Olga Rozgon
The Russian army is slowly but steadily advancing in the capture of settlements in the Donetsk sector, with the capture of Novomykhailivka taking 73 days despite its limited strategic importance.
Against the backdrop of international military and financial assistance to Ukraine, the occupiers began to intensify the construction of fortifications throughout Crimea.
Ukraine and Brazil plan to intensify economic cooperation and increase trade between the two countries.
In Kharkiv, on Easter, April 5, the entrance to the city's cemeteries and memorial complexes will be closed to protect against unpredictable enemy attacks amid intensified rocket attacks and drone strikes on the city's infrastructure.
The largest North Korean hacker groups have been conducting large-scale cyberattacks on South Korean defense companies for more than a year, stealing technical data by hacking internal networks.
Kyiv authorities decided not to open the beach season and advised citizens to avoid beaches and recreation areas for safety reasons.
According to the head of the IAEA, Iran is a few weeks away from having enough enriched uranium to make an atomic bomb.
German prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Knauf Group in connection with its alleged involvement in the reconstruction of Russia-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine.
Two Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in midair during a military parade rehearsal, killing all 10 crew members on board.
Russian air defense units are being deprived of bonuses for failing to repel Ukrainian air strikes, Ukrainian partisans in the occupied territories report.
Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Munir Mammadzadeh signed a Memorandum of Understanding on adapting criminal justice to the best interests of children and combating domestic violence.
President Zelenskyy presented the highest state awards, including the Order of the Golden Star and the Cross of Military Merit, to Ukrainian servicemen and families of fallen heroes for their courage and defense of Ukraine.
Russia will take the necessary measures to ensure its security if Poland deploys American nuclear weapons on its territory.
In Belarus, remnants of the Wagner PMC conducted shooting training for local cadets at the Borshchovka military training ground, teaching cadets of the military transport faculty of the Belarusian State University how to shoot AK-74s.
Ukraine's foreign currency bonds rose after the US House of Representatives approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine.
Latvia plans to gradually replace Russian as a second foreign language in schools with one of the official languages of the European Union starting in the 2026/2027 school year.
Ukrainian guerrillas from the ATES underground movement conduct massive reconnaissance operations to identify oil depots and other important facilities in Sevastopol, providing detailed coordinates of the objects.
Three suspects were arrested in Germany for spying for China, allegedly passing information on military technology to the Chinese intelligence service.
North Korea launches an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea, the first such launch since testing a new hypersonic missile.
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a Russian FSB agent group in Kherson region, detaining a former MP and his accomplice who were adjusting missile and drone strikes in the region.
On Sunday afternoon, Russian occupants attacked Odesa region with ballistic missiles, injuring one person and damaging private homes and a transport and logistics facility of the port infrastructure.
An explosion occurred in Odesa during an air raid on April 21.
Due to bad weather and enemy shelling in Ukraine, 7,794 subscribers in 21 settlements in different regions were disconnected from electricity and gas supply.
On April 21, Russian troops shelled the city of Ukrainsk in Donetsk Oblast with Smerch multiple rocket launchers, killing an 82-year-old woman and injuring four men aged 21 to 53, and damaging six residential buildings.
On Sunday, April 21, Poland is holding a second round of local elections to elect commune heads, mayors and mayors in settlements where none of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
Russian troops dropped guided bombs on a border village in the Kharkiv region, trapping a 56-year-old local resident under the rubble, who was later rescued by emergency services.
On the morning of April 21, explosions were heard in Sevastopol, and the Russian occupiers claimed to have repelled an anti-ship missile attack on one of their ships.
An international delegation of ambassadors and UN representatives visited Kharkiv to see the destruction caused by Russian shelling, and the mayor presented them with a plan to restore the city's heating infrastructure for the coming winter.
As a result of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region, 2 civilians were killed, 3 others were injured, and residential buildings and infrastructure in about 15 settlements were damaged.
Two people are killed and one hospitalized as a result of a car accident in which a BMW crashed into a tree in Gorokhov, Volyn region.