Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine's Air Force announces the launch of Shaheds from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa.

russian troops advanced in Novokalynove. In addition, fighting continues for control of the power substation in Ocheretyne.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile heading for Mykolaiv region.

The Ukrainian Air Force informs of possible drone strikes in Dnipropetrovs'k and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Ukrainian defenders fought 71 combat engagements, repelling most of the Russian attacks in the Bakhmut sector, where the enemy stormed Ukrainian positions 17 times.

The court has lifted the seizure of part of the company's property of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, a suspect in the case of fraudulent supply of clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine worth UAH 1 billion.

A resident of Volyn region pleaded guilty to attempting to bribe an official of Ukrgasvydobuvannya JSC in the amount of UAH 300,000 and asked to transfer the money for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spreading russian propaganda commissioned by russian special services, including justifying russian war crimes and discrediting the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

After the war, Ukraine's veteran community will number about 5 million people, including military personnel, their families, and the families of fallen soldiers.

The Ukrainian military struck at Russian military facilities in the occupied Crimea, destroying 4 S-400 launchers, an air defense control center, 3 radar stations and surveillance equipment, causing significant losses to Russian combat capabilities.

Denmark announced a new aid package for Ukraine and allocated $28. 5 million for the purchase of weapons and military equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers, the first such decision to support the Ukrainian defense industry.

Oleh Hladkovsky (Svynarchuk), Poroshenko's former business partner, may testify against him on embezzlement in military procurement to reduce his own prison term.

The explosions occurred in Kharkiv. Earlier, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote about the launch of the CABs in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

President Zelenskyy was briefed on the situation at the front, Russia's "painful" losses in Crimea, and the enemy's deployment of ships to the Caspian Sea after Ukraine's actions in the Black Sea.

On April 17, during an attack on a military airfield in Dzhankoy in occupied Crimea, Ukraine destroyed 4 S-400 air defense missile systems, 3 radar stations, an air defense control center, and a Fundament-M airspace surveillance device.

A 59-year-old school bus driver from the Kharkiv region collaborated with the Russian occupiers by transporting their troops and weapons on a repainted school bus between the front line and the Russian city of Belgorod.

The state logistics operator has announced the first tenders for the purchase of 12 types of winter clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including winter pants, jackets, suits, gloves and socks, with defined quality requirements.

Zaluzhny's assistant, Gennadiy Chastyakov, was killed by a grenade that was presented to him for his birthday by an officer from the Commander-in-Chief's Administration without warning him of its authenticity.

Russia reports a nighttime drone attack on the Kamenskiy chemical plant in the Rostov region, as a result of which the debris from one of the downed drones damaged the plant and injured an employee.

As a result of a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a military airfield in occupied Dzhankoy in Crimea, enemy missile and air defense launchers, radar systems and aircraft were destroyed.

At night, Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed two enemy Shahed-136/131 drones in Poltava region.

The soldier and activist Pavlo Petrychenko, who died at the front, will be honored on April 19 at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv.

The explosion took place in Dnipro amid air raid alerts and warnings of a possible ballistic missile attack.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted an operation in Dzhankoy, temporarily occupied Crimea, which resulted in the destruction of enemy forces and equipment.

During an air alert, Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down two enemy Shahed drones in Khmelnytsky region, without causing any casualties or material damage.

All 13 Shahed-131/136 drones launched by Russia to attack Ukraine at night were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russians lost 910 servicemen over the past day.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi discussed with U. S. General Christopher Cavoli Ukraine's urgent needs, including air defense systems, artillery, ammunition and heavy armored vehicles, as well as strengthening military-technical cooperation and enhancing Ukraine's defense capabilities.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a group of Iranian-made Shahed drones near the border of Khmelnytsky and Ternopil regions.

A russian propaganda channel spreads false information about the "liquidation" of Ukraine's top military leadership, including the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, during a missile strike in Kharkiv region.