Martial law, mobilization extended for three more months
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the law approving the Presidential Decree to extend martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for another 90 days — from May 9 to August 7, 2025.
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16 April 2025
Ukrainian forces down 57 Russian drones, 34 others lost from radar
Overnight on April 16, Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed 57 Russian drones, while other 34 were lost from radar tracking.
One killed, three injured in morning Russian strikes on Kherson
As a result of heavy morning shelling by Russian forces in the Central district of Kherson, one person was killed and three others injured.
Damage, injuries reported as Russians attack Kharkiv region
An ambulance was damaged and a paramedic injured as a result of a guided aerial bomb strike in the village of Kivsharivka, Kharkiv region.
Death toll from missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4 rises to 20
A young man who was injured in the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4 died in the hospital. The death toll has now risen to 20.
War update: 111 combat clashes on frontline over past day
On April 15, a total of 111 combat engagements occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
Russian army loses another 1,050 troops in Ukraine in the past day
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 16, 2025 amount to nearly 936,210 invaders, including another 1,050 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Morning shelling of Kherson leaves one injured
Russian troops shelled the Tsentralnyi district of Kherson in the morning, injuring a 70-year-old woman.
Ukrainian forces destroy North Korean Koksan artillery system in Pokrovsk sector
In the Pokrovsk sector, fighters from the Muramasa unit of the 109th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a North Korean M-1978 Koksan self-propelled artillery system using drones.
Enemy drone debris damages power line in Poltava region
Overnight, Russian drone attacks targeted the Poltava region, prompting air defense systems to engage. Falling debris from the drones damaged a power line in the Reshetylivka community.
Russian forces launch 513 strikes in Zaporizhzhia region in the past day
Russian forces carried out 513 strikes across 13 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past day.
Three injured in Russian drone attack on Odesa
Three people were injured in a Russian drone strike on Odesa.
SBU detains Russian agents who planned two explosions in Vinnytsia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained three agents of Russian military intelligence who were preparing to detonate a serviceman's car and an administrative police building in Vinnytsia.
Ukrainian border guards destroy two Russian Murom-M surveillance systems on southern front
Fighters from the 8th Border Detachment of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service have destroyed two Russian Murom-M surveillance systems and associated antenna equipment in southern Ukraine.
15 April 2025
“White Angels” evacuated up to ten more civilians from shelled Pokrovsk
Police officers of the White Angel special forces unit have rescued up to ten more civilians from the shelled Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, where the enemy is constantly dropping bombs and hunting with drones.
Ukrainian troops use new method of demining in Kharkiv sector
Ukrainian troops use a new method of demining in the Kharkiv sector
Ukrainian forces repel Russian armored assault
Soldiers from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled an assault by Russian invaders.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces capture three Russian soldiers
Soldiers from the 6th Separate Special Purpose Regiment "Ranger" of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) have captured three Russian soldiers during a raid on enemy positions in one of the operational sectors.
Zelensky holds meeting on security and social issues in Odesa
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting focused on security and social issues in Odesa.
Death toll from Russian missile strike on Sumy rises to 36
The death toll from Russia's April 13 missile strike on Sumy has risen to 36 after another person injured in the attack died in hospital.
Ukrainian forces strike site of Russian missile brigade which launched attack on Sumy
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully targeted the permanent deployment site of the 448th Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in Kursk region, which was responsible for the missile attack on the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday, April 13.
War update: 58 clashes on frontline since day-start, fighting ongoing in five sectors
Since the beginning of the day, as many as 58 combat engagements have taken place between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops along the frontline, with battles still ongoing in five directions.
Ukrainian troops destroying enemy equipment in Kursk region – SBGS spox
Russian forces are constructing so-called anti-drone corridors for moving military equipment in the border area of Kursk region, however, Ukrainian troops are successfully destroying it.
Since last evening, AFU have shot down 26 Russian drones; 19 vanish from radar
On the night of April 15, the Defense Forces shot down 26 enemy drones, and another 19 imitator drones were lost without negative consequences.
Russian troops attack Sloviansk with Shaheds, wounding one and damaging service stations and businesses
On the morning of April 15, Russian troops fired drones at the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, injuring one person and damaging service stations and other businesses.
CCD: Kremlin spreading fakes about deaths of “foreign mercenaries of AFU” in Kursk region
Enemy propaganda is spreading fake information about “foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” allegedly killed in the Kursk region of Russia.
Defense forces stop Russian assault on border of Sumy region
Soldiers of the 5th detachment of the State Border Guard Service destroyed enemy assault groups that tried to enter the territory of Sumy region.
Forty-four people injured in Sumy missile strike remain hospitalized, seven in critical condition
Forty-four people remain hospitalized following Russia's April 13 missile strike on Sumy, including ten children.
Ukrainian forces repel massive Russian assault with over 20 tanks, IFVs in Novopavlivka sector
In the Novopavlivka sector, paratroopers from Ukraine's 71st Jaeger Brigade, together with neighboring units, repelled a massive Russian assault involving motorcycles, more than 20 tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
Russia reports massive drone attack in Kursk region
Fires broke out in several residential buildings in Kursk following a massive drone attack on the city on the night of April 14-15.