Russian forces struck an industrial facility in the city of Sumy with guided aerial bombs on the morning of 26 April. Source
Russia & Ukraine
A hail of bullets prevented Russian amphibious, tracked armored vehicle MT-LB from withdrawing setting it aflame. This intriguing video surfaced on social media Source
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, who was appointed last week, arrived in Ukraine on Friday 26 April. Source
The Ministry of Defence of Estonia has announced the delivery of two patrol boats to Ukraine. Source
The Defence Intelligence of the United Kingdom has analysed the situation in the area of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, where they are recording further Russian advancement. Source
Russian forces shelled the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 26 April, injuring a 42-year-old man and a 9-year-old boy. Source
Sources confirm that it was the resourceful Defense Intelligence Service of Ukraine that engineered a strike on Russian extremely sophisticated radar – Repeynik Source
On 25 April, the Russians attempted to target Kryvyi Rih with an Su-57 fighter jet – the aircraft they are desperately trying to hide from Ukraine’s air defence systems. Source
There's a video circulating showcasing the aftermath of the destruction of a warehouse containing UMPK kits that transfigure standard aerial bombs into gliders. Source
As a result of repatriation measures, bodies of 140 fallen defenders were brought back to Ukraine. Source
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