Kherson Oblast
In the Kherson region, two employees of the road service, 36 and 44 years old, died as a result of an enemy drone strike on special equipment. The tragedy occurred near the village of Stiyke.
On April 16, Russians shelled Kherson, destroying the ice arena. A man was killed, civilians were injured, and houses and vehicles were damaged.
Ivano-Frankivsk region canceled mass events for Easter due to security threats. Khmelnytskyi and Kirovohrad regions shortened the curfew on the festive night.
In occupied Crimea, units of the Russian Guard have been ordered to increase patrols to detect partisan movements. The occupiers are paying attention to identifying distributors of propaganda materials.
The occupiers promise a hospital in Melitopol only in 2026. Currently, sick children from TOT are forced to travel 200 km, because there are no doctors and medicines on the spot.
As a result of intense enemy attacks on the Kherson region over the past day, 3 people died and 7 more were injured. Dozens of towns and villages came under fire, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
Due to improved weather conditions in Mykolaiv region, restrictions on traffic movement have been lifted, which were introduced due to snowfall. The day before, a traffic jam formed on the M-14 highway.
U. S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff suggested that Trump support the "transfer" of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions to Russia.
Due to abnormal snowfalls in the south of Ukraine, traffic is difficult, there are snowdrifts and traffic jams. In the Kherson region, about 2,500 subscribers are without electricity, and in the Mykolaiv region, rescuers are helping ambulances.
According to the Ukrhydrometeorological Center, today in Ukraine it will be cloudy and cold, precipitation in the form of sleet is expected. In the southern, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions, gusts of wind are 15-20 m/s.
In Ivano-Frankivsk, a man bit a TCC soldier on the leg when he tried to check his documents. The detainee turned out to be a resident of Kherson region who did not register.
A master class on baking Easter cakes from flour grown on the liberated lands of Kherson region was held in Kyiv. The "Soul of Soil 2.0" initiative aims to show the world the value of Ukrainian bread.
On April 7, 2025, Ukrainian pilots destroyed the command post of the 81st artillery regiment of the Russian Federation in the occupied Kherson region. A concrete structure was destroyed and up to 30 occupiers were eliminated.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports activity of enemy strike UAVs in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Residents are urged to take shelter during alarms.
Russian military personnel in the Kherson region have been banned from using mobile phones due to significant losses in personnel. The ban has led to a fall in the morale of the occupiers.
The Cabinet of Ministers is allocating 2 billion hryvnias for 200 frontline and border communities in nine regions of Ukraine. The funds will be used for security needs, restoration and construction of shelters.
In Ukraine, some regions have already turned off heating due to warming. Local authorities are ready to restore heat supply to social facilities in case of bad weather.
The grant amount has been increased to UAH 300,000 for one job and up to UAH 500,000 for two. Already 25,000 entrepreneurs have received grants for UAH 12 billion.
In 2024, the largest number of criminal offenses due to aiding the aggressor state were recorded in Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv regions. In total, 486 cases were registered.
In the island zone of Kherson region, Russians have set up a training center for FPV drone operators and use civilians, including children, for training, hunting them.
On March 30, Russian troops shelled two settlements in the Kherson district, causing fires in a farm building and a garage. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to a residential building.
On March 29, 183 combat clashes were recorded on the Russian-Ukrainian front, in the Pokrovsk direction the enemy attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 73 times. 1740 occupiers were eliminated during the day.
The heating season has ended in Lviv region. Odesa, Lutsk, Cherkasy and Poltava are also planning to turn off the heating in the near future, given the warming.
According to a Razumkov Center survey, 74% of Ukrainians believe in victory, but they imagine it differently: from the restoration of the 2014 borders to the destruction of the Russian army.
Most Ukrainians support a 30-day ceasefire to show Russia's unwillingness for peace. At the same time, Ukrainians are strongly against any concessions to the aggressor.
Russia seeks to delay negotiations in order to occupy more Ukrainian territories. The Kremlin hopes that the West will force Kyiv to give Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to Russia.
Access to medicines in frontline territories remains critical due to hostilities. Doctors record the destruction of pharmacies and problems with logistics, especially for the elderly.
Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a company providing the occupiers' crossing in Dnipryany. Watercraft, property and technical equipment were destroyed, making it impossible for the enemy to conduct combat operations in the area.
Over the past day, 147 battles took place on the front, the enemy actively used aviation and kamikaze drones. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit 17 areas of concentration of Russian troops.
Putin's decree forces Ukrainians who do not have a Russian passport to leave the occupied territories by September 10, 2025. This is part of the Russification policy to destroy Ukrainian identity.