As a result of repatriation measures, bodies of 140 fallen defenders were brought back to Ukraine. Source
Russia & Ukraine
On April 26, Russian MoD announced that its armed forces launched successful strikes on two convoys in the Donetsk People's Republic [DPR] and Kharkiv Oblast. Source
Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, has been released from custody on bail of UAH 75.7 million (approx. US$1.9 million). Source
Social media has recently been awash with a picture allegedly showing the aftermath of an attack on a Russian 92N6E radar system, part of the S-300/S-300 system Source
Air defence systems were responding to a Russian air attack in Kyiv Oblast on the night of 5-6 April. Source
As we delve further into the complex geopolitical theatrics, the Russians are resolute in their quest to seize the strategic Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar. Source
Six people have been killed in Kharkivs Shevchenkivskyi district during a nighttime strike. Another 10 residents of the city were injured. Source
ISW has yet to find any visual evidence that Ukrainian forces have damaged or destroyed aircraft or infrastructure at any of the four Russian airbases targeted by drones on the night of 4-5 April. Source
The Ukrainian defense forces reported on Sunday that they had successfully targeted and damaged the Komuna, a rescue catamaran from the Russian navy. Source
The Russians targeted an agricultural business in Kherson Oblast on the night of 5-6 April. Firefighters promptly extinguished the fire and no casualties were reported. The same night, missiles struck the city of Zaporizhzhia, damaging industrial facilities. Source
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 32 Shahed attack UAVs and 6 missiles of various types on the night of 5-6 April. Air defence assets and personnel shot down two Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, a Kalibr cruise missile and 28 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs. Source
The Russians lost 790 people and dozens of pieces of various equipment over the past day. Source
In a recent incident on April 19, 2024, a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed, as shown in videos circulated by both Ukrainian and Russian sources. Source
773 days of Russias large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine: 80 military clashes occurred at the front Source
A photo thought to illustrate the aftermath of an attack upon the Russian Dzhankoi air base in Crimea, is gaining traction on various social platforms. Source
The Russians attacked Kyiv Oblast using Shahed drones and cruise missiles on the night of 5-6 April. All air targets have been destroyed. Source
According to Ukrainian sources, Ukraine's armed forces carried out an airstrike on the Dzhankoi Air Base, perceived as a fortress for the Russians in Crimea. Source
Polish protesters have partially resumed allowing lorries to enter Poland at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint. Source
Social media platforms are abuzz with posts from Ukrainian soldiers boasting about their latest achievement – the capture of a Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle. Source
Military enlistment office officers approached Yevhen Shulhat, an investigative journalist from Slidstvo.Info, and tried to serve him with an enlistment notice on Monday, 1 April in the Obolonskyi district of Kyiv. Source