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10 April 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that for the complete occupation of Donbas, Vladimir Putin would have to sacrifice between 300,000 and 1 million people, and assured that Ukraine will not withdraw its troops from the region.
Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov believes that drones will not win the war with Russia for Ukrainians.
In Feodosia, in temporarily occupied Crimea, a fire at an oil depot has been ongoing for a third day after it was struck by Ukrainian drones on the night of April 8.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian strikes against Russian targets have become more effective due to improved technology and new operational strategies.
Two major energy facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa region sustained significant damage during a Russian drone attack overnight on April 10.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are increasing their troop presence in Ukraine by deploying soldiers from their strategic reserve.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian specialists had successfully intercepted Iranian-made drones, including jet-powered models, in several Middle Eastern countries.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on statements about Russia’s alleged intention to create a buffer zone along Transnistria, said that Russian forces aim to establish a buffer zone along the entire border – not only their own, but also Belarus’s – but currently lack the capacity to do so.
On April 9, a total of 163 combat clashes took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, while also showing increased activity in the Huliaipole sector.
Russian forces attacked the Odesa region overnight with drones, damaging port and energy infrastructure facilities and causing disruptions to electricity supply.
Ukraine's air defense forces have neutralized 113 drones launched by Russian troops since the previous evening. Enemy hits were recorded at six locations.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 810 strikes on 42 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and injuring nine others.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out strikes on 35 settlements in the Kherson region using drones, artillery, and aircraft, injuring nine people, including a child.
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to April 10 2026 in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,308,670 personnel, including 1,130 over the past day.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, partisans have reconnoitered a Russian military unit in the settlement of Rozdolne.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, seized by the Russian army, Russian occupiers are training students in military skills and conducting covert mobilization.
Russian occupiers are using military tractors and trucks to transport shipping containers from the Port of Rostov-on-Don to the Port of Berdiansk; it is not yet known what is inside the containers.
09 April 2026
Operators of the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces have destroyed a Russian Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system in temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 134 times since the beginning of the day. The enemy is most active in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors, with increased activity in the Huliaipole sector.
Fighters of the Strix unmanned systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine eliminated Russian infantry in the Belgorod direction and also struck a mobile enemy fire group along with its crew.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Krymskaya oil pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on the night of April 9.
Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Donetsk region cannot be considered a compromise, as it would ultimately give Russia the opportunity to occupy Kharkiv and Dnipro.
The Russian army carried out almost 60 attacks on the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Pavlohrad districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in two casualties.
In Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, a fire and rescue unit sustained damage following a strike by Russian forces.
A man was killed on April 9 as a result of a drone strike on a vehicle in the Kharkiv district.
Since the start of the day, the Russian army has attacked Ukrainian defenders' positions 64 times. The enemy is most active in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions, with increased activity in the Huliaipole direction.
Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure are a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector.
Russian troops do not have sufficient forces to capture Kostiantynivka and Druzhkivka by the end of April, while the situation in the Pokrovsk sector remains difficult but stable.
Russian forces shelled the settlement of Zolochiv in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region on April 9, injuring two women and three children.
On Wednesday, April 8, a pair of Polish F-16 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 aircraft in the Baltic Sea, which was conducting a reconnaissance mission with its transponder turned off.