Week 217 – additional links

April 16, 2026

Odessa was heavily attacked by Russian drones: there are casualties

Death toll from Russian missile strike in Kyiv rises | ArmyInform

A Russian drone flew into a high-rise building in Kyiv

Consequences of the Russian Federation’s massive strike on Kyiv

Two dead and 27 injured in Dnipro after nighttime Russian attack on city

Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv and Cherkasy were under attack: Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, there are casualties and destruction

Massive Russian attack on Ukraine on April 16: at least 15 people killed, including a child, over 100 injured

Massive attack on the night of April 16: four people died in Kyiv and eight in Odessa (photo)

A rocket hit the center of the MP at Shevchenko, 23 in Dnipro — Filatov

Kherson and Mykolaiv completely without power

The Russians fired 44 missiles and 659 drones in a day: 31 missiles and 636 UAVs were shot down

The General Staff announced the defeat of the Tuapse Oil Refinery, air defense systems, and enemy concentration points

Defense forces confirm strike on Tuapse oil refinery in Russia. Fire has been burning there for over 15 hours

A fire broke out in Melitopol after a series of explosions — a blackout continues in the city and in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region (video)

“The column of smoke is visible even from Simferopol.” Oil depot burns in occupied Crimea after series of explosions — Crimean Wind

A large fire was recorded at an oil depot in Bakhchysarai after an attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces

Two Iskander bases, Rubicon depot and SAM system: "Birds of the Magyar" hit 16 important Russian targets

One of the first cases in Ukraine: in the Izmail district, civilians under the leadership of the military destroyed an enemy "shaheed"

Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners are forced to save missiles for Patriot systems due to intense shelling, – Ignat

MiG-29 operation: a high-precision strike with a Hammer aerial bomb eliminated the deployment point of enemy UAV pilots. VIDEO

Moscow claims Ukrainian drones attacked Liberian-flagged tanker in Russian territorial waters

"They hit the heart of logistics": "Reid" drones hit the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea | ArmyInform

On the shield – April 16, 2026.

Hero of Volhynia Anatoliy Derkach died in Donetsk region

Volodymyr Tsyupko, a 53-year-old soldier from Rivne, died in the Donetsk region.

Dmytro Lysenko from Sumy region died in Donbas

Nikita Litvinov, a paratrooper from Sumy, died in battle in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Borys Yedinak, a 58-year-old captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Khmelnytskyi region, died at the front.

Young soldier from Volyn, Ihor Palyonka, died in the Kharkiv region

The death of the young Hero of Volhynia, Bohdan Kaspruk, who had been missing for over a year, has been confirmed

Senior sergeant from Shepetivshchyna Tkachuk Oleksandr Heorhiyovych died in Zaporizhia

The body of the deceased Vau defender Oleksandr Arturovych was returned to Kamiansky

Sumy resident Serhiy Bondarenko died near Kramatorsk

Ternopil resident Oleksandr Melnyk died in the war (photo)

Considered missing for almost two years: Hero Pavlo Stadnik returned to Kryvyi Rih on a shield

Vitaliy Halytsky, a 59-year-old sergeant from Kyiv region, died in Kharkiv region

DNA examination confirmed the death of father of three children, military man from Chernihiv region Vladyslav Solyanyk

DNA examination confirmed the death of a soldier from Sarny region, Pavlo Perepilytsia

Ihor Nimchenko, a soldier from Chernihiv region, died in the war

Ivan Kravchenko died on the border of Sumy region

Gennady Borisenko, a soldier from the Velyko Andrusiv community, died in the war with the Russian Federation

Stanislav Karliuk, a soldier from the Chernihiv region, died at the front

Defender from the village of Stremin Vasyl Burko died in the Kharkiv region

A fighter from Chernihiv region, Oleksandr Serdyuk, died in battle

Considered missing: DNA examination confirms death of Volyn defender Oleh Kukharuk

The death of soldiers from the Poltava region, Roman Danylovsky, Artem Telyatnyk, Viktor Duzenko, Vitaliy Lytvyn, and Rostyslav Demochko, was reported.

In the Kharkiv region, a soldier named Serhiy Karuk from a village near Rivne died.

Borys Ivanovich Surelo, a defender from the Mykolaiv community, died at the front.

The community in the Kirovohrad region reported the death of 50-year-old soldier Gennady Borisenko

Dmytro Karauchenko, a soldier from Kryvyi Rih, died defending Ukraine

Defender from Velyky Hlybochek Gennady Anoshyn died while performing a combat mission

World War III – April 16, 2026

Trump impeachment resolution submitted to US Congress: 13 articles of impeachment brought forward

The IRGC announced the detention in Iran of four accused in connection with "Mossad"

Iran will unblock part of the Strait of Hormuz on one condition

China begins its own maritime blockade

Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Demands Punishment for Oschadbank Fund Stealers

April 17, 2026

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 147 downed drones (out of 172) during the enemy’s night attack | ArmyInform

In the Leningrad region, a drone attack was announced: the airport’s operation was restricted

Radars "Podlyot", "Nebo-M" and more were hit: results of new strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the enemy

SSR hit the base of the classified Russian Rubicon UAV center near Mariupol — video

The SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed fuel trains near Luhansk

Defense Forces strikes damaged two Russian oil depots in Crimea: satellite photos emerge

Drone strike in Tuapse: tanker damaged

Russia fired 19 Iskander-M missiles at Kyiv

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have advanced in one of the important directions (Slovyansk): a review of the front from ISW

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers’ headquarters using HIMARS and cluster munitions

He asked Ukrainians for money for his son’s treatment and fled to Russia: details surfaced about the traitor pilot who deserted in 2022

Defense forces hit enemy command posts, boat storage depot, and logistics facilities | ArmyInform

A Ukrainian-phobic immigrant was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Tested in Ukraine: Cheap Interceptors Saved US Troops During War with Iran, – TWZ

"Sung over" 16 SAMs and radars: "Magyar" spoke about the successful "hunt" for enemy equipment. Video

NY Post: "Putin accidentally armed Ukraine with technologies of the future"

Navy: Ukrainian forces destroyed three Russian boats trying to cross the Dnieper

Russia unable to extinguish fire in Tuapse for over a day after drone strike

Ukrainian electronic warfare equipment neutralizes 50 percent of Russian air targets, – Ground Forces

Over 300 foreign mercenaries of the Russian Federation are held captive in Ukraine — Sybiga

70% on fire: how the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the rear base of the occupiers that fed the front in the direction of Zaporizhia (VIDEO)

Sanctions imposed against over 120 Russian commanders and Russian religious propagandists, presidential decrees

On the shield – April 17, 2026.

Kyivvodokanal driver Serhiy Lutsenko died at the front

Soldiers from Lviv region Yuriy Romanych, Vitaliy Kalimulin and Roman Chayka died

A fighter from the Rivne district, Valeriy Mironov, who was considered missing for over a year, died in Kurshchyna

In Velyatyn, Khust region, it was reported that defender Yuriy Marchenko died in the war (PHOTO)

A fighter of the volunteer formation of the territorial community, Mykhailo Chernyshov, died at a checkpoint in the Kharkiv region.

Pain and sadness of Beregovshchyna: defender from the village of Zapson Fedir Syuch died at the front

The Malovyskiv community lost its Defender Dmytro Bulat

The death of a soldier from Mykolaivka, Oleksandr Varetsky, has been confirmed

Grenade launcher from Kharkiv region Serhiy Prykhodko died at the front

Kyrylo Horobets, a soldier from Zaporizhia district, died in the battles for Ukraine

It became known about the death of defender from Buryn Vyacheslav Korchemny

The death of a soldier from the Kirovohrad region, Heorhiy Merzlykin, who was considered missing for more than three years, has been confirmed.

DNA examination confirmed the death of Zhytomyr musician Mykola Polyanovsky in the war

Forever 23: Ivan Belozub, a defender from Novogrodovka, died in the war

It became known about the death of a soldier from the Lviv region, Maryan Olegovich Kukhar, who had been missing for two years.

Zhytomyr region lost another Defender – Mykola Shchyry

Ivan Komar, a fighter from the Kryvyi Rih district, died in the battles for Ukraine

Hero of Volhynia Taras Rybalchenko died in Zaporizhia

Defender from Ternopil region Volodymyr Broshchak died in Donetsk region

The death of 24-year-old border guard Vitaliy Krasko from the Rivne region has been confirmed

The death of Andriy Hunchyk, a soldier from the Kamen-Kashyr community, has been confirmed

Communication was lost at the front — the death of soldier Volodymyr Yagnych from Ternopil region confirmed (photo)

Defended Ukraine since the ATO: Major from Nikopol Vitaliy Andrienko died in battle with the enemy

The death of serviceman Dmytro Novosad from Drozdniv, who died in the Kursk region, has been confirmed

Anatoliy Fytsai, a hero from the village of Vodytsia in the Uzhhorod region, died in the war with the Russian Federation (PHOTO)

The broken melody of life: the Olhopil community lost its Hero Oleksandr Kovtun

Okhtyrka lost defender Dmytro Motrechko: farewell on Saturday

Vinnytsia region lost defenders Yaroslav Mazur, Volodymyr Hrechanyuk, Serhiy Pivovarov

The Ukrainian Navy will receive 5 mine-fighting ships by summer: how will this change the fleet?

Oleh Malyarchuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

World War III – April 17, 2026

US warns Europe of possible delays in arms deliveries due to war with Iran — Reuters

Hole in US blockade: Iranian tankers found secret route through the Strait of Hormuz

US considering $20 billion deal with Iran in exchange for giving up enriched uranium stockpiles – Axios

US offers Iran to unblock some funds in exchange for abandoning enriched uranium, Axios

Merz: US should participate in international mission in the Strait of Hormuz

China planned to supply Iran with advanced radars for war with the US, – CBS News

Israel hits hundreds of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Iran announces opening of Strait of Hormuz

Trump attacks NATO again

Zelenskyy to participate in leaders’ meeting on the Strait of Hormuz

Zelensky: We must all work together to eliminate threats in the Strait of Hormuz

The naval blockade of Iran will continue. The US does not need help from NATO countries, – Trump

Britain and France will lead the mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says

EU demands to preserve free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, says Kallas

April 18, 2026

The US broke its promise and again lifted sanctions on Russian oil

Massive attack and explosions reported in Sevastopol, Russian Special Operations Command is working

Liquidator of Russian Shahed: Ukrainian Armed Forces are testing the Terra A1 interceptor drone

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are abandoning Excel: what is the "Skrynia" system and how is it changing the army

Refinery, port and enemy military facilities: SBS reported new successful hits

The Podleot and Nebo-M radars, control points, a boat storage warehouse, and other enemy logistical facilities were hit.

Yamal, Azov and another ship. SBU hit three Russian navy ships in Crimea at once

The General Staff confirmed a night attack on the Russian Federation: four oil refining facilities were hit, fires were recorded

Fighters of the 72nd Brigade destroyed enemy artillery on the territory of the Russian Federation – Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Atesh announced sabotage in Luhansk: power supply node cut off

The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the invaders in the Dobropil direction

Space Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: how Ukraine is preparing a response to "Oreshnik" and the launch of its own satellites

Wild Hornets’ Sting interceptor drone used from 2,000 km away

Minus the "Kasta" radar station in Zaporizhia: fighters of the 23rd "Khortytsia" brigade destroyed air defenses worth $60 million behind enemy lines. VIDEO

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian repair unit in Tokmak, Zaporizhia

SBS destroyed the enemy "Sunset" on the Zaporizhzhia-Brovda TOT

Shooting in Kyiv: what is known about the 58-year-old native of Moscow

German bearings and Czech Bosch pumps discovered in enemy Geran-3 drone. VIDEO

The Trump administration has made another decision in favor of Russia

Drones hit oil depot in Tikhoretsk

The Novokuybyshevsk and Syzran refineries, the Lukoil oil loading terminal, and the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station were hit, – General Staff. PHOTO

Defense forces destroyed the occupiers’ command post with a HIMARS strike. VIDEO

On the shield – April 18, 2026.

A missile strike on Odessa killed 26-year-old Bukovinian soldier Vasyl Ivanovich Kadelnik

Mykola Sotnyk from Lviv died in the battles for Ukraine

He was considered missing since 2025: Andriy Kutsenko died in the war

Forever 41: Serhiy Lukyanenko, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Defender from Lviv region Andriy Ivashchenko died in Sumy region

Ihor Tsymbalisty, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Volodymyr Oliynyk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Rozhniativ region received official confirmation of the death of Mykola Yankiv

Alina Ryabtseva died at the front during the "Easter Truce"

Ukrainian producer Igor Malakhov, who was considered missing, was declared dead

Soldiers from the Ternopil region Bohdan Vodoviz, Anatoliy Ilnytskyi, Volodymyr Yaremko died

Prykarpattia lost paratrooper Mykhailo Grabovsky

Yaroslav Popovych, a defender from Velyki Komi in Beregovo region, died in battle in the Donetsk region.

Defender from Apostolovo Vadym Ilichek died at the front

Did not return from combat mission: body of 24-year-old soldier from Chernihiv region Petro Shkurko identified

Death in battle of senior sailor from Chernihiv region Andriy Strilts confirmed

Forever 38 years: Kostyantyn Prydybaylo, a defender from Zaporizhia district, died in the war

Serhiy Makovey, a soldier from Bukovina, died in the war: he was only 25 years old

Oleksandr Grosu and Oleksandr Mukhtarov from Kirovohrad region died in the war

Hero of Volhynia Valeriy Bondar died in Sumy region

The war took the life of 27-year-old Defender from the Khmelnytskyi community, Serhiy Sofich

Anton Khvostyuk from Litohoshcha died defending Ukraine from Russian occupiers

A soldier from the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Magus Ihor Vasyliovych, died

World War III – April 18, 2026

Ships carrying more than 8 million barrels of oil turned around in front of the Strait of Hormuz, despite claims of its unblocking — Bloomberg

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again and diverts oil tankers – media

Netanyahu was shocked: it became known how Israel reacted to Trump’s statement on Lebanon

Driscoll said that the US is adopting Ukraine’s military experience

Zelensky, Merz and Starmer made statements regarding Hormuz

Iran has again blocked the Strait of Hormuz

Reports of shelling of ships in the Strait of Hormuz: tension rises sharply

April 19, 2026

We’re done for now: Ukraine has finally "written off" the US, – The Atlantic

Russians launched 236 drones overnight, 203 were neutralized

The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a drone production plant in the Russian Federation with Neptune missiles

For the first time in the world: a Ukrainian naval "drone carrier" shot down a Shahed using an anti-aircraft UAV

Russian army records ammunition shortages and communication problems – ATESH guerrillas

Strike on the production of Molniya and Orion drones: the General Staff confirmed the strike on the factory in Taganrog

Powerful explosion and night detonation: it became known what target the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit near Melitopol

Cleared the sky for future deep strikes: Raid soldiers destroyed enemy anti-drone radars | ArmyInform

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four regiments and two brigades of the Russian Armed Forces near Hulyaipol

Ukraine needs to create its own anti-ballistic missiles within a year to avoid dependence on Patriot, says Zelensky

We will talk with Magyar about returning Oschadbank funds stolen by Orban, – Zelensky

On the shield – April 19, 2026.

Lviv will bid farewell to three defenders tomorrow (April 20): Viktor Panyukov, Mykhailo Yudkin, and Oleh Dolinsky.

The death of 24-year-old soldier from Lviv region, Oleg Romanovych Pasternak, who died in the battle near Bakhmut, has been confirmed.

Vasyl Solonenko, a soldier from Ternopil region, was killed in Donetsk region

Artem Volkov, a soldier from Chernihiv region, died in battle in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Malyn community lost its defender Oleksandr Krasulenko

Dmytro Yermolenko from Pavlohrad died in the battle for Ukraine

Romenshchyna lost defender Serhiy Pavlyuk

Ihor Pasyura died in Kursk region: tragic news came to Chernihiv region

Defender from Ternopil Andriy Shyryayev died during a combat mission in Sumy region

Defender from Transcarpathia Andriy Treshchak died at the front

21-year-old Vitaliy Artyushenko from Dnipropetrovsk region died

Considered missing for over a year and a half: death of Volyn defender Yuriy Mukhin confirmed

It became known about the death of defender from Konotop region Igor Boyko

It became known about the death of 37-year-old defender from Vasylivka Artem Fomilyarsky

Three defenders from the Khmelnytskyi region died in the war – Danilkin Artem Andriyovych, Mudryk Ruslan, Nazarchuk Andriy

Vitaliy Lastovchenko from Kirovohrad region died in the war

The Krolevets community lost its defender Serhiy Petrenko

23-year-old gymnast Nikita Litvinov died in the war

Pavlo Zarubin, a native of Pavlohrad, was killed in the Donetsk region.

It became known about the death of a serviceman from Ivano-Frankivsk region, Andriy Tymoshchuk

World War III – April 19, 2026

Two high-ranking Hezbollah commanders were buried in Lebanon

Media: Iran refuses to negotiate with the US due to the naval blockade

April 20, 2026

Attack on Ukraine on April 20 – Russia attacked 142 UAVs, including jets; 113 were neutralized

The General Staff confirmed the repeated damage to the Tuapse Refinery

Flash told about the attack by four Shahed jets on his house: some of the drones were shot down, some flew to Kyiv

Russia attacked Defense Ministry advisor "Flash": house destroyed after drone strike, he was injured

Russians climbed through a pipe in Sumy region again: Ukrainian Armed Forces neutralized over 50 occupiers

Ukrainian drones hit targets in Russia 500 km away thanks to new guidance system — FT

A substation was put out of service in the Voronezh region: supply of Russian troops in the Kharkiv direction was disrupted

Over 100 companies in the shadows: GUR revealed the network of manufacturers of the Su-57 fighter | ArmyInform

In Sevastopol, an oil depot in the Kozacha Bay area has been burning for the third day – social networks

"Ghosts" of the GUR hit two large landing ships and a Russian radar in Crimea: details of the operation. Video

Dictator’s fiasco: Ukraine has collapsed Russian fuel production by 40%

Ukrainian Armed Forces drones hit the latest Vityaz and TOR air defense systems in Zaporizhia (VIDEO)

The General Staff confirms that the Tuapse refinery, two large landing ships, an oil depot, and ammunition depots were hit.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian radar station in the occupied Donetsk region

Defense forces attacked enemy fuel and equipment warehouses in the Mariupol area

Ukrainians attacked an oil base in Crimea

Ukrainian Neptune missile strike destroys two Russian drone production facilities

Ukrainian electronic warfare Lima neutralized 58 Kinzhal missiles and thousands of UAVs

SBU and GUR strikes on Sevastopol Bay: osint experts confirmed the defeat of five ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet

Drones massively attacked Sevastopol

For the first time, we are introducing a universal ground station for fiber-optic drones into the army, – Fedorov

On the shield – April 20, 2026.

Oleksandr Parkhomenko from Sumy region died in the war

Mykola Pryimak, a native of Ryazan, died in the war.

Defender from Kryvyi Rih Serhiy Ivanov died in Luhansk region

Ivan Nikolaevich Kralsky, a 37-year-old soldier from Zdolbuniv, died at the front.

Kharkiv boxer Yevhen Zhitlukhin died in the war

Irreparable loss: young Volyn warrior Mykhailo Oleksiuk died in the war

Soldier Oleksandr Panasenko from the Hadyatsk community died

Kamianske in mourning: defender Oleksandr Vasylenko died in the Kharkiv region

The soldiers from Poltava region were Anatoliy Redka, Oleksandr Salimon, Oleksandr Mayurenko, Yevheniy Yanenko, Anatoliy Metelov.

Returning "on the shield": the death of Ukrainian defender Mykhailo Nedbal from the Kozynska community has been confirmed

Ivan Lapikov, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

31-year-old soldier Oleksandr Koval from Zvyahelshchyna died in Donetsk region

Oleksandr Yaroshenko from Sumy region died near Sudzha

Defender Serhiy Chebotar, a resident of the Pervomaiska community, died in the war.

Serhiy Kulikov, a Bukovinian, died in the war

Oleksandr Katrinesko from the Vytivitsa community died in the war.

The death of Vasyl Maksym, a defender from Velyky Rakivts, Khust district, has been confirmed

Defender from Kirovohrad region Ivanchenko Ivan Serhiyovych died in Kursk region

Sad news: Oleksandr Kokhanyuk from Luhansk died in Zaporizhia

Soldiers from Kropyvnytskyi Serhiy Beznogov, Mykola Yankul, Serhiy Lenchenko died

Vasyl Deket, a resident of the village of Vilkhivchyk in the Tyachiv district, died in the war.

Stanislav Okhrimchuk, a 21-year-old soldier from Rivne region, was killed in a UAV strike in Sumy region.

Considered missing: death of Hero of Volyn Vasyl Farynyuk confirmed

Vasyl Kulyk, a soldier from Tokarivka, died at the front

Roman Bibikov, a defender of Ukraine from Pavlohrad, passed away

Shepetivka in mourning: tank commander Oleksandr Tkachuk returned "on the shield"

Sergeant from Lviv region Zinovy Matviyiv died near Kupyansk (photo)

23-year-old policeman from Volnovakha killed in airstrike in Donetsk region Roman Reva

Considered missing for over a year: Mukachevo bids farewell to fallen Yuliy Kali

Oleksiy Kolesnyk, an ART student at the Salvador Dali Academy of Contemporary Art, resigned at the front.

Igor Oleksandrovych Yelynych, a stormtrooper from the Mykolaiv region, died in the war

Artilleryman Oleksiy Osadchy from the Lyubar community died in the Donetsk region – Zhitomir-OnLine

A soldier from a village in the Rivne region, Andriy Borysovych Semenchuk, died in the Sumy region.

Dmytro Stankovych, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Volodymyr Chip from Ternopil region died at the front: he was blown up by a mine

Defenders from Kirovohrad region Vyacheslav Sorokin, Oleksandr Shkolny, Serhiy Nochevny, Denys Vedernikov, Serhiy Ryaboshtan died

Vinnytsia region lost defenders Oleg Samboryk and Bohdan Honcharov

Tragic loss: death of soldier from Chernihiv region Volodymyr Stupak confirmed

Two pieces of news in a day: brothers from Kirovohrad region Oleg and Kostyantyn Zaliznyak died in the war

An examination confirmed the death of veteran from Kharkiv region Serhiy Miroshnychenko

Soldier Mykola Gats from Volyn died

Ivano-Frankivsk region lost defenders Yuriy Dmytruv, Volodymyr Kostyk, Yuriy Hrechanyuk

World War III – April 20, 2026

Iran cancels second round of peace talks with the United States

Iran learns from Ukraine war experience – emphasis on drones, AI and cyberwarfare

Netanyahu announced the continuation of the struggle of Israel and the US against Iran

US Navy attacked Iranian vessel in Gulf of Oman, says Trump

Estonia criticizes Zelensky for statements about a possible Russian attack on the Baltics

Xi Jinping calls for opening of the Strait of Hormuz -

Traffic through Hormuz freezes after Iranian vessel seized

Iran made a statement regarding the transfer of its uranium to the US

US and Iran "must calm down" and resolve Strait of Hormuz issue diplomatically, says Macron

April 21, 2026

A selection of enemy casualties by units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine over the past week

The Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are implementing the MedEvac digital system

Tuapse is still on fire: NASA satellites showed the scale of the disaster at the Russian oil giant

Tankers flee from Tuapse to Novorossiysk due to threat of new drone strikes

Oil terminal in Tuapse burns for fifth day after drone strike

SBU drones attacked Samara oil station: 5 tanks with Urals oil damaged

Ukrainian aviation destroys one of the headquarters of Russian drone operators

Drone pilots of the 422nd Regiment, together with the GUR, struck Russian UAV operators with the Zozulya drone. VIDEO

How Ukraine is turning drones and robots into the main strike force to save soldiers’ lives. World media on war April 20

Ignat on the attack on the Flash’s house: Russia can control the Shahed in real time

"I was left without everything I had saved for 20 years": Flash showed a destroyed house after the Russian "Shaheeds" struck. PHOTO

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the base of UAV operators in Pryshyb near Vasylivka (VIDEO)

Mariupol defender Roman Kolomiytsev was illegally sentenced to 18 years in Russia

Gerasimov reports for the fourth time on the (mythical) "full occupation" of Luhansk region

Tuapse oil refinery shuts down after drone attack on April 16 – Reuters

In Tuapse, smoke from burning oil tanks stretched for more than 300 kilometers

Zelensky: Ukraine has repaired Druzhba and expects 90 billion euros

Two former Ukrainian military personnel will be tried on charges of organizing conscription into the Russian army in occupied Crimea

"We see what flies, then we jam it": in two years, electronic warfare equipment has evolved at an unprecedented pace | ArmyInform

Deep in the rear in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region, defenders destroyed Russian air defenses worth $25 million — VIDEO

Defense forces hit three ammunition depots and logistics of the occupiers in the occupied Donbas and in the Russian Federation

Military unit 22179 attacked at night in Rostov region

Russia cuts oil production due to infrastructure strikes and Druzhba disruptions – Reuters

A group of RTCC servicemen who kidnapped a man and demanded $30,000 were detained in Odessa, – Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO

The head of the VLK was detained in Transcarpathia: about 11 million UAH in cash was seized from him, – the State Bureau of Investigation. PHOTO REPORT

Teenager who opened fire at school in Transcarpathia was recruited by Russia through online games, – OVA

On the shield – April 21, 2026.

Soldier from Rivne, Volodymyr Statsyuk, who was considered missing for a long time, died in the Kharkiv region

Three defenders from the Khmelnytskyi region died in the war – Anatoliy Petryk, Dmytro Kryklyvyi, Ruslan Luchak

The death of 46-year-old volunteer Oleg Ryzhko, who lived in Dubna, has been confirmed

Defender from Kamianske Ruslan Envalt died in Donetsk region

The death of defender from Lviv region Ivan Priymych, who was considered missing for two years, has been confirmed

Died a year ago: the loss of Hero of Volhynia Dmytro Demchuk confirmed

The death of a soldier from the Lutsk community, Oleksandr Zipert, has been confirmed

He refused a vacation for the sake of his brothers: Andriy Valiukh, a soldier from Lviv region, died in the battle for Ukraine

The death of Ukrainian defender Yevheniy Semenov from the Senchansky community has been confirmed

The community in the Rivne region confirmed the death of machine gunner Yuriy Bubno from the Rivne region

Rivne community reported the death of defender Vasyl Voziyan

Considered missing for a long time: DNA examination confirmed the death of Hero of Volhynia Oleksandr Shpur

In the Mlynivska community – a loss: serviceman Valeriy Baranov died

Two years of hope — and tragic news: the death of defender from Tulchyn Andriy Novrotskyi confirmed

Zhytomyr region lost defender Volodymyr Andrienko

Vitaliy Kovalchuk, a defender from the village of Rusyvel of the Goshchanska community, died in the Donetsk region

The communities of the Kirovohrad region reported the death of defenders Yuriy Dobzhansky and Denis Bazhenov

The Belz community lost a defender: serviceman Ivan Holub died in Sloviansk

The Poltava region lost its defenders Oleksandr Melnikov, Oleksiy Belozersky, Mykola Murzin, and Oleksiy Sapieha in the war.

World War III – April 21, 2026

The war between Ukraine and Russia has made the F-35 a thing of the past

US intelligence assessed Iran’s missile potential

I would have won the Vietnam War very quickly, Trump says

The US intercepted the unflagged, sanctioned tanker Tifani, which was carrying Iranian oil. PHOTO

April 22, 2026

Consequences of the night strike on Sumy: 23 people were injured in the attack by the "Shahedi", including 10 children

Ukrainian minesweepers may join demining of the Strait of Hormuz – Times

Russia attacked Ukraine with 215 drones, 189 were neutralized

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine held a meeting with members of the newly established ARES Military Expert Council

Ukrainian military innovations in the spotlight of the international community

A warship traffic control point and other targets were hit.

Unit "1514" of Belarusian volunteers conducted reconnaissance and destroyed the positions of the occupiers in Zaporizhia. VIDEO

Explosions in Sevastopol and attack on Russian oil depot: how the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy the enemy’s logistics

Explosions heard in Sevastopol, there are arrivals – social networks

The invaders retreated to Sumy region, suffering losses

Ukrainian MiG-29MU1 strike: 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade destroyed the occupiers’ UAV control point. VIDEO

They introduced themselves as "SBU" and broke into the apartment. The State Bureau of Investigation reported suspicion of torture by the military of the CCC in Kharkiv

Oil is flowing through Druzhba again: Budapest announced the success of pressure tactics on Kyiv

Russians have donated drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the SBU and the Roland Battalion conducted a daring special operation

"Black rain" and water mixed with oil soot: fire at Tuapse refinery after drone attacks still ongoing. VIDEO

Drones attacked another refinery in Russia

All EU countries supported providing €90 billion to Ukraine

He fought against Ukraine and tried to flee to the EU: Russian mercenary from the "Somali" unit sentenced to 12 years, – SBU

Air defense, long-range ammunition and production of Ukrainian drones: Ukraine is scaling up cooperation with Spain, – Fedorov

Belgium will transfer 15 Gepard anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine

On the shield – April 22, 2026.

Kamianske will see off defender Artur Lytun

The death of a soldier from the Zhytomyr region, Pavlo Oleksandrovych Khoruzhenko, who was considered missing for a long time, has been confirmed.

Ruslan Piddubny, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war

Volodymyr-Ivan Lozynskyi from Kupychvola died in the battles for Ukraine

The war took the life of a soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksiy Galchanskyy

Volodymyr Hordienko from Sumy region died near Kramatorsk

Defender from Kryvyi Rih Anatoliy Nazarenko died in the Kirovohrad region

Defender from Nikopol Konstantin Kalita died of wounds (photo)

Defended Ukraine from the first days of the war: Viktor Kutash, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

After a year of hopes, the death of a soldier from the Bereziv community, Serhiy Chereseu, was confirmed

Ivan Mykhailovych Chorba from the Irshava community died

Defending Ukraine, a soldier of the 5th OSH Brigade, plastun Volodymyr Reznichenko, died at the front. PHOTO

He will be 38 forever: Oleksandr Kulyk, a soldier of the Krivoy Rog Regiment "Arei", died in battles in the Zaporizhia direction. Photo

DNA examination confirmed the death of defender from Volyn Valeriy Boyko

Died over a year and a half ago: the loss of the Hero of Lutsk Sviatoslav Yuzefchuk confirmed

The death of Defender Ihor Mykolayovych Kulish from the Ovruch community, who was considered missing for a long time, has been confirmed.

Oleksandr Formaniuk from Kamianske, wounded in battle, died in hospital

Pavlo Ganaza from Sumy died at the front

It became known about the death of the Hero of Volhynia Serhiy Bagriy

He was the commander of the unmanned aerial complex unit: Nikopol region lost another Hero – Boychenko Mykola Serhiyovych (photo)

A young warrior from Volyn, Mykola Shevchuk, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Considered missing for over two years: ZNPP employee Mykola Bilous died in the war

The Reshetylivka community lost a Defender – Pavlo Bondar from the village of Maly Bakai died

UAV operator from Pereyaslav Andriy Matienko died in Donetsk region

The death of Yevhen Vasylovych Kotelnytskyi, a defender from the Manevytsia community, has been confirmed.

Pavlohrad resident Yuriy Plakhuta died while performing a combat mission

Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Maksym Marchenko and Vladyslav Rachynskyi died in the war with Russia

The deaths of soldiers from Vinnytsia region: Artem Kipka, Oleksandr Holovatyuk, Oleksandr Shevchuk, Kostyantyn Dobryanskyi and Oleksandr Kyrylyuk were reported

Soldier Ruslan Makoyda from Ivano-Frankivsk region died during service

Defender Dmytro Ishchenko from Kalushchyna died during service (PHOTO)

Bohdan Hyrych from Tukhly died in the battles for Ukraine

Andriy Alyoshin from Slavsk died in the battles for Ukraine

Oleksandr Lysitsa, a 29-year-old soldier from Dnipropetrovsk region, was killed in the Donetsk direction.

Vasyl Sanotsky from Stremin died fighting for Ukraine in 2022

World War III – April 22, 2026

Trump Extends Truce with Iran — At Pakistan’s Request and Awaiting Proposal

Vance’s trip to Islamabad for talks with Iran put on hold

Nitrogen fertilizers almost doubled in price due to war in Iran

US military says it destroyed drug trafficking vessel in Caribbean Sea

World on the brink of food crisis: blockade of the Strait of Hormuz raises food prices

The world faces a food shock: investors underestimate the risks of a prolonged fertilizer shortage

US operation extends beyond the Middle East, – The Washington Post

Media: US has introduced Ukrainian technologies to combat UAVs in the Middle East

Oligarch Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years for stealing a billion euros

Ukraine is involved in discussions on the Strait of Hormuz and shares experience in unblocking sea corridors, – Zelensky