War in Ukraine
In the Bila Tserkva District of the Kyiv region, an enemy attack damaged critical infrastructure facilities, warehouses, and production premises. Also damaged were DSNS premises and special equipment; services are eliminating the consequences.
As a result of Russia's nighttime attack, 5 people were killed, more than 30 injured, in Dnipro an apartment building entrance was destroyed and there are missing persons. Civilian infrastructure was damaged in several regions, among the injured – children.
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 236 combat engagements, which is a fifth more than the previous day. The fiercest fighting on the Pokrovsk axis, where defense forces inflicted significant losses on the enemy.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Azerbaijan for talks on security and energy issues. Kyiv and Baku maintain warm relations after the Russian invasion of 2022.
In Dnipro, as a result of the Russian attack, three people were killed, rescuers retrieved a body from under the rubble. Emergency services continue to clear the ruins and search for people under the debris.
Zelenskyy responds to nighttime Russian attack that killed 4 people and injured over 30 in several regions. Urged partners to move toward 21st EU sanctions package and strengthen air defenses.
Tonight, the enemy attacked Nizhyn, Horodnyanska community, Semenivka, and Snovska community. Two men were killed, 7 injured, damaged houses, hospital, and boiler room.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal urged the EU to introduce tariffs on Russian goods to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine. The initiative was not included in the 20th sanctions package; frozen Russian assets are insufficient.
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Odesa Oblast overnight. Residential buildings, port infrastructure damaged, two injured, Panamanian vessel struck with fire.
Enemy attacks Dnipro for over 10 hours, bodies of two killed recovered, 21 wounded. Houses, enterprises, gas station with fire damaged, rescue operations ongoing.
In Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region, the fall of enemy targets has been recorded, a fire has broken out and heavy smoke. Services are eliminating the consequences after the situation improves, please close windows and limit time outdoors.
Russia overnight struck Ukraine with 47 missiles, including 12 ballistic missiles, and 619 drones. 30 missiles and 580 drones neutralized, data on 4 missiles being clarified.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The enemy attacked Dnipro on the night of April 25, causing fires and damage to houses. No casualties reported so far, threat persists.
In India, they are investigating the disappearance of 26 men who went to Russia for work but are forced to fight against Ukraine. The government reports the deaths of 10 Indians; most signed voluntary contracts.
Viktoriia Bobrova ("Kvitka"), an officer of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" who worked as a producer and casting director, has been killed at the front. This was reported by her mother on Facebook.
The enemy struck a fire station in a frontline settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, damaging equipment and the building. Rescuers were in shelter and unharmed.
The enemy attacked Kharkiv (strike on a high-rise building), Dnipro (large-scale fire), and Shostka (over 20 strikes) overnight on April 25. In Kharkiv, preliminarily no casualties.
Based on SBU materials, the court sentenced an FSB agent to 15 years of imprisonment for adjusting missile-drone attacks on Odesa. The detainee recorded the positions of the Defense Forces for transmission to the curator from the RF.
On Friday, April 24, a 47-year-old man wounded in the Russian strike on Dnipro on April 14 died. In total, seven people were killed in the attack.
Since the beginning of the day, 204 combat clashes on the front. The enemy employed 3,649 kamikaze drones, 1,776 shellings, and 50 airstrikes with 166 KABs.
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