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16 April 2026
The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of important targets in Russia and in temporarily occupied territories yesterday and during the night of April 16.
Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia on Thursday at around 17:30, dropping three guided aerial bombs on the city. One person was killed while five others were injured.
In Dnipro, rescue workers have completed search operations at the site of strikes carried out by Russian forces during the night of April 16.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have destroyed enemy fuel trains near Luhansk.
Russian forces launched drone attacks on two districts in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and wounding another.
The number of casualties resulting from the Russian military’s attack on Kyiv has risen to 62, with four people killed.
At least 26 people were injured in Odesa as a result of an overnight Russian attack on April 16, with reports of people still missing.
A production site belonging to energy company DTEK was damaged in Kyiv as a result of a massive Russian attack.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 16 Russian military targets overnight on April 16, including air defense systems, Iskander missile bases, and fuel depots.
Russian occupying forces are attempting to expand their offensive and establish a foothold in the settlement of Hryshyne in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
The death toll from a Russian overnight attack on the city of Dnipro has risen to three.
Russian forces have been actively attempting to capture border settlements in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region for the past ten days, targeting villages whose residents have already been evacuated.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, an oil depot in the settlement of Oktiabrske is burning following a drone attack overnight on April 16. A separate fire was also recorded in the Bakhchysarai district near the TES Oil and Gas Storage facility.
A fire has been reported at an oil refinery in the city of Tuapse in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai following a drone attack.
Eight people were killed and 16 others injured as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Odesa.
A total of 153 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded along the frontline on April 15, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector.
As a result of a combined Russian attack on April 16, 54 people were injured and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 19 Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles, eight Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, four Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 636 drones between 7:00 on April 15 and 7:00 on April 16.
During a morning attack on Kyiv, a Russian drone struck a high-rise building in the Podil district.
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to April 16, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,315,070 personnel, including 1,100 over the past 24 hours.
Seven people were killed and 11 others were injured as a result of a nighttime attack by Russia on Odesa.
In Kyiv, the death toll from last night’s Russian attack has risen to four, with 45 people injured.
Russian UAVs struck Kharkiv. One of the “suicide drones” hit near residential buildings in the Industrial District. In the Nemyshlyanskyi District, several private homes were damaged, a gas pipeline was severed, and two people are reported to have been injured.
Russian troops attacked the Bila Tserkva district in the Kyiv region, causing a fire at a local facility.
Territorial Defense servicemen in Mykolaiv are testing the Wolly remotely controlled combat module, which allows a soldier to remain at a significant distance from the firing position.
Servicemen of Ukraine’s 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade are adapting unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to meet the real demands of the battlefield.
15 April 2026
From 09:00 to 22:00 on April 15, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 21 missiles and 361 strike drones. As of 22:00, 20 missiles and 349 drones had been shot down or suppressed.
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 133 times since the beginning of the day, with 33 assaults recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
In Odesa, a Russian attack on a residential high-rise building has left one person dead and six others injured.
Ukraine will introduce drone-assault units that integrate unmanned systems with ground forces.