[Korrespondent] 23.06 Moscow "warned of consequences" to the Baltic states for allegedly "providing the sky" for Ukraine's strikes on Russian ports in the Baltic Sea. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to the Russian propaganda news agency Interfax.
21:47 Kyiv has submitted a proposal for an energy truce to Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook.
20.49 The government has adopted a resolution that improves the procedure for emergency re-equipment of aviation equipment with additional weapons, communications and surveillance equipment. This was announced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
The updated approach involves:
installation of additional weapons, communications, navigation, surveillance and target detection equipment without long-term approval of technical documentation;
reducing the period from idea to work execution, testing and implementation to one month.
19.38 Russia allegedly "plans to create bases on the territory of Belarus for launching long-range drones," which will lead to an increased threat to Ukraine. This is reported by Forbes, citing the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At the same time, the advisor to the Minister of Defense, Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov, stated on Telegram that the information was distorted.
18.51 Police officers identified the attacker of a serviceman of the CCC in Kharkiv and detained him within three hours of the incident. The National Police reported this.
During the escape, the attacker threw two practice grenades at the serviceman, fired two shots from an air pistol, and stabbed him.
18.20 On the night of April 6, Ukrainian military personnel inflicted damage on the oil loading infrastructure of the Sheskharis oil terminal in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The destruction of a Be-12 anti-submarine amphibious aircraft
| …apparently a Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed in the 1950s for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties… |
18.09 Demand for bunkers in Russia has increased by 140% amid the war with Ukraine and the conflict in Iran. This was reported by the pro-government Russian Telegram channel Shot, citing comments from manufacturers of such bunkers.
17.55 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov on the situation at the front and the dip-strikes. He reported this on Telegram. Based on the report, the head of state approved further actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:34 Russian troops attacked Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. Seven people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
"Three more wounded in Nikopol. Among them is a 1.5-year-old girl. The Russians shelled the city with artillery. Several private and apartment buildings were damaged," he wrote.
According to him, the child was hospitalized in moderate condition. She was sent to a medical facility in Dnipro. Two men, 66 and 72 years old, are receiving outpatient treatment.
17.31 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a strike by Ukrainian drones on the facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the city of Novorossiysk.
"As a result of strikes by Ukrainian UAVs, the pipeline of the remote mooring device and the loading and unloading berth were damaged, and four tanks with petroleum products caught fire," the report says.
17.27 Russian troops attacked a gas station with a drone in the village of Zolochiv, Bogodukhov district, Kharkiv region. The press service of the State Emergency Service reported on the consequences of the shelling.
As noted, as a result of the Russian UAV strike, four fuel tanks with a capacity of 10 and 25 cubic meters caught fire.
An outbuilding on the territory of a private household was also on fire.
16.50 Since the beginning of the current day, the Russian occupation army has carried out 56 attacks on the front. Fighting continues in all 13 main directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary as of 16:00.
16.46 A Russian agent who tried to derail a Ukrzaliznytsia freight train has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The SBU reported this on April 6. The suspect was caught in May 2025 in the Kyiv region. According to the case materials, to commit sabotage, the agent made homemade devices that were supposed to cause the Ukrzaliznytsia rolling stock to derail.
16.32 In Kharkiv, a serviceman of the territorial recruitment and social support center (TCK and SP) received a knife wound in the stomach. This was reported by the Kharkiv regional TCK. The attacker managed to escape.
16.23 The Kyiv City Commercial Court ordered a commercial company to pay UAH 145 million for violating a defense contract. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on April 6. This concerns liability for violating the terms of a contract for the supply of ammunition concluded in the conditions of a full-scale war. It is noted that in 2022, a contract was concluded between the Ministry of Defense and a commercial company, under which the company received over UAH 600 million in advance payment. However, only part of the planned products was delivered, and the unused advance was not returned within the established time frame. In this regard, the prosecutor's office has demanded the imposition of financial sanctions, in particular, inflation losses and 3% per annum for the use of funds.
16.19 Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian terminals of Primorsk and Ust-Luga have reduced Russian oil exports and reduced the Kremlin's profits by almost $1 billion in a week, the FT reports.
Five strikes on the ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga damaged the terminals through which more than 40% of Russia's seaborne oil exports pass.
The impacts damaged tanks and processing lines, the partial restoration of which could take weeks or months.
16.06 In the Kyiv region, for the second time in a week, the warhead of a Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile was blown up. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
15.50 Investigators have reported suspicions to two Russian servicemen in connection with the attempted murder and torture of civilians during the temporary occupation of Bucha. The National Police reported this on April 6.
15.44 On 6 October, suicide drones carried out strikes on the administrative building of collaborators in occupied Starobilsk. This was reported by Advisor to the Minister of Defense Serhiy Sternenko.
"In Starobilsk in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, suicide drones attacked an administrative building used by the occupation authorities and collaborators," Sternenko noted.
15.38 Emergency power outages have been implemented in several regions of Ukraine. Ukrenergo reported this. It was stated that this was a forced step due to the difficult situation in the power system caused by Russian shelling.
15.24 The former head of the occupation prison in Luhansk region, who from October 2022 to January 2024 tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, using beatings, electric shocks, and other forms of abuse, was reported in absentia on suspicion.
As the investigation established, the person involved is an employee of "correctional colony No. 4 in the LPR." From October 2022 to January 2024, the perpetrator headed this occupation institution.
While in a leadership "position," the collaborator not only instructed his subordinates to torture captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also personally tortured the victims. He regularly beat the prisoners with his hands, feet, a PR-73 rubber baton, and a carpenter's hammer.
In addition, during the torture, the perpetrator sometimes used an electric shocker.
14.42 Emergency and rescue operations have been completed in Odessa in a multi-storey building that suffered the most damage as a result of a night attack by Russian aggressors. Three people were killed and 16 were injured, the Odessa Emergency Medical Service reported.
14.24 Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with "shaheeds". The drone hit a public transport stop - the driver of the city route was injured and the minibus he was driving was damaged.
Later, it was also reported that a UAV had hit the top floor of an apartment building. Civilian cars were damaged by the explosion of bricks falling from the building.
14.18 Ukrainian military launched strikes on the missile frigate Admiral Makarov in the port of Novorossiysk. This was reported by the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, on Facebook.
According to him, the operation was planned and coordinated by the SBU. And the extent of the damage to the ship is being determined by intelligence.
14.05 Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Sochi airport due to flight cancellations and delays caused by Ukrainian drone attacks on the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation on April 5-6. Long queues formed in the building, people slept on the floor. Restrictions on drone flights in the region were in effect from 14:00 on April 5 to 4:00 on April 6.
The problems affected 115 flights. The airports of Krasnodar and Gelendzhik also suspended the arrival and departure of aircraft. Some passengers complained that they had been waiting for their flight for 16 hours.
The press service of Sochi airport warned that it will take two days to stabilize the schedule: during this time, airlines may also postpone, cancel or combine flights. Currently, 18 departing flights and 24 arriving flights are delayed. Another 10 flights have been canceled.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 148 Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down over Russia on the evening of April 5, and 50 the following night. The authorities of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation said that the massive attack on the region began on the morning of April 5 and lasted all day. In Sochi, the threat of drones was announced several times.
13.25 Over the past week, the total area of Russian occupation in Ukraine has increased by 5.77 sq. km. This figure is several times smaller than in previous weeks, Interfax-Ukraine reports based on the results of the analysis of maps by the OSINT project DeepState.
Thus, the occupied area in the Kharkiv direction, where the Defense Forces launched a counteroffensive, decreased by 6.77 sq. km.
13.08 Counterintelligence officers detained an FSB agent in the Donetsk region who was coordinating Russian air strikes on the city of Kramatorsk. The SBU reported this.
The FSB recruited the man in October 2025, when he was looking for "easy money" in Telegram channels.
13.03 Russian troops attacked Nikopol with drones. Four women were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha.
"Four people were injured. The enemy attacked Nikopol with FPV drones. As a result of these strikes, a high-rise building and a pharmacy in the city were damaged. A car burned down," he noted.
According to Gaja, four women were injured, two of them were hospitalized. While the 62-year-old patient is in serious condition. The 33-year-old is in moderate condition.
12.53 Russian troops have begun using drones to drop new small-sized Pryanyk mines, which pose a threat to civilians in rear areas. This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service and the eRadar monitoring channel on Monday, April 6.
A new threat to civilians in the rear. The enemy has begun using its UAVs to drop a new mine called Gingerbread.
These munitions can be camouflaged under rocks, blended into soil, grass, or even asphalt. The Russians are dispersing them remotely and in large quantities, significantly increasing the risk to the population.
As noted, this mine is half the size of the well-known Petal, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes.
The gingerbread is only 5-6cm in size, and contains about 30 grams of plastid, which is enough to tear off a person's foot.
12.49 A day of mourning was declared in Odessa on April 6 after a massive Russian shelling, which killed three people, including a mother and child. This was announced by the head of the Odessa Oblast OVA, Oleg Kiper.
"As a result of the night attack on Odessa, unfortunately, 3 people were killed and at least 15 injured, 13 of whom were hospitalized. Among the dead were a 30-year-old woman and her little daughter, who was only 2.6 years old, and another woman, 53 years old. My sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased," he noted. According to Kiper, 15 citizens received injuries of varying severity, including a pregnant woman and two children: a 7-month-old boy and a 2-year-old girl.
12.36 In Ukraine, cases were discovered where entire units were listed as being on the front line according to documents, although in fact the servicemen were in the rear, paying their salaries to the leadership. This was reported by the military ombudsman Olga Reshetylova.
"We have such information, this is a criminal offense, and we forward such information to law enforcement agencies. Yes, unfortunately, there were entire units that abused such use of combat resources. But I know that both the General Staff and law enforcement officers are fighting this," she stressed.
12.33 EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Maternova found a fragment of a Russian drone while walking through the Kyiv forest.
According to the EU representative, the incident occurred a few days ago during a walk in the forest in Kyiv.
"I love forests. I'm used to finding mushrooms or the first spring flowers there. This time I found a large piece of a Shahed drone. This is how war changes a country. This is the reality in Ukraine today," said Maternova.
Polos noted that her security guard checked the found fragment before she took it for a photo.
12.27 Russian troops shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson during the day. An elderly woman was killed and three more women were injured. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
At around 10:00 a.m., Russian terrorists once again shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson. An elderly woman died on the spot as a result of the attack.
"The damned Russian terrorists turned the courtyard of an ordinary Kherson high-rise building into a scene of tragedy. Right in the courtyard, in front of the son, they ended the life of his most precious person - his mother. I sincerely sympathize with his loss," Prokudin noted.
12.12 Over the past week, Russian invaders have sent over 2,800 attack drones, nearly 1,350 guided aerial bombs (GABs), and more than 40 missiles of various types to strike Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on Telegram.
Ukraine, together with its partners, needs to strengthen the defense of the sky so that the percentage of drone and missile downings becomes higher every time, the head of state noted.
12.02 An inspection is underway in one of the military units due to the entry into the unit of about 2,000 mobilized people who are probably not suitable for military service.
Representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the Land Forces Command were involved in the inspection to find out at what stage the violation occurred - during the work of the CCC, military medical commissions, or directly in the military unit or at the highest decision-making level.
11.16 Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko was indeed among those killed in the crash of an An-26 military transport plane in temporarily occupied Crimea. This was stated by the Governor of the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation, Andrey Chibis, at an operational meeting in the regional government, Russian media reports.
11.12 The Russian FSB announced that they had prevented an assassination attempt on a high-ranking official in the Kursk region, which was allegedly attempted by Ukrainian intelligence, media and TG channels report. It is noted that the suspect has been detained, he is a 52-year-old native of the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine. He allegedly communicated with curators on Telegram. It is alleged that the man acted on the instructions of Ukrainian intelligence and was arrested "while attempting to remove an explosive device equipped with striking elements from a hiding place."
10.59 In Russia, Alexander Leonov, the head and general designer of the military-industrial corporation NPO Mechanical Engineering, developer of the Zircon hypersonic missile, died at the age of 75.
Under his leadership and with his direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile and combat equipment for Avangard intercontinental ballistic missiles were developed.
10.34 On Tuesday morning, five regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to new Russian shelling. This was reported by Ukrenergo. The most difficult situation is now in Chernihiv region, where the largest number of consumers are without power due to damage by the enemy to several energy facilities.
10.23 In the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Components in Weapons section of the War&Sanctions portal, the GUR publishes an interactive 3D model, components and information about the enterprises involved in the production of guided artillery ammunition “Krasnopol-M2”. It is noted that the developer and main manufacturer of the ammunition is the “Design Bureau of Instrumentation named after Academician Shipunov”, which is part of the “High-precision Complexes” holding of the Rostec state corporation. In early April, the structure publicly announced the next deliveries of these shells for use in the war against Ukraine. “Krasnopol” is a 152-mm guided high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, which is used from self-propelled artillery installations “Msta-S”, “Akatsiya”, as well as towed “Msta-B” and D-20. Guidance is carried out using laser illumination of the target - from ground-based systems or using UAVs, in particular the Orlan-30 and Granat-4.
9.56 The defense forces have pushed back the Russian occupiers north of the village of Ambarne near the state border in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region. This was reported by DeepState on April 6. It is noted that the Ukrainian military advanced more than 3 km towards the state border and regained control over the forest area north of the village of Ambarne in the Velykoburlutsky community in the Kupyansky district. The operation to destroy the enemy in the forests near Ambarne and clear this area was carried out by units of the 129th separate heavy mechanized brigade. The Armed Forces of Ukraine also managed to stop the advance of the Russians in the direction from the village of Milove to the village of Khatne in the Ambarne district.
9.43 As a result of the night Russian attack on Odessa, the number of injured has increased to 15 people, 13 of whom are hospitalized. This was reported by the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Oleg Kiper, on April 6. According to him, 3 deaths are known. Among the dead are a 30-year-old woman and her little daughter, who was only 2.6 years old, and another woman, 53 years old. 15 citizens received injuries of varying severity, including a pregnant woman and two children: a 7-month-old boy and a 2-year-old girl. The victims have shrapnel wounds, burns, trauma, and poisoning by combustion products.
9.22 As of the morning of April 6, Russian troops had attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 30 times, damaging civilian infrastructure. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganzha. It is noted that in the Nikopol region, the enemy struck at Nikopol, Chervonogryhorivska, Myrivska, Marhanetska and Pokrovska communities. A utility company, a shop, private houses and a car were damaged. In Synelnyky, houses and a pharmacy were damaged. Infrastructure was also damaged in the Hrushivska community of the Kryvyi Rih region. There were no casualties.
09.10 On the night of April 6, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 141 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types, about 80 of them - "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 114 Russian Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 26 strike UAVs were hit at 17 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at 13 locations.
08.57 The city of Slavutych in the Kyiv region was left without electricity as a result of a strike by Russian troops on the energy infrastructure. About 21 thousand people were left without electricity.
All critical infrastructure has been switched to backup power, there is water, social institutions are running on generators. Communications and the internet remain stable. Inviolability points are open.
08.38 In the Kherson region, during Easter and memorial days, religious services in religious buildings and in the surrounding area were banned during curfew hours, as well as visiting cemeteries.
"We have decided to ban religious services in religious buildings and the surrounding area during curfew, consecration of offerings on the street, and visiting cemeteries, unless it concerns funeral processions," said the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
The ban is related to the worsening security situation in the Kherson region.
08.20 Over the past 24 hours, 120 combat clashes were recorded at the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck eight areas of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment, a UAV control point and another important facility.
8.00 As a result of a pro-Russian attack, an important energy facility in the Nizhyn district of the Chernihiv region was damaged. 340 thousand subscribers in the cities of Chernihiv and Pryluky, Chernihiv and Pryluky districts were cut off.
07.41 From February 24, 2022 to April 6, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,304,490 people (+940 per day).
07.20 Three people, including a child, were killed in a nighttime Russian drone attack in Odessa. 10 people were injured. Two people are hospitalized in serious condition, eight are in moderate condition.
In the Primorsky district, a multi-storey residential complex and seven private houses were damaged.
The liquidation of the consequences and inspection of damaged objects are ongoing in the Kyiv district. One multi-storey building, five private houses, a private preschool, a shop and 27 cars were damaged.
06.28 Russia is suffering significant losses in its air defense: the rate of destruction of its air defense assets has increased 3.4 times since the beginning of the year. This information was published by OSINT analyst Kyle Glen. According to data from the "dashboard" of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was analyzed by the expert, 85 units of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems or radars have been hit since the beginning of 2026. If in the second half of last year, an average of about ten air defense assets were destroyed each month, this year their number has increased significantly: from 21 in January to 39 in March.
05.26 In Odessa, during an attack by enemy strike drones on the night of Monday, April 6, a high-rise residential building was directly hit, causing significant destruction and injuries to people. According to the head of the Odessa Military Administration Serhiy Lysak, the strike fell on one of the city's districts. The high-rise building was damaged, with serious damage recorded from the fifth to the third floors. According to available information, five victims have already been taken to the hospital for medical assistance. People may be trapped under the rubble.
04.28 One of Russia's key ports on the Baltic Sea - Ust-Luga - has resumed crude oil transshipment after a temporary suspension of operations caused by Ukrainian drone attacks. According to media reports, the oil terminal resumed operations on Saturday, April 4, when an Aframax tanker began loading.
04.01 Odessa was subjected to a massive attack by drones on the night of Monday, April 6. Explosions thundered in the city. The head of the Odessa MVA, Serhiy Lysak, reported that residential buildings were hit. Damage was recorded in the Kyiv and Primorsky districts.
02.59 On the night of Monday, April 6, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv region. As a result of shelling by enemy forces, an energy facility in the Novgorod-Siverskyi district was damaged. The attack cut off power to more than 10,000 subscribers in the region. This was reported by the press service of ChernihivOblenergo JSC.
00.56 Late on Saturday evening, April 5, Novorossiysk, one of the key Russian ports on the Black Sea and an important naval base, was attacked by drones that hit the Sheskharis oil terminal. The attack caused a fire. OSINT analysts say that three targets were hit. The simultaneous damage to two main berths and SIKN nodes means a virtual halt to shipments.