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08 April 2026
Without the experience of the Ukrainian army, it will be difficult for Europe to build an effective defense sysonly a high-tech approach focused on saving soldiers’ lives will work against an intem, and vasion by Russian infantry.
On April 9, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will introduce an ambassador-at-large for prisoners of war.
Against the backdrop of threats from Russia to the Baltic states over allegations that they provided airspace for Ukrainian strikes on Russian ports, Colonel Linas Idzelis outlined four possible scenarios for Russian aggression in the region.
Despite the declared ceasefire, Iran attacked Bahrain with drones—explosions were heard near the capital on Wednesday morning.
A new type of mine has been found in Kherson; it features electronic controls and a combined-action mechanism, but appears to be a bundle of cloth.
Special forces of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have neutralized the Russians’ last railway ferry in the Kerch Strait.
The occupiers have been observed transporting military equipment and personnel through Mariupol toward Huliaipole.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted an appeal to the parliaments and governments of foreign states, the UN, and the IAEA on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Disaster, calling on the international community to take measures to ensure nuclear safety.
On Tuesday, April 7, residents of Russia's Moscow, Vladimir, and Yaroslavl regions reported at least three explosions at the same time. An engineering munitions arsenal may have been among the targets.
Over the past day, Russian forces shelled 19 settlements in the Chernihiv region, with 30 attacks and 57 explosions recorded.
Russia is considering plans to establish a buffer zone in the Vinnytsia region from the side of the unrecognized Transnistria, but currently lacks the forces to implement this.
In Feodosia, in temporarily occupied Crimea, a fuel depot caught fire as a result of shelling during the night of April 8.
On April 7, 17 settlements in the Kharkiv region were under Russian strikes, leaving two people injured.
Yesterday evening, Russian attacks cut power to about 4,500 subscribers in two settlements of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Air Defence Forces intercepted 146 of the 176 UAVs launched by Russia against Ukraine starting from the evening of April 7.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out attacks on 30 settlements in the Sumy region. One person was killed and three others were wounded.
Over the past day, April 7, a total of 170 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline.
On April 7, Russian attacks on the Kherson region left four people killed and 21 others injured, including one child.
Overnight on April 8, Russian forces attacked the southern part of the Odesa region with strike drones.
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to April 8, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,306,500 personnel, including 1,030 losses over the past day.
Pilots of the 23rd Khortytsia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine have destroyed a Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile and gun system deep in the enemy’s rear.
The counterintelligence directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained an engineer at a strategic defense plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region who was spying for two Russian intelligence agencies: the FSB and military intelligence (better known as the GRU).
A Russian agent, exposed in May 2025 in the Kyiv region while attempting to derail a freight train, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
07 April 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are carrying out brutal and cynical drone strikes against Ukrainian civilians.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian military personnel are participating in consultations on how the Strait of Hormuz will operate going forward.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), together with the FBI, Polish counterintelligence agencies, and EU law enforcement bodies, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to neutralize the intelligence activities of Russia's GRU in Ukraine and partner countries.
In Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, the Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery has suspended operations following a Ukrainian drone attack.
In Stepanivka, Kherson region, a medical facility for people requiring special care and treatment was damaged as a result of Russian airstrikes.
Russian forces used a drone to strike an emergency medical team in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, leaving three healthcare workers injured.
As of 17:30 on Tuesday, Russian strikes on southern regions of Ukraine have killed 9 civilians and injured another 49, including a child. The occupiers are targeting residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and transport.