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Friday, 17 April 2026, 05:48
Ukraine does not rule out that Russia may use the territory of the Transnistrian region to create additional pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine and conduct sabotage in the rear.
From temporarily occupied territories seized by Russia, within the framework of the President of Ukraine’s initiative Bring Kids Back UA and with the assistance of the Office of the Ombudsman team, seven more Ukrainian teenagers aged 13–17 have been returned.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, after a conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Elsisi, stated that Egypt will no longer accept grain exported by Russia from Ukrainian occupied territories.
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Crimean Tatars with state honors and recalled a decree he signed that grants the Mejlis additional powers.
The Lychakiv District Court of Lviv has imposed a preventive measure of 60 days of pre-trial detention without the right to bail on Lviv Customs inspector Andrii Trush, who is suspected of killing a serviceman of a Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC).
Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, noted that Petro Poroshenko’s statements regarding alleged pressure on the court in the sanctions case appear to be an emotional reaction on the eve of the court hearing, rather than a position backed by facts.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in March 2026 Russia suffered its largest losses since the beginning of the full-scale war – more than 35,000 invaders were killed or severely wounded.
In the Zhytomyr region, one person was killed while the number of injured has risen to ten as a result of a Russian missile and drone strike.
A 29-year-old woman who was injured during the April 3 attack on Kharkiv has died in a hospital in the city.
NATO countries are united in their interest in Ukraine winning its defensive war against Russia, while the Alliance itself is the strongest military alliance in the world.
Two people were killed and three wounded as Russian forces dropped glide bombs on Kramatorsk.
Assault units of the Skelia regiment thwarted an attempt by Russian forces to break through in Udachne, Donetsk region.
Russian forces shelled a church in central Kherson, injuring a woman.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa discussed the situation on the battlefield and successful technological solutions that should be scaled up during a meeting with former U.S. Central Command chief and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that, when it comes to lifting the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, only joint action by nations can yield results.
The commander of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, Major General Oleh Apostol, spoke about the most successful operations of his units.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 26 Russian missiles and 515 drones of various types.
At least five civilians have been killed in Ukraine as a result of today’s Russian attacks.
The training of Russian military personnel involved in the war against Ukraine is currently at a low level.
Ukrainian unmanned systems units destroyed a Russian Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system, fuel tanks, and supply depots in the temporarily occupied part of the Luhansk region overnight on April 3.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring a man.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed strikes on the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa (Bashkortostan, Russia), as well as on the Kulikovsky training ground and an ammunition depot of Russian forces in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian forces attacked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone, resulting in one death and several injuries.
Damage from Russia's large-scale attack on April 3 was recorded in the Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv districts of the Kyiv region.
In the Sumy region, Russian troops attacked a civilian car and a motor cultivator, killing two men.
The situation on the frontline remains difficult, however, according to British intelligence assessments, it is currently the most favorable for Ukraine in the past ten months.
In the Pokrovsk sector, soldiers of the Airborne Assault Forces are using automatic rifles to take out Russian troops moving on motorcycles.
Russia attacked Ukraine with nearly 500 drones and cruise missiles on Friday, rejecting diplomacy and responding to Ukraine's proposal for an Easter ceasefire with brutal strikes.
In the coming days, the Ukrainian party will finalize the security guarantees document by addressing the remaining questions in this area. Once the documents have been agreed upon, a U.S. delegation may arrive in Kyiv.