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Friday, 17 April 2026, 05:48
A group of soldiers from the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna sector entered the Russian rear, planted explosives, and blew up the invaders' infiltration route.
On Thursday morning, Poland scrambled Polish and allied aircraft and put ground-based reconnaissance and air defense systems on high alert in response to Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine.
Four districts in the Kyiv region have been affected by the Russian attack on February 26.
Air Defense Forces destroyed two Russian Zircon cruise missiles, four ballistic missiles, 24 cruise missiles, two X-69 missiles, and 374 drones.
On Wednesday evening, Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets in response to a drone violating its airspace during Russia's attack on Ukraine.
Russia attacked Ukraine at night with 420 drones, most of which were Shahed drones, as well as 39 missiles of various types. As of now, dozens of people are known to have been wounded, including children.
Civilians were injured in two communities in the Chernihiv region due to an attack by Russian strike drones.
On the morning of February 26, Russian troops again shelled Zaporizhzhia, damaging an educational institution. Children were in shelters during the shelling.
A woman was injured in the Vinnytsia region as a result of a massive attack by the Russian Federation on the morning of February 26.
Ukraine continues to strengthen its state border with Belarus and is increasing its defense capabilities in the north.
Over the past day, the regional center and 13 other settlements in the Kharkiv region have been under Russian attack, resulting in 16 casualties, including two children.
Russia used the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea to launch ballistic weapons and hypersonic missiles during a night attack on Ukraine.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of victims of the nighttime Russian strike has increased to nine.
An energy facility in the south of the Odesa region has been damaged as a result of a Russian attack.
Russian troops wounded three residents of the Donetsk region yesterday, February 25.
On February 25, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 235 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the frontlines.
On February 26, Ukraine commemorates the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, a memorial date established to honor the large pro-Ukrainian rally held in 2014 in Simferopol.
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to February 26, 2026, in the war against Ukraine are estimated at around 1,263,850 personnel, including 1,360 in the past 24 hours.
A five-storey residential building in Kryvyi Rih was damaged during a Russian drone attack; there are casualties.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a meeting in Beijing with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, said that peace negotiations on Ukraine should ensure equal participation of all parties – apparently referring to the need for the European Union to be involved in the peace process.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the third training cycle of a psychological support project under NATO’s Comprehensive Assistance Package, providing professional support to 1,100 service members.
Fires have broken out in two districts of the capital as a result of a combined missile-and-drone attack by Russian forces.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on Wednesday that he wants to end the war as quickly as possible.
The enemy carried out at least 12 strikes on Zaporizhzhia, setting a high-rise residential building on fire, damaging shopping centers, and injuring at least seven people.
Russian forces have attacked Kharkiv with missiles and drones, impacts have been recorded in the Slobidskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Saltivskyi districts. There are casualties, fires have broken out across the city.
The Embassy of Israel in Ukraine, together with Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation MASHAV, has provided 100 portable backup power systems for the Kyiv region.
Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine continues to create systemic challenges for the agricultural sector, particularly due to the energy crisis, complex logistics, labor shortages, and infrastructure damage.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian border guards have detained around 1,500 people who attempted to cross the border illegally.
On the southeastern coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea, local residents are reporting oil spills on beaches and dead wild waterfowl, while the Russian “authorities” are keeping quiet about the problem.