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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 26 that Russia has used about 400 Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones against Ukraine’s civilian population.
On Oct. 17, Russia attacked Ukraine with 43 drones, 37 of which were destroyed. Moscow's forces used 28 drones to attack Kyiv that day, killing five people.
Zelensky earlier said that Russia could have ordered as many as 2,400 Shahed-136 drones from Iran.
Iran continues to deny supplying weapons to Russia.
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Saturday, April 4
After discovering gas canisters at the scene of the fire in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, members of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade "Azov" deployed a Zmiy unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to avoid putting soldiers at increased risk.
Russian forces launched 7,987 glide bombs last month — over 1,500 more than the previous record in February, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported on April 3.
The number includes 1,110 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia launched a drone attack against Ukraine on the morning of April 4, sparking a fire in Kyiv after falling debris struck a building, according to local authorities.
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck defense and chemical industry facilities in the Russian cities of Taganrog and Tolyatti overnight on April 4, according to Russian Telegram channels.
Saturday, April 4
The proposed budget calls for a $445 billion (44%) increase in defense funds in 2027 — as U.S. military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump's watch.
"The delegation came onto U.S. soil for one purpose: to advance the Kremlin's strategic aims—including gathering additional useful intelligence," members of the Foreign Relations Committee wrote.
Russian forces dropped FAB-250 aerial bombs with cluster munitions on a residential area of Kramatorsk, killing four people and injuring four others.
Long lines formed at shops, restaurants, and gas stations in multiple Russian cities on April 3, as establishments could only accept cash payments. The outage may be connected to the Kremlin's restriction of VPNs.
Around 200 Ukrainian troops are based in Libya in cooperation with the government in Tripoli, sources told Radio France Internationale. These forces are allegedly responsible for the March 3 strike on a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The police received a report of the attack on a service member at around 2:15 p.m. local time. The victim later died in the hospital from his injuries.
Zelensky also said that, according to British intelligence, the battlefield situation is currently the most favorable for Ukraine in the past 10 months.
