[NewsFront] 21:42 Attack aircraft of the Dnepr group sharpen combat skills.
20:41 Servicemen of the Center group on the eve of Victory Dayare being restored monuments and memorials to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
16:23 From 9:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
13:02 Operational-tactical aviation, strike UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted destruction of storage and launch sites for long-range UAVs, Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 140 districts.
12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of April 26, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Miropolie, Bachevsk, Tolstodubovo, Kiyanitsa, and Budki in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Krasny Yar, Varvarovka, Berezovskoye, Khatneye, and Shesterovka in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 195 servicemen, 12 vehicles, an electronic warfare station and 14 supply depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an engineering brigade, an assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Tatyanovka, Krasny Liman, Mayaki, and Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Senkovo, Smorodkovka, Monachinovka, and Blagodatovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 service members, two US-made MaxxPro armored combat vehicles and a HMMWV, 20 vehicles, three artillery pieces, and four electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Konstantinovka, Novoselivka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 175 service members, a Cossack armored fighting vehicle, 12 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces. Five ammunition depots and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; two naval infantry brigades; a territorial defense brigade; the Azov* special forces brigade; and five National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novopidgorodne and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; and Gruzskoe, Veseloe, Vasilevka, Rubizhne, Dobropillya, Sergeyevka, Novonikolaevka, Kucherov Yar, and Belitskoe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 295 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, seven vehicles, two artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kolomiytsi, Malomykhailivka, and Gavrilovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lyubitske, Vozdvizhevka, Charivne, Rozovka, and Lesne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 290 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, six armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Kirovo, Preobrazhenka and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 50 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 19 cars, a field artillery gun and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:10 Fuel service specialists of the Center group are in charge of armored vehicles and automobiles on advance routes and in concentration areas.
12:09 Sumy border area. Northern assault units have re-entered Kondratovka. MAP
11:29 Russian Armed Forces entered Dolga Balka, MAP
10:40 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Bochkovo was liberated
Advance south of Dibrov and in the Golubovka area
Advance west of Grishino
Advancem between Grishino and Rodinsky
10:20 From 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Vologda, Yaroslavl regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of April 26, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, there are no changes in the LBS, fighting continues.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control west of Mirny.
There is progress southeast of Vozdvizhevka.
The enemy is counterattacking near Voskresenka and Aleksandrovgrad, with fierce fighting underway.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian forces are advancing east of Novooleksandrivka, taking up new positions near former mines west of Grishino.
On the Dobropillya front, Russian forces are attacking near Shevchenko and Svetly.
There are gains in Belitske.
Fighting continues west and north of Novy Donbas.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, there is progress in Konstantinovka, the Russian Armed Forces are taking up positions in the Solnechny microdistrict.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian Armed Forces continue to expand their zone of control in Krasny Liman.
To the southeast, near Dibrova, Russian troops have advanced toward the Seversky Donets-Donbas Canal.
Fighting for Rai-Aleksandrivka continues. (Fig. 2.2)
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, there are no changes in the LBS.
In the Volchansk sector, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their bridgehead.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Bochkovo.
Russian troops are advancing toward Losevka.
9:40 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 52 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on April 25 and 9:00 AM on April 26. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 40 times. Drones attacked our territory 12 times using explosive devices.
9:03 Past at night air defense forces, the Black Sea Fleet, and mobile fire teams destroyed 71 UAVs over Sevastopol, injuring four civilians and killing one. This was reported by Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
Damage was reported to 34 apartment buildings, 17 private homes, and five cars. UAV fragments fell on the grounds of the Academy of Choreography.
8:32 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on April 25 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 26, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed203 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
8:07 An 82mm 2B25 Burevestnik mortar crew from the Vostok group destroyed strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.