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[Regnum] More than 4,000 people were evacuated from four microdistricts in Dagestan's Derbent District after the dam collapsed on the Gedzhukh Reservoir. This was reported on April 6 by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic.
According to the agency, rising water levels caused a breach in a hydraulic structure. Four neighborhoods were in the flood zone, and residents were evacuated as a precaution.
An emergency response team from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and specialists from Rostekhnadzor were dispatched to the area to assess the situation. Aerial monitoring is being conducted using an Mi-8 helicopter amid ongoing heavy rains.
Preventive evacuation of residents of the Derbent district began on April 5. That same day, the earthen dam at the Gejukha Reservoir burst amid heavy rainfall in the region.
According to Nariman Kazimagomedov, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of Dagestan, the main floodwaters swept away three cars containing 10 people. Two died, and six were rescued and returned to relatives.
Also on April 5, heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse on the Kavkaz federal highway near the village of Mamedkala. A timeline for traffic restoration is not yet known.
In Makhachkala, an apartment building collapsed due to foundation erosion. Residents were evacuated, and there were no injuries. In the village of Kirki, heavy rains triggered a landslide that destroyed a residential building, killing a woman.
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[REGNUM] Madagascar authorities have revealed details of a plan to violently seize power and assassinate the current head of state, Michael Randrianirina, who had initiated a foreign policy course toward rapprochement with Russia. The prosecutor's office reported that the conspirators had been planning the daring armed assassination attempt on the 52-year-old leader for several months.
A large-scale operation to apprehend the prime suspects has led to unprecedented arrests at the highest levels of the security forces. Thirteen people are implicated in this high-profile case, including influential military officers and intelligence officials.
Investigators identify Colonel Patrick Rakotomamonji, acting in conjunction with an unnamed general, as the key organizer of the mutiny. Rakotomamonji had previously publicly declared his readiness to overthrow the current government by force. During searches, investigators seized specialized communication equipment from those arrested and discovered millions of dollars of unclear origin, allocated by those who ordered the armed uprising.
FOREIGN POLICY REVERSAL
In October 2025, Madagascar's pro-Western President Andry Rajoelina secretly fled the country on a French military plane following massive street protests and a military mutiny. His emergency evacuation was the final hurdle in a political crisis triggered by the collapse of basic infrastructure and widespread poverty.
The catalyst for the regime's downfall was the catastrophic state of public utilities in the capital, Antananarivo. Local residents, who had paid their bills regularly for six years, were left without water and electricity for days at a time, which, against a backdrop of a 78% poverty rate, became the last straw.
At the end of September, Madagascar's "Generation Z" took to the streets en masse, their initially purely economic demands quickly escalating into calls for the overthrow of the ruler. Opposition leader Mikael Randrianirina announced the seizure of power and the dissolution of the Senate, the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Electoral Commission, and the High Council for the Defense of Democracy and the Rule of Law.
Having come to power, he began to move away from the pro-Western vector in foreign policy towards rapprochement with Russia and China.
The island nation's new head of state made his first official state visit abroad in February of this year, demonstratively heading to the Russian capital.
During talks with Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov, unprecedented practical steps were discussed to dramatically expand diplomatic, economic, and direct military cooperation between the two countries. The Russian leader called Madagascar "one of Russia's most important partners in Africa."
In April of this year, a Russian interdepartmental delegation arrived on the island and held talks with the country's leadership.
Madagascar expressed its willingness to attract Russian investors in the energy, agriculture, and mining sectors. The president of the East African republic announced his desire to become a BRICS partner country at the organization's summit in June 2026.
Military and military-technical cooperation are among the most important areas of cooperation. Since December 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense has been regularly sending military aid packages and providing training to Madagascar's armed forces.
A BLOW TO WESTERN INTERESTS
Madagascar's former Western partners, primarily France and the United States, have no intention of accepting the loss of a strategic point on the southeast coast of Africa.
One of the primary interests of Paris and Washington is the preservation of the Diego Suarez naval base, located in the north of the island. It is one of the few deep-water ports in the entire western Indian Ocean, making it an ideal location for the safe basing and repair of large warships.
A presence in this geographical location allows control of key trade routes linking the Atlantic with Asian markets.
It is worth noting that, until the October coup last year, France remained Madagascar's undisputed main economic partner, with annual bilateral trade exceeding $1.1 billion.
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the island in April 2025 specifically to conclude exclusive contracts for the extraction of minerals critical to French industry.
Now, major French multinationals, including companies like TotalEnergies and EDF, risk losing their multi-million dollar investments due to the new military administration's strong pro-Russian leanings.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THE COUP?
The removal or elimination of the current president serves the geopolitical interests of several Western players who are rapidly losing their historical influence in the Indian Ocean.
France is desperately hoping to protect its vast corporate assets and triumphantly return to power the loyal political elites of fugitive ex-President Rajoelina.
The United States is prepared to work with the country's new authorities if Madagascar rejects rapprochement with Moscow, which would allow Washington to block the establishment of a Russian deep-sea naval base at the intersection of critical global logistics routes.
The White House openly views the potential regular presence of Russian warships in Madagascar as a direct and immediate threat to its global security architecture in the region. Covertly funding ambitious pro-Western officers within the ranks of the disparate military remains one of the cheapest and most effective ways for the Americans to radically alter the foreign policy of the recalcitrant island.
Moreover, the American administration, like the French, is interested in the island's mineral resources (lithium, zircon, graphite, etc.). Therefore, if the current head of state is unwilling to cooperate with the West, attempts to eliminate him will likely be rigorous.
A stable Madagascar, moving closer to Moscow and aspiring to BRICS membership, is clearly not in the interests of those who controlled the island for decades. Notably, another former president, Marc Ravalomanana (who held the post from 2002 to 2009), known for his close ties to Washington, opposed the new government from the very first day.
Colonel Randrianirina balances between Moscow, Paris, and Washington. Madagascar is too vital a point on the map of the Indian Ocean for the West to easily allow it to slip out of control. Therefore, coup attempts—including those inspired from abroad—will likely continue.
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[Regnum] Northern Fleet Aviation Commander Alexander Otroshchenko was killed in the crash of an An-26 transport plane in Crimea. Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis announced this at a meeting with the regional government on April 6
"Last week, a tragedy occurred. Our soldiers, Northern Fleet soldiers, crashed in a plane in Crimea. Among them, unfortunately, was the commander of the naval aviation, Alexander Ivanovich Otroshchenko," he noted after a minute of silence that began the cabinet meeting.
An An-26 crashed on March 31 in the Bakhchisaray district, near the village of Kuibyshevo. There were 29 people on board the crashed aircraft, including seven crew members. All of them died. According to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to a technical malfunction. Another version suggests that the An-26 collided with a cliff. The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under Article 351 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Violation of flight or preparation rules").
On April 1, Chibis reported that Northern Fleet servicemen had died in the plane crash. The regional governor expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. The governor also promised assistance and support for the victims' families.
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[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…
in the Kachi area in temporarily occupied Crimea was also confirmed.
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.
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[NewsFront] 21:49 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 14 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Six UAVs – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region.
20:50 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry.
20:21 Published operational information on the state of the line of combat contact on the eastern flank of the Zaporizhzhia direction of the North Military District.
19:48 On the footage of objective control got hit combat operations by drone operators from the "North" group of forces, who destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.
17:53 Servicemen of the Center group are helping residents of liberated Krasnoarmeysk in the DPR every day, video.
16:50 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the Center group of forces leveled dugouts and firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya and Dnepropetrovsk directions were buried with the ground.
16:21 In the period from 08:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
18 UAVs were flying over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Nine UAVs were flying over the territory of the Rostov region,
Five UAVs were flying over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, and
One UAV was flying over the territory of the Kursk region.
15:03 Calculations of troops of unmanned systems hit "Geraniums" on the personnel and temporary deployment point of the 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:51 In the Dobropillya direction, the advance of the Russian army to the east of Belitsky was noted,MAP.
12:51 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of April 6, 2026
Units of the "North" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and three territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Novodmitrovka, Miropolye, Novaya Sloboda, Bruski, and Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of a heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, two National Guard brigades, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated near the villages of Lozovaya, Liptsy, Pokalyane, Oleksandrivka, Zemlyanki, and Polna in the Khar'kov region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 185 service members, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and six supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Velyka Shapkovka, Shiykovka, and Borovaya in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Stary Karavan in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 180 troops, five armored combat vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, and two field artillery pieces, including one Western-made. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Slavyansk, Nikolaevka, Piskunovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 175 service members, three armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, three electronic warfare stations, and two counter-battery radar stations. Three ammunition depots and nine 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 a heavy mechanized brigade, three mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Lenina, Novohryhorivka, Sergeyevka, Annovka, Novy Donbas, Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Raipole in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 350 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, two cars, two artillery pieces, including one Western-made, an electronic warfare station, and a counter-battery radar station.
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, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Pokrovskoe, Dobropasovo, and Zelenaya Dolina in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Samoylovka, Charivne, Lyubitske, Lesnoye, Dolinka, and Yehorivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 260 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and seven cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Orekhov, Novoandriivka, and Kamyshevakha in the Zaporizhia region. Up to 60 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine vehicles, a Western-made artillery piece, and five electronic warfare stations were destroyed. An ammunition depot and two supply depots were also destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged workshops producing control systems and components for operational-tactical missiles, energy infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, storage and assembly sites for aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 159 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 12 guided aerial bombs, three US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 693 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
Black Sea Fleet forces repelled an attack by unmanned boats in the northeastern Black Sea. Four Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned boats were destroyed, as well as a Neptune-MD long-range guided missile.
12:21 DTEK declares about the destruction following the strike on an energy facility in Odessa.
According to the company, the equipment was seriously damaged. Repairs will take time.
11:55 Operators of the Vostok unmanned aerial vehicle forces thwarted a counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
10:47 Signalmen of the 3rd Army Corps prevented an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to disrupt the control of units in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka direction.
10:34 Local Telegram channels recorded "arrival" in Odessa.
10:08 In the Vovchansk district of the Khar'kov region, a 120mm mortar of the enemy was destroyed, video.
10:05 On the operational control footage hit the 101st Guard Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by FAB-500 PVDs in the area of the village of Velyka Shapkovka in the Khar'kov region.
9:57 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 17 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on April 5 and 7:00 AM on April 6. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 13 times. Drones attacked our territory four times using explosive devices.
9:37 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate criminal actions by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod, Zaporizhzhia, Kursk, Bryansk regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory
According to the executive authorities, a volunteer militia member was killed in a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike in the village of Berezovka, Borisov District. A Ukrainian drone attacked a minibus in the village of Zamostye, Graivoron District, injuring seven people. A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a parked car in the village of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, Graivoron District, injuring a man.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, two civilians were killed and another was injured as a result of a drone attack in the Tokmak municipal district.
A civilian was injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Suzemsky district of the Bryansk region.
Eight people, including two children, were injured in a massive drone attack in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai.
In the Kursk region, a civilian was injured as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a private home in the village of Belitsa in the Belovsky district.
9:01 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a parked car in the village of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, Graivoronsky District.
The man suffered shrapnel wounds to his abdomen. An ambulance crew, along with BARS-Belgorod personnel, are transporting the wounded man to the regional clinical hospital. All necessary medical care is being provided.
8:27 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on April 5 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 6, air defense systems on duty intercepted and 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
8:15 Frontline summary on the morning of 06.04.26
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, positional battles are taking place in the area of Stepnogorsk and Novoyakovlevka.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, fighting continues in the Verkhnyaya Tersa-Vozdvizhevka sector.
Higher up the front, the LBS line is dynamic, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are counterattacking in the Pokrovsky sector.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian forces are advancing south of Sergeyevka, near Grishino and Novooleksandrivka.
On the Dobropolsky front, Russian forces are taking up new positions north of Novy Donbas.
In the Konstantinovka sector, Russian forces are gradually encircling the city, with fighting ongoing on the approaches to Konstantinovka and within the city itself. Ukrainian counterattacks continue to be repelled in Chasovy Yar.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Aleksandrovka.
In the Seversk direction, Russian troops are advancing near Privolye.
Khar'kov Front:
There is progress north of Kurilovka in the Kupyansk direction. The situation in Kupyansk remains tense, with fighting continuing.
Fierce fighting continues in the Vovchansk direction.
Russian forces are advancing toward the villages of Losevka and Bugayevka. Fighting continues east of Grafskoye.
Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian counterattacks near Vilcha and in Vovchanskiye Khutor.
In the Velykoburluk direction, Russian forces are taking up new positions near Shevyakovka and Chugunovka.
Sumy Front:
Fighting is underway near Sadki in the Yunakovka area. In the Glukhovsky sector, there is progress near the village of Sopych.
8:00 Artillerymen hit camouflaged positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with fire from the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled gun.
A 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew destroyed an enemy deployment point in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] Russia is recruiting new members for the newly created Unmanned Systems Troops (UST). The new branch of the armed forces was created specifically to conduct combat operations using unmanned systems of various types and purposes.
Vladimir Putin first announced the creation of the new forces on June 12, 2025. The President emphasized that the Russian army had accumulated extensive experience operating UAVs during the special operation. Using drones, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed or damaged up to half of the enemy's targets.
The BPS officially emerged as a separate branch of the Russian Army on November 12 of last year. At the time, the deputy commander of these troops, Colonel Sergei Ishtuganov, noted that the unit structure had already been determined, the chain of command had been established, and a commander had been appointed.
From this point on, the structure of the Armed Forces is as follows: three branches of service (ground forces, navy, and aerospace forces) and three separate branches of service reporting directly to the central command. These are the Strategic Missile Forces, the Airborne Forces, and now the Unmanned Systems Troops.
The increased focus on UAVs has become a natural result of the evolving frontline environment, where drones often shape operations on the battlefield.
HELP THE INFANTRY AND AVIATION
By 2026, the effect of using attack drones “became comparable to the results of fire from barrel artillery,” and FPV drones are causing significant losses to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This was pointed out in a comment to the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on February 20 by the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy, head of the GOU (Main Operational Directorate).
According to information from open sources, by the time the UAVS was created, specialized drone units existed in every military group operating in the SVO zone.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are deploying a blocking detachment near Vovchansk to catch deserters from municipal workers.
A recent example confirming the effectiveness of the "drone operators" is the operation of BPS troops near the city of Dobropillya (in the northwest of the DPR), the success of which the Ministry of Defense reported on April 5.
"FPV strike drone crews from the Center Group of Forces' unmanned systems forces, in order to disrupt the rotation of enemy units, carried out a 'free hunt' attack on the positions and manpower of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Dobropillya sector of the Northern Military District," the department noted.
The drones' "free hunt" has become a support for the infantry and equipment of the Russian Armed Forces' "Center" group, which is conducting an offensive on Dobropolye.
Then, on April 5, a message arrived from the Zaporizhzhia sector of the front, where units of the "Vostok" group were advancing. Thanks to the actions of the BvS specialists, enemy armored vehicles were being destroyed as they approached, and the scattered infantry was being finished off with precision strikes.
Air support is nullifying the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ongoing attempts to mount a counteroffensive over the past few months. During this time, the front line has been systematically shifting in our favor.
The Ministry of Defense publishes almost daily reports of strikes on Ukrainian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region supported by FPV drones. This suggests the systematic integration of unmanned aerial systems into Russian military tactics.
But drone operators are not limiting themselves to targets in the frontline zone.
On the eve, footage appeared online of a Geran-2 missile system striking a TRML-4D radar station of the IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system near the village of Kiryanka in the Poltava region, more than 100 kilometers from the front line.
A successful hit on such a target "blinds" the anti-aircraft system, thus creating a gap in the enemy's already leaky air defense dome, which is exploited by bomber and attack aircraft.
Unmanned systems are now a reliable "partner" for both ground forces and manned aircraft. Moreover, certain types of weapons have become a real nightmare for the Ukrainian army.
LANCET DISSECTION
In the frontline zone, the main tool for destroying fortified and armored targets remains the Lancet loitering munition.
According to the Lostarmour portal, whose specialists evaluate footage from open sources, at least 4,600 Lancet missiles have been used against the enemy since the beginning of the Second World War.
The operators have carried out more than 1,100 strikes on towed artillery positions and 770 strikes on self-propelled artillery units (SAU), more than 1,100 strikes on tanks and light armored vehicles.
Sometimes the Lancet's "prey" is more specific targets, such as Ukrainian Air Force aircraft at airfields.
The widespread use of loitering munitions of this type allows troops of unmanned systems to prevent the concentration of enemy forces in the frontline zone in advance for the purpose of a counteroffensive.
DRONES VS. DRONES
Since October 2024, the Rubicon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies (CAUUT), established under the direct orders of Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, has been successfully operating within the Russian Armed Forces. Since last fall, the center has been integrated into the structure of the UAV forces.
The tasks of this special unit include the design and testing of new drone models and software for them.
Rubicon engineers are working on implementing artificial intelligence technologies and electronic warfare systems into unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Center trains operators and directly controls drones in combat zones. The center publishes footage of target engagements, which provides statistical data on its effectiveness.
By October 2025, the milestone of 2,000 strikes per month was reached, and in March 2026, a new record was set: 3,170 targets hit.
Strikes are also targeting Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics. Specifically, operators destroyed over 1,000 enemy ground-based robotic systems (GRS), over 200 of which occurred in March 2026.
Thanks to the actions of Russian UAV operators, the enemy's supply routes are now littered with burned-out Ukrainian military "robots," preventing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from organizing any kind of stable defense in any strategic area.
The center's specialists destroyed approximately 1,900 fixed-wing UAVs, including those used for reconnaissance and artillery fire adjustment from the air. The timely destruction of targeting drones significantly impacts the course of combat operations on the ground, as enemy artillery operates essentially blind. A wide range of UAVs are used to engage targets, including the VT-40, the Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky (KVN), the Molniya, and several others.
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By 2026, the Armed Forces plan to train more than 70,000 specialists for the unmanned systems forces. This was announced on March 24 by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Anatoly Kontsevoy.
"This year, we plan to train more than 70,000 specialists to operate unmanned systems in the interests of our troops," the general noted.
According to him, a large number of specialists in operating unmanned aerial vehicles have already been trained for the new branch of the military.
Drones, once considered "exotic," have become as integral a part of the armed forces as the ground forces, navy, and air force. And in this regard, Russia is significantly ahead of many other countries.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] According to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment reviewed by Reuters, Russian satellites carried out at least 24 surveillance missions across 11 countries between March 21 and 31.
These mapped 46 sensitive 'objects', including US military bases, oil facilities, and major airports.
Within days of being surveyed, military bases and headquarters were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, the assessment said, in what it described as a clear pattern.
The assessment also found that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain. They represent the most detailed account yet of how Russia has provided secret support to Iran since Israel and the US on February 28.
Western and regional security sources told Reuters they had also detected a surge in Russian satellite imagery believed to have been shared with Tehran.
Nine surveys covered parts of Saudi Arabia, including five over the King Khalid Military City near Hafar Al-Batin, in what appeared to be an effort to locate elements of the US-made THAAD air defence system, the Ukrainian assessment said.
Other countries, including Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait, and the UAE, were surveyed twice, while Israel, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain, and the US Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia were each scanned once.
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