[Korrespondent] 22.59 US President Donald Trump said he was having "good conversations" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Reuters reports.
21.19 Moldovan President Maia Sandu, at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky, assured her full support for Ukraine, in particular, recalling her country's readiness to join the Coalition of the Willing.
She called for maximum support for the country, which is fighting for the best democratic values ​​while fighting the aggressor.
"We are ready to join the Coalition of the Willing, and we are discussing with the Ukrainian team how to do this, given that we are a neutral country. After all, we have already helped in the past, in particular, with the training of sappers, and now we are working on issues that Moldova could provide within the Coalition of the Willing," she added.
18.39 In the Hulyaipil direction, a border guard detected and hit a truck with Russian army personnel. The press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported this.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the pilot of the Phoenix border unit detected the movement of a truck completely clogged with enemy personnel.
"Without thinking twice, he aimed his drone directly at the "fat" target. And he got an almost record result - 11 destroyed occupiers and a burned truck," the description of the published video says.
18.13 Cases of cannibalism were recorded last winter in the Russian army. This is stated in an article in The Sunday Times, citing materials received from Ukrainian intelligence.
Ukrainian intelligence officers have handed over materials that include photographs and intercepted audio recordings of conversations between Russian soldiers, including at least five cases where, according to sources, servicemen resorted to cannibalism.
The publication reports that it analyzed some of the images using specialized software to verify them and concluded that they were not artificially created or altered.
14.37 In 2026, the balance of power at the front will not be in favor of the Russian army, the President of Ukraine said.
13:39 Russian troops attacked the Zhytomyr region, a fire broke out at an infrastructure facility, reported the head of the OVA, Vitaliy Bunechko.
12.58 On the night of April 26, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a refinery in the city of Yaroslavl. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. The plant is strategically important and one of the key facilities of the Russian oil refining industry.
12.05 On the night of April 25, Crimea came under massive drone attack. Explosions were recorded at the Kacha and Belbek airfields and in the area of ​​the village of Saki. Before the arrivals, air defense missile launches were noted, followed by powerful detonations.
It was also loud in the Balaklava area. There, intensive air defense work was carried out in the area of ​​the TPP, after several launches the installations switched to cannon weapons. Explosions covered Sevastopol and the surrounding area, Fiolent, Sapun-gora, the city center, and the Bakhchisarai district.
10.00 The Russian army launched 144 strike drones on the night of April 26, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. From 18:00 on April 25 to the morning of April 26, the Russians attacked with 144 strike drones of the Shahed type (including jet), Gerbera, Italmas and drones of other types from the directions: Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - RF, TOT Donetsk. Almost 100 of the launched drones are "Shaheeds". Air defense shot down/suppressed 124 enemy drones
9.21 Russian troops attacked the Odessa region with drones on the night of April 26. Civilian and port infrastructure was damaged. One person was injured as a result of the strike, and he is receiving all necessary assistance. In the residential sector, windows were broken in a five-story building, and a car was damaged.
Port and logistics infrastructure facilities, warehouses, technical equipment, cargo storage tanks, administrative buildings, and freight transport were also damaged. Damage was recorded to a civilian vessel under the flag of Palau, which was in the port under loading. According to preliminary information, there are no injuries among the crew members.
06.25 The Russian army attacked Chernihiv with drones on the morning of Sunday, April 26. Fires broke out in the private sector of the city. One "shaheed" exploded near a multi-story building. The explosion damaged and broke windows. There was no information about casualties.
02.27 The Russian army advanced near the settlement of Synkivka, Kharkiv region. This was reported by analysts of the DeepState project.
01.59 Late on Saturday evening, April 25, and after midnight on April 26, an alert was declared in a number of regions of the Russian Federation, as well as in the occupied territories, due to the threat of drones. Drones were moving in the direction of Moscow in particular. Local authorities are reporting "falling debris." Information about explosions is coming from the Belgorod and Tambov regions, as well as from Crimea. After the drone attack, a large fire was recorded in the area of ​​the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery.
00.27 Two local residents were killed as a result of a targeted attack by an enemy drone on the territory of the Bilopol community of Sumy region on the evening of April 25. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA Oleg Grigorov. The incident occurred near one of the settlements, located less than 5 km from the border with the Russian Federation.