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[Korrespondent] 23.58 Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent special envoy Kirill Dmitriev to the United States for talks with representatives of Donald Trump's team. The main topics of the meetings are a possible peace agreement on the situation in Ukraine and economic cooperation between the two countries. Dmitriev's visit comes on the eve of the US decision to extend sanctions on Russian oil exports.
22.19 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, April 9, presented the honorary distinction "Hero City of Ukraine". This was reported by the official online representation of the head of state.
Among those honored are the cities of Donetsk Oblast: Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Sloviansk, which for a long time were front-line outposts and rear areas for Ukrainian defenders, and are now experiencing increasingly strong enemy attacks and destruction.
21.43 The video that is being circulated online and allegedly shows inappropriate conditions in the Pryluky District Territorial Center for Procurement and Social Support has no relation to this territorial procurement center, the material is fake. This is reported by the Chernihiv CCC.
The video was shared on social media, showing a broken room with bars instead of windows and bare bricks instead of walls. The posts claimed that this was supposedly a "TCK premises" in Pryluky, Chernihiv region.
20.58 Western partners have asked Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil terminals, but Kyiv continues to act in its own national interests. This was stated by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, during a briefing at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Ukrinform reports.
According to him, the main reason for the partners' concern is the issue of global energy pricing.
20.48 Units that are part of the Drone Line project launched in the spring of 2025 are currently destroying every fourth target on the front. This was reported by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov on Facebook.
20.29 The increase in fuel prices is happening all over the world and does not depend on the cessation of the supply of petroleum products through the Druzhba oil pipeline. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a briefing.
19.24 The issue of Ukrainian territories cannot be considered without clear security guarantees, which currently do not exist. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on J.D. Vance's statement "about the bidding for several square kilometers of territory," Ukrinform reports.
"The Vice President, with all due respect, does not participate in the negotiations between the USA and Ukraine and the Russian Federation. And I think that if he did, and other officials (participated in these negotiations - ed.), probably... they would have a deeper understanding of what a "patch" is, what... the territory of Ukraine, the independent territory of Ukraine is," the head of state noted.
He explained that the occupation of the East is an opportunity to prepare a bridgehead for subsequent offensive actions.
17.39 In Chuvashia, six deserter prisoners escaped from the Tomsk-Adler train on the way to the front. This is reported by Russian media. The administration of the Ibresinsky municipal district of the Chuvash Republic confirmed the escape of six convicts. All of those who escaped had previously signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, declaring their readiness to participate in the war, but changed their minds on the way and decided to escape. Law enforcement officers are currently checking neighboring settlements. The escapees are facing new criminal cases.
16.49 Since the beginning of the day, 64 attacks by Russian invaders have taken place on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the operational summary as of 16:00. The main efforts of the Russian occupation army are concentrated in the areas of Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk.
16.41 Five people, including three children, were injured in the shelling of the village of Zolochiv by Russian troops, according to the head of the Kharkiv OAV, Oleg Synegubov.
"In the middle of the day, the occupiers struck the village using a multiple launch rocket system," Sinegubov noted.
He noted that a 67-year-old woman suffered complex injuries, and doctors are now doing everything to save her. While a 13-year-old boy was diagnosed with a bruise and acute stress reaction, a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy experienced severe stress. A 72-year-old woman also had a stress reaction. Doctors provided all the victims with the necessary assistance.
16.38 On the evening of April 8, pilots of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck a logistics hub of the Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Perevalsk in the Luhansk region. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdy, using the call sign "Magyar", publishing a video. A Russian Tor-M1 air defense system was also destroyed and strikes were carried out on Russian telecommunications nodes in the Donetsk region.
16.14 A trilateral meeting on ending the war in Ukraine will take place in the near future, but its format has not been finally determined. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, which took place in Transcarpathia, Ukrinform reported.
15.50 The traitor who guided Russian missiles to the western regions of Ukraine received 15 years in prison. The SBU reported this on April 9. It is noted that the person involved was exposed in August 2023 in the Khmelnytskyi region. The attacker was preparing a rocket attack by the Russians on the railway infrastructure of the region. To do this, he tried to install a GPS tracker near a strategically important facility of the local branch of Ukrzaliznytsia. Based on the signals of the "beacon", the Russians planned to strike the location of a potential target with missiles in order to disrupt the logistics of freight transportation, in particular military echelons of the Defense Forces.
15.23 Two CHP workers were injured in a Russian drone attack in Kherson. The Kherson OVA reported this on April 9. It is noted that at noon, Russian military personnel attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson with a drone. Two CHP workers, aged 46 and 49, were injured as a result of the enemy strike. They received shrapnel wounds, contusions, explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries. The ambulance crew took the victims to the hospital in moderate condition.
15.15 The bodies of 1,000 dead, which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
14.59 In Ruska Lozova, Kharkiv region, a Russian drone hit a civilian car, killing the driver. This was reported by the head of the MVA, Vyacheslav Zadorenko.
"The occupiers attacked a light-duty Gazelle vehicle at the entrance to the village. As a result of a direct hit to the cabin, the car caught fire, the driver died on the spot from his injuries; the man was about 70 years old," Zadorenko noted.
14.37 Russian occupiers have been delivering sea containers from the port of Rostov-on-Don to temporarily occupied Berdyansk for the second week. This was reported by the head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, Petro Andryuschenko.
"For the second week in a row, we have been recording the transportation of mysterious sea containers to Berdyansk, to the port territory. The containers are delivered by military tractors and trucks from the port of Rostov-on-Don," Andryuschenko noted.
14.36 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine helped to identify an employee of the Russian FSB who was involved in the torture of civilians during the occupation of the village of Dymer, Vyshgorod district, Kyiv region in 2022. He turned out to be FSB Lieutenant Colonel Oleynychuk Sergey Oleksandovich.
He played a key role in this system as an FSB "curator" responsible for the so-called "filtration" measures.
Russian troops temporarily occupied the settlement from February 24 to March 31, 2022. The group included units of the 83rd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.
On the territory of the enterprise on Vyshneva Street, the occupiers set up a place of illegal detention of civilians, where people were subjected to brutal interrogations and torture. Oleinichuk personally conducted interrogations, which were accompanied by torture and cruel treatment of civilians. It was he who could make decisions on the deportation of people to Russia.
14.05 A series of contract killings ordered by Russia were prevented in Odessa. Among the "targets" was the head of one of the city's district shopping centers, the SBU reported.
13.58 The Russian all-terrain ground robotic complex (NRC) Chelnok was spotted in the Kharkiv direction of the front.
This is the first recorded appearance of this Russian complex since its public demonstration in April 2024. At that time, the platform was presented as an engineering demining vehicle.
The platform dimensions are: 3.8 m in length, 2.5 m in width, 3.4 m in height. Weight without payload - 1350 kg. The maximum speed on land reaches 50 km/h, on water - up to 5 km/h.
According to the Ukrainian military, its large size can be a significant disadvantage: the Shuttle is clearly visible and its dimensions are close to those of a passenger car, which makes it difficult to camouflage it in the folds of the terrain or forest belts.
Russian ground robotic complex Chelnok. Photo: 11th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12.15 On the morning of April 9, Russian troops launched several strikes on settlements in the Kushugum community of Zaporizhia district, damaging more than 100 residential buildings and the Prestige educational institution. According to the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov, one person was killed and seven others were injured, including a child.
12.05 The court found the so-called "director" of the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve guilty. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Prosecutors from the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office proved that after the occupation of the reserve in 2022, he headed a pseudo-institution created by the Russian invaders and, together with representatives of the Russian reserves, organized the illegal export of rare and endangered animals.
Among them are Chapman's zebras, American bison, David's deer and Przewalski's horse, which is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. Separately, the animals were moved to the Crimean Taigan Lion Park.
The total amount of losses is 85.2 million deaths.
11.26 Two people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on a gas station in the Glukhiv community on the morning of April 9. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA. According to him, the employees of this gas station, a 37-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, received the necessary medical assistance and will be treated on an outpatient basis. As a result of the Russian UAV strike, a building and at least one civilian car were damaged. All the consequences of the attack are being clarified.
11.19 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi made another working trip to the area of responsibility of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction. He reported this on Telegram.
10.59 In Khmelnytskyi, a drug addict-agent of the FSB was preparing a terrorist attack against the military. The SBU reported this. To increase the number of victims, the attacker planned to make an anonymous call to 102 to summon a police squad to the "location".
10.33 On Thursday morning, five regions of Ukraine were without power due to Russian shelling. Ukrenergo reported this. Emergency restoration work is already underway wherever security conditions allow.
Also today, from 07:00 to 23:00, power limitation schedules for industry are in effect. And from 07:00 to 22:00, hourly outage schedules for the population are in effect.
9.50 In the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and three others were injured in the past 24 hours as a result of Russian strikes. This was reported by the head of the regional state administration, Oleg Synegubov, on April 9. According to him, 18 settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit. In the village of Kivsharivka, Kupyansk community, a 67-year-old woman was killed and a 62-year-old man was injured. On the highway near the village of Chornoglazivka, Zolochiv community, a 42-year-old and a 61-year-old man were injured. Also, doctors provided assistance to an 84-year-old woman who was injured on March 30 in the village of Prykolotne, Velykoburlutsk community.
09.25 As of early April, the Russians have expanded the number of their unmanned systems (UAS) troops to 101 thousand servicemen, and by the end of 2026 they plan to increase it to 165.5 thousand. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
The Commander-in-Chief emphasized that further development of unmanned systems units in various branches and types of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is underway. According to him, the Defense Forces of Ukraine maintain the strategic initiative and do not allow Russian troops to resume a large-scale offensive. One of the key factors of superiority is unmanned forces.
"For four months in a row, starting in December 2025, our unmanned systems units have been neutralizing more enemy personnel than they are recruiting," the general said.
Thus, in March, compared to February, the total losses of personnel of the Russian Armed Forces caused by Ukrainian units of unmanned systems increased by 29%. According to Syrsky, on average, units of unmanned forces are already performing more than 11 thousand combat missions per day. At the same time, according to the results of March, 50% more verified targets were hit compared to the statistics of February. This is more than 150 thousand.
9.24 Two people were injured as a result of Russian strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleksandr Ganzha on April 9. It is noted that the enemy attacked three districts of the region with drones and artillery more than 10 times. In the Nikopol district, the Nikopol, Pokrovska and Chervonogryhorivska communities were under attack. High-rise buildings, private houses, a garage, and cars were damaged. A 28-year-old woman was injured. She is receiving outpatient treatment. A fire broke out in Pavlohrad. Homes and shops were damaged. A 49-year-old man was injured.
08.56 Russian troops attacked Zaporizhia, resulting in one death and four injuries. Private homes were damaged in the village of Balabyne.
08.31 On the night of April 9, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 119 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber, Italmas types and drones of other types.
Air defense shot down/suppressed 119 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types in the north, south and east of the country. 16 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) in four locations.
08.17 Over the past day, 164 combat clashes were recorded at the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit seven areas of concentration of manpower and one gun of the Russian invaders.
08.00 Russian troops attacked the Odessa region with strike drones at night. There is damage to the territory of a critical infrastructure facility. There are no casualties.
07.24 From February 24, 2022 to April 9, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,307,540 people (+1,040 per day).
06.01 The truce between the US and Iran "has given a chance for progress" in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. However, everything depends on who the United States appoints as its representative in the negotiations with Tehran, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Rodion Miroshnikov. Moscow assures that it will not hinder this process, but emphasizes that further developments depend on Washington's steps in relations with Iran.
04.31 On the night of April 8-9, the Krasnodar Territory of Russia was subjected to a massive drone attack. According to OSINT channels, most of the explosions occurred near the city of Krymsk, where the Russian occupiers' military airfield is located: the airbase of military unit 75386 of the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, part of the 1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division, was attacked.
03.30 Russian troops have made advances in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState on the night of April 9. According to analysts, the movement of the Russian army was recorded near Petropavlivka in the Kharkiv region and Stupochky in the Donetsk region.
02.28 On the night of April 9, a large-scale fire broke out as a result of a drone attack in the Alchevsk area, Luhansk region. According to reports from the Ukrainian OSINT channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+, strategically important objects of the Russian occupation forces were hit. Public forums write that in the Alchevsk/Perevalsk area of Luhansk region, repair and maintenance bases of the Russian occupation army were attacked. A large-scale fire broke out after the strikes, this is confirmed by footage on social networks.
01.29 Russia's oil export revenues reached their highest level since June 2022 amid rising global prices and increased supplies caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Bloomberg, in the four weeks ending April 5, Russia's average gross oil export revenue rose to $2.02 billion per week, compared to $1.79 billion in the period to March 29.
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[Korrespondent] The Russian occupation army is concentrating its main efforts in the areas of Konstantinovka and Pokrovsk.
Since the beginning of the day, 64 attacks by Russian invaders have taken place on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary as of 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9.
Thus, in the South Slobozhansky direction, the enemy twice tried to improve its position in the area of Vovchanskiye Khutory. One attack is ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out four assault operations in the areas of Petropavlivka and Novoosynovoye.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repel three attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Tverdokhlibovo, and Lyman.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked once near Nikiforivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 19 attacks near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivano-Frankivka, Stepanivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Novopavlivka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders tried to advance 18 times in the areas of the settlements of Ivanivka, Rodynske, Myrnograd, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopavlivka, Molodetske, and Novopidhorodne. Three enemy assault operations are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked four times towards the settlements of Oleksandrovgrad, Vorone, and Zlagoda.
In the Hulyaipil direction, there were 10 attacks in the areas of Zaliznychne, Hulyaipil, Varvarivka, Hirky, Hulyaipilske, and Staroukrainka. Three clashes are ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy stormed three times towards the Antoniv Bridge. One battle is ongoing.
The enemy has not yet carried out assault operations in the North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, Slavyansky and Orekhov directions.
As a reminder, Russia lost over 1,000 soldiers killed and wounded in the 24 hours of April 8. The total number of Russian casualties is approaching 1.4 million people.
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[NewsFront] 21:29 The Geranium UAV crews of the unmanned systems forces hit a mobile fire group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Poltava region, video. 21:13 In the period from 08:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Five UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region, and
Three UAVs were flying over the Kursk region.
20:15 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate criminal actions by Ukrainian nationalists against civilians in the Krasnodar Territory, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Belgorod and Bryansk regions
According to local authorities, a civilian was killed in the village of Sauk-Dere in the Krymsk region of Krasnodar Krai as a result of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack.
As a result of Ukrainian armed aggression in Horlivka, DPR, and an attack on a cemetery in Donetsk, several civilians were injured.
In Kremenna, Luhansk People's Republic, two men and a woman were injured when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a car.
Eleven people were injured as a result of enemy strikes in the Belgorod region.
In the Bryansk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used kamikaze drones to attack a civilian vehicle in the village of Novy Ropsk in the Klimovsky district, injuring a woman.
19:33 During reconnaissance operations, the crew of the multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle "Orlan-10" of the "Sever" discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control points with manpower, as well as UAV launch positions in the Khar'kov region.
The targets were handed over to the crews of the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled guns of the self-propelled artillery regiment. The Severyan artillerymen immediately moved into firing position and quickly struck the exposed enemy positions.
18:11 Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the Vostok group destroyed accommodation points for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia region.
17:31 Russia and Ukraine exchanged bodies of the dead according to the formula 1000 to 41
Russia and Ukraine carried out a large-scale humanitarian operation to repatriate the bodies of fallen soldiers. Russia handed over to Kyiv the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, receiving 41 of its own fallen soldiers in exchange.
16:43 Decided in absentia sentences of two Ukrainian servicemen who participated in terrorist activities on the territory of the Russian Federation
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was deemed sufficient by the 2nd Western District Military Court to convict Ukrainian servicemen Alexander Klimovets and Konstantin Gulyavsky in absentia. Klimovets was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Bryansk region, resulting in death (clause "b" of Part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and Gulyavsky was found guilty of committing a terrorist act by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting in grave consequences (clauses "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
16:26 In the Shebekinsky district as a result of drone attacks wounded seven people.
A drone strike on the Belgorod-Shebekino highway injured six people: two women and four members of the Orlan unit. Two of the women suffered mine blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the head, while the members suffered barotrauma. Medics from the Shebekino Central District Hospital are providing all necessary medical care to the injured. Two vehicles were damaged at the scene of the attack.
Another FPV drone struck an administrative building on the premises of a company in the city of Shebekino. A man was injured. At the Shebekino Central District Hospital, he was diagnosed with shrapnel wounds to his face, chest, and thigh. He received the necessary medical attention, but refused hospitalization. The building caught fire as a result of the attack, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. A car was also damaged.
16:23 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of April 9, 2026
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Myropillia, Novodmitrivka, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pokalyanoye, Rubezhnoye, Zybino, Liptsy, Veterinary, Vovchanskie Khutora, and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 195 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, a field artillery piece, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and ten supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kutkovka, Palamarevka, Borovaya, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region, and Shchurovo, Svyatogorsk, Stary Karavan, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 19 cars, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Rai-Aleksandrivka, Dibrova, Kramatorsk, Ilyinovka, Artema, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 175 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, four field artillery pieces, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle. An electronic warfare station and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a Jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, the Azov* special forces brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zavidovo-Kudashevo, Gulevo, Kutuzovka, Novoaleksandrivka, Krasnopodolye, Vodyanskoye, Priyut, Krasny Kut, Belitskoye, and Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlovka and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 325 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, nine cars, three artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Obshche, Novoselivka, and Lyubitske in the Zaporizhia region, and Pokrovskoe, Dobropasovo, and Velikomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost over 315 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles and ten cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kushugum, Grigorovka, Zaporozhets, Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Kherson.
Up to 55 military personnel, 14 vehicles, a field artillery gun, an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery station, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
15:57 UAV crews of the 11th Army Corps of the North group burned automotive equipment, as well as a NRTK with provisions and ammunition for enemy UAV units in the Khar'kov region.
Molniya-2 operators from the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) of the Sever group destroyed fortified positions, as well as concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Sumy region.
Drone operators from the motorized rifle regiment of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnipro group conducted exercises against a temporary deployment point with enemy personnel, as well as a control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region.
UAV operators from the Vostok group disabled 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicles and a self-propelled artillery unit of the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia region.
UAV crews from the Center group eliminated militants and rammed heavy helicopters in the Dobropillya direction.
Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces destroyed several ground-based robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.
15:22 Sappers of the "Yuzhnaya" group demining liberated territories in the Konstantinovsky direction in the DPR.
When retreating, the enemy leaves behind explosive devices: booby traps, anti-personnel mines, and anti-tank mines. Furthermore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike populated areas using cluster munitions, some of which fail to detonate and pose a threat to both military personnel and civilians.
14:40 Recorded attack in which a firefight broke out at an abandoned store in Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhia Oblast, located near a comprehensive school. The attack damaged a school bus and the school's windows.
Fortunately, none of the children or staff were injured. The students were quickly evacuated. There were no casualties at the epicenter of the strike. Emergency services are working at the scene.
13:59 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Guards Airborne Forces destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a forested area in the Sumy region.
13:28 Frontline summary as of the morning of 04/09/26
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, there are no changes in the LBS.
In the Hulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are fighting their way forward near Rozhdestvenskoye and Verkhnyaya Tersa.
There are gains in Vozdvizhevka.
In the South Dnipropetrovsk sector, the enemy has reportedly captured territory near Andreevka.
Donetsk Front
In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Novoaleksandrivka and Vasilevka.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting continues in the northern part of Ilyinovka and in Dolgaya Balka.
Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks near the western outskirts of Konstantinovka.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, fighting is ongoing on the approaches to Krasny Liman.
Russian Armed Forces are expanding their territorial control from Zarechny.
There is progress in the Brusovka and Stary Karavan areas.
In the Seversky direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Zakotny toward Kaleniky.
Khar'kov Front.
Fighting continues in Kovsharovka on the Kupyansk front. There are gains in Kurilovka.
Fighting continues in the northern outskirts of Kupyansk.
Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian counterattacks from Moskovka and Sobolevka.
In the Volchansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are clearing territories in the Grafskoye – Simonovka – Verkhnyaya Pisarevka area.
12:46 Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at civilian infrastructure in the Kherson region
Shelling damaged two private homes and a low-pressure gas pipeline in Nova Kakhovka. Another private home was damaged in Gornostaivka.
Drone strikes damaged two private homes in Tavriyske, Brilevka, Kostogryzovo, and Kaira, as well as passenger cars in Bogdanovka, Kaira, and Nova Kakhovka.
In addition, the enemy shelled Aleshki, Nechaevo, Solontsy, Golaya Pristan, Kardashinka, and Staraya Zburyevka.
12:11 Drones of the 49th Combined Arms Army destroyed UAV control point and temporary enemy deployment point
Operators of unmanned aerial systems from the Dnipro group of forces discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in a basement and an enemy drone control center in a dilapidated two-story building in the Kherson direction.
11:41 Crews of the 203mm 2S7 Malka self-propelled gun destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the Khar'kov region.
10:12 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction, video.
9:54 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 35 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on April 8 and 7:00 AM on April 9. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 28 times. Drones attacked our territory 21 times with explosive devices.
9:14 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the criminal actions of Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region
According to local authorities, a civilian was killed in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the village of Nezhegol, Belgorod Region. Four other men were injured.
In Belgorod and Grayvoron, four civilians were injured as a result of attacks by Ukrainian armed forces.
8:32 UAV calculations at the Rubicon Center continue to fulfill combat missions in the special operation zone:
- reconnoiter targets, as well as carry out objective control of their destruction by Aerospace Forces crews,
- destroy equipment and personnel of enemy formations,
- strike at temporary deployment points, shelters and dugouts,
- shoot down enemy drones.
8:00 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on April 8 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 69 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Kursk and Astrakhan regions, the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
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[Regnum] The guided-missile frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorted two Russian oil tankers through the English Channel. This was reported on April 9 by the British publication The Telegraph.
According to the report, on April 8, the warship escorted the tankers Universal and Enigma, which were heading west toward the port city of Plymouth. Both of these vessels are on the UK sanctions list.
The United Kingdom sent a naval ship to them, but it did not take any action despite all the threats from London.
In late March, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer authorized the UK military and law enforcement to detain Russian vessels under sanctions. He stated that British military personnel have the right to board "shadow fleet" vessels transiting UK territorial waters. However, if detained, the vessel's owners, operators, and crew may face criminal charges for violating UK sanctions laws.
The Russian Foreign Ministry, in turn, stated that an absolutely unacceptable situation has recently developed in the world's oceans, in which European states such as France, Sweden, and Finland are stopping and escorting unwanted vessels to their ports with impunity, accusing them of violating certain "international" sanctions.
On March 25, Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the Russian President and Chairman of the Maritime Collegium, also stated that by "hunting" Russia's so-called shadow fleet, Western countries are attempting to tighten their contro , even blocking, over vessels carrying Russian cargo. He added that Western countries continue to provoke ships carrying cargo for Russia, further escalating the situation.
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^ To watch the decline of England is painful. To see a country that once had hundreds of warships and a world spanning empire degrade into a state of being no more than Minnesota is history in front of our eyes.
Actually a bit less than Minnesota, at least in terms of per capita GDP
England _ $60,000
Minnesota $69,000
Minnesota might also have them beat when it comes to a navy. No Russian frigates have been reported on Lake Superior.
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[Regnum] Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers on April 9. A well-informed source told Izvestia.
1,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were handed over to Ukraine.
Russia received 41 bodies of Russian Armed Forces soldiers.
The previous exchange of bodies of fallen soldiers took place in late February. Ukraine received 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, while Russia returned the bodies of 35 fallen servicemen.
In February, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that since June 2025, Russia has transferred more than 12,000 bodies of Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine and received more than 200 bodies of its own soldiers.
In June 2025, during the first exchange of bodies agreed upon by the parties during the Istanbul talks, Ukraine initially refused to accept the bodies of its soldiers. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky noted that the Ukrainian side was refusing to collect them because it was difficult for it to acknowledge its heavy losses, and the compensation money had already been spent. Kyiv retrieved the bodies after the refrigerated trucks had been stranded at the border for several days.
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