Another 49 people, including children and people with disabilities, evacuated from Donetsk region
Another 49 people were evacuated from the Donetsk region. Among them are 15 children and five people with disabilities.
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16 April 2024
Latvia preparing to send first batch of drones to Ukraine – PM
Latvia is preparing to send the first batch of drones to Ukraine as part of the drone coalition.
Russians shelling Kherson, explosions heard in city
The Russian troops are shelling Kherson from the left bank of the Dnipro River. Several explosions have been heard in the city.
War update: 50 combat clashes on front lines on Tuesday
Fifty combat engagements occurred along the front lines in Ukraine on Tuesday, April 16, with Ukrainian forces repelling most attacks in the Novopavlivka, Bakhmut and Avdiivka sectors.
Russians hit civilian infrastructure in Sumy region, wounding man
Russian troops have carried out an airstrike on civilian infrastructure in the Yampil community, Sumy region, wounding a 29-year-old man.
Russians lose up to 70% of hardware when storming Chasiv Yar - commander
Russian invaders, when attempting to storm the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, lose 50 to 70% of their military equipment.
Russian airstrike leaves 15 injured in Beryslav
Russia bombed the town of Beryslav in Kherson region, injuring 15 civilians.
Attack on Shahed factory in Tatarstan proves Ukraine’s ability to reach deep into Russia - British intel
British intelligence notes that Ukraine's attack on the Shahed kamikaze drone production facility in the remote region of Tatarstan demonstrates the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to penetrate deep into Russia.
Ukraine repels seven Russian assaults near Orikhiv, five – on left bank in Kherson region
In the operational zone of Defense Forces South, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven assaults by Russian invaders on the Orikhiv axis and another five – on the left bank of the Dnipro in Kherson region.
Russia pulls up reserves from Lyman axis toward Chasiv Yar - National Guard
Russian invasion forces transferred separate units from the Lyman direction to intensify offensive efforts toward the settlement of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine’s major power plant destroyed because air defense had “zero missiles left” - Zelensky
Without the U.S. help, Ukraine stands no chance of prevailing in the war with Russia. Recently, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia thermal power plant precisely because air defense units in the area eventually ran out of surface-to-air missiles to protect the facility from the incoming barrage.
Allies have specific list of weapons Ukraine needs to win - Zelensky
All allies of Ukraine have been provided a specific list of weapons that the embattled nation needs to change the course of the war.
SBU strikes Russian long-range radar in Bryansk region - source
Ukraine's SBU State Security Service has hit a long-range radar in Russia's Bryansk region, which monitored the sky 700 kilometers deep into Ukraine.
One killed, two injured by Russian shelling in Donetsk region
Russian troops killed one and injured two residents of the Donetsk region on Monday, April 15.
Ukrainian intelligence officers strike Russian Strela missile system
Fighters with the active operations unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate have spotted and struck a Strela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile system of the Russian troops.
Two killed, four injured by Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv region on Apr 15
Russian troops carried out airstrikes on Volokhivka and Lukiantsi in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region on April 15, killing two and wounding four civilians in the latter.
Enemy attacks Zaporizhzhia region 310 times in past 24 hours
On April 15, Russian troops fired 310 times at the Zaporizhzhia region. No civilian casualties have been reported.
Russians shell 15 populated areas in Kherson region, leaving two injured
Russian troops shelled 15 settlements in the Kherson region over the past day, injuring two people, including a child.
No Russian warships on combat duty in Black Sea, Sea of Azov
As of 07:00 on April 16, there were no Russian warships on combat duty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Russian army loses 920 more soldiers in Ukraine over past day
Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 16, 2024 amount to about 455,340 invaders, including another 920 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
General Staff: 104 combat clashes on battlefield in past day
The Russian forces launched 16 missile attacks, 31 air strikes and 79 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian forces and Ukrainian cities and villages.
Ukrainian forces destroy all nine enemy Shahed UAVs overnight
Mobile firing groups of Ukraine’s Air Force and the Defense Forces destroyed all nine Russian Shahed UAVs that the enemy deployed in its attack against Ukraine.
Russia fully responsible for risks at ZNPP it is causing – EU at UN Security Council
The Russian Federation bears full responsibility for the nuclear safety risks it is causing at the seized Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Russia fraudulently recruits foreigners for war against Ukraine - British intelligence
Russia continues to recruit foreign nationals into its army to fight against Ukraine in an attempt to avoid unpopular domestic military callup measures.
Russia has changed tactics of attacks on Ukraine's power grid - CNN
Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this spring and changed its tactics of airstrikes.
Border guards destroy Russian army dugouts in Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian border guards destroyed Russian army dugouts using kamikaze drones.
15 April 2024
Ukrainian forces destroy two Russian EW stations, video surveillance system on southern front
Russian invaders have lost two more electronic warfare stations and a Murom-M video surveillance system on the southern front.
Russia will try to intensify assault and offensive actions - Zelensky
The Russian Federation will soon try to intensify its assault and offensive actions.
Zelensky: Shaheds in skies above Ukraine sound identical to those over Middle East
Shahed attack drones in the skies above Ukraine sound identical to those over the Middle East, and the impact of ballistic missiles, if not intercepted, is the same everywhere.
Ukrainian forces repel 73 enemy attacks in five sectors in past 24 hours
The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 73 enemy attacks in five sectors of the front over the last day, most of them in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors.