Ukraine to attempt evacuation from Mariupol on April 23.

"Ukraine has proven itself a partner for countries that want to defend themselves against aerial attacks," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

A private company that was awarded a Hr 2.5 billion ($57 million) contract by the state to repair and maintain military equipment siphoned off about $13 million through shell companies, investigators said.

The findings come amid broader concerns over Ukraine's mobilization system, which has faced persistent challenges in recruitment and rotation during the full-scale war.

The opening coincided with the arrival of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang.

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

Russia launched 94 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, adding that air defenses intercepted 74.

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.

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.