Oleh Apostol — Hero of Ukraine, Commander of the Air Assault Forces, Major General
Air Assault Forces: Training Built for Survival in Combat
03 April 2026
Air Assault Forces: Training Built for Survival in Combat
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in March 2026 Russia suffered its largest losses since the beginning of the full-scale war – more than 35,000 invaders were killed or severely wounded.
In the Zhytomyr region, one person was killed while the number of injured has risen to ten as a result of a Russian missile and drone strike.
NATO countries are united in their interest in Ukraine winning its defensive war against Russia, while the Alliance itself is the strongest military alliance in the world.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa discussed the situation on the battlefield and successful technological solutions that should be scaled up during a meeting with former U.S. Central Command chief and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus.
Russian forces attacked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone, resulting in one death and several injuries.
In the coming days, the Ukrainian party will finalize the security guarantees document by addressing the remaining questions in this area. Once the documents have been agreed upon, a U.S. delegation may arrive in Kyiv.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, units of the Air Assault Forces have already liberated 11 settlements from which all civilians have been evacuated.
Fighters of the Lasar's Group special unit of unmanned aerial systems of the National Guard of Ukraine, in coordination with adjacent units, have destroyed a Russian Palantin electronic warfare (EW) system on the Zaporizhzhia front.
Russian troops have intensified their assault operations in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration, using light vehicles, including ATVs, and attempting to advance along the flanks toward Hryshyne and Rodynske.
Ukraine is working to strengthen the protection of its railway network as well as water infrastructure, including bridges, dams, hydroelectric power plants, and pumping stations.
In the central part of Sumy, a Russian drone struck a shopping center, injuring two people.
On the night of Thursday, April 3, Moscow and the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation were attacked by drones.
Olha Zvonariova, a journalist with the Ukrainian National News Agency Ukrinform, has been named a laureate of this year's Italian Montecatini Prize for Journalism (Premio Montecatini di Giornalismo-2026).
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At Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, Ukrainian drone strikes in March damaged at least 40% of oil storage tanks, significantly reducing export volumes.
Russian forces struck Kharkiv with four ballistic missiles early on Friday, damaging residential buildings and injuring a woman.
An exhibition titled “Easter Garden” by singer, artist, and volunteer Anzhelika Rudnytska is currently on display in Kyiv.
02 April 2026
During the planning of defensive operations in the Kyiv region, the biggest problem at the initial stage was organizing communication between different units, which used radios operating on different frequencies.
Retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg has called on the United States to create a new defense alliance that could include Ukraine, citing NATO’s ineffectiveness in the war with Iran.
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump acted as a mediator in an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to reunite six Ukrainian children with their families.
Since last night, Russian forces have been shelling the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, using “Shahed” rockets against the city for the first time.
Educational institutions try to keep incidents of bullying—whether involving students or teachers—under wraps.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have attacked positions of Ukraine’s defenders 127 times. The enemy is concentrating their main efforts on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
March became one of the most extensive months in terms of the number of strategic enterprises struck in Russia – five factories and 10 oil refining facilities. The Ukrainian Defense Forces’ strikes covered areas from temporarily occupied Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to deep rear areas in the Russian Federation.
Operators of the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces, together with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, carried out a series of operations against Russian military targets in temporarily occupied Crimea on April 2.
The global oil crisis and geopolitical shifts in energy markets are accelerating the world’s transition to renewable energy and a new economic model.
U.S. Senators from both the Democratic and Republican parties have issued a statement in support of maintaining the United States’ membership in NATO.
Despite recent opinion polls in Hungary showing a solid lead for the Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, over the ruling Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, even an opposition victory could, under certain circumstances, paralyze the functioning of the government for a long time.
Polish prosecutors have charged five individuals, including a Ukrainian citizen, in connection with the arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping center in Warsaw in 2024, which authorities have connected to a broader Russian sabotage campaign targeting supporters of Ukraine.