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France plans to double jail terms for owners and operators of ships that fail to fly the correct flag or refuse to comply with orders to stop, according to a draft update to the country's military planning law, in a move aimed at vessels suspected of transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.

Throughout the day, the enemy attacked settlements in the Zaporizhzhia district. Three people were wounded as a result of the attacks.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have regained control of a small section in the Kharkiv region between the villages of Ambarne and Milove, while Russian troops continue active operations in the Lyman and Kupiansk sectors.

The Russian servicemen have developed a coordinated system for engaging various UAVs

As of the morning of April 7, users in 170 settlements across nine regions were without power due to severe weather; Russian attacks have caused new power outages in seven regions.

A second child, a girl, survived but was hospitalized for burns, regional authorities said on Tuesday morning.

The top brass reported that air defense alert capabilities shot down 45 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the past night

Over the past 24 hours, from the morning of April 6 to the morning of April 7, Russian forces carried out 60 strikes on 23 settlements in 14 territorial communities of the Sumy region; one man was injured.

Air Defense Forces shot down 77 of the 110 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of April 6.

A total of 788 attacks targeted 43 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Investigators from the National Police have notified two servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces of suspicion for attempted murder and torture of civilians during the temporary occupation of Bucha.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has streamlined the procedure for re-equipping aircraft to counter Shahed-type drones.

On the afternoon of April 6, Russian forces struck the courtyard of a multi-story building in the central part of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, using a "Smerch" multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). A local resident was injured, and buildings, cars, a school, and an administrative building were damaged.

The Russian army is currently concentrating the greatest efforts in the Oleksandrivka and Pokrovsk directions, in those sectors the Ukrainian side's resistance is strongest.

The Russian army hit Kharkiv for the second time in one day.

Russian invaders attacked Preobrazhenka, located in the Polohy district, with a drone. Two people were injured.

At around 10:00 a.m. on April 6, Russian troops once again shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, killing an older woman and wounding three other women.

Kalashnikov noted that the increase in government contracts for the 9M333 SAM is due to positive feedback on its use in the special military operation zone

The Russian army is employing "cannon fodder attacks" in an attempt to hide their problems from higher command and resolve them independently.

The blaze broke out in a storage facility that does not offer access to the general public.

Over the past 24 hours, on April 5, 120 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines.

In the Chernihiv region, most districts are without power following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure overnight and this morning.

Ukrainian military forces are operating in western Libya and were behind a recent attack on a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean, an RFI investigation has found. The findings point to a largely covert confrontation between Kyiv and Moscow as they compete for influence on Libyan territory, four years into their conflict.

Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to April 6, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,304,490 personnel, including 940 over the past 24 hours.

Seven Ukrainian children who were successfully returned home on April 3 visited the Child Rights Protection Center, where they can receive legal assistance, material and technical support, as well as comprehensive social and psychological care.

Russian occupiers have planted mines on a road bridge crossing the Kosheva River in Kherson.

A civilian was killed

Throughout April 5, 108 combat clashes took place along the frontline between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders. In particular, the enemy launched 24 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.

According to Denis Pushilin. Russian soldiers have also advanced toward Sergeyevka, Novoaleksandrovka, and Vasilyevka

The enemy is trying to hold its ground and dig in in the industrial zone, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic said

The Russian army has the situation under control, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic reported

The Russian Armed Forces have also taken up the village of Krynki in the Donetsk People’s Republic

In Krasny Liman itself, combat operations have taken place in the northeastern part of the town, according to Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic.

A cargo ⁠ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday, leaving one person dead and two ‌missing. Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-installed leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region, said the attack happened on Friday but crew members were unable to make known what had happened to them until Sunday. “It became known that the reason for the sinking ⁠of the Volgo-Balt in the Sea of Azov was a...

In the Kharkiv region, three people were injured throughout the day as a result of enemy strikes.

Vladimir Saldo noted that most of the crew has been admitted to a Kherson Region hospital and is receiving medical assistance, while one crew member has died, and the fate of two others remains unknown

Fighters of the "Phoenix" unmanned aerial systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed three enemy multiple launch rocket systems and a rare "Zoopark" radar system in the Zaporizhzhia direction in a single night.

In Kherson, the number of people injured as a result of enemy shelling of a public transport stop in the Korabelnyi district on April 4 has risen to six. A local resident sought medical assistance with a concussion and blast injury.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa have agreed to cooperate to provide greater security and opportunities for the development of their countries.

At least 70 people were missing after a migrant boat, which left the Libyan coaat, capsized in the Mediterranean, an Italian NGO said Sunday. Two people died and 32 were rescued from the vessels, said the NGO.

Since the start of the day, Russian troops have attacked the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces 41 times, with the most intense fighting recorded in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors.

A jet-powered Shahed drone struck in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv on Sunday, April 5.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, where he will hold important meetings.

A civilian car struck a Russian mine in Kherson on the morning of April 5, leaving one man injured.

Earlier, Dmitriev predicted that the price of oil futures would equal the price of physical oil in the next one to two weeks

A woman injured in a Russian shelling attack in Kherson has died from her wounds.

The vessel sank 300 miles north of Kerch

The Ukrainian Antarctic expedition encountered several pairs of resting humpback whales during a sea outing.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,215 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Ukraine's Defense Forces have retaken control of 12 settlements as part of their operation along the Oleksandrivka axis, including eight in the Dnipropetrovsk region and four in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Russian troops launched a morning strike with attack drones on the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kharkiv region.

Over the previous day, one person died and 11 were wounded in the Kharkiv region.

On the morning of Sunday, April 5, Russian occupiers carried out a drone attack on the village of Chornobaivka – a 40-year-old woman was wounded.

Moscow: Oil pipeline near the Baltic Sea damaged by Ukrainian drones.

In the Sumy region, a UAV attack last night left 19 children and 10 adults injured; during the day, two more people were wounded.

Agents of the partisan movement "ATESH" disabled a relay cabinet on a railway line running from the Russian city of Bryansk toward the Sumy region.

More than 100,000 square kilometers of Ukraine's territory remain potentially hazardous.

Six loitering munitions of the enemy were also shot down

Combat operations continued at the time of the report

In Dvorichna, Kharkiv region, soldiers of the 129th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces hit a Russian heavy flamethrower system of the Solntsepyok type.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved changes to support programs for agricultural producers in frontline areas, including increasing compensation for Ukrainian-made farm equipment to 40% for farmers operating in combat zones.

In addition to daily air strikes, Russia conducted 14 large-scale combined attacks over the winter period.

During April 4, there were 128 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy was most active in attempts to attack in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions.

The Polish government has announced a significant decrease in the number of attempts to illegally cross the border with Belarus, pointing to the effectiveness of its migration policy and the reinforced activities of its services.

The Arctic-Metagaz, a sanctioned vessel carrying liquefied natural gas, has been drifting dangerously since Libyan authorities failed to tow it to safety.

Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have launched 55 attacks on Ukrainian defensive positions, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Kostiantynivka sector.

In Kharkiv, a child was injured after an enemy drone fell in the Slobidskyi district.

Private houses in the village of Mikhailovka in the Kremenskoy district came under fire by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, regional head Leonid Pasechnik said

French journalists report the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and their alleged involvement in the attack on the Arctic Metagaz vessel using a maritime drone.

The SSU, together with the UAV Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carried out a second strike this month on the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.

In Kharkiv, the number of people affected by a UAV attack on the Nemyshlianskyi district has increased to five.

The AFU are making changes to the content of their training for combating Russian unmanned aerial vehicles and are strengthening the technological component.

Russian night-time strikes on Ukraine wounded 14 people while one person died and four were injured in air attacks in Russia, officials said Saturday.

In Sumy, the number of casualties from the massive nighttime attack by Russian drones has increased to 13, including one child.

Four civilians were killed and 11 others injured in Russian shelling across the Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian authorities say Russia is deploying "new tactics" as the country came under rolling aerial daytime assaults from missiles and drones fitted with jet engines. At least 14 people were killed across Ukraine.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 260 out of 286 drones launched by Russian invaders in an overnight attack that started on the evening of April 3.

In the Kherson region, one person was killed and 25 civilians were injured over the past day as a result of Russian attacks.

On the front line on April 3, as many as 157 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded.

In the Sumy region, three people were killed and 22 others injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.

In March 2026, Russian forces significantly increased their use of guided aerial bombs, deploying 7,987 GABs – more than 1,500 higher than in February.

Russian propaganda has launched an information campaign aimed at justifying the systematic shelling of Zaporizhzhia, claiming that there are "almost no civilians left" in the city.

A satellite image has confirmed damage to equipment at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan region, Ufa, following a strike on April 2.

Ukraine: "Yesterday, Russian attacks caused 14 deaths."

Online freedom becomes a burning issue as the government shuts down popular discontent.

At around 7:45 p.m., Russian troops struck the Korabelny district of Kherson, injuring two people.

Russian invaders dropped aerial bombs on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region this evening, killing four people and wounding two others.

Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov said that several candidates are now present

Russia is constantly modernizing its weapons systems and adjusting not only the time of day but also the number of UAVs and the tactics used to deploy them.

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

In March 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck more than 151,200 enemy targets and neutralized 35,351 Russian invaders.

Throughout Friday, Russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks on four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region using missiles, drones, and artillery. One person was killed and 12 others were injured, including a child.

Ukraine does not rule out that Russia may use the territory of the Transnistrian region to create additional pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine and conduct sabotage in the rear.

Ukraine achieves significant victories on the battlefield thanks to burgeoning drone production.

According to earlier reports, the Ukrainian armed forces significantly increased attacks on the territory adjacent to the Zaporozhye NPP and the city of Energodar recently

Finnish preparedness and deterrence against Russian aggression - whether in the form of hybrid attacks, or full-scale invasion, is long-established state practice. Conscripts are trained to be expert snipers; ready for all eventualities at the country's 1,350 km frontier with Russia.

The commander of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, Major General Oleh Apostol, spoke about the most successful operations of his units.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed strikes on the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa (Bashkortostan, Russia), as well as on the Kulikovsky training ground and an ammunition depot of Russian forces in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

Russian forces attacked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone, resulting in one death and several injuries.