Death toll rises to three after overnight Russian strike on Dnipro, 13 hospitalized
The death toll from a Russian overnight attack on the city of Dnipro has risen to three.
16 April 2026
The death toll from a Russian overnight attack on the city of Dnipro has risen to three.
Since the launch of the government’s SvitloDIM program, more than 2,500 applications have been submitted in Kyiv and Kyiv region. The initiative has now been expanded to Kharkiv region.
Russian forces have been actively attempting to capture border settlements in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region for the past ten days, targeting villages whose residents have already been evacuated.
Police in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region are searching for the parents of a ninth-grade student who opened fire at a school, injuring another student. The shooter is currently refusing to communicate with psychologists.
Ukraine has received the final tranche of GBP 752 million (around $1 billion) from the United Kingdom under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
Ukraine is experiencing a trend of rising fuel prices, which in the second half of the year could lead to food prices increasing by approximately 10%.
As a result of a combined Russian attack on April 16, 54 people were injured and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy.
The international Four Freedoms Award ceremony will take place on April 16 in Middelburg, the Netherlands, where this year’s laureates are President Volodymyr Zelensky and the people of Ukraine.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, an oil depot in the settlement of Oktiabrske is burning following a drone attack overnight on April 16. A separate fire was also recorded in the Bakhchysarai district near the TES Oil and Gas Storage facility.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has instructed the commander of the Air Force to contact partners who had earlier committed to providing missiles for Patriot and other systems.
Implementation of resilience plans for protecting energy facilities has exceeded 50% nationwide, with Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Kharkiv regions performing best in developing alternative energy sources.
The 2026 state budget may face a funding shortfall of up to UAH 4 billion for supporting the agricultural sector.
A total of €5 billion is required to finance resilience plans, and work is underway to identify funding sources.
A fire has been reported at an oil refinery in the city of Tuapse in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai following a drone attack.
Eight people were killed and 16 others injured as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Odesa.
A total of 153 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded along the frontline on April 15, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector.
As a result of a combined Russian attack on April 16, 54 people were injured and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 19 Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles, eight Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, four Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 636 drones between 7:00 on April 15 and 7:00 on April 16.
During a morning attack on Kyiv, a Russian drone struck a high-rise building in the Podil district.
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to April 16, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,315,070 personnel, including 1,100 over the past 24 hours.
Seven people were killed and 11 others were injured as a result of a nighttime attack by Russia on Odesa.
In Kyiv, the death toll from last night’s Russian attack has risen to four, with 45 people injured.
There are currently 21,400 civilians remaining in the Donetsk region within the active combat zone.
Russian UAVs struck Kharkiv. One of the “suicide drones” hit near residential buildings in the Industrial District. In the Nemyshlyanskyi District, several private homes were damaged, a gas pipeline was severed, and two people are reported to have been injured.
Russian troops attacked the Bila Tserkva district in the Kyiv region, causing a fire at a local facility.
In Dnipro and Odesa, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police of Ukraine have detained two agents of the Russian Federation who carried out arson attacks and acts of sabotage.
The first review of Ukraine’s program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled for June 2026. If successful, Ukraine will receive USD 686 million (SDR 503 million).
Territorial Defense servicemen in Mykolaiv are testing the Wolly remotely controlled combat module, which allows a soldier to remain at a significant distance from the firing position.
Servicemen of Ukraine’s 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade are adapting unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to meet the real demands of the battlefield.