Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20.54 In the territory of Donetsk Oblast controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, 131 frontline settlements are without water, gas or electricity supply. This was reported on television by the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration Vadim Filashkin.
20.44 At least 155 Chinese citizens are currently fighting in the full-scale war against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Suspilne reports.
17:45 Ukrainian military showed a video of a breakthrough of the border of the Belgorod region of Russia. The video was released by the 225th separate assault regiment (OShP).
17.02 During the 2024-2025 heating season, Russia carried out nine massive attacks on the Ukrainian energy system. This was reported by Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko at a briefing on April 9.
16.51 Since the beginning of the current day, 54 combat clashes have occurred on the front, which is significantly less than yesterday's figure as of 16:00. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary .
16.29 A Chinese citizen captured in Ukraine joined the Russian army through an intermediary in China, having paid 300 thousand rubles for it . This was reported by Ukrayinska Pravda with reference to a comment from the communications department of the Lugansk OTG.
15.59 The I Want to Find project received a record 10,000 applications about missing Russian military personnel in March, recording more than 320 new requests daily. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters. It is noted that the most missing persons were recorded in the Pokrovsky district of Donbass (2,144 applications) and the Bakhmut district (933 applications). Also, 141 servicemen from the 810th Marine Brigade went missing in the Kursk region.
15.45 Russia continues to ignore any diplomacy. The West must increase pressure on the enemy to stop the shelling of Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, today alone, air raid sirens were sounded in a number of regions of Ukraine, as well as in Kiev, due to the threat of Russian ballistics. In particular, during the day, the enemy attacked the Sumy and Donetsk regions with bombs and missiles. During the night attack, the Russians launched 55 drones. As a result of the shelling, ordinary houses, shops, a clinic and a gas pipeline were damaged. There are casualties.
15.27 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has shelled populated areas in Donetsk region, resulting in the death of two civilians and the wounding of two others. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin.
14:29 As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, six more Ukrainian children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories. This was reported by the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak.
Among them is a 16-year-old boy whose father died after being brutally tortured by Russian soldiers. Two more sisters were at risk of exclusion from their family: at school, they were being prepared for service in the Russian army, and the occupiers threatened to take them away from their grandmother and hand them over to a Russian foster family. Another girl was constantly harassed by Russian soldiers, who broke into her house with searches and threatened her with weapons.
13.51 Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has increased its group in Ukraine fivefold. Every month it increases its army by 8-9 thousand people, and by 120-130 thousand per year. At the same time, Russia's mobilization resource is estimated at 5 million trained people , that is, those who have already completed military service and training. The total mobilization resource of the aggressor country is 20 million. Such data was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
13:46 The Ministry of Defense has codified and approved the Jura-EVAK evacuation armored vehicle for use in the Defense Forces. This was reported by the Main Directorate for Support of the Life Cycle of Weapons and Military Equipment.
The Jura-EVAK is equipped with important systems for transporting the wounded: it has video surveillance, light camouflage, means of countering attacks by enemy UAVs, ventilation, air conditioning, an automatic stretcher loading system, etc.
13:39 The Ukrainian defense industry has demonstrated a new drone to destroy "shahids" that Russia uses for attacks. This was reported by Militarnye.
12:52 Ukrainian military managed to destroy a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with a drone. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky.
12:39 The body of Lithuanian serviceman Tomas Valentelis, who fought on the Ukrainian side against Russia, was removed from the battlefield on the night of April 7. This was reported by the Lithuanian television channel LRT.
Valentelis died on March 13 while on a combat mission in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkov region. It was his first trip to the front.
12:01 The Russian army has effectively launched a new offensive on the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky in an interview with LB.ua.
11:38 The Chinese authorities are clarifying information with the Ukrainian side about Chinese citizens who fought in the Russian army and were captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk region. This was stated by the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lin Jian. At the same time, he advised Ukraine to "correctly assess the efforts and constructive role of China" aimed at a political settlement of the "crisis".
10:51 Counterintelligence officers detained two agents of the Russian FSB who were preparing explosives to commit terrorist attacks against eight deputies of the Kamyanets-Podilskyi City Council in the Khmelnytskyi region. The SBU reported the details .
10:27 Ukrainian aviation successfully hit a Russian command post in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On April 7, the command post of the 81st self-propelled artillery regiment of the Russian Armed Forces was destroyed.
9:59 The composition of territorial recruitment and social support centers across the country has changed since the fall of 2024. Almost 70% of military personnel from among those who do not have health restrictions were transferred to combat units in 2024-2025. This statement was made by the head of the personnel department of the headquarters of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Vitaliy Tkachenko.
9:26 Russia once again carried out a massive attack on Ukraine at night, launching 55 drones from four directions. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:55 Over the past 24 hours, Russians have most often attacked in the Pokrovsky, Toretsky, Limansky and Kursk directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:58 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have neutralized 1,270 Russian invaders. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
7:46 Drones attacked a Russian military airfield in Mozdok in North Ossetia. This was reported by the Russian publication Astra, citing witnesses of the incident.
06.15 Russian troops launched a massive attack with attack drones on the Kievsky, Industrialny and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkov.
The strikes hit civilian enterprises, warehouses, production buildings and service stations. Six fires occurred. The total area of ​​the fire is more than 1,200 square meters. According to preliminary data, two people were injured.
05.37 In Dnepr, as a result of a Russian drone attack on the night of April 9, five multi-story buildings were damaged. In some, gas lines were damaged. There is also damage in the private sector.
05.20 On the night of April 9, some regions of Russia were attacked by drones. Explosions were heard in the Saratov, Rostov regions and the Krasnodar Territory. In particular, a series of explosions were heard in Engels, where one of the main Russian air bases is located, which has previously been attacked several times. Explosions were also heard in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, where an oil refinery is located.
04.54 A court in Uzbekistan sentenced a 51-year-old man who participated in the war against Ukraine on the side of Russia to five years in prison.
02.45 Two Chinese citizens were captured by soldiers of the airmobile battalion of the 81st separate airmobile Slobozhanskaya brigade.
02.12 Kramatorsk came under massive attack by Russian drones. According to preliminary information, an 11-year-old girl, her 34-year-old mother and 55-year-old grandmother were injured.
01.50 In Dnipro, 14 people were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack. They are from 18 to 87 years old. Half of the injured were hospitalized. One person remains in serious condition, the rest are in average condition.
The drone attack damaged homes in the city. At least 200 windows were knocked out in multi-story buildings.
01.21 The United States will not tolerate bad faith negotiations to end the war or violation of ceasefire obligations in Ukraine, US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea said.
She expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the strike on Krivoy Rog, noting that the ballistic missile had a cluster warhead.
"We call on Russia and Ukraine to live up to their commitments. The world is watching. We call on both sides to exercise restraint and demonstrate that their commitment to peace is real. In particular, we call on Russia to remember that strikes like the one in Krivoy Rog and executions of prisoners of war can hurt," the US ambassador said.
00.10 Late in the evening of April 8, Russian troops carried out more than 20 strikes on Kharkov. "Preliminary reports indicate that there were more than 20 strikes on the city this evening. 17 of them in the Osnovyansky district," said city mayor Igor Terekhov.
According to the mayor, there is a fire at the site of the impact. Two people were injured as a result of the shelling in the Osnovyansky district.