Heavy shelling of two settlements in Luhansk Oblast leaves locals without utility services.

Ukrainian drones attacked a Liberian-flagged oil tanker off the Black Sea coast, injuring a Turkish captain, Russian officials reported on April 16.

Yermak and Timur Mindich, a close Zelensky associate and a major suspect in the Energoatom case, have received summonses to attend hearings at the High Anti-Corruption Court but did not show up, according to the source. Mindich was not available for comment.

Russian missiles destroyed homes, burned buildings, and killed civilians in Ukraine's major cities in a mass overnight strike on April 16, with residential neighborhoods in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa bearing the brunt of the attack.

"There are many political commitments from our partners that have already been announced but not yet implemented," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

A mass Russian missile and drone attack early on April 16 struck major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro.

The number includes 1,100 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The vessel was stopped by the French military on March 20 on suspicion of flying a false flag.

The Tuapse Oil Refinery, a Rosneft facility, is one of the 10 largest refineries in Russia.

Ukraine has introduced drone assault units that combine aerial and ground drones, the Defense Ministry announced on April 15.

Russia struck a residential building in Odesa, killing one and injuring six, while an attack on Kyiv Oblast sparked a fire, the State Emergency Service reported.

"We strengthened our air defense — with the cruise missile interception rate of almost 80% and drone interception rising to 90%," Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.