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Friday, 17 April 2026, 04:14
In a village in the Mryn community in Chernihiv region, two people were injured, and homes and cars belonging to civilians were damaged as a result of morning drone attacks by the Russian Federation.
Ambassador of the EU to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová stumbled upon debris from a Russian drone while walking in a Kyiv forest.
An energy facility in the Odesa region sustained severe damage as a result of an attack on the night of April 6.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is applying global expertise in protecting water supply and sanitation systems in Ukraine.
The number of injured after the overnight Russian attack on Odesa has increased to 15, 13 of whom have been hospitalized.
Over the past 24 hours, on April 5, 120 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines.
In the Chernihiv region, most districts are without power following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure overnight and this morning.
The city of Slavutych in the Kyiv region is without power following a Russian strike on its energy infrastructure.
Ukraine has already repaired 2.7 million square meters of damaged roads since the start of 2026, with about half of current repairs on international highways now completed.
Three people, including a child, were killed in Odesa as a result of a massive Russian strike on the night of April 6.
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to April 6, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,304,490 personnel, including 940 over the past 24 hours.
During a massive drone attack in Odesa, strikes on residential areas and damage in two districts were reported, and people were injured.
In the Chernihiv region, an energy facility in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district was damaged as a result of an attack by Russian forces.
A school in Semenivka, Chernihiv region, was damaged as a result of an attack by Russian FPV drones.
In the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, the “authorities” plan to develop “military-historical tourism.”
The leader of Hungary's opposition party "Tisza," Péter Magyar, said his future government would pursue a "pragmatic" approach toward Russia.
Trust in Vladimir Putin is declining in Russia amid public dissatisfaction with censorship policies.
Seven Ukrainian children who were successfully returned home on April 3 visited the Child Rights Protection Center, where they can receive legal assistance, material and technical support, as well as comprehensive social and psychological care.
In the temporarily Russian-occupied city of Bakhchysarai (Autonomous Republic of Crimea), Asan Dzhemilev, a veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement and brother of Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, died at the age of 88.
Russian occupiers have planted mines on a road bridge crossing the Koshova River in Kherson.
Belarus is offsetting shortfalls in tax revenues with non-tax income, primarily transfers from Russia.
05 April 2026
In Charleston, the clay-court WTA 500 tournament – the Credit One Charleston Open with a prize fund of $2.3 million – has concluded.
Throughout April 5, 108 combat clashes took place along the frontline between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders. In particular, the enemy launched 24 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
Following talks between Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, the two sides reached an agreement to reopen embassies in Kyiv and Damascus.
During Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Damascus, a trilateral meeting took place involving the teams of Ukraine, Syria, and Türkiye.
Members of OPEC+ – the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their partners — have for the second time in a row decided to raise oil production quotas.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Kyiv has no connection to the incident in Serbia, where explosives were discovered near the TurkStream pipeline.
In the Kharkiv region, three people were injured throughout the day as a result of enemy strikes.
In Korosten, Zhytomyr region, eight people remain hospitalized in moderate condition following the Russian strike. Another three are receiving outpatient treatment.