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27 April 2026
Since the start of the day, the Russian army has attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces 76 times. The enemy is focusing on the Pokrovsk sector and is showing increased activity in the Huliaipole sector.
Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck an ammunition depot, a Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system, and command posts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, together with investigators from the National Police of Ukraine and law enforcement agencies from several countries, conducted an international operation that exposed a group of individuals who, under the supervision of Russian intelligence services, were planning a series of contract killings and acts of sabotage on EU territory.
Crews from the 429th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems Achilles struck the Kasta-2E radar station in Volotovo, Belgorod region, Russian Federation, situated 80 km from the Ukrainian border.
Kyiv and Warsaw will develop a “Polish model” of mutual cooperation in the defense industry by the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) at the end of June in Gdańsk, where the first contracts in the defense sector are expected to be signed.
Fourteen people were injured in Odesa as a result of a nighttime Russian drone attack.
Iran has presented the U.S. with a new proposal to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, while suggesting that negotiations on its nuclear program be postponed to a later stage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted bills to the Verkhovna Rada to approve decrees extending martial law and general mobilization.
Air Defense Forces shot down 74 of the 94 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of April 26.
Over the past 24 hours, on April 26, 241 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines. The enemy was most active in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 55 Russian assaults.
In Odesa, the injury toll after the overnight Russian attack has increased to 11.
A European Army Already Exists — It’s the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out approximately 150 strikes on the Sumy region, resulting in the deaths of two people.
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to April 27, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,326,460 personnel, including 810 over the past 24 hours.
As early as this summer, a significant number of state-owned and private companies in Russia may begin large-scale layoffs.
Decades after the Chernobyl disaster, Russia has turned the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant into a war zone, and partner countries must limit its power for the sake of global security.
Odesa has come under a massive attack by Russian drones, with damage reported to residential buildings, a hotel, and cars; at least nine people have been injured.
Military intelligence officers intercepted a conversation indicating that Russian invaders in the Pokrovsk direction are not evacuating their wounded but are leaving them behind at their positions.
Some defenders of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, including National Guard soldiers, remain in Russian captivity.
26 April 2026
Ukraine’s updated energy development strategy through 2050 envisions that at least half of the country’s electricity production will come from nuclear power plants.
On April 26, there were 161 combat engagements along the frontline, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors, where Russian forces launched more than 60 attacks on Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine has signed an agreement with partners to open a special account to fund the restoration of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has had “good conversations” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Russians have attacked substations critical to nuclear safety 155 times.
The Russian drone strike on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s containment structure proved that Russia cannot be a participant in civilized international relations, as it is an irresponsible power that must be restrained for the sake of everyone’s safety.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have attacked the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces 53 times. The occupiers are most active on the Pokrovsk sector, with heightened activity also on the Huliaipole sector.
During a meeting in Cyprus, three countries provided around EUR 350–400 million under the PURL program. At the same time, the first tranche of a EUR 90 billion loan will go toward domestic weapons production and protecting the energy system ahead of the winter period.
Against the backdrop of failures on the battlefield, Russia has resorted to massive strikes on infrastructure and information campaigns to create an illusion of strength and pressure Ukraine.
In the Donetsk region, Russian troops shelled Kramatorsk in the morning. Two people who were on the street were killed.
During a meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ukraine will raise the issue of restoring control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and strengthening diplomatic efforts to ensure the facility’s safety.