Ukraine’s allies pledged a massive new military aid package Wednesday, including 120,000 drones from the U.K., after Russia launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles in fresh overnight strikes.
The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.
Russia launched 324 drones and three ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said, part of a broader surge in aerial assaults, according to Reuters.
Russian strikes hit more than a half a dozen areas of Ukraine behind the front line on Tuesday and Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.
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[Korrespondent] 23.27 In the Bila Tserkva district of the Kyiv region, a fire broke out at an enterprise due to enemy fire. There were no casualties.
22.55 On the evening of April 15, the Russians attacked the Dnipro, three people were injured. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleksandr Ganzha. According to him, as a result of the attack, a fire broke out on the territory of an educational institution. An office building and a garage were also on fire. Cars were damaged. Two young boys were injured. Later, it became known that a 38-year-old woman was injured. She was hospitalized in moderate condition.
22.31 One person was killed and six others were injured in a Russian attack on a high-rise building in Odessa. This was reported by the head of the Odessa City Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, on April 15. As reported by the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper, on Telegram, at least three apartments in the nine-story building were damaged, and another was destroyed.
"A hostile attack on a residential building in Odessa caused casualties and destruction. Unfortunately, six people aged 20 to 67 were injured as a result of the UAV strike. A man aged about 60 died," he noted.
At least three apartments in the building were damaged, and another apartment was destroyed. The fire that broke out has now been extinguished.
22.13 The Netherlands will invest 248 million euros in drones for Ukraine. This was announced by Dutch Defense Minister Dylan Jeshilgos-Zegerius during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues in Ukraine.
21.56 Following the results of the next meeting in the Ramstein format, the allies announced new support packages, including in the field of air defense, drones, and logistics, and also confirmed contributions to joint defense programs. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
21.32 Russian troops attacked the Dnipro on April 15, a fire broke out in an educational institution. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha. According to preliminary information, there were no deaths or injuries.
20.55 A new model of warfare is being implemented in Ukraine - drone assault units, which combine air and ground drones with infantry into a single system. The Ministry of Defense reported this on April 15. It is noted that this approach has already shown results in the south, where a large amount of territory has been liberated since February, precisely thanks to the use of these new units.
20.13 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the United States supports plans to create a new military bloc in Europe with the participation of Ukraine.
According to him, despite the agreements reached during the meeting of the US and Russian presidents in Alaska, Washington has not abandoned its policy of deterring Moscow. Lavrov also claims that the US supports the formation of a new military alliance in Europe.
20.10 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi announced on April 15 that he took part in a meeting of the commanders-in-chief and chiefs of general staffs of the armed forces of the member states of the Coalition of the Willing, which took place in a video conference format.
19.35 On April 15, the Russians shelled Odessa. Preliminary reports indicate that a nine-story residential building was hit. This was reported by the head of the Odessa MVA, Serhiy Lysak. Later, he added that, according to preliminary information, four people were injured. Apartments on several floors were damaged - from the fifth to the seventh. Rescuers and all emergency services are already working at the site of the hit. An operational headquarters has been deployed.
18.48 A number of countries announced new contributions to the PURL program during the 34th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues in Ukraine in the Ramstein format in Berlin. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
18.32 Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a reconnaissance mission at an enterprise in Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan, Russian Federation), 1,500 kilometers from the border. This was reported by the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
"It's not just about pecking at the wormy military-industrial complex, but burning out the very illusion of security relative to the depth of the enemy's rear. The Governor of Bashkortostan will confirm. 1,500 km deep into the swamps is not about protection. It's about the flight time of the freedom-loving Ukrainian Ptah. A little diet for the carriers of KABs: the petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan) is a manufacturer of aviation fuel, additives for aviation kerosene and the only manufacturer of neodymium synthetic rubbers in the Russian Federation, slightly spoiled on April 15 by the Ptahs of the 1st Airborne Forces. More to come," noted "Magyar."
17.58 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on an official visit to the capital of Italy, Rome. This was announced by the head of state's spokesman, Serhiy Nikiforov, Suspilne reports.
17.43 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during the 34th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine Defense (Ramstein) in Berlin, called on allies to continue supporting Ukraine and expressed hope for the announcement of new commitments, Interfax-Ukraine reports. He stressed that "allies must invest more to reach the target of $60 billion in support of Ukraine's security and defense this year."
17.35 An agent of the Russian GRU, who persuaded the mayor of Ochakov to surrender the city to the Russians, received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU reported this on April 15. The suspect was exposed in March 2023 in the Mykolaiv region. He turned out to be a former commander of one of the special forces centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recruited by the enemy, who settled in the Ochakov city council.
17.17 In the Donetsk region, the Russian occupation army is losing an average of 428 soldiers per square kilometer. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov at the 34th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format.
16.55 Since the beginning of the day, 58 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary. More than a third of Russian attacks are concentrated near Pokrovsk in the areas of 11 settlements.
16.22 The Security Service, together with the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor General's Office, exposed two assistants of current people's deputies of Ukraine in "evasion schemes".
They offered conscripts $16,000 to avoid conscription through fake medical documents or to travel to the EU bypassing border checkpoints. After receiving the full amount for their services, the dealers immediately blocked their clients' contacts and disappeared "from the radar."
Law enforcement officers documented the crimes of both suspects and arrested them "red-handed" after receiving the funds. During the searches, smartphones containing evidence of the transaction and money were seized from them.
On November 16, the Defense Council of the Kharkiv Region adopted a decision to expand the mandatory and forced evacuation zone in the Kupyanskyi district. This was announced by the head of the Defense Council, Oleg Synegubov.
15.35 Russian troops have the opportunity to accumulate infantry and equipment in the south of Myrnohrad, in particular due to the fact that Ukrainian pilots are unable to reach it by drones. This is reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
"Currently, the enemy is using the accumulated resources to put pressure on the northern outskirts of the city to press the city and its agglomeration. At the same time, there is an advance and consolidation of the enemy's landing north of Rivne, which endangers those who hold this pocket in the Svitly region," the report says.
It is noted that the Russians also control the kill zone with drones within a radius of 20 km from the center of Myrnograd and strike at everything that moves, which complicates any movement and actions in this area.
The pressure and advance of the Russian troops towards Hryshynye from Pokrovsk also continues. The enemy is gradually drawing into the village and has almost completely occupied the village. Infiltrations are increasingly being recorded in the area of Novooleksandrivka and Vasylivka.
15.17 A district council deputy was exposed in Transcarpathia, suspected of organizing an illegal channel for transporting conscripts to Romania. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the investigation, the official established a mechanism for the illegal transfer of military-age persons outside Ukraine.
15.16 As of April 13, there are 404 convicted collaborators living in Ukraine who, through the state project " I Want to My Own," have declared their desire to leave for Russia. They will be able to do this provided that Ukrainians return from Russian captivity.
Each of them has a timer on their page that shows how long they have to wait to leave for Russia. Rita Kuks has the least waiting time - 2 months and 11 days. She provided the enemy with information about the movement, movement and location of Ukrainian troops in the city of Selidove, Donetsk region.
At the same time, one of the "record holders" in the waiting period for departure to the Russian Federation remains Gleb Manakov. He collected and transmitted information to the Russians about the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Lysychansk. The convict is waiting for 1 year, 11 months and 29 days.
"The Russian authorities are aware of the desire of each collaborator presented on the hochuksvoim.com website to leave for the Russian Federation. But Moscow is in no hurry to return its former agents. Now, having found themselves in prison, they are of interest to Russia only as material for propaganda and fakes," the project website states.
It is noted that 70 collaborators have already taken advantage of the opportunity to travel to Russia on the condition that Ukrainians return from Russian captivity. The profiles of 34 of them are presented on the project website.
15.03 On April 14-15, the Ukrainian military struck a number of military facilities of the Russian invaders, mainly in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported details.
14.56 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have created the Military Expert Council ARES (Allied Reform and Expert Support) - an advisory body to the Commander-in-Chief. The press service of the General Staff reported this.
Its task is to exchange advanced Ukrainian and international experience for the development of the army.
Among the priorities are the development of military science and education, increasing the efficiency of meeting the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as advisory and consultative support on other issues falling within the powers of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
British General Sir Richard Shirreff (Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, 2011 - 2014) has been appointed as the Chairman of the Military Expert Council.
14.42 The Security Service and the National Police have detained two more Russian agents who committed arson in different regions of Ukraine. Both suspects are local residents who agreed to work for the enemy in exchange for money.
An agent of the Russian FSB was exposed in Dnipro, who set fire to an armored evacuation tractor BTS-4, which was being loaded at the Ukrzaliznytsia station for further transportation to the front line. The man also tried to destroy a cellular base station with a flammable mixture in order to "cut off" local subscribers from the network.
In Odessa, a 25-year-old repeat offender who already has a criminal record for theft, but committed a new crime while on probation, was suspected. The attacker tracked the cars of Ukrainian soldiers, and then, with the coordination of Russian special forces, set fire to the vehicles.
The suspect's next task was to prepare a terrorist attack in the city. To do this, the Russians instructed him to make a homemade explosive device with remote activation.
14.38 British Malloy T-150 drones are used not only for logistics, but also for combat missions. They were used during the operation to destroy a bridge in the Kherson region. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports this on its website.
14.14 The United Kingdom will transfer at least 120,000 drones to Ukraine this year. This is the largest package of drones the country has ever provided during a full-scale war, the British government has announced.
13.59 An explosion occurred near a military plant near Samara in the Russian Federation, the Russian publication Astra reported, citing information from local residents.
13.45 In March, the Ukrainian army liberated almost 50 sq. km of territory from Russian invaders. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, in Telegram following the meeting.
13.29 Law enforcement officers reported in absentia the suspicion of collaborator Andriy Malgin for organizing the removal of almost 11 thousand exhibits from the Kherson Regional Art Museum by Russian military personnel during the occupation of the city. This was reported by the press service of the SBU.
As the investigation established, during November 1-2, 2022, the defendant organized the removal of exhibits from the Kherson Regional Art Museum named after O.O. Shovkunenko, which was seized at that time.
The robbery of the cultural institution occurred during the flight of Russians from the regional center amid a counteroffensive by the Defense Forces.
13.05 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Facebook.
Ukraine, together with Norway, is building a strategic partnership in the field of security and defense, the president noted.
12.58 The occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region is completely without electricity due to night strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Russian-appointed "governor" Yevgeny Balytsky on social networks on Wednesday, April 15.
According to him, last night the energy infrastructure of the occupied part of Zaporizhia was again subjected to "massive attacks by the enemy".
"As a result of the shelling, a number of energy facilities were damaged, which led to a complete power outage in the region", - Balytsky wrote.
Due to a "failure in the power system" there is also no electricity in most of the occupied Kherson region, the "authorities" of the region said. 14 districts remain without electricity.
12.45 Ukraine currently has a critical shortage of missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the ZDF television channel.
12.23 On the night of April 15, Russian troops attacked two higher education institutions in Dnipro. The academic buildings and student dormitories of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology and the National Technical University Dnipro Polytechnic were damaged. This was reported by the city's mayor, Borys Filatov.
"At night, the Russians meanly and purposefully attacked two Dnipro universities. The academic buildings and student dormitories of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology and the Polytechnic University were damaged," the mayor noted.
As a result of the enemy attack and the blast wave, about three dozen residential buildings were also damaged. In total, over a thousand windows were broken, and the extent of other damage is still being determined.
12.16 One person died in an explosion at a gunpowder factory in Kazan on April 14, his body was pulled from the rubble, Russian propaganda news agency Interfax reported, citing the Tatarstan Ministry of Health.
The department clarified that a man and a woman who were taken to Kazan hospitals the day before after the explosion suffered burns and injuries.
On April 14, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov reported a fire on the territory of the enterprise, which led to the partial collapse of structures.
11.35 The National Police detained five criminals at once, who offered to "solve the issue" with mobilization for money. In Kyiv, businessmen guaranteed conscripts positions with "armor", and in Khmelnytskyi region, a man and a woman promised a quick removal from the wanted list.
11.21 Military counterintelligence officers detained an FSB informant in Kramatorsk who was correcting enemy missile and drone attacks. The SBU reported this.
It is indicated that this is a deputy principal of a local school. The head teacher came to the attention of racists when she traveled to Belarus at the beginning of the full-scale war.
10.59 The Russian city of Sterlitamak in the Republic of Bashkortostan has come under attack by drones, according to the Russian publication Astra, which positions itself as independent.
Local residents are reporting explosions over the city and its surroundings, media reports say.
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10.49 President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold a series of meetings in Norway, after which he will pay a visit to Italy. This was stated by the Ukrainian leader's press secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
10.42 It became known about the death of two men in the Dnipro district of Kherson due to attacks by Russian drones on April 13. They received fatal injuries as a result of enemy drones hitting their cars. Currently, the relevant services are establishing the identities of the deceased.
10.29 On Wednesday morning, five regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to new shelling by Russian invaders and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Emergency restoration work has already begun where security conditions currently allow.
10.26 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published data on 48 enterprises of the Schwabe holding, which is part of the Rostec state corporation, on the War&Sanctions portal.
Despite positioning itself as a manufacturer of medical equipment, the holding's enterprises are involved in the creation of a wide range of military products - from strike and reconnaissance UAVs to sighting systems for aviation and armored vehicles, thermal imagers, as well as components for ballistic missiles and corrected artillery ammunition.
The structure of Shvabe includes, in particular, foreign assets - the Chinese company SHVABE OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD and the Belarusian enterprise Shvabe (Minsk)”, which expand the holding's capabilities in terms of access to technologies and component base.
It is probably the "medical" cover that allowed a significant part of the enterprises to avoid sanctions pressure - 30 of them are still not under restrictions from any of the countries of the sanctions coalition. Among them:
Moscow Saphir Plant - manufacturer of photodiodes for Iskander-M ballistic missiles and photodetectors for Krasnopol-M2 guided artillery shells;
Foton Central Design Bureau, which produces laser rangefinders and thermal imagers;
Germanium JSC produces germanium and its compounds, which are used for the manufacture of infrared optics, optical fibers, as well as in the nuclear and radioelectronic industries.
10.04 On the morning of April 15, Russian troops struck the central part of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, with a FAB-1500 aerial bomb.
According to him, at 5 a.m. the Russians hit the center of Slavyansk with a FAB-1500. A children's sports facility, which was a historical monument of the city, was completely destroyed. An administrative building was destroyed, another was damaged.
At least 39 high-rise buildings and 15 cars suffered varying degrees of damage.
Currently, there is one injured person known to be a 57-year-old man. He is being prepared for transportation to the Dnipro clinic.
9.41 AM 19 people remain in Dnipro hospitals injured in Russia's missile strike on April 14. 13 of them are in intensive care. Two men, ages 51 and 45, are in critical condition. The rest are in moderate condition. Eight of the injured are being treated as outpatients.
9.25 The Russian army continued to strike the Cherkasy region with drones since night. The regional center was again under the sights, as it was the night before. Air defense forces neutralized 41 Russian drones in almost a day.
As a result of the latest attack by Russian drones, four people were injured, two of them were hospitalized.
In total, there are four locations where the UAVs fell. Residential infrastructure was damaged: dozens of private houses, cars.
8.58 The warhead of a Russian Iskander-K missile has been discovered in the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv. It is now planned to detonate the discovered part. Kyiv police reported this.
8.47 During March 14, 212 combat clashes took place at the front. The largest number of battles were in the Pokrov direction - 42 and Kostyantynivka - 22. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8.34 Partisans destroyed the communication between the occupiers: in the village of Gorsky Shchyt, Sverdlovsk Region, a telecommunications cabinet of a key communications tower was destroyed. It provided operational control and protected data transmission channels for the headquarters of the Central Military District. This was reported by the Atesh partisan movement in Telegram.
7.59 Russian troops launched several ballistic missiles and over three hundred strike drones into Ukraine at night. Most of the enemy targets were eliminated by air defense forces. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram.
7.42 The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to inflict losses on Russia - over a thousand invaders have been neutralized over the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its morning update on Facebook.
06.01 Cherkasy at dawn on Wednesday, April 15, was again subjected to a massive attack by Russian drones, as a result of which at least three people were injured. Several enemy targets were recorded falling in various locations of the regional center. This was reported by the head of the Cherkasy regional military administration, Ihor Taburets.
05.26 As a result of the shelling by Russia of Zaporizhzhia at dawn on Wednesday, April 15, a fire broke out in one of the residential areas. As reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov, as a result of the shelling, a fire broke out in one of the residential areas, the flames also engulfed the parking lot. The Russians also struck a bus stop. Preliminary reports indicate that there are casualties.
03.59 On the night of Wednesday, April 15, the movement of enemy drones and missiles was recorded in several regions of Ukraine. Explosions were heard in Izmail, Dnipro, and Cherkasy.
"The enemy struck the Dnieper. An administrative building was set on fire," wrote the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, and a little later reported on the injured 29-year-old woman.
03.30 On the night of Wednesday, April 15, the power went out in the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions after a drone attack. In part of Zaporizhzhia region, power supply was lost due to damage to power equipment. This was reported by representatives of the Russian administration. As reported by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+, an electrical substation was attacked in Melitopol, which caused power supply to be lost in the occupied city itself and throughout the southern part of the region.
01.29 Norway has handed over the promised F-16 fighters to Ukraine, but they are still being repaired and prepared for operation. As Norwegian Prime Minister Gar Støre said, Norway has provided Ukraine with aircraft that have not been used in the country's armed forces for several years due to the transition to more modern F-35 fighters. Therefore, before Ukrainian pilots start using these F-16s, they need repair and proper training. All the transferred fighters have already officially become part of the Ukrainian Air Force and the first of the aircraft will be ready for service in the near future, Støre emphasized.
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[NewsFront] 21:19 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces showed Footage of the liberation of Kaleniki in the Slavic direction. 21:15 Russian units in the Burluk direction released Volchanskiye Khutor. Fighting for the village continued for over a year after the liberation of neighboring Volchansk. Units of the Northern Guard broke the enemy's resistance after protracted fighting.
Russian Armed Forces forces also managed to advance between Vovchya and the state border in the forests south of the villages of Maryino and Krasnoye. There are also successes near Degtyarny.
Fighting continues in other areas of the Burluk direction.
Russian units are attacking south along the Verkhnyaya Pisarevka-Simonovka line through the forested area on the banks of the Seversky Donets River.
Near Staritsa, Russian forces have captured several sections of forested area.
On the eastern flank, near Kolodeznoye, there are also successes in the ravines - there the assault troops are advancing towards the Verkhnyaya Dvurechnaya River line.
20:43 Posted footage of combat operations by drone operators of the Northern Forces Group against enemy transport.
19:30 OK footage captured the destruction of the self-propelled howitzer "Caesar" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by several FPV drones, –video.
18:28 In the period from 09:00 Moscow time to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Rostov regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan and over the Black Sea.
18:15 According to the available information on March 26, 2026, the leadership of several European countries, in the face of mounting losses and a worsening shortage of manpower in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, decided to increase the production and supply of UAVs to Ukraine for strikes on Russian territory.
A significant increase in the production of UAVs for the Kyiv regime is planned through increased funding for “Ukrainian” and “joint” enterprises located in European countries for the production of attack drones and their components.
The troops of the Northern Guard continue to expand their control of the territory east and southwest of Volchansk.
In Volchanskiye Khutor, yesterday, the Russian Armed Forces took complete control of the center and southern outskirts, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces had rushed in from the direction of Bely Kolodez, and drove the enemy out to the eastern outskirts.
As of today, our Ministry of Defense reported that Volchanskiye Khutor has been completely recaptured by our troops. Russian Armed Forces have driven the enemy out of Volchanskiye Khutor, secured a foothold in the northwestern part of Pokalyany, and repelled enemy counterattacks, including those from a reconnaissance battalion counterattacking from Belyy Kolodez. Most of the enemy groups were eliminated during their advance.
The fighting is to the east, along the Zybino-Volokhovka-Okhrimovka line, where our units are pushing back enemy units.
Repeated attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to cross the Volchya River and establish a bridgehead in the Bochkovo area were unsuccessful. The enemy suffered heavy losses there.
Our troops have reached the Volchya River near Bochkovo and Okhrimovka and are engaged in fierce counter-attacks. To the northeast, the Russian Armed Forces continue active operations near Shabelny and Nesterny.
South of Volchansk, our units are engaged in fierce counter-attacks near Vilcha and in the forested area east of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka.
The enemy has noted repeated incursions by our assault groups into Losevka.
Holding Losevka is crucial for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as it is the left-flank settlement of the first defensive line they have established south of Volchansk.
Control over Losevka and further advancement to Bugaevka will create a threat of outflanking this line on the left flank through the forest area along the Pechenezhskoye Reservoir.
Further west, between Staritsa and Neskuchny, Russian Armed Forces advanced from the state border toward Ternovaya and captured Plosky Forest.
Our units are also conducting active operations in the forested areas toward Izbitskoye.
14:41 During the offensive, the assault groups of the 128th Motorized Rifle Brigade, using the terrain,came in and established a foothold in the village of Vovchanskie Khutora in the Khar'kov region. This blocked the enemy's supply routes for food and ammunition.
Operators of unmanned aerial systems identified and destroyed UAV control centers and field warehouses containing weapons and ammunition.
The fighters suppressed the firing points, cleared the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and began demining the area.
Units of the "North" military group continue to expand the security zone in the Sumy and Khar'kov regions. Troops advance daily deeper into enemy defenses, pushing Ukrainian Armed Forces militants away from the state border to ensure the safety of civilians.
13:01 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of April 15, 2026)
As a result of decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Volchanskie Khutora in the Khar'kov region.
Three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the villages of Izbitskoye, Pyatikhatki, and Sosnovy Bor in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades were damaged near the villages of Bachevsk, Zapselye, Mala Slobidka, and Pokrovka in the Sumy region. The enemy lost up to 175 service members, an armored personnel carrier, 17 vehicles, and seven supply depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of four mechanized brigades, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Berezovka, Monachinovka, Palamarevka, Prysten, and Staroverovka in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of seven mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and the General Staff Security Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Novoselivka, Stenki, Tikhonovka, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 210 troops, four armored personnel carriers, a Canadian-made Senator armored fighting vehicle, 18 vehicles, and a field artillery gun. A radar station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Grishino, Dobropillya, Zolotoy Kolodez, Kucherov Yar, Serhiivka, and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of over 300 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, five armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, and four field artillery pieces, including two US-made M777 155mm howitzers and a Bogdana-B 155mm towed artillery mount. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
Formations of an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Dobropasovo and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Barvinovka, Vozdvizhevka, Dolinka, and Charivne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy lost over 240 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, and seven automobiles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Kherson.
Up to 40 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 18 vehicles, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, four electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and a supply depot were destroyed.
12:33 Artillery shells beat the enemy which was targeted precisely. Strongholds, an ammunition depot, personnel, and a UAV control center belonging to Ukrainian Armed Forces units were hit.
10:40 The Vostok Guards Forces crossed the Volchya River and is conducting offensive operations in the direction of the village of Lesnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, MAP
10:12 GV "Sever" completed the liberation of Volchansky Khutors, -MAP
10:04 Territory north of Bochkovo located under Russian control. Heavy losses were reported for the Ukrainian 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade during the crossing of the Volchya River and fighting along the Zybino-Volokhovka-Okhrimovka line.
09:50 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Sever group destroyed strongholds and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kharkov region.
08:27 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on April 14 to 07:00 Moscow time on April 15, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 85 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Expansion of the control zone in the Miropolsky area
Advance in the village of Volchanskie Khutora
Advance east of the village of Zelenoye
Advance in the area of the settlement Krivaya Luka - Kaleniki
06:03 Calculation of the TOS "Solntsepek" of the "Vostok" group of forces destroyed fortified stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
[JTN] Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday referred the 2019 Ukraine impeachment whistleblower against Donald Trump, as well as the former intelligence community inspector general, for criminal investigation by the Justice Department, officials told Just The News.
The criminal referrals were sent to the Justice Department just four days after Gabbard declassified intelligence that the CIA analyst who filed against Trump that prompted the impeachment had misled the investigators who first received his whistle-blower complaint and that then-inspector general Michael Atkinson kept evidence of the whistleblowers' bias from the impeachment proceedings.
"ODNI can confirm a criminal referral was sent to DOJ related to one or more former employees of the Intelligence Community and their role in the 2019 impeachment of President Trump," an ODNI spokesperson told Just The News.
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"ODNI can confirm a criminal referral was sent to DOJ related to one or more former employees of the Intelligence Community and their role in the 2019 impeachment of President Trump,"
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
