Ukraine’s USFs eliminate over 82,000 Russian troops in 10 months
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have eliminated more than 82,000 Russian personnel in the 10 months since their creation.
12 April 2026
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have eliminated more than 82,000 Russian personnel in the 10 months since their creation.
Near Huliaipilske in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, during the so-called “ceasefire,” Russian forces killed a Ukrainian evacuation team using FPV drones and executed four prisoners near Veterinarne in the Kharkiv region.
The National Energy Company Ukrenergo said that no electricity consumption restrictions are planned in any region of Ukraine on Sunday, April 12.
Eleven members of the 1st National Guard Corps Azov Brigade and one serviceman of the Kara-Dag brigade have been released from Russian captivity.
On April 13, train No. 351 Kyiv–Chișinău will be extended to the Revaca station, departing from Kyiv.
Germany has provided five Mediguard armored ambulances to the Ukrainian National Guard.
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko held a coordination meeting with the leadership of NPC “Ukrenergo” and other energy sector representatives regarding the situation in the power grid.
Emmanuel Macron held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during which they discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.
11 April 2026
In Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, in the evening of April 11, a Russian FPV drone struck a five-storey residential building, causing a fire.
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 101 times over the course of the day, with 469 violations of the ceasefire recorded after 16:00.
Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome next week.
Two guided-missile destroyers of the United States Navy have begun mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is maintaining constant contact with the American side and preparing for intensified cooperation with European partners to advance negotiations and strengthen security guarantees.
Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address that Ukraine hopes to continue prisoner exchanges in the near future.
In Kherson, four people were injured in a Russian artillery strike, including a 14-year-old boy who was hospitalized.
Trilateral talks involving United States and Iran have entered the expert level stage, with negotiations taking place in Islamabad.
Russian forces carried out more than 60 attacks with drones and artillery on two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving one person injured.
Two patrol officers, Ihor Lisytsyn and Ihor Radzyminskyi, were killed on April 11 in the Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling.
Units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an oil depot, an oil pumping station, three ammunition depots, and concentrations of Russian personnel yesterday and during the night of April 11, both in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and inside Russian.
In the Kherson region, three people were killed and eight others injured on April 11 as a result of Russian attacks, including a critically wounded trolleybus driver who later died in hospital.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov held a meeting with Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik.
The Security Service of Ukraine has published exclusive footage showing the return of Ukrainians freed from Russian captivity as part of a prisoner exchange held on Saturday, April 11.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, acting on the order of President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelensky, has assigned Ukraine’s Defense Forces the task of ensuring compliance with a ceasefire regime on land, at sea, and in the air during the Easter holiday period.
Russian troops have launched 50 attacks against Ukrainian positions since the beginning of the day, with the highest intensity of fighting reported in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors.
Ukraine possesses some of the world’s most advanced drone technologies and could contribute to international efforts to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
More than 100,000 people gathered in Budapest for a large-scale concert ahead of parliamentary election, calling on voters to oppose the current government led by Viktor Orbán.
At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Holy Fire descended on Holy Saturday, April 11.
Seven men abducted by Russian invaders in 2022 in the Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions have returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity.
In Kherson, Russian forces struck both public and private transport with drones, leaving three people injured.
The amount of explosives discovered near the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, which transports Russian gas to Serbia and Hungary, would not have been sufficient to disable the facility, and the incident itself is likely a provocation by Russian intelligence ahead of Hungary’s election.