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04 April 2026
The Defense Forces of Ukraine hit railway fuel trains in the part of the Luhansk region temporarily occupied by Russian forces, as well as a Russian "Inokhodets" drone at the Kirovske airfield in Crimea.
In Kharkiv, the number of people affected by a UAV attack on the Nemyshlianskyi district has increased to five.
Russian forces attacked Nikopol with FPV drones, resulting in five deaths and 19 people wounded, including a 14-year-old girl.
The AFU are making changes to the content of their training for combating Russian unmanned aerial vehicles and are strengthening the technological component.
In Sumy, the number of casualties from the massive nighttime attack by Russian drones has increased to 13, including one child.
Residential buildings and vehicles were damaged in a Russian attack on the Cherkasy region overnight.
Four civilians were killed and 11 others injured in Russian shelling across the Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours.
In the early hours of April 4, drones attacked the city of Tolyatti in Russia's Samara region, triggering fires near two chemical plants – Tolyattikauchuk and KuibyshevAzot.
A fire that broke out in a three-story office and warehouse building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district following a Russian drone attack early on April 4 has been extinguished.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 260 out of 286 drones launched by Russian invaders in an overnight attack that started on the evening of April 3.
In the Kherson region, one person was killed and 25 civilians were injured over the past day as a result of Russian attacks.
On the front line on April 3, as many as 157 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded.
In the Sumy region, three people were killed and 22 others injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, up to April 4, 2026, amount to approximately 1,302,370 personnel, including 1,110 over the past day.
In March 2026, Russian forces significantly increased their use of guided aerial bombs, deploying 7,987 GABs – more than 1,500 higher than in February.
As a result of falling debris from a Russian drone in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, a fire broke out in an office building.
Russian propaganda has launched an information campaign aimed at justifying the systematic shelling of Zaporizhzhia, claiming that there are “almost no civilians left” in the city.
As a result of a Russian drone attack in the city of Sumy, a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building, and at least three people were injured.
At the 199th Air Assault Forces Training Center, the focus is currently on life-saving training.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed how animals were evacuated from a veterinary clinic in Chabany, Kyiv region, following Russia’s massive attack on April 3.
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet has crashed in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The aircraft’s crew escaped.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement conducted a detailed reconnaissance of a military airfield near the town of Saky in the village of Novofedorivka—one of the key air bases of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
A satellite image has confirmed damage to equipment at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan region, Ufa, following a strike on April 2.
Russia intends to retain "wartime laws," including strict internet controls and expanded powers for security agencies, even after the war ends.
03 April 2026
At around 7:45 p.m., Russian troops struck the Korabelny district of Kherson, injuring two people.
Russian invaders dropped aerial bombs on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region this evening, killing four people and wounding two others.
Following a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Mykhailo Fedorov, the Ministry of Defense is preparing a series of decisions, including measures to strengthen the infantry, improve the contract system within the Defense Forces, and enhance the response to incidents involving the Special Forces.
Russia is constantly modernizing its weapons systems and adjusting not only the time of day but also the number of UAVs and the tactics used to deploy them.
In the Kyiv region, as a result of a Russian attack on April 3, more than 60 facilities were damaged in the Bucha, Brovary, Fastiv, and Obukhiv districts. One man was killed and eight people were injured.
In March 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck more than 151,200 enemy targets and neutralized 35,351 Russian invaders.