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16 April 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian forces have destroyed a unique historical landmark – the Gogol wooden school, built in 1911.
15 April 2026
From 09:00 to 22:00 on April 15, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 21 missiles and 361 strike drones. As of 22:00, 20 missiles and 349 drones had been shot down or suppressed.
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 133 times since the beginning of the day, with 33 assaults recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella to discuss security issues in Europe and the Middle East, and to thank Italy for its support of Ukraine and assistance to its energy sector.
In Odesa, a Russian attack on a residential high-rise building has left one person dead and six others injured.
Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that the Netherlands would invest €248 million in drones for Ukraine.
Following the latest Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, allies announced new support packages, particularly in air defense, drones, and logistics, and confirmed contributions to joint defense programs.
Ukraine will introduce drone-assault units that integrate unmanned systems with ground forces.
In Kherson, there has been a reported increase in the intensity of remote mining of residential neighborhoods by Russian forces; currently, the most common types of mines used by the enemy for this purpose are the “Peliustky” and “Prianyk.”
Russian troops attacked an energy facility in the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv region.
The Russian army has attacked Odesa; preliminary reports indicate that a nine-story residential building has been hit.
Four civilians, including a child, were wounded in the Kherson region today as a result of shelling.
Another explosion has been heard in Zaporizhzhia. This is the second attack today.