Week 218 – additional links
Nicholas Zharkikh
April 23, 2026
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine met with the leadership of our offensive group
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine awarded soldiers in the Pokrovsky direction
Five "strikes" and a fire: drones strike oil depot in Feodosia
New power outages recorded in six regions of Ukraine due to Russian strikes on energy sector
Slovakia began receiving Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline on April 23
In Uzhhorod, a 26-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia killed a military man for $3,000
Strike on the command chain: six officers of the Russian occupation forces eliminated (PHOTOS)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine may have liberated Andriyivka in Sumy region: ISW maps for April 23
Smoke rises: oil tanker attacked in Kstovo, Russia. Photo
Novokuibyshevsk Refinery attacked in Samara Region: fire breaks out, smoke rises. Photos and video
Explosions were heard in Samara, Kstovo, Feodosia and Melitopol: what could have been hit?
Novokuybyshevsk petrochemical plant attacked in Russia
The strike on Melitopol caused a blackout in occupied Zaporizhia, – Andryuschenko
In occupied Volnovas, a battalion commander is being buried who was shot by his own commander
Two refineries in Russia completely shut down after drone attack
Fires recorded near occupiers’ facilities on the Arabatskaya Spit
An electrical substation was destroyed in Luhansk region
SBU struck Russian NPS "Gorky", – SBU sources
Russian unmanned boat destroyed on approach to Odessa port (VIDEO)
The European Union approved €90 billion for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
On the shield – April 23, 2026.
Fallen soldier Serhiy Lemyeshov from Bukovina will be met in Khotyn
Vasyl Shevtsiv, a 27-year-old soldier from the Lviv region, died in the war
A soldier from the Lviv region, Yuriy Dobrynskyi, died
In the Kursk region, a soldier from Matroska Ivan Zechu died
After a year and a half, the death at the front of Oleksandr Isyuk from Radyvyliv was confirmed
Pavlo Kushnir, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Defender from Kryvyi Rih district Mykola Pechonkin died in Kharkiv region
Serhiy Halytskyi from Sumy died near Pokrovsk
He was only 24: Kamianets-Podilskyi resident Dmytro Cherginets died at the front
An enemy drone took the life of Hero Volodymyr Hrynyk from Zabolotov
Artem Pokotila, an anti-aircraft gunner from the Kharkiv region, was killed by a UAV strike
The Lyubašivska community confirmed the death of missing marine Oleksandr Halchuk
A young soldier from Shepetivshchyna, Mykyta Yuriyovych Martyniuk, died in battle.
Soldier Vasyl Zhurzha from the Shargorod community died at the front
Sad news from the front: defender from Uzhhorod region Anatoliy Makarovych died
Oleg Sotnyk, an anti-tank unit operator from the Uman region, died at the front.
Volodymyr Seziomov, a 44-year-old defender from Zaporizhzhia region, died in the war
Volodymyr Birulya, a soldier from Rivne, died in the Donetsk region.
Defending Ukraine, a soldier from Volhynia, Ivan Gutvert, died
Death of Hero of Kamen-Kashyrsky Valeriy Hrytsyuk confirmed
Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Sernyuk from Volyn has his heart stopped
Volyn soldier Oleksandr Myronchuk died
26-year-old soldier from Nedashki Mykhailo Gaura died in the Donetsk region
A serviceman from Cherkasy region, Oleksiy Shaposhnyk, was killed in the Donetsk region.
A soldier from Ivano-Frankivsk region, Vasyl Hrynyshyn, was killed in Donetsk region.
A soldier from Ternopil, Petro Darmoris, was killed in the Donetsk region.
The death of the missing Defender from Vonigiv, Tyachiv Region, Mykhailo Rosokha, has been confirmed
41-year-old Bukovina resident Serhiy Bazyuk died in Donetsk region
Berdychiv region in mourning: reconnaissance machine gunner Pavlo Repetsky died at the front
Kolomyia will bid farewell to the fallen serviceman Yuriy Furyk
World War III – April 23, 2026
US Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly resigned, his duties will be carried out by his deputy
Iran claims to have seized two foreign ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Russia invited to participate in the G20 summit in the US on Gazeta.ua
Iran has put forward conditions for a ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel -
April 24, 2026
Russian drones attacked a merchant ship heading to Odessa for grain
Two people died and 14 were injured in another Russian strike on Odessa – State Emergency Service
Explosions are heard in Kyiv: air defense is working on drones in Obolon
Mourning declared in Dnipro for victims of attacks on April 16 and 23
"Neptunes" came after "Lightnings": the defeat of the UAV factory was confirmed in Taganrog
Two tanks caught fire at Gorkaya oil pumping station after drone strike, media reports
Air defense neutralized 96 out of 107 enemy drones
SBS destroyed the command post of the 58th Russian Army in temporarily occupied Kadiivka
SBU showed exclusive video of prisoner exchange on April 24
In Russia, works by Pushkin and Gogol began to be labeled due to a law banning drug propaganda
The wounded man walked 10 km: the story of a 19-year-old UAV operator from the Odessa region
Minus another Russian ship in Crimea: Ukraine’s successful attack
Two Azov prisoners sentenced to 18 years in prison in Russia
193 Ukrainian soldiers returned from Russian captivity
Ukrainian pilots destroyed a Russian warehouse in Bakhmut
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers’ headquarters and a cluster of FSB officers
Drones attacked Dagestan – flights canceled in Russia
The year of Trump’s negotiations has become the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine, – Matviychuk
On the shield – April 24, 2026.
A soldier from Lviv region, Yuriy Dziubinsky, died in the war on his birthday
Maksym Serhiyovych Solomenikov, a defender from the Khrystynivka community, died in the war
Lviv region lost defender Demsky Maryan Igorovych, born in 2001
Hero from Kyiv region Andriy Nechyporuk died in Donetsk region. Photo
Anatoliy Zakharchych, a fighter from the Kherson region, died in the war
Yaroslav Kolpakov, a defender from Krolevets, died at the front
Vasyl Lesiv, a defender from Kryvyi Rih, was killed on the Kursk front.
Hero Lisovyi Vyacheslav Alekseevich returns to the Zhytomyr region on a shield
Kamianets-Podilskyi resident Alexander Kaptur died at the front
Vadym Boboshko from Sumy died in the Kharkiv region
He took the last battle in Sumy region: defender from Tomashpol Mykhailo Zimovsky died
Another loss for Dnipropetrovsk region: Volodymyr Yakubov returned "on the shield"
Defender from Kharkiv region Oleksandr Minyailo died in the war
Forever 32: Mykola Oliynyk, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo
A soldier from Velyka Lepetykha died in the war – Volodymyr Geyer
Producer and casting director Viktoriya Kvitka Bobrova died at the front
Defending Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk community resident Nazar Fedoriv died
Captain from Bukovina Viktor Moskalyuk died: details and farewell
The Kolomyia community lost a Defender: the death of Vasyl Podoliak has been confirmed
Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Vladyslav Gudalin and Serhiy Volchykhin died
The deaths of two defenders from Lutsk – Valentyn Kravets and Maksym Dikov – have been confirmed
Serhiy Shevchuk, a 52-year-old defender from Kamianskyi, died in the Kharkiv direction
It became known about the death of 24-year-old defender from Bilenki Vitaliy Voloshyn
Defender from Kryvyi Rih, Oleksiy Kiselyov, died in the war for Ukraine
World War III – April 24, 2026
Oil prices rise amid risks of US-Iran war
Iran continues to mine the Strait of Hormuz – US military
Trump allowed Putin to attend G20 summit in the US: "It will be useful"
An American commando who earned more than $400,000 betting on the capture of Maduro was arrested
Zelensky: Ukraine and Saudi Arabia are developing strategic cooperation in three areas
US plans to limit Spain’s NATO membership
April 25, 2026
Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv attacked by missiles and shaheeds: a massive Russian strike
Night attack on Kharkiv: occupiers hit residential buildings, damaged gas pipeline and stop
5 people have already fallen victim to a massive Russian attack in Dnipro, 34 injured
Dnipro reports repeated Russian attack on rescue workers and utility workers’ workplace
The Russian Federation announced that they extinguished the fire at the refinery in Tuapse
Drones attacked Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk for the first time during the war: what is known
"Good" morning in Yekaterinburg: Air defense desperately repelled a UAV attack and hit a house
In Chelyabinsk, Russia – "unofficial salute": where could drones have hit
They flew to the Urals in 10 hours: 127 drones attacked Russia
The drones flew 2,100 km and attacked the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant
Drone attack on Dagestan: North Caucasus airports closed
Ukrainian instructors began training Bundeswehr soldiers
Ukrainian troops advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area and near Pokrovsk – ISW
The results of the Russian Federation’s massive missile attack on Ukraine
British Eurofighter Typhoon chased Russian drones near the border with Romania
Russians attacked a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Odessa region
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck Russian ammunition depots and command posts in several directions
Forbes: Russia adapts firepower due to shortage of artillery resources
Defense forces hit occupier bases in Bilolutsk
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in Lysychansk
Ukrainian UAVs attacked Yekaterinburg
The Armed Forces of Ukraine captured a Russian mercenary from Bulgaria
Zelensky arrives in Azerbaijan for talks on "security and energy" – AFP
Ukraine and Azerbaijan have signed six cooperation agreements, – Zelensky
On the shield – April 25, 2026.
Kyiv metro driver Ihor Kruglik, who defended the Donetsk region, died in the war
Mykhailo Hubal from Nyzhnia Rozhanka died in the battles for Ukraine
Prykarpattia lost serviceman Ruslan Bogatov
A soldier from the Kurisovska community, Mykhailo Danych, died in the war
During the war, Bohdan "Kuloma" Levus was a fighter of the 12th Azov Operational Brigade.
The Nosivka community lost its veteran Serhiy Oleksandrovych Seryoy
Returned home on a shield: Artem Kurylenko from Dnipropetrovsk region died in Zaporizhia
A soldier from Ternopil, Vitaliy Ihorovych Povoroznyk, was killed in the Donetsk region.
Two defenders from Volyn died in the war – Serhiy Marchuk and Serhiy Smolyaruk.
Andriy Antonyshyn from Lviv died in the battles for Ukraine
Yaroslav Havryha, a soldier from Kolomyia, died in the battle for Ukraine
The death of Roznych defender Ivan Fishchuk has been confirmed
A serviceman from the Buchach community, Ivan Rogovsky, has died.
Soldier from Dnipropetrovsk region Maksym Tkachenko died in hospital
The death of Anatoly Yaroshynskyi, a soldier from the Kherson region, has been confirmed
Pavlohrad resident Mykola Svirydov died in the fighting in Donbas
Ihor Seredyuk, a serviceman from Ivano-Frankivsk region, died in the hospital
World War III – April 25, 2026
Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange blows despite Trump’s ceasefire extension
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Iran talks
Pentagon recreates Ukrainian Web during secret exercises – media
Singapore’s Foreign Minister: War in Iran is just a rehearsal for future US-China conflict (VIDEO)
April 26, 2026
Warehouses, control points and enemy manpower were hit.
The number of victims in Dnipro has increased after a massive Russian attack: 9 dead, 61 injured
Ukrainian Defense Forces hit Russian P-18 Terek radar near temporarily occupied Yevpatoria
Massive UAV attack on Russia continues: Sevastopol, Belgorod and Michurinsk tremble from explosions
18 kilometers through pain: the story of three fighters from the Hulyaipil direction
Drones attacked Moscow and Cherepovets
Defeat in occupied Crimea: three warships, a fighter jet and air defense facilities hit | ArmyInform
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers’ base with an ammunition depot in Polohy
New SBU special operation in Crimea — list of all targets hit
War in Ukraine – FPV drone operator kills 11 Russians with one strike
Drones hit a large enterprise in the Belgorod region
Ukraine seizes leadership in the security sector, – NYT
On the shield – April 26, 2026.
The death of 35-year-old soldier from Tulchyn region, Vasyl Vitaliyovych Bevzyuk, has been confirmed
The death of a soldier from the Snovsk community, Andriy Ravkatovych Valeyev, has been confirmed
Georgian fighter Bacho (Elgudzha) Bebiya died in Mykolaiv
Denys Volodkin, a defender from the Kiliya community, died in the war
Volodymyr Pavlyuk, a Volyn native, died defending Ukraine.
Roman Hadyshchuk, a 32-year-old defender from Bucha, died in the war
Mykhailo Oliynyk, a defender from the Nadvirna community, died in the war.
Volyn resident Serhiy Kipen died in the war
Denys Huziy from Fastiv district of Kyiv region died at the front
World War III – April 26, 2026
Trump evacuated from Washington state dinner due to possible shooting
What is really happening in Mali and why are Russian mercenaries here?
Israel strikes Lebanon with powerful strike
For the first time in history: Israel deployed Iron Dome in the UAE amid Iranian attacks
April 27, 2026
Massive Russian attack on Odessa: number of victims rises to 14
After the attack on Chornomorsk, a large-scale oil spill was recorded in the port area
Mali’s pro-Russian Defense Minister Kamara killed in series of rebel attacks
GUR has released details about the new Russian missile "Kover": most of its components are foreign
Fertilizer plant in Vologda region damaged by Ukrainian drone attack, governor says
74 out of 94 UAVs were neutralized, 20 drones were hit at 15 locations
We are practicing to then scale it to Russia: Dykyi on strikes on Crimea
Explosions in Sevastopol and near airfields: details of the night attack
Magyar announced a new wave of strikes on oil and troops in the deep rear of the Russian Federation
Ukrainian drone hits Kasta-2E radar station in Belgorod region
On the shield – April 27, 2026.
Roman Hradischuk, a 32-year-old junior sergeant from Bucha, died in the Kharkiv region.
Senior sergeant from Rivne region Volodymyr Filimonov died in Donetsk region
Oleksandr Bondarenko from Sumy region died near Kursk
DNA examination results confirmed the death of a young soldier from Chernihiv region, Yevheniy Kozel
45-year-old soldier from Chortkiv region, Maryniuk Andriy, died in the Donetsk direction (photo)
On February 14, 2026, Oleksandr Daniyalov, a resident of Kryvyi Rih, died in the battle for Ukraine.
A combat medic from Vinnytsia region had a heart attack, defender Vadym Kachkar died
Dmytro Kobzev from Sumy region died on the border
Yuriy Stasyuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Lviv region lost 42-year-old defender Oleksandr Mitrofanov
The war took the life of a young soldier Mykhailo Shukalyuk from Kolomyia
On the shield returned the Hero from Zhytomyr Mydlyar Oleksandr Oleksandrovich
The life of Major Nazariy Polyuk from the Yabluniv community was cut short
Considered missing: death of Volyn Warrior Anatoly Ivashin confirmed
Alina Gruzina, a 19-year-old defender from Romenshchyna, died at the front
Oleksandr Grudiy from Sumy died near Sudzha
Hero of Volyn Mykola Andriychuk died in Donetsk region
Oliivska community in mourning: death of paratrooper Dmytro Polishchuk confirmed
Defender from Romenshchyna Mykola Punchenko died in Donetsk region
Defender from Kryvyi Rih Andriy Sinkevich fell in the Donetsk direction
Vinnytsia lost soldiers Fedor Hrybovsky and Yuriy Petrushchak
Volyn soldier Serhiy Shuba died – Boratyn community lost a defender
A soldier from Ternopil, Mykhailo Stetsyak, died in the Kharkiv region.
The death of defender from Sheptytskyi Anton Soroka has been confirmed
Considered missing for over two years: death of Volyn soldier Andriy Klymyuk confirmed
The death of soldier Ivan Brechko from Rozhyshche has been confirmed
Defender from Kryvyi Rih Viktor Cherevyk died in Sumy region
World War III – April 27, 2026
US intercepts tanker under sanctions for transporting Iranian oil
Iran "humiliates" the entire American nation, the US does not know how to get out of the war, – Merz
April 28, 2026
Dozens of explosions were heard in Tuapse, a new fire broke out at the refinery: what is known
Russia used 123 drones over Ukraine overnight, 95 were neutralized, 19 UAVs hit targets
Andriy Ilyenko: Israel again accepts Russian ships with bloody grain
Sale of stolen Ukrainian grain by Russia: European Commission appeals to Israeli Foreign Ministry
"Actually on starvation rations": Ignat said how critical the shortage of missiles is for Patriot
Muscovites are saving their skins, and Tuapse is turning into Belgorod
Defense forces hit the occupiers’ UAV control point near Hola Prystan, — General Staff
Burning petroleum products flowed down the street in Tuapse
More than two shipments of stolen Ukrainian grain arrived in Israel, – MFA
On the shield – April 28, 2026.
A soldier from Precarpathia, Stepan Bobkov, died
Fought on four fronts: Defender from Yellow Waters Dmitry Usov was killed by an FPV drone
Experienced mortar sergeant Vasyl Prokopchuk died in battles in the Kharkiv region
In Lyublinka, the death of defender Volodymyr Moroz was confirmed
Arkady Kovalenko from Sumy region died in Donbas
Defender from Kirovohrad region Dudnyak Roman Petrovych died defending Ukraine
45-year-old Hero from Lutsk Oleksandr Kushch died in the war
Military man Vasyl Senkiv from Prykarpattia dies (PHOTO)
Vladyslav Voronkov from Sumy died in Donbas
Border guard from Shatsk community Anatoliy Zaniuk died in Kharkiv region
Soldier Bohdan Ostapiv, a resident of the Ivano-Frankivsk community, died defending Ukraine.
Defender from Sokal Andriy Prymak died
Nazariy Kvych, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
A young soldier from Volyn, Viktor Goshko, died in the Chernihiv region.
Lozova said goodbye to soldier Volodymyr Kulik, who died in Zaporizhia
The Hlukhiv community lost its defender Roman Ageyenko
Yuriy Fedorin from Sumy died near Pokrovsk
The Lyubašiv community lost its defender Yuri Salnikov in the war
Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Ruslan Buyluk and Yuriy Tonkodubov died
Defender Oleksandr Smetanin died in the Glukhiv region
The war took the life of Kolomyia resident Mykhailo Lisachenko
Defender from Sheptytska community Vasyl Sirant died in Donetsk region
Soldier Oleksandr Volovichenko from the Myrhorod community died in the Donetsk region
Roman Lychko, a defender from the village of Volitsa, died
Famous Zaporizhzhia coach Vyacheslav "Uncle Slava" Derzhak died at the front
Anatoliy Melnychuk, a 29-year-old Volyn native, died defending Ukraine.
Military man Serhiy Shargulenko from Kirovohrad region died
Attack aircraft pilot from Kharkiv region Oleksandr Kif’yak died in southern Ukraine
World War III – April 28, 2026
The Iran War Revealed NATO’s 5 Major Weaknesses in the Event of a Conflict with Russia, – Politico
The experience of Ukraine and Iran will be decisive for the wars of the future — Forbes
April 29, 2026
Ukraine will receive six billion euros for drones this quarter — von der Leyen
Power outages reported in six regions of Ukraine due to nighttime drone strikes
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated another "Hero of Russia" and five occupying officers (PHOTOS)
Information has emerged about whose car was blown up in occupied Melitopol (screenshot)
Drones attacked Belbek and Kirovskoe military airfields in Crimea
Drones attacked the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Perm
An oil transportation facility was attacked in the Perm Territory: a fire broke out
The Ukrainian Navy struck the sanctioned tanker MARQUISE near Tuapse
They’re no longer hiding: what are North Korea’s losses in the war with Ukraine?
Zelensky signed a sanctions package against entities from Belarus
Oil tanks burn in Perm, Russia after UAV attack, sky filled with black smoke
New strikes on occupier bases recorded on Arabatskaya Strilka
The Achilles brigade destroyed the Russian Nebo-M radar in Ukolovo
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Kacha airfield and an oil depot in Simferopol
GUR reported the defeat of the "Akhmat" unit and record losses of Kadyrov’s supporters
Citizens of 48 countries who fought on the side of Russia are in Ukrainian captivity
If Vance is proud that he does not help Ukraine, it means that he supports Russia, – Zelensky
On the shield – April 29, 2026.
The death of Roman Pukhta from the Bilobozhnytsia community has been confirmed (photo)
Infantryman Oleg Davydkevych from Vinnytsia region died
Mykola Varuha from Sumy region died near Pokrovsk
A 50-year-old soldier from Rivne region, Serhiy Volodymyrovych Lysakovich, died in Chernihiv region.
Yuriy Surmay, a soldier from the Turkivska community, died at the front
Defender from Kropyvnytskyi Serhiy Filipenko died
Vadim Mykolayovych Tkachenko, a defender from Shpola, died in the Russian-Ukrainian war
Roman Sheremet from Velyka Gorozhanna died in the battles for Ukraine
A border guard from Volyn, Oleksandr Kaleniuk, died in the Kharkiv region.
Soldier from Kirovohrad region, Alexander Vasilyevich Kucherenko, died of serious injuries
Soldiers from Ternopil region Yuriy Tymoshenko, Yaroslav Stetsyak, Mykola Voznyuk died
Oleksandr Kyslov from Sumy region died in Kursk region
Pavlo Osadchy, a border guard from the city of Izmail, died in the war
The death of Ivan Demchik, a defender from Pidvinogradiv in the Beregov region, has been confirmed.
It became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Ivan Slomchinsky. Photo
The body of combat medic from Rivne region, Vladyslav Serhiyovych Mysnyk, has been identified
Defender from Kryvyi Rih Andriy Timurdzhi was killed by an enemy missile
Defender from the Prilisnensky community Kobryn Mykola Serhiyovych died as a result of injuries
Enemy aircraft cut short the life of Igor Baranovich from Mlyniv region
The Irpin community lost its Defender Roman Yatsenko in the war
Anxious months of waiting: the war took the life of a soldier from Volodymyr Rydchuk from Volyn
The Zabolotiv community lost a Defender: Ruslan Berdnyk died in the war
War veteran Ivan Zabolotny died in the attack on ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih in Kryvyi Rih
Defender from the village of Shchurovychi Petro Misiurka died
Vadym Kononenko, a resident of the Kherson region, died in the war.
Considered missing for about two years: death of Volyn defender Oleksandr Mazein confirmed
Death of 39-year-old Andriy Stefaniv from Kalush confirmed at the front
Oksana Ladeyshchykova, a defender from Holaya Prystan in the Kherson region, died at the front.
World War III – April 29, 2026
Iran front sets off chain of events that hits Russia and strengthens Ukraine – FT
US shift in focus to war with Iran eases pressure on Russia, says Zelensky
