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19 April 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine must revise police response protocols, recruitment, and training procedures following the April 18 terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.
Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Alexander Stubb of Finland have discussed the situation on the front lines in Ukraine and security challenges related to the war in Iran.
The man behind the deadly terrorist attack in Kyiv on April 18 was a former serviceman who had served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 1992, primarily in logistics units in the Odesa region, before retiring in 2005.
Russian forces dropped nine guided aerial bombs on settlements in the Kherson region on Sunday evening, targeting Kherson, Chornobaivka, Bilozerka, and Rozlyv.
Ukraine Looks to Turkey to Help Fast-Track Peace
Ukraine sees Turkey as a key strategic partner capable of helping balance Russia's naval dominance in the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has reacted to the April 18 terrorist attack in Kyiv, which left six people dead.
Ukraine has approached Turkey about the possibility of organizing a high-level meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, potentially with the participation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump.
Police in Chernihiv have dismissed reports of a shooting incident, confirming that no one was injured and that claims of children being targeted are false.
At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, during bilateral meetings with representatives of African countries, Ukraine raised the issue of Russia's recruitment of mercenaries across Africa.
Hungary's future prime minister, Péter Magyar, after technical meetings with representatives of the European Commission, announced that his government would cooperate with Brussels to unblock frozen funds for Hungary.
The head of the Patrol Police Department, Yevhenii Zhukov, has submitted his resignation following the terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district that occurred on Saturday.
Since the start of the day, the Russian army has attacked the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces 84 times. The enemy is showing the greatest activity in the Pokrovsk direction.
Ukraine is strengthening its agency on the global stage, attracting a new level of interest from other countries and becoming an appealing partner. This is even leading to a degree of competition for Ukraine's attention and for cooperation with it.
In the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, a Russian drone attacked a multi-story residential building.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a meeting with commanders of unmanned systems units.
In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of an enemy attack today during the day in one of the residential districts, a woman was injured.
European allies are worried that an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a quick, high-profile framework agreement with Iran that could deepen, rather than resolve, existing issues between the sides.
Law enforcement authorities have launched a criminal case regarding the improper performance of official duties by police officers during the terrorist act in Kyiv on April 18.
The Military Law Enforcement Service monitors the movement of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, and prevents the movement of dangerous items between the combat zone and the rear, thereby acting as a security “filter.”
Eight people injured in a shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, April 18, are currently being treated in hospitals in the capital.
In Shostka, Sumy region, rescuers from the State Emergency Service extinguished all fires caused by a Russian drone attack on the night of April 19, despite the threat of further strikes.
In the Poltava region, a Russian drone attacked railway infrastructure.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Army’s Ground Forces repelled an attempted advance by Russian invaders on motorcycles.
The legislative initiatives that have been adopted have had a positive impact on the return of service members who left their units without authorization, including through the use of the “Army+” app. At the same time, units of the Military Law Enforcement Service (MLES) are constantly carrying out missions directly in combat zones.
Operators of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for the first time in the world, shot down an enemy Shahed-type UAV using an interceptor drone launched from an unmanned surface platform.
Over the course of a week, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine using nearly 2,360 strike drones, more than 1,320 guided aerial bombs, and about 60 missiles.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces on the night of April 19 struck the Russian defense-industrial enterprise Atlant Aero and several important facilities in territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have repelled another large-scale attempt by Russian troops to break through in the area of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region.
Russian forces spent nearly three days moving their troops from the Rostov region through the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol toward the Berdiansk–Melitopol direction.