Russia replacing American components in Shahed drones with Chinese ones – Ukraine intel
Russia is increasingly using Chinese components instead of American ones in its Shahed-type drones to protect them against electronic warfare systems.
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07 April 2025
Russian shelling of Kherson injures pregnant woman, her child
A pregnant woman and a child were injured in Kherson as a result of Russian shelling. A Russian projectile struck their home, and the mother shielded her son with her own body.
Emergency crews clearing aftermath of missile strike in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district
Emergency crews in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district continue to clear the aftermath of Russia's April 6 missile strike.
Three injured in Russian strikes on Kharkiv region over past day
Three people were injured in the Kharkiv region in the past 24 hours as a result of Russian strikes.
War update: 165 clashes on front lines in past day, most fighting in Pokrovsk, Kursk sectors
On April 6, Ukrainian forces engaged in 165 combat clashes with Russian troops, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors.
Russian war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,350
The total combat casualties the Russian invasion troops have suffered in Ukraine reached an estimated 925,020, including 1,350 killed or wounded in the past day.
Ukrainian drone operators locate, destroy Russian UAV control point, fuel depot
Operators with the Phoenix reconnaissance and attack unmanned aircraft complex unit, State Border Guard Service, destroyed a Russian MT-12 artillery system, a number of vehicles, a UAV control point, and a fuel depot.
Lubinets: UN Human Rights Commissioner effectively recognizes Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih may be war crime
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets welcomed the statement of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and called for a prompt and independent investigation of the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
Russia plans to resettle five million people in occupied Ukrainian territories by 2030
Russia plans to resettle at least five million Russians in the occupied territories of Ukraine by 2030.
Ukrainian border guards destroy enemy Giatsint-S gun, armored vehicle in Kharkiv region
Pilots from the Phoenix reconnaissance and strike drone unit of the State Border Guard Service successfully destroyed a Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery system and a Tigr armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
06 April 2025
Trump's spiritual advisor visits Kryvyi Rih after Russian attack
Pastor Mark Burns, spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, has visited the site of a deadly Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih and urged the international community to stand with Ukraine and condemn the brutality of the attack.
Ukraine's disinfo watchdog denies Russia's capture of Basivka in Sumy region
Reports claiming that Russian forces have taken control of the border village of Basivka in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region are false.
Zelensky orders enhanced coordination with partners on air defense systems, contingents
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to intensify engagement with international partners and prepare a new Ramstein-format meeting focused on strengthening air defense systems and military contingents.
Air alert declared in Kyiv and several regions due to ballistic missile threat
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine due to the threat of ballistic missiles.
Russians strike Zolochiv in Kharkiv region with bomb, injuring woman
Russian troops struck the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region with a guided aerial bomb.
Death toll from Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 20
A 57-year-old victim of an enemy missile attack on Kryvyi Rih died in hospital.
"Predator" brigade soldiers destroy cache of Russian equipment in Toretsk with drone
Soldiers of the Predator brigade of the Patrol Police Department discovered hidden equipment of Russian invaders in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region, and destroyed it using an FPV drone.
Russian troops shell Bilozerka in Kherson region, two wounded
Russian troops shelled Bilozerka, Kherson region, with artillery, wounding two people.
Russia's modernized ballistic missiles now harder to intercept – Ihnat
The Russian army continues to upgrade its military equipment, creating increased challenges for Ukraine's air defense systems.
Russian troops shell residential area in Kramatorsk
Russian forces targeted the private residential sector of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region.
Enemy artillery strike on Bilozerka leaves one man seriously injured
In the Kherson region, Russian forces launched an artillery strike on Bilozerka, leaving one man seriously injured.
Russian shelling in Nikopol district leaves one injured, damages residential buildings
In the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian shelling yesterday resulted in one injury and significant damage to residential buildings.
Lubinets: World must not turn blind eye to terror after Russian strike
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on the world to take immediate action to stop the Russian aggressor after the latest mass strike on Ukrainian cities.
Overnight drone attack in Mykolaiv: Three homes destroyed, over 30 damaged
In Mykolaiv, an overnight Russian drone attack destroyed three private homes and damaged more than 30 houses and a vehicle.
Zelensky: Russia used over 1,460 glide bombs, nearly 670 drones, over 30 missiles against Ukraine over past week
Russia has used over 1,460 guided aerial bombs, nearly 670 attack drones, and more than 30 missiles of various types against Ukraine over the past week, with more than 20 of them launched just last night.
Russian missile strike on Kyiv damages Ukrainian state foreign broadcasting channels
On the night of April 5–6, a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv caused significant damage to the buildings housing the editorial offices of Ukraine's State Foreign Broadcasting Enterprise – the International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine (IMBPU). These facilities had been relocated there after a previous strike on February 12.
Sybiha urges global community to increase pressure on Russia following air attack
Following a massive Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on the international community to intensify pressure on Moscow.
One killed, three injured in Kyiv following missile strike – military administration
A Russian missile attack on Kyiv has left one person dead and three others injured, two of them hospitalized.
Ukrainian forces down 13 Russian missiles, 40 drones overnight
On the night of April 5-6, Ukraine's Defense Forces shot down 13 Russian missiles and 40 drones. An additional 53 enemy UAVs disappeared from radar.
After Russian missile and drone attack, damage reported in three districts of Kyiv region
In the Kyiv region, the consequences of the attack by Russian missiles and drones on the night of April 6 were recorded in three districts.