[Korrespondent] 23.59 On the evening of Wednesday, April 1, Crimean sources report power outages in the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol annexed by Russia amid a UAV attack. According to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind, there have already been two waves of attacks by "good drones", and as of midnight the raid is ongoing. Monitoring channels claim an attack on Crimea's energy infrastructure facilities.
23.26 On Wednesday evening, April 1, the Russians struck a residential high-rise building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, causing injuries. According to the head of the OVA Oleg Synegubov, the drone hit destroyed the outer wall and ceiling of the building, and damaged the window glazing. Two people were injured - a 68-year-old woman and an 89-year-old woman.
20.55 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on Wednesday, April 1. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US Senator Lindsey Graham also joined the conversation.
It was about Ukraine's proposal for a ceasefire, as well as security guarantees and the involvement of European partners. The President said that the parties agreed to strengthen security guarantees for Ukraine.
"I have already instructed our team to promptly update the documents so that security guarantees for Ukraine are strong and the prospect of reconstruction after the war is real. So that everything is workable.
Everything must be relevant. We see what changes are taking place in the world, how much can change in one moment. This applies to both alliances and security challenges," Zelenskyy said.
According to the president, US representatives are ready to work together to reach compromises on ending the war.
19.39 In the area of the Pokrovsko-Mirnograd agglomeration, the Defense Forces of Ukraine recently stopped the offensive of Russian troops on several settlements at once. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
According to him, the Pokrovsky sector remains the hottest along the entire 1,200-kilometer stretch of the active front. The general made another working trip to this sector.
Near Hryshyn, the invaders were destroyed by soldiers of the 32nd and 155th separate mechanized brigades. In the Myrnograd area, the 79th separate Tavriyskaya airborne assault brigade and the 14th operational brigade Chervona Kalina worked against the enemy.
In total, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 291 Russian attacks in this direction last week.
19:39 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer interaction with international partners to achieve peace, in particular communication with the American side.
"We have proposed a ceasefire for the Easter holidays and we expect the United States to support us," he said.
Zelensky stressed that Ukraine is doing everything possible to make diplomacy work. However, he added that Russia is not signaling any readiness. In his opinion, the situation can be changed by pressure and determination of partners, as well as the resilience of the Ukrainian military.
19.19 Oil and liquefied natural gas supplies from the Russian export ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea have effectively stopped, Reuters reported, citing the Finnish Border Guard Service, which monitors maritime traffic in the region.
After Ukrainian drone attacks that caused large-scale fires at the facilities, fuel loading was suspended last week.
In recent years, an average of 40-50 tankers carrying Russian oil and liquefied gas have passed through the Baltic Sea each week. Therefore, this halt in Russian oil and LNG exports was the most serious disruption in the modern history of Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter.
19.11 The European Union will provide Ukraine with 1.4 billion euros in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to support the army and public services.
On 31 March, the EU received €1.4 billion from interest on frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank. These assets remain frozen due to EU sanctions, but the European Commission has agreed to redirect the proceeds to support Ukraine.
“These €1.4 billion will go where they are most needed: to support the Ukrainian state, to maintain essential public services and to support the brave Ukrainian Armed Forces. Our commitment to Ukraine’s victory and freedom is unwavering,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The receipt of this amount is the fourth such transfer, following the third tranche granted in August 2025. It covers revenues accrued during the second half of 2025.
18.49 A court in Moscow sentenced 39-year-old blogger Andrey Skutin, known under the pseudonym Tarakan, to two years and six months in a strict regime colony for "desecrating the St. George ribbon." In addition, he was banned from administering websites, posting articles and comments on the Internet for three years.
According to the investigation, on May 8, 2025, Skutin, while in the entrance of a house in Podilsk, Moscow Region, spat on a St. George ribbon several times during a live broadcast on YouTube.
18.43 On Wednesday, Russian aggressors launched another 361 UAVs over Ukraine - about 250 of them are strike "Shaheeds". Air defense units destroyed most of them, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
"Taking into account the night attack from 6:00 PM on March 31 to 6:00 PM on April 1, 2026 (per conventional day), the enemy used more than 700 Shahed, Gerber, and other types of strike drones," the report says.
18.26 Ukrainian military struck a missile components manufacturing plant in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
18.22 The four people killed in the drone explosion in the Zolotonish district approached it "out of curiosity."
"At around 1:00 p.m., during an air alert due to a UAV crash in an open area between settlements in the Zolotonish district, its warhead detonated. The explosion killed four local residents who approached the crash site out of curiosity," the Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
17.59 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi explained the need to create assault troops and the difference between their purpose and airborne assault troops. He reported this in an interview with the ICTV television channel.
17:45 Russian forces attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region with FPV drones and artillery. 10 people were injured.
17.34 In the Kolomyia district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, about 11 thousand subscribers were temporarily without power as a result of a Russian attack on critical infrastructure facilities.
17.19 From the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, the Russian occupation army has carried out 64 assaults. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational update . The Russian army is most actively trying to advance in the Pokrovsky direction. There, battles are taking place in the areas of 10 settlements.
17.05 In Poltava community, a Russian drone crashed into the territory of private households. Four people were injured, including a child.
16.49 A case has been referred to court against a resident of the Lviv region who fraudulently extorted over UAH 2 million from the family of a missing serviceman, simulating a search and promising to return the body. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.
16.47 Russian drones attacked critical infrastructure facilities within the Khust and Uzhhorod districts of the Transcarpathian region. Specialists from specialized services are working on the ground.
According to preliminary information, one person was injured - assistance was provided on the spot.
16.25 According to the evidence base of the Security Service, an FSB informant, whom the SBU military counterintelligence exposed in October 2025 in the Sumy region, received a prison sentence.
The man monitored the locations of temporary bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's aviation and flight schedules of combat helicopters. In addition, the attacker was scouting for the FSB information about the deployment of artillery units in the region. He paid special attention to the firing positions of multiple launch rocket systems and barrel artillery.
The tasks of the Russian special services were carried out by an employee of the local branch of Ukrzaliznytsia, who came to the attention of the occupiers when he was looking for "easy money" in Telegram channels.
SBU officers exposed the attacker early, documented his crimes, and detained him. During the searches, a smartphone with FSB "reports" was seized from him.
16.23 Russian troops struck a civilian enterprise in the Konotop district. This was reported by the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Oleg Grigorov.
"In the Bochechkivska community, men aged 50 and 30, as well as a 54-year-old woman, were injured as a result of a UAV strike," he noted.
The injured have already been taken to the hospital and are receiving the necessary medical care.
16.16 In the Kyiv region, a warhead of a Russian aeroballistic missile Kh-47 Kinzhal was found in a field and neutralized . This was reported by the State Emergency Service. A farmer who was cultivating land for spring sowing of grain reported the dangerous find.
15.57 Due to a massive drone attack in Ukraine, significant delays are being recorded for a number of passenger trains. As of 15:45, 25 flights are running with delays. The main reason for the delays in most cases is stated to be "the impact of hostilities."
Advisor to the Minister of Defense Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov stated that the 0Ukrzaliznytsia dispatch service has gained access to military airspace control systems, thanks to which it monitors the situation with strike drones.
According to him, evacuation of people occurs only if there is a real threat to the lives of passengers. In order not to evacuate passengers, the carrier's employees change the schedule if the situation is not critical.
"If the "Shahed" hits a car with people, it will be a "mass grave", so I draw the attention of passengers to the need to move away from the train at least a hundred meters. We have repeatedly recorded cases when a manually controlled drone from Russia flew to attack an infrastructure facility, but, seeing a train below, changed its mission and attacked the train," the advisor to the Minister of Defense said.
15.51 Units of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the largest motorcycle assault in the Slavyansk direction since the beginning of the year. This is stated in a message on the Telegram channel of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces.
15.42 Four people were killed in a Russian drone attack in the Zolotonish district of Cherkasy region. The Cherkasy OVA reported this on Telegram.
15.28 Russian drones attacked Transcarpathia. One of the "Shaheeds" hit an electrical substation. Local journalist Vitaliy Glagola reported this on Telegram.
"I just received a message that a drone hit an electrical substation in the village of Lipcha, Khust district. According to eyewitnesses, there is no electricity," he wrote.
Glagola later reported that another "Shahed" was shot down near Mizhhirya. Locals report that it fell near a settlement on a mountain. According to preliminary information, there is no damage from the fall.
"In the village of Maidan, an electrical substation was hit. The entire area near Mizhhirya is without electricity," the journalist added.
15.11 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian military had allegedly established control over the entire territory of the Luhansk region.
In October last year, Russian President Putin spoke about 0.13% of the territory of the so-called "LPR" remaining under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Units of the West Group of Forces have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry of Defense first reported on the alleged complete capture of the Luhansk region by the Russian army on July 3, 2022. At that time, the department noted that the then Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin about the "liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic."
Also in October 2025, at a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club , the head of the Kremlin stated that "almost 100% of the LPR is in the hands" of Russian troops.
15.01 The Russian army is trying to increase assault activity at the front, but this only leads to an increase in its losses. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram based on the results of a report by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
14.54 Ireland is allocating an additional 40.3 million euros for humanitarian and stabilization support to Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence of Ireland, Helen McEntee, at a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiga, in Kyiv on April 1, Ukrinform reports. According to her, this will bring Ireland's total humanitarian support and assistance this year to 65 million, which is the highest level since the full-scale invasion.
14.44 Russian singer and propagandist Nikolai Baskov has been charged in absentia with supporting Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, the SBU reported. He has repeatedly discredited Ukrainians as a nation and justified the atrocities of racists.
14.03 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to make a decision to withdraw the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Ukrainian Donbas "as early as today." This brazen statement was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing.
13.55 In March, 548 evacuation flights were carried out from combat areas, and ground robotic complexes are increasingly being used to evacuate the wounded. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, following the results of the monthly working meeting on the performance of tasks by military medics.
"We will need more IRCs with armored capsules, more all-wheel drive and armored vehicles for evacuation groups. We must better protect both our wounded and the medics who work in the affected areas, saving the lives of soldiers," he emphasized.
13.41 Ukraine has received almost $1.3 billion from the Japanese government under the World Bank's PEACE in Ukraine project. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced this on Telegram.
According to her, the money is credited to the general fund of the state budget and is being used for social expenditures.
13.33 In Lutsk, rescuers extinguished large-scale fires at civilian facilities that erupted as a result of Russian shelling. The press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on Wednesday, April 1.
In particular, firefighters contained the fire on the territory of the Nova Poshta terminal on an area of 3.6 thousand sq. m, preventing the fire from spreading to the administrative building.
A fire was also extinguished in a warehouse building with an area of 21 thousand sq. m.
13.13 A woman was killed in a Russian drone attack in Kherson. Two other civilians were seriously injured. The press service of the regional prosecutor's office reported this on Wednesday, March 1.
In turn, the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, clarified that the Russians had struck a civilian car with a drone in the Dnipro district of the city.
"As a result of dropping explosives from a drone, two women aged 63 and 59 died. My condolences to the families and friends of the killed," Prokudin noted.
A 62-year-old man was also seriously injured. The ambulance crew took him to the hospital with multiple injuries to the chest, abdomen, and limbs, contusion, explosive and closed head injuries. According to him, doctors are currently fighting for the victim's life.
Prokudin later said that a 63-year-old woman, who was found without signs of life, was taken to hospital. The victim is in extremely serious condition. She was diagnosed with a blast injury, multiple injuries to the head, face, torso and limbs.
13.06 The Romanian Ministry of Defense is discussing with Ukrainian drone manufacturers the implementation of a project to localize the production of drones. The project is funded by 200 million euros under the SAFE program. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister Radu Miruce on his Facebook page.
12.57 The Russian massive attack on Wednesday night is Moscow's de facto response to diplomatic efforts and Ukraine's proposal for a ceasefire for Easter, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
12.36 Law enforcement officers have detained a battery commander who organized the sale of combat drones worth millions of hryvnias. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this.
The attacker sold drones to volunteers who are trying to provide for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. That is, equipment that was supposed to be transferred directly to the front was resold to those who help the military.
12.13 Russian troops carried out 1,302 strikes on the front line and residential areas of Donetsk region on March 31. The press service of the National Police reports this. It is noted that the Russians dropped six KAB-250 bombs on Sloviansk - 9 civilians were injured, including a girl born in 2014. 45 private houses, a railway station and infrastructure, and 8 cars were damaged. The enemy attacked Druzhkivka with five drones - one person was injured, 2 private houses and an outbuilding were damaged. One person was injured in Dobropillya.
The occupiers hit Kostyantynivka with a KAB-3000 bomb - 2 apartment buildings were destroyed. As a result of the shelling of Kramatorsk, a store and a civilian car were damaged. In Malotaranivka, an FPV drone damaged a car. In Mykolaivka, 2 apartment buildings and 3 garages were damaged, in Sviatohirsk - a tractor, in Mayaki - a civilian car.
11.52 A Russian agent was detained in the Kyiv region, who was registering Starlink satellite terminals on behalf of enemy special services . The SBU reported this.
The case involves a 24-year-old construction worker from Irpin. The man initially registered Starlink in his own name and provided the relevant details to the curator. Over the years, he "secretly" registered two terminals in the names of his colleague and his wife, and then planned to involve 20 more acquaintances.
11.15 On March 27, TSN cameraman and serviceman Yevheniy Solovey died at the front. This was reported by 1+1 media. It is noted that Yevheniy's story at 1+1 media began in 2011. Since then, Ukrainian viewers have seen thousands of important events through his eyes. Since 2014, Yevheniy has worked in the combat zone with military correspondents and recorded the truth about the war. In 2022, he volunteered for war and became a drone pilot.
11.17 The crash of an An-26 military transport plane killed 30 Russian servicemen – seven crew members and 23 passengers. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported this.
10.58 A Russian intelligence agent was detained in Odessa after she tried to blow up a truck carrying valuable equipment for a local heating facility, the SBU reported.
The detainee turned out to be a resident of Chernivtsi, who was recruited by Russian special services via Telegram.
10.48 In March, 89.9% of Russian missiles and drones were shot down and suppressed. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In total, 5,935 enemy air attack vehicles did not reach their targets last month. Many lives were saved.
10.33 On Wednesday morning, new power outages were recorded in four regions of Ukraine due to shelling by Russian aggressors. This was reported by Ukrenergo. The most difficult situation now is in Sumy region, where a massive drone attack on energy infrastructure has been ongoing since last night.
10.00 As a result of a Russian FPV drone strike on a civilian car in the city of Nikopol on the morning of April 1, three people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administrative Organization Oleksandr Ganzha and the head of the regional council Mykola Lukashuk. It is noted that all the injured have been hospitalized. One of the men is in extremely "serious" condition. Another 42-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman are in moderate condition. Doctors are providing them with the necessary medical assistance.
9.41 Due to a large-scale fire caused by Russian shelling, heavy smoke is being recorded in Lutsk. The Lutsk City Council reported this on April 1.
9.27 On the front last year, 171 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 1. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck six areas of concentration of Russian manpower and equipment.
8.56 Air defense forces neutralized 298 of the 339 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on April 1. 20 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at 5 locations.
8.45 Over the past 24 hours, the defense forces have destroyed 1,060 Russian occupiers and over 2,000 units of enemy weapons and military equipment. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on April 1. The total combat losses of the Russians from 24.02.22 to 01.04.26 were approximately 1,298,730 people.
8.18 Partisans reconnoitered the composition of the track and pontoon-bridge battalions and documented the personnel regime of a separate railway brigade in Yekaterinburg, which provides logistics for the Russian Federation's Center group of troops in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH. It is noted that the 43rd brigade specializes in the restoration and operation of the railway infrastructure for the Center group of troops, ensuring military transportation and setting up pontoon-bridge crossings in the combat zone. Coordinates of the object: 56.871493, 60.548999. During the reconnaissance, the agents established the composition of the formation - the track and pontoon-bridge battalions, documented the security regime, daily routine and movement of personnel.
7.52 On the morning of April 1, Russian troops targeted an industrial enterprise in the city of Lutsk, Volyn region. This was reported by the Lutsk City Council and the city's mayor, Ihor Polishchuk.
"One of the industrial enterprises in Lutsk was hit. An apartment building was also damaged by the "Shakhed" wreckage," the city council said in a statement.
It is noted that all emergency services are working on the scene, and information about the victims is being clarified.
Later, Lutsk Mayor Ihor Polishchuk clarified that the invaders were attacking warehouses.
"The strategic targets for the attack were the Nova Poshta warehouse and the grocery warehouse of one of the retail chains. The balcony of one of the high-rise buildings, where a fire broke out, was also damaged," the mayor said.
05.58 At dawn on Wednesday, April 1, Russian forces launched a massive attack with Shahed-type strike drones on the territory of Ukraine. Dozens of drones were spotted in many regions, covering the central, southern, northern and eastern parts of the country, and also penetrated the western regions.
03.27 During the air alert in the Khmelnytskyi region on the night of Wednesday, April 1, air defense forces were working. As a result of the Russian attack, a fire broke out at one of the enterprises in the regional center. There was no information about casualties or deaths. This was reported by the head of the Khmelnytskyi regional military administration, Serhiy Tyurin.
01.29 The crash of a Russian military transport plane An-26 over occupied Crimea killed 29 people: six crew members and 23 passengers. According to propaganda media, the preliminary cause of the crash was a technical malfunction. Another Russian source from the crash site reported that the An-26 crashed into a rock.
00.31 On the evening of March 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the loss of contact with the An-26 military transport aircraft during a planned flight over the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea. There is currently no official information about the condition of the crew. According to Russian media, up to 30 personnel were on board the An-26.