] Official Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces conducted a missile strike against civilian infrastructure facilities in Sumy Oblast during the day on April 23.[101]

Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Head Spartak Borysenko reported on April 23 that Russian forces recently used modified Shahed and Geran-2 drones (the Russian analogue of the Iranian Shahed-136) containing 12-channel control modules and payloads up to 90 kilograms during unspecified strikes against Kharkiv City.[102] The modified drones reportedly have increased resistance to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference and carry payloads nearly double the size of the 40-kilogram Shahed drones that Russia utilized in 2022.

Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 67 drones and that 47 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference.

Ukrainian forces likely conducted a drone strike against the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Republic of Tatarstan, where Russia assembles Iranian-provided Shahed drones. Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko, who often reports on successful Ukrainian strikes against Russian territory, stated on April 23 that it was "loud" at the Alabuga SEZ and implied that there were "somewhat successful" strikes in the area.[36] Kovalenko noted that Russia produced over 6,000 Shahed drones and thousands of decoy drones at the Alabuga SEZ in 2024 and that Russia ordered the Alabuga SEZ to produce 8,000 to 10,000 Shaheds and 15,000 decoy drones in 2025.[37] Russian sources published footage purportedly showing a fire in Yelabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, near the Alabugza SEZ and showing Russian air defenses attempting to down drones in the area.[38] Ukrainian military observer Yuriy Butusov stated that five Ukrainian drones with 250-kilogram warheads struck the facility and that Russian forces only downed one drone.[39] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on April 23 that Russian forces shot down a drone over the Republic of Tatarstan.[40] ISW recently assessed that Russia is likely increasingly adapting its drones to overcome Ukraine's mobile fire groups that have proven successful at downing Shahed drones.[41]

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