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General Staff: Russia has lost 458,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
This number includes 750 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
«Hit hard» : fire breaks out after explosion in Stary Oskol, Belgorod region.
Air defense forces failed to repel the attack
Russia’s war losses in Ukraine rise by 750 in past day.
Russia’s total combat losses since the large-scale invasion have reached 458,580. That’s including 750 soldiers and officers killed or wounded in the past day alone.
Russian missile strike targets industrial infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia.
Russian missiles hit the industrial infrastructure in the City of Zaporizhzhia.
Fire in Russia’s Smolensk region after drone attack on fuel infrastructure.
Overnight Saturday, a fire broke out at the facility of Russia’s fuel and energy complex in Smolensk region amid a drone attack.
Charity concert in Berlin raises EUR 1M for Ukrainian children.
In Berlin, a large gala concert in support of Ukraine was held in Berlin’s central concert hall, Konzerthaus.
Ukrainian troops hit Russian EW system in Zaporizhzhia axis.
In Southern Operational Zone’s Zaporizhzhia axis, Ukraine’s Defense Forces air reconnaissance units spotted and effectively destroyed a Russian e-warfare system, using kamikaze drones.
War update: 102 combat clashes in Ukraine on Friday.
Ukraine reported 102 combat engagements with the Russian invasion forces in the past day.
Over 100 combat clashes between Ukrainian defenders and Russian forces occur in one day – Ukrainian General Staff.
A total of 102 combat clashes occurred at the front over the past day. The Russians launched 29 missile strikes and 67 airstrikes and also fired from multiple-launch rocket systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas 67 times.
50 UAVs attack 8 Russian oblasts overnight
Aircraft-type UAVs attacked eight Russian oblasts on the night of 19-20 April. Source: Russian Defence MInistry Details: Russian military sources claimed their air defence systems destroyed and intercepted fifty UAVs: 26 were downed over the terri...
In Russia’s Kaluga region drone targets energy infrastructure.
In the early hours of Saturday, April 20, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged in Russia’s Kaluga region of Russia as a result of a drone attack.
Explosion in Odesa
A blast rocked the City of Odesa amid an air raid alert Saturday morning.
Recruitment for war likely reason for record number of Russian visas for Nepal citizens.
In 2023, Russia issued 3,037 visas to citizens of Nepal, marking an absolute record. The spike is likely related to an ongoing war recruitment campaign.
Highway being built in Romania toward Ukraine border.
Romania plans to complete by 2026 the construction of the highway connecting Bucharest and Siret, the settlement located near the border with Ukraine.
Explosions rock Zaporizhzhia
In Zaporizhzhia, the sounds of explosions were heard in the early hours of Saturday amid an air raid alert.
Russian forces attack 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 4.
Russian forces attacked five communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast, injuring four people, the regional administration reported on April 19. At least 33 explosions were recorded.
Fire breaks out at energy facility in Russia's Smolensk Oblast after drone attack.
A fire has broken out at a petrol and energy facility in Russia's Smolensk Oblast as a result of a drone attack overnight on 19-20 April. Source: Vasily Anokhin, the governor of Russia's Smolensk Oblast, on Telegram Details: He also said that thei...
Support for Ukraine to be top priority during Lithuania's presidency of CoE Committee of Ministers.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said at a meeting with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Vilnius that support for Ukraine will be the top priority of Lithuania's chairmanship of the Commit...
Russian missile attack: explosions rock Zaporizhzhia and Odesa.
Explosions were heard in the city of Zaporizhzhia a few minutes after an air-raid warning was issued on the night of 19-20 April. Ukraine's ten oblasts were under threat of a Russian attack. An explosion rocked the city of Odesa at around 07:00 as...
Russians advance fast because of air defence shortage at front – ISW.
Due to the depletion of Ukraine's air defences at the front, Russian aircraft are supporting consistent and rapid Russian successes, including near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Mil...