Air Defense forces shoot down 116 of 143 Russian drones
Air Defense Forces shot down 116 of the 143 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of April 20.
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21 April 2026
Three people injured and educational institution destroyed in Sloviansk due to enemy FAB strikes
In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, an educational institution was destroyed, and three people were injured as a result of Russian airstrikes.
Explosions rock Sumy: Medical facility hit, four people injured
A series of explosions was heard in Sumy, with a strike hitting a medical facility, damaging residential buildings and injuring four people.
Russian forces attack power facility in Chernihiv region; 54,000 customers without power
In the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv region, 54,000 customers are without power due to damage to a power facility.
Anka Feldhusen, Business Ombudsman of Ukraine
Demand for Fair and Impartial Treatment of Entrepreneurs Is Rising in Ukraine
War update: 174 combat clashes over past day, fiercest fighting in Pokrovsk, Huliaipole sectors
A total of 174 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line over the past day, April 20.
Injury toll in Sumy rises to 15 following nighttime drone attack
Fifteen people were injured in Sumy as a result of a Russian drone attack overnight on April 21.
Russian strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, four injured
Russian troops carried out nearly 10 strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, leaving four people injured.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,040 over past day
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022 to April 21, 2026, amount to approximately 1,320,310 personnel, including 1,040 over the past day.
Ukraine calls for tougher energy sanctions on Russia at UNSC
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk called on the United States and European partners to intensify sanctions pressure on Russia, particularly in the energy sector, and to support the adoption of a new United Nations Security Council resolution on a ceasefire.
Traitor sentenced to 15 years for passing Ukrainian defense positions in Kharkiv region to Russia
A court has sentenced an FSB agent to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for passing the locations of Ukraine’s Defense Forces near Kharkiv to the enemy and calling for renewed strikes on a local thermal power plant.
Melnyk at UNSC responds to another falsehood from Russia’s Nebenzya
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk responded to what he described as a “flows of distorted narratives” from the Russian delegation at the United Nations Security Council regarding the situation both in Ukraine and within Russia itself.
Explosions rock Sumy: Medical facility hit, four people injured
A series of explosions was heard in Sumy, with a strike hitting a medical facility, damaging residential buildings and injuring four people.
Melnyk at UN Security Council: Ukraine rejects Russia’s ultimatums, will not abandon single millimeter of its soil
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk stated that Russia is suffering enormous battlefield losses while making only minimal territorial gains, and is also attempting to achieve its objectives through diplomatic pressure and ultimatums.
Ukrainian-Polish expedition begins search work at sites of two former villages in Volyn region
Search operations have begun in the Volyn region at the sites of the former villages of Ostrivky and Volia Ostrovetska, aimed at locating the remains of local residents who were tragically killed in August 1943.
Ukrainian drone forces hit Russian Tor-M2KM system, S-350 radar
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have struck a 50N6E radar belonging to a Russian S-350 air defense system, as well as a Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile system.
Police detain Russian agent who was preparing new strikes on Kyiv's heat and power plants
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained near Kyiv an agent of Russia's FSB who was involved in preparing a new series of missile and drone attacks on the capital region and spying on bases of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Strike on Russian army logistics: Partisans disable substation in Voronezh region
Agents of the partisan movement ATESH carried out sabotage and disabled a substation in the Voronezh region, directly hitting the logistics of a Russian army grouping on the Kharkiv axis.
Bot farm supplying fake accounts to Russian intelligence uncovered in Zhytomyr
A bot farm in Zhytomyr that supplied more than 3,000 fake accounts per month to the enemy for spreading Kremlin propaganda and disinformation about Ukrainian forces has been neutralized.
Lubinets calls for international missions to be granted access to Russian-occupied Oleshky
Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has called on the international community to ensure access for international missions to the temporarily Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region to document crimes and to establish effective response mechanisms to the humanitarian catastrophe and inhumane living conditions there.
20 April 2026
Zelensky: Withdrawal from Donbas would be strategic defeat for Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that withdrawing Ukrainian troops from parts of the Donbas – specifically areas of the Donetsk region and a small portion of the Luhansk region – would be irresponsible and would amount to a strategic defeat for the military.
War update: 139 clashes on front lines, most enemy attacks repelled in Pokrovsk sector
A total of 139 combat engagements took place along the front as of 22:00 on Monday, with the heaviest fighting recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian forces repelled 25 Russian assaults and inflicted significant losses on the enemy.
Zelensky holds first-ever leader-level call with president of Honduras
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held his first phone call with President of Honduras Nasry Asfura, during which they discussed potential areas of cooperation.
Seven people injured in Russian drone strike on residential building in Kharkiv
Seven people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district.
Europol identifies 45 Ukrainian children taken to occupied territories, Russia, Belarus
Europol, together with the Netherlands, carried out a coordinated effort on April 16-17 to identify and trace children forcibly transferred or deported to temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as to the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Mudra: Next steps toward just peace for Ukraine discussed in Netherlands
Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Iryna Mudra has said that during her visit to the Netherlands last week, she held a substantive meeting with Director-General for European Cooperation at the Dutch Foreign Ministry Heleen Bakker and the Dutch team working on accountability issues.
Ukraine defines framework with EU to unblock aid – Zelensky
Ukraine has defined a framework for cooperation with the European Union aimed at unblocking a support package for the country and extending restrictions on Russia.
Tymoshenko in court says she does not know MPs named in bribery case
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court will continue on April 21 at 10:30 the hearing of the defense team's appeal filed by Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction leader Yulia Tymoshenko against the notice of suspicion served on her over allegedly offering undue benefits to members of parliament.
German FM summons Russian ambassador in Berlin over threats to German companies
Germany's Foreign Ministry has summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechayev over direct threats by Russia to strike targets on German territory, which Berlin views as an attempt to weaken support for Ukraine.
France to join Steering Committee of Special Tribunal on Russia's aggression – Barrot
France has announced its support for the creation of a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine and its intention to join its Steering Committee, while also calling on the Council of Europe to remain a bastion of the rule of law, democracy, and human rights.