War update: 54 combat engagements on frontline since morning
Since the start of the day, 54 clashes have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops.
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12-year-old boy neutralizes Russian FPV drone that was flying toward his brothers and sisters
In the town of Semenivka, 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko disabled an FPV drone that was heading toward his younger siblings.
Area of oil pollution in Black Sea reaches nearly 800 square kilometers after Russian attack — ecologist
The oil slick that covered the Odesa coastline after Russian attacks on the port of Chornomorsk on April 26 has reached about 793 square kilometers.
EU launches battlefield technologies testing platform for Ukraine
The European Commission has launched a new platform for testing military technologies in real combat scenarios.
Russian drone strikes village in Kharkiv region, leaving three injured
In the village of Petrivka in the Izium district of the Kharkiv region, three people were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike.
SSU drones strike Russian oil pumping station in Perm, over 1,500 km from Ukraine
Specialists from the Alpha special operations center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) used drones to strike the Perm linear production dispatch station in Russia, located more than 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border.
No troop build-up near Ukraine’s border with Belarus, says SBGS
Ukrainian border guards are not observing any movement of equipment or reinforcement of troops near the border on Belarusian territory, according to the State Border Guard Service.
DIU reports elimination of Akhmat unit fighters in coordinated strike
Special forces of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (DIU) have eliminated a group of mercenaries from the Russian National Guard Akhmat unit.
Ukrainian Navy unit strikes sanctioned tanker MARQUISE
A unit of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using two kamikaze unmanned surface vessels (MBEK), struck the sanctioned vessel MARQUISE under the flag of Cameroon.
Zelensky announces new phase of long-range strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian long-range weapons are capable of hitting targets at distances exceeding 1,500 kilometers, and that Ukraine will continue to extend this range.
Russian forces shell 43 settlements in Sumy region over past 24 hours, casualties reported
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops shelled 43 settlements in the Sumy region, killing one person and wounding eight.
Drones strike Orsk and Perm region, reports suggest oil refinery hit
On the night of Tuesday, April 29, drones attacked an oil refinery in Orsk, Russia, and an industrial facility in the Perm Krai.
Russian attacks injure two in Odesa region, spark fire in nature reserve
Two people were injured in the south of the Odesa region as a result of a massive Russian attack.
Enemy drones strike Kharkiv and suburbs overnight, injuring six people
Six people were injured in Kharkiv and its suburbs as a result of a Russian drone attack on the night of April 29.
Russian forces kill two residents and wound three others in Donetsk region over past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, on April 28, Russian troops killed two residents of the Donetsk region and wounded three others.
Vasyl Syrotenko — AFU General, Chief of the Engineering Troops
Engineering Obstacles Are the Enemy’s Second-Deadliest Threat After Drones
War update: 189 combat engagements on front line over past day
Over the past day, April 28, a total of 189 clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line.
ADF neutralizes 154 out of 171 Russian drones overnight
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 154 out of 171 drones that Russian forces used to attack Ukraine overnight.
Russia loses 1,180 troops, two air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past day
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to April 29 2026 in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,328,820 personnel, including 1,180 over the past day.
Russians carry out 833 attacks on Zaporizhzhia region in one day, leaving three injured
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 833 strikes on 43 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were injured as a result of attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding district.
Russians strike Shostka community with drones and missile, leaving one dead, others injured
Russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in the Shostka community using drones and a missile. As a result of the attack, large-scale fires broke out in residential areas, one person was killed and two others were injured.
SSU shows footage of massive strikes on Russian positions in Luhansk region
Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, together with units of the Defense Forces, carried out massive strikes on locations where Russian occupying forces were based in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
Army Command: BMT program has evolved significantly over four years of war
Since the outbreak of full-scale war, the basic military training program has undergone a radical transformation. As of today, the focus is on the survival of personnel and the execution of assigned combat missions, and the Basic Military Training (BMT) program is updated almost every year.
349 artists and media workers killed in Ukraine after beginning of full-scale war
As a result of the full-scale invasion by Russian forces, 349 artists and 137 Ukrainian and foreign media professionals have been killed in Ukraine.
Russia officially acknowledges forced recruitment of students for war
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has issued a “denial” of reports about numerous cases of students being expelled in order to force them into signing contracts for “service in unmanned units.”
28 April 2026
Russians launch drone attack on rescue workers in Marhanets, damaging depot
Russian forces deliberately attacked rescue workers in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk region, with drones, damaging a depot and equipment.
Zelensky: We have information on which areas will be main targets for Russian forces this spring and summer
The Ukrainian side will provide its partners with the information it has regarding operations that the Russians may be planning in NATO countries.
Ukrainian drones strike Russian missile hub in occupied Crimea
Drones operated by Middle-strike units of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces hit a storage base for Iskander operational-tactical missile systems in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of April 28.
Nearly 50 strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving two killed, 11 injured
Russian forces carried out nearly 50 drone strikes and artillery attacks on three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, leaving two people dead and 11 injured.