Another 277 POWs returned to Ukraine – President
Another 277 warriors have been returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and other areas in the Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions.
19 April 2025
Another 277 warriors have been returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and other areas in the Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions.
The Security Service of Ukraine released exclusive photos and videos of the release of 277 Ukrainians from captivity on Saturday, April 19.
The Russian army attacked a residential building in Kherson.
Another 277 warriors have been returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and other areas in the Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions.
Brian Fitzpatrick, U.S. Congressman and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, visited the frontlines near the Russian border and signed an artillery shell with a message intended for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
On Saturday, April 19, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire in the war against Ukraine during Easter.
Between April 14 and 18, Ukraine received 11 shipments of humanitarian aid for the energy sector from Lithuania, Poland, and Belgium.
The Russian army carried out airstrikes on the town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, injuring one civilian.
During the negotiations on the subsoil agreement between Ukraine and the United States, there is no question of recognizing the debt for assistance provided during the war.
Five people were injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of another enemy attack on Kupiansk.
Late on Friday night, April 18, the Russian army launched rocket attacks on the Odesa region, damaging civilian infrastructure.
On the night of April 19, Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully shot down 33 of 87 Russian drones, while an additional 36 disappeared from radar.
On Friday, April 18, 162 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded on the frontline, with the Pokrovsk sector experiencing the fiercest fighting. Ukrainian defenders repelled 54 assault and offensive operations by the aggressor in this sector.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 19, 2025 amount to nearly 940,150 invaders, including another 1,180 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
The opposition Conservative Party of Canada has pledged to transfer C$22 billion (over $16 billion) of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine if it secures victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
As of 06:00 on April 19, 2025, the Ukrainian Navy reported the presence of a Russian warship in the Black Sea, armed with a total salvo of six missiles.
Ukrainian forces have destroyed three Russian infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as they attempted to cross the Oskil River near Dvorichna.
Servicemen who have been fighting since 2022 will be withdrawn from the front.
Pilots of the FPV drones from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade successfully destroyed a Russian 2S9 Nona self-propelled artillery system in the Kharkiv region.
18 April 2025
This weekend, Ukraine will be under the influence of spring warmth, but rain is possible in the western regions. The temperature will rise above the climatic norm in almost all regions.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump about the situation in Ukraine.
The Olympic training base “Water Sports Complex” in Dnipro has suffered significant damage following Russian shelling.
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation from Austria's National Council to discuss the importance of continued joint efforts to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, as well as Austria's support in rebuilding the cardiology center at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has said that the United States remains optimistic about the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine.
Ukrainian border guards from the Steel Border Brigade of the Offensive Guard, together with fellow defenders from other branches of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, repelled a Russian assault and destroyed enemy armored vehicles in the Sumy sector.
Ukraine has received the bodies of another 909 fallen defenders as part of ongoing repatriation efforts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) decision to impose personal sanctions on a number of individuals, including Russian cultural figures who justify Russia's war against Ukraine, as well as individuals and companies involved in Russia's missile program.
An elderly man died in the Kherson region as a result of artillery shelling of the city of Beryslav.
Ukrainian defense forces shot down three Iskander-K cruise missiles and 23 Shahed attack drones used by Russian troops in attacks on Ukraine since the evening of April 17. Additionally, ten enemy decoy UAVs failed to reach their targets.