Iran's foreign minister visits Russia to meet Putin, consult on US ceasefire talks

Russia launched a drone attack on Odesa overnight on April 27, striking residential infrastructure in the city, officials reported.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in St. Petersburg after visiting Pakistan and Oman as part of diplomatic efforts to reinvigorate ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.

The number includes 810 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 213,858 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.

Mali's defense minister, Sadio Camara, who had close ties to the Kremlin, was killed in an insurgent attack, a government spokesperson said April 26, as Russia's Africa Corps withdrew from a northern Malian town after clashes with rebels.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on April 26, Russia's Defense Ministry said, as the two countries continue expanding military and diplomatic ties.

The Russian-installed head of the occupied city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, claimed that the air defense downed 71 Ukrainian drones.

A fire is burning at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl as Ukrainian drones attacked several Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight on April 26, authorities and social media channels reported.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Ukraine’s growing debate over gun control and how the war is reshaping the country’s approach to weapons and safety.

"Disasters know no borders — neither should solidarity. Moldova stands with those who build, not destroy," Maia Sandu said.

"The explosion at the fourth reactor changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians. Its consequences affected the entire world and are still felt today," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.