Vadim Khlyudzinsky
On April 25, the Russians lost 960 servicemen and 30 cruise missiles. The total losses of the occupiers since 24.02.22 amount to 1,325,650 personnel.
In the night of April 26, occupied Sevastopol came under a UAV strike with series of explosions over hours. Fires were recorded in the Chersonesos, Fiolent, Northern Side areas, and near the Belbek, Kacha, and Saky airfields.
April 26 will be cloudy with clearings, a powerful front will bring rains almost everywhere, wind 15-20 m/s. In the south up to +19°, in the west and north +6…+11°, in Kyiv +10…+12° with possible rain.
On the morning of April 26, the enemy struck Chernihiv with UAVs, causing fires in private houses. One Shahed exploded near a high-rise building, damaging windows; no casualties.
Anita Orbán, who will become the Minister of Foreign Rights in the new Hungarian government, will also hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister. In the absence of the head of government, she will represent him at government meetings and other official events.
Roman Yaremchuk scored in the 19th and 71st minutes in the Ligue 1 match against "Auxerre". "Lyon" won 3:2, this is the Ukrainian's first brace for the team.
US President Donald Trump and the First Lady were evacuated by armed Secret Service agents during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Participants hid under tables after loud sounds resembling gunshots; the shooter was allegedly detained.
"Rossotrudnichestvo" with ANO "Eurasia" announced the opening of a "Russian House" in Togo as a pilot project of the network. CCD of the NSDC warns: this is a tool for disinformation about the war and recruitment into the RF army.
The Russian city of Yaroslavl came under drone attack on the night of April 26. Yaroslavnefteorgsintez was struck, where a fire broke out.
On the southern coast of occupied Crimea, a mazut spill has led to the death of thousands of birds due to toxic waste. The occupation authorities are ignoring the disaster, volunteers are fighting the catastrophe on their own.
Donald Trump has tightened the rules for issuing green cards to migrants due to manifestations of antisemitism, participation in pro-Palestinian rallies, and criticism of Israel. The number of approved applications has decreased by more than half.
Late in the evening of April 25, the enemy struck Dnipro, causing a fire at an infrastructure facility. Emergency services are responding; preliminarily, no casualties.
Activity of unknown UAVs, explosions, air defense operations, and fires outside the city are being recorded over Michurinsk in Russia's Tambov Oblast. Nearby is the LPDS "Nikolskoye" for pumping petroleum products from the "Druzhba" system.
Late in the evening of April 25, a Russian drone struck the Bilopillia community in Sumy region, killing 48-year-old and 72-year-old civilians. This happened near one of the settlements, less than 5 km from the state border with Russia.
The occupation administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast has faced paralysis of card payments in Melitopol and Berdyansk. Residents cannot pay for transport, medicines, and groceries; queues for cash have formed.
President Trump is busy with the war in Iran, so Europe is preparing for a prolonged war in Ukraine without negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. Ukraine is forced to wage a war of attrition with the RF "without end".
On April 25, Russians struck the Nikopol region, seriously injuring a 62-year-old woman. Drones injured a 31-year-old mother with two children.
State VCIOM poll shows drop in Putin's approval from 66,7% to 65,6%. Kremlin advises media to use higher data from the "Public Opinion Forum" or not publish reports at all.
Russian troops lost 1,230 soldiers and 1,257 UAVs over the day of April 24. Total personnel losses reach 1,324,690 personnel.
Ukrainian women's national team secured victory in the team standings at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships. Gold on the final competition day was won by Maria Yefremova (53 kg), Iryna Kolyadenko (65 kg), and Nadiia Sokolovska (72 kg).
During his visit to Greece, Macron stated that the presidents of the US, Russia, and China are jointly opposing Europeans, urging Europe to wake up. He emphasized the unreliability of the US as an ally and warned against breaking with China.
The enemy struck Kharkiv overnight on April 25: a drone hit a high-rise building in the Saltivka district, causing a fire. Strikes also hit the Shevchenkivskyi, Nemyshlyanskyi, and Kyivskyi districts.
On April 25, over most of Ukraine it will be cloudy with clearings, precipitation mostly absent, only light rain in the north. Wind 7-12 m/s, in Kyiv +13...+15°.
Number of injured from night enemy attack on Dnipro has risen to 14. Among them a 9-year-old boy, 9 people hospitalized in moderate condition.
Ukraine intensified strikes on Russian ports and oil refineries, reducing oil loading by 300 thousand barrels/day in March and products by 200 thousand. April turned out even worse, Russia is cutting production due to export problems.
As a result of the Russian attack on Dnipro, at least 6 people were injured, including women aged 41, 44, 58 and a 41-year-old man. All hospitalized in moderate condition; houses, enterprises, cars and a store damaged.
Estonian intelligence sees no grounds for a new Russian front against the Baltic states or NATO. At the same time, the Kremlin is irrational, despite failures in Ukraine.
Russian authorities have launched online courses to prepare teenagers for the military-patriotic game 'Zarnitsa 2. 0'. The courses are available to schoolchildren in the RF and occupied territories.
As a result of the Russian attack, a four-story building and an industrial infrastructure facility were damaged, with injuries reported. Numerous fires in the city, an apartment building entrance destroyed, people may be trapped under the rubble.
Rescuers saved a man and a woman from a smoke-filled apartment in a Kherson five-story building after a fire from an enemy drone. The fire was extinguished despite the risk of repeated attacks.