[Korrespondent] 23.55 As a result of shelling by Russian military forces on the evening of Wednesday, April 8, an energy facility in the Odessa region was seriously damaged. According to the head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper, there were no casualties. All relevant services have begun work to eliminate the consequences of the strike.
22.43 The world should not reduce sanctions pressure on Russia today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his evening video address on Facebook.
The Head of State spoke about the market reaction to the ceasefire in the Middle East - in particular, the decline in oil prices.
18.50 Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced during a visit to Kyiv in August 2023 that his country would deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. However, none of the aircraft have been delivered yet, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported, citing several anonymous sources.
The interlocutors noted that of the six F-16s that were promised to be donated to Kyiv in Oslo, none have yet been delivered to the territory of Ukraine.
18.18 US Vice President JD Vance, during a visit to Hungary, called "bargaining" between Ukraine and Russia for "a few square kilometers" inappropriate.
Vance acknowledged that the parties' views are not yet fully aligned, but he is optimistic about continuing the negotiations.
17.40 Ukraine is considering the possibility of reforming the system of territorial recruitment centers with the division of their functions. This was reported by MP Roman Kostenko, according to media reports. According to him, instead of the CCC, separate structures can be created - the Conscription Office or the Recruitment Office. This involves dividing the current functions into two parts: social and directly mobilization. As journalist Andriy Tsapliyenko reports, for the first time all employees of the CCC near Kyiv were sent to the front: the staff of the Buchansky CCC was completely dismissed along with the management after a corruption scandal.
17.31 On Wednesday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck oil depots in temporarily occupied Feodosia and Hvardiyske in Crimea. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
Strikes were also launched against the positional area of ​​the Bastion coastal missile complex near Sofiivka in Crimea.
On March 17, law enforcement officers transferred over 3,800 armored vehicle components seized during an investigation into the activities of a Kyiv-based enterprise to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported this.
We are talking about more than 3.8 thousand components for T-64 and T-72 tanks, as well as BMP-2 and MTLB combat vehicles.
16.55 From the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, Russian aggressors attacked Ukrainian army positions 43 times. The intensity of fighting has decreased by half compared to the previous day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.17 The Russian agent, who was detained by the SBU in September 2025 in the Kharkiv region, received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU reported this on April 8. It is noted that the attacker adjusted enemy fire on the Defense Forces in the Izyum direction. Among the priority targets of the Russians were the bases and movement routes of units of the Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16.02 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will introduce an ambassador at large on prisoner issues on April 9. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi at a briefing on April 8, Ukrinform reports.
14.52 Ukrainian military struck a Russian oil terminal in temporarily occupied Feodosia in Crimea and destroyed several anti-aircraft missile systems and radars. This was reported by the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
14.43 An explosive object was discovered in Kherson, which is likely a combined-action and electronically controlled mine. This was reported by the head of the MVA Yaroslav Shanko.
A new mine has been discovered in the city, which looks like an object wrapped in a rag.
"Specialists are studying its characteristics. It is already known that this mine has electronic control and combined action. The enemy uses it both to damage people and equipment," Shanko noted.
13.57 The Russian authorities may cancel the May 9 Victory Parade in Moscow and St. Petersburg due to Ukraine's new long-range missiles. Z-bloggers began reporting this in early April.
"Imagine, 'parade, line up, slim' - and a missile threat is announced. What will happen on the square and around it? This will be a significant blow in terms of media, even if nothing hits," said pro-war blogger Ilya Tumanov.
According to him, the air part of the parade has already been canceled. Also, on Sunday, April 5, a rehearsal of the ground part was supposed to take place at the training ground, but the servicemen were told that they were leaving for permanent deployment points "until special instructions."
Tumanov suggested that the event could be postponed to another date, as was the case in 2020 due to the pandemic.
13.38 Ukrainian military neutralized the last Russian railway ferry in the Kerch Strait. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MOU).
The Slavyanin ferry played an important role in providing support to the Russian military contingent in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
12.44 Counterintelligence officers detained an FSB agent in Kyiv who was preparing an assassination attempt on one of the leaders of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine. The SBU reported this. A resident of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of the Donetsk region worked for the enemy.
12.15 Russian information resources have intensified their campaign to promote the narrative about Ukraine as an alleged "terrorist state", using the topics of strikes on Russian territory, accusations against the Baltic countries and speculation around Ukraine's diplomatic initiatives. This was reported by the SPRAVDI Center for Strategic Communications. It is noted that on April 7, the Russian information campaign was focused on promoting narratives that portray Ukraine as a "threat" and "source of instability".
In particular, propaganda resources actively presented strikes on military facilities on Russian territory as alleged "terrorist attacks", in particular attacks on targets in the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation.
12.12 President Volodymyr Zelensky supported the ceasefire between the US and Iran and appealed to Russia. The Ukrainian leader published a corresponding statement on Telegram.
11.16 In Kharkiv, a terrorist attack in the city center, which was being prepared by a married couple of Russian agents, was prevented. The SBU reported this.
The investigation found that the terrorist attack was being prepared by a local drug addict couple. The man and woman came to the attention of the racists when they were looking for "money for a dose" in Telegram channels.
10.38 On Wednesday morning, eight regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Against this background, the scope of the outage schedules was changed. Now, from 7:00 to 22:00, power limitation schedules for industry will be in effect. And from 11:00 to 13:00, hourly outage schedules will be applied for the population.
10.26 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, in the Tools of War section of the War&Sanctions portal, publishes data on 66 units of foreign technological equipment used by enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex. It should be noted that the update includes lathes, milling and grinding machines, CNC machining centers, equipment for the production of printed circuit boards, vibration stands and temperature chambers. These are products from German, Japanese, Taiwanese, Austrian, Swiss and other manufacturers, which actually ensure the functioning of Russian defense production.
9.47 On the front line over the past 24 hours, 170 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 8. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment, two control points for unmanned aerial vehicles and an artillery system of the Russians.
9.21 Trolleybuses are not operating in Kherson due to a nighttime Russian attack. This was reported by the head of the city administration Yaroslav Shanko.
08.56 Russian troops again attacked the south of Odessa region with strike drones at night. Civilian and port infrastructure was damaged.
"As a result of the attack, a warehouse building and utility rooms were partially destroyed. The fires have been extinguished. No information about deaths or injuries has been received so far," wrote OVA tinman Oleg Kiper.
The State Emergency Service reported that the impact caused fires in the port infrastructure and in warehouses. Rescuers quickly extinguished all sources of ignition. 28 rescuers and seven pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
08.44 Russia plans to create a so-called "buffer zone" in Vinnytsia region on the side of unrecognized Transnistria. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Pavlo Palisa.
According to him, the Russians are constantly changing their plans, primarily the deadlines for their implementation. At the same time, their main attention this year will be focused on Donbas.
"And also, under favorable conditions for them, they will develop and increase efforts in the Southern direction - this is the Oleksandrivsky and the entire Zaporizhzhia direction," Palisa said.
The Deputy Head of the OP emphasized that the Russian Federation still plans to create a so-called "buffer zone" in the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions, create conditions for an attempt to seize Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, and in the long term, occupy the Mykolaiv and Odessa regions.
"Moreover, their plans even included a clause on the creation of a "buffer zone" in Vinnytsia region from the unrecognized Transnistria. This is the first time they have recorded plans of this nature. I can honestly say that there is no need to panic here, because at the moment I do not see the strength in them to implement all these intentions," Palisa emphasized.
08.22 On the night of April 8, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 176 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas attack UAVs and other types of drones, about 120 of them are "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 146 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 24 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 12 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at one location.
07.20 From February 24, 2022 to April 8, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,306,500 people (+1,030 per day).
04.30 A number of Russian Z-bloggers have started complaining about the Starlink satellite connection, which, according to them, now provides Ukraine with coverage over Russian territory for long-range strikes. At the same time, the Russians themselves do not have access to coverage over their territory.
00.22 Russians launched strikes on Zaporizhia and Zaporizhia district in the evening. At least one person was killed, one was injured. Fires broke out at the arrival site.