Fire in Russia’s Smolensk region after drone attack on fuel infrastructure
Overnight Saturday, a fire broke out at the facility of Russia’s fuel and energy complex in Smolensk region amid a drone attack.
War
Ukrainian troops hit Russian EW system in Zaporizhzhia axis
In Southern Operational Zone’s Zaporizhzhia axis, Ukraine’s Defense Forces air reconnaissance units spotted and effectively destroyed a Russian e-warfare system, using kamikaze drones.
War update: 102 combat clashes in Ukraine on Friday
Ukraine reported 102 combat engagements with the Russian invasion forces in the past day.
In Russia’s Kaluga region drone targets energy infrastructure
In the early hours of Saturday, April 20, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged in Russia’s Kaluga region of Russia as a result of a drone attack.
Explosion in Odesa
A blast rocked the City of Odesa amid an air raid alert Saturday morning.
Recruitment for war likely reason for record number of Russian visas for Nepal citizens
In 2023, Russia issued 3,037 visas to citizens of Nepal, marking an absolute record. The spike is likely related to an ongoing war recruitment campaign.
Explosions rock Zaporizhzhia
In Zaporizhzhia, the sounds of explosions were heard in the early hours of Saturday amid an air raid alert.
Ukraine needs deeply echeloned air defense system – Air Force spokesperson
Ukraine needs a deeply echeloned air defense system to protect cities from missile attacks.
In Ukraine’s South, border guards hit Russian military boat
Ukrainian border guards operating in one of Ukraine’s southern regions hunted down a boat carrying Russian soldiers and employed kamikaze drones to effectively destroy the target.
19 April 2024
Enemy attacks Nikopol district 20 times in one day with artillery and drones, destruction reported
Russian troops shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving 30,000 residents without electricity.
Zelensky addresses NATO-Ukraine Council: We need at least seven more Patriot systems
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine needs seven more Patriot systems or similar air defense systems for defense, and this is the minimum number.
Russians shell Kherson again, killing elderly woman
The Russian army shelled Kherson once again, killing an 80-year-old woman.
Defense forces repel 72 attacks in five directions, most of them in Avdiivka direction
Ukrainian defense forces repelled 72 attacks by Russian troops in five directions over the past day, most of them on the Avdiivka axis.
Russians attack rescuers with drone in Dnipropetrovsk region
In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, rescuers were attacked by a drone while eliminating the consequences of Russian shelling.
Anti-aircraft gunners shoot down four Russian reconnaissance drones in Odesa region
In the Odesa region, Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners destroyed four enemy reconnaissance drones during the day.
Ohryzko: ATACMS missiles will allow Ukraine to accelerate Russia's defeat
Long-range ATACMS missiles will allow Ukraine to accelerate Russia's defeat, and the recent "explosive" events in Dzhankoy are a vivid example of this.
Woman's body recovered from rubble of high-rise building in Dnipropetrovsk region
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a woman's body has been recovered from under the rubble of a high-rise building damaged by a Russian missile strike.
Russians attack port infrastructure in Odesa region, one injured
The Russian army launched a missile attack on the port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on the afternoon of Friday, April 19, injuring a man.
Ukrainian president visits command post near Chasiv Yar
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a command post of the 41st Mechanized Brigade defending the town of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian forces repel four attacks in Orikhiv sector, 11 assaults in Kherson region
Ukrainian defenders have repelled four attacks by Russian invaders in the Orikhiv sector and 11 assaults on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
Zelensky inspects construction of fortifications in Donetsk region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting on the security situation and inspected the construction of fortifications as part of a working trip to the eastern Donetsk region.
Explaining complex things in simple words: Bill on support for Ukraine, Ukraine increases defence production, deficit in energy system of Ukraine
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
German Vice Chancellor spent hour and half in shelter in Kyiv due to threat of shelling
Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany Robert Habeck, who is on a visit to Ukraine, had to go down to the shelter on Friday night because of the threat of a Russian attack.
Shmyhal after attack on Dnipro region: Russia will definitely be brought to justice
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after the missile strike on the Dnipro region that Russia would definitely be brought to justice.
Death toll from Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk region rises to nine
The number of people killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region has increased to nine after a wounded child died in the hospital.
Four civilians killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk region on Apr 18
The Russian army killed four residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday, April 18.
Missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk region: Eight killed, 21 injured
Six people were killed and two injured in the Synelnykove district of the Dnipropetrovsk region due to Russian strikes this morning, as well as two killed and 16 injured in Dnipro, and three wounded in Kryvyi Rih.
Air Force commander says Russian Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed by Ukrainian forces
The anti-aircraft missile units of the Ukrainian Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate have destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, a carrier of Kh-22 cruise missiles.
Zelensky after strike on Dnipro: Air defense systems should not be stored in warehouses, but deployed in cities under attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that air defense systems should not be stored in warehouses, but deployed in cities that are hit by Russian terrorists.