[Korrespondent] 23.57 On the evening of Sunday, April 5, electricity and water supply were suddenly cut off in residential buildings and enterprises throughout almost the entire occupied part of Donetsk region. Problems with electricity were also recorded in Mariupol, Makiivka, Mirny, Dokuchaevsk and other cities of occupied Donbas. Propaganda media, such as RIA-Novosti, blamed the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the blackout, stating that more than half a million people were left without electricity. At the same time, monitoring channels note that the outages were a result of a strike on the Starobeshivska TPP. In addition to electricity supply, there were water supply disruptions in the region.
19.43 The number of victims in Kharkiv has increased as a result of the Russian drone strike on Kharkiv on April 5. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleg Synegubov.
"An 89-year-old woman in the Shevchenkivskyi district also needed medical attention. As a result of the "arrival", she suffered an acute stress reaction," Sinegubov noted.
The doctors provided the woman with all the necessary assistance.
18.59 The number of people injured in the Russian shelling of a public transport stop in Kherson has increased to six. The Kherson City Council reported this on Sunday, April 5.
"The number of injured has increased as a result of yesterday's hostile shelling of a public transport stop in the Korabelny district. A 48-year-old Kherson resident sought medical help. He has a concussion and an explosive injury," the report noted.
The man was recommended outpatient treatment.
16.59 A Russian jet UAV hit was recorded in Kharkiv, in the Shevchenkivskyi district, there are casualties. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov.
"There are casualties as a result of the arrival - their number and condition are being clarified," Terekhov noted.
According to him, at least six apartment buildings were damaged by the arrival - windows were broken, roofs were damaged, gas pipelines were cut, and sewage systems were put out of order.
15.28 The Defense Forces destroyed the first satellite communication terminal Spirit-030, which the Russians began using at the front after blocking the Starlink systems. This was reported by the Advisor to the Minister of Defense Sergey Beskrestnov (Flash).
The Olsians began to deliver Spirit-030 satellite terminals to the front. In fact, this is the same satellite Internet terminal, but it is made portable and works with a special geostationary communications satellite, which allows the use of antennas not 90 centimeters in diameter, but 30.
Now the Russians have begun to massively supply such terminals to the front.
Meanwhile, pilots of the 414th Brigade of the SBS Ptachy Magyar first found such a satellite communication terminal and reported its destruction.
14.36 On Sunday night, the Defense Forces struck the port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea and the strategic refinery in the city of Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia). The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
They also managed to hit a warehouse storing Russian aviation equipment in the city of Saki in Crimea.
14.08 The prolonged war between the US and Israel against Iran could further weaken Washington's support for Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Associated Press.
"We have to admit that today we are not a priority. Therefore, I fear that a prolonged war (with Iran - ed.) will lead to a decrease in our support," Zelenskyy said.
13:42 One person was killed and another was injured as a result of a Russian drone strike on a car in the city of Nikopol. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Mykola Lukashuk, on Telegram.
12.06 The Ukrainian army liberated 12 settlements in the Oleksandrivka direction. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, on Facebook.
In total, during the offensive operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regained control over 480 sq. km of territory in two regions.
10.39 A medical worker was killed as a result of a Russian attack in the Korabelny district of Kherson. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin, in Telegram.
In total, two people died in the Kherson region in the past 24 hours, and 13 more were injured, including one child.
09.51 Over the past 24 hours, communities throughout the Sumy region have come under fire from Russian aggressors. 35 people were injured, including 18 children, the National Police reported.
09.32 In the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, dozens of drones attacked a Lukoil refinery and a CHP plant. Fires broke out, local governor Gleb Nikitin reported on one of the social networks on Sunday morning.
09.01 Over the past 24 hours, 149 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and Russian invaders took place at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
08.19 On Sunday night, Russian aggressors launched 93 strike drones into Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare units destroyed the vast majority of them, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
08.03 As a result of a night attack by Russian strike drones, residential buildings in the Khadzhibeyskyi district of Odessa were damaged. The number of injured has increased to three, the head of the Odessa MVA Serhiy Lysak reported on Telegram.
07.42 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army has lost 1,180 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report.
The Ukrainian military destroyed more than 2,700 units of Russian equipment, including 61 guns and three MLRS.
06.01 The pace of the Russian army's offensive in March 2026 slowed significantly, reaching its lowest level in more than two years since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. This is evidenced by an analytical report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to experts, in March, Russian forces were able to capture only 23 square kilometers of territory, which is a sharp drop compared to previous months: in January, the Russian Federation advanced by 319 sq. km, and in February - by 123 sq. km. Such a low result has not been recorded since at least September 2023.
04.28 On Sunday morning, April 5, explosions occurred in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia as a result of a drone attack. As a result of the incident, a serious fire broke out in the industrial zone of the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo. This was reported by Ukrainian OSINT channels.
02.32 The enemy Russian army carried out an attack on Odessa using drones on the night of Sunday, April 5. The strike injured two people, and in one of the areas, cars and a balcony of a residential building caught fire.
00.51 Russian propaganda media are spreading information about the alleged "capture" of the village of Boykove in Zaporizhia region. However, this statement is not true, the 33rd separate assault regiment of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured. The soldiers emphasized that the settlement remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, noting that the enemy continues to spread false information, seeks to sow panic and mislead society.