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[Regnum] A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mongolia. CCTV reported this on April 26, citing data from the China Earthquake Research Center.
According to experts, the tremors were recorded at 12:23 PM local time. The epicenter was located in western Mongolia, in a sparsely populated area between the Zavkhan and Govi-Altai aimags.
The earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 15 kilometers. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Tuva yesterday. The quake was recorded 325 km southwest of Kyzyl, and the epicenter was 52 km west of the town of Ak-Dovurak. According to seismologists, the intensity at the epicenter was 6.8.
Earlier, on April 20, a powerful earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan in the Sanriku region. After further investigation, the magnitude was estimated at 7.7, with a depth of 19 kilometers. Following the aftershocks, authorities issued a tsunami warning. Evacuation orders were issued for 176,800 people in five prefectures—Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. Residents were urged to leave coastal areas and not return to shore until the warnings were lifted.
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[Korrespondent] 22.59 US President Donald Trump said he was having "good conversations" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Reuters reports.
21.19 Moldovan President Maia Sandu, at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky, assured her full support for Ukraine, in particular, recalling her country's readiness to join the Coalition of the Willing.
She called for maximum support for the country, which is fighting for the best democratic values while fighting the aggressor.
"We are ready to join the Coalition of the Willing, and we are discussing with the Ukrainian team how to do this, given that we are a neutral country. After all, we have already helped in the past, in particular, with the training of sappers, and now we are working on issues that Moldova could provide within the Coalition of the Willing," she added.
18.39 In the Hulyaipil direction, a border guard detected and hit a truck with Russian army personnel. The press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported this.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the pilot of the Phoenix border unit detected the movement of a truck completely clogged with enemy personnel.
"Without thinking twice, he aimed his drone directly at the "fat" target. And he got an almost record result - 11 destroyed occupiers and a burned truck," the description of the published video says.
18.13 Cases of cannibalism were recorded last winter in the Russian army. This is stated in an article in The Sunday Times, citing materials received from Ukrainian intelligence.
Ukrainian intelligence officers have handed over materials that include photographs and intercepted audio recordings of conversations between Russian soldiers, including at least five cases where, according to sources, servicemen resorted to cannibalism.
The publication reports that it analyzed some of the images using specialized software to verify them and concluded that they were not artificially created or altered.
14.37 In 2026, the balance of power at the front will not be in favor of the Russian army, the President of Ukraine said.
13:39 Russian troops attacked the Zhytomyr region, a fire broke out at an infrastructure facility, reported the head of the OVA, Vitaliy Bunechko.
12.58 On the night of April 26, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a refinery in the city of Yaroslavl. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. The plant is strategically important and one of the key facilities of the Russian oil refining industry.
12.05 On the night of April 25, Crimea came under massive drone attack. Explosions were recorded at the Kacha and Belbek airfields and in the area of the village of Saki. Before the arrivals, air defense missile launches were noted, followed by powerful detonations.
It was also loud in the Balaklava area. There, intensive air defense work was carried out in the area of the TPP, after several launches the installations switched to cannon weapons. Explosions covered Sevastopol and the surrounding area, Fiolent, Sapun-gora, the city center, and the Bakhchisarai district.
10.00 The Russian army launched 144 strike drones on the night of April 26, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. From 18:00 on April 25 to the morning of April 26, the Russians attacked with 144 strike drones of the Shahed type (including jet), Gerbera, Italmas and drones of other types from the directions: Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - RF, TOT Donetsk. Almost 100 of the launched drones are "Shaheeds". Air defense shot down/suppressed 124 enemy drones
9.21 Russian troops attacked the Odessa region with drones on the night of April 26. Civilian and port infrastructure was damaged. One person was injured as a result of the strike, and he is receiving all necessary assistance. In the residential sector, windows were broken in a five-story building, and a car was damaged.
Port and logistics infrastructure facilities, warehouses, technical equipment, cargo storage tanks, administrative buildings, and freight transport were also damaged. Damage was recorded to a civilian vessel under the flag of Palau, which was in the port under loading. According to preliminary information, there are no injuries among the crew members.
06.25 The Russian army attacked Chernihiv with drones on the morning of Sunday, April 26. Fires broke out in the private sector of the city. One "shaheed" exploded near a multi-story building. The explosion damaged and broke windows. There was no information about casualties.
02.27 The Russian army advanced near the settlement of Synkivka, Kharkiv region. This was reported by analysts of the DeepState project.
01.59 Late on Saturday evening, April 25, and after midnight on April 26, an alert was declared in a number of regions of the Russian Federation, as well as in the occupied territories, due to the threat of drones. Drones were moving in the direction of Moscow in particular. Local authorities are reporting "falling debris." Information about explosions is coming from the Belgorod and Tambov regions, as well as from Crimea. After the drone attack, a large fire was recorded in the area of the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery.
00.27 Two local residents were killed as a result of a targeted attack by an enemy drone on the territory of the Bilopol community of Sumy region on the evening of April 25. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA Oleg Grigorov. The incident occurred near one of the settlements, located less than 5 km from the border with the Russian Federation.
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[NewsFront] 21:42 Attack aircraft of the Dnepr group sharpen combat skills. 20:41 Servicemen of the Center group on the eve of Victory Dayare being restored monuments and memorials to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
16:23 From 9:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
13:02 Operational-tactical aviation, strike UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted destruction of storage and launch sites for long-range UAVs, Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 140 districts.
12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of April 26, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Miropolie, Bachevsk, Tolstodubovo, Kiyanitsa, and Budki in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Krasny Yar, Varvarovka, Berezovskoye, Khatneye, and Shesterovka in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 195 servicemen, 12 vehicles, an electronic warfare station and 14 supply depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an engineering brigade, an assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Tatyanovka, Krasny Liman, Mayaki, and Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Senkovo, Smorodkovka, Monachinovka, and Blagodatovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 service members, two US-made MaxxPro armored combat vehicles and a HMMWV, 20 vehicles, three artillery pieces, and four electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Konstantinovka, Novoselivka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 175 service members, a Cossack armored fighting vehicle, 12 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces. Five ammunition depots and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; two naval infantry brigades; a territorial defense brigade; the Azov* special forces brigade; and five National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novopidgorodne and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; and Gruzskoe, Veseloe, Vasilevka, Rubizhne, Dobropillya, Sergeyevka, Novonikolaevka, Kucherov Yar, and Belitskoe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 295 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, seven vehicles, two artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kolomiytsi, Malomykhailivka, and Gavrilovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lyubitske, Vozdvizhevka, Charivne, Rozovka, and Lesne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 290 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, six armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Kirovo, Preobrazhenka and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 50 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 19 cars, a field artillery gun and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:10 Fuel service specialists of the Center group are in charge of armored vehicles and automobiles on advance routes and in concentration areas.
12:09 Sumy border area. Northern assault units have re-entered Kondratovka. MAP
11:29 Russian Armed Forces entered Dolga Balka, MAP
10:40 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Bochkovo was liberated
Advance south of Dibrov and in the Golubovka area
Advance west of Grishino
Advancem between Grishino and Rodinsky
10:20 From 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Vologda, Yaroslavl regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of April 26, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, there are no changes in the LBS, fighting continues.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control west of Mirny.
There is progress southeast of Vozdvizhevka.
The enemy is counterattacking near Voskresenka and Aleksandrovgrad, with fierce fighting underway.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian forces are advancing east of Novooleksandrivka, taking up new positions near former mines west of Grishino.
On the Dobropillya front, Russian forces are attacking near Shevchenko and Svetly.
There are gains in Belitske.
Fighting continues west and north of Novy Donbas.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, there is progress in Konstantinovka, the Russian Armed Forces are taking up positions in the Solnechny microdistrict.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian Armed Forces continue to expand their zone of control in Krasny Liman.
To the southeast, near Dibrova, Russian troops have advanced toward the Seversky Donets-Donbas Canal.
Fighting for Rai-Aleksandrivka continues. (Fig. 2.2)
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, there are no changes in the LBS.
In the Volchansk sector, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their bridgehead.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Bochkovo.
Russian troops are advancing toward Losevka.
9:40 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 52 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on April 25 and 9:00 AM on April 26. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 40 times. Drones attacked our territory 12 times using explosive devices.
9:03 Past at night air defense forces, the Black Sea Fleet, and mobile fire teams destroyed 71 UAVs over Sevastopol, injuring four civilians and killing one. This was reported by Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
Damage was reported to 34 apartment buildings, 17 private homes, and five cars. UAV fragments fell on the grounds of the Academy of Choreography.
8:32 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on April 25 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 26, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed203 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.
8:07 An 82mm 2B25 Burevestnik mortar crew from the Vostok group destroyed strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
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