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.
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16 April 2025
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.
One killed, four injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk region over past day
Russian forces killed one civilian and injured four others in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday.
Russians shell 37 settlements in Kherson region over past day, eight people wounded
Over the past day, Russian forces launched strikes at 37 settlements in Kherson region, resulting in eight people being injured, including one child.
War update: 99 combat clashes on frontline over past day, Lyman, Pokrovsk sectors hottest spots
Over the past day, April 14, a total of 99 combat engagements took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian occupiers along the frontlines.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,180 over past day
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through April 15, 2025, amount to approximately 935,160 personnel, with 1,180 casualties recorded in the past 24 hours.
“Hart” Brigade fighters strike Russian personnel clusters near Vovchansk
Artillerymen and aerial reconnaissance units of the “Hart” Brigade of the 1st Border Detachment of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service delivered fire strikes on clusters of Russian military personnel near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region.
Large-scale fire caused by Russian drone strike extinguished in Kharkiv
In Kharkiv, rescuers extinguished a 1,600 square meter fire caused by a Russian drone strike on the morning of April 14.
14 April 2025
Zelensky: Russia has been openly refusing ceasefire for 34 days
Ukraine has never wanted a single moment of this war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky holds Staff meeting focused on corps system formation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Monday during which reports were heard regarding the formation of a corps-based military structure.
UK intelligence estimates Russian casualties in 2025
Russia has likely sustained approximately 138,000 casualties (killed and wounded) in the Russia-Ukraine war so far in 2025.
Chinese POW says Russia recruits mercenaries not only from China
Chinese prisoner of war Wang Guangjun stated that while at one of the Russian army’s recruitment centers, he encountered about 20 people of other nationalities, including individuals from Kazakhstan, Ghana, Iraq, and others.