Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

The Prime Minister of Poland stated that they had received threats from Gazprom to cut off gas supplies. Probably because of the refusal to pay for gas in rubles. Mateusz Morawiecki supposed that Russia would try to punish Poland in this way. This was reported by RMF24.

Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland: From the first days of the war in Ukraine, we are ready to completely abandon energy resources from Russia. We have gas reserves. Our gas storages are filled by 76%.

Gas from Russia will not enter Poland under the Yamal contract, Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland said at a press conference on gas security in Poland.

Up to 100 Russian soldiers have been eliminated, six tanks, five armored vehicles and five attacks destroyed during the day, Operational Tactical Group "East" reports.

Dmytro Kuleba commented on Russia's "nuclear threats" that it was acting in this way because "no movement towards its victory, to put it mildly." The Minister added that this should not frighten or provoke Ukrainians and partners.

Our military is able to learn operating new weapons faster than partner countries are ready to decide to provide those, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba said. But we also broke this wall, so weaponry will be there now.

The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated additional UAH 2 billion for the eSupport program, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal informed on Telegram.

Within the program, the state pays UAH 6,500 to each employee and self-employed person who lost a job due to the war.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said: "We want to see a free Ukraine and a "weakened Russia... The unity of the West and the unity of NATO, and indeed the unity of the globe, has probably never been stronger than it is in the face of this unprovoked aggression. This is where we are headed".

"I would like to inform you that, despite the fact that a military operation (war against Ukraine - Ed.) is in progress, we still hope that we will be able to reach an agreement on the diplomatic track. We are negotiating, we are not giving up on them." Putin said at a meeting with the UN Secretary General.

Following a meeting defense agencies' heads of more than 40 countries, it was transformed into a monthly contact group on defense of Ukraine. This was announced by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a briefing after the meeting.

The head of the Transnistrian region, Vadym Krasnosilsky, stated that, preliminary, "there is a Ukrainian sign in the terrorist attacks." He called on the Ukrainian authorities to investigate the attacks in the region.

"I assume that those arranging this attack aim to engage Transnistria in the conflict," Krasnosilsky said.

Sitting at a long table, Putin told the UN Secretary General that he believes in an agreement with Ukraine.

In the Transnistrian region of Moldova, the task force of Russian troops have been brought into full combat readiness, and security forces have been transferred to an enhanced mode of service. This was reported by the General Staff of Ukraine in its report.

Russia's terrorist activity in unrecognized Transnistria and missile strikes in southern Ukraine indicate that the aggressor state wants to open another offensive - Ukrainian Bessarabia, Oleksiy Arestovych, advisor to President's Office chairman, said. Such actions will bring Russia closer to defeat.

In Kharkiv, three people, two women and a man, were killed and four wounded as a result of the shelling of the Moscow district today at 12:00. There are damaged houses and cars. This was reported by the Kharkiv City Prosecutor's Office.

US diplomats returned to Ukraine today for the first time since Russia's invasion. This was reported by CNN, referring to a source familiar with the situation.

Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is suspending all business in Russia and Ukraine. This is due to the use of drones for military purposes.

Pentagon Chief Llod Austin thanked Oleksiy Reznikov for today's meeting at the Rammstein base:

"These 40+ nations are all here today because of the remarkable job Ukraine has done defending itself. Their valor and skill will go down in military history" - he wrote on Twitter.

Today’s gathering wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of my friend Minister @oleksiireznikov. These 40+ nations are all here today because of the remarkable job Ukraine has done defending itself. Their valor and skill will go down in military history. pic.twitter.com/vYWDEgR39d

— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) April 26, 2022

Chief Directorate of Intelligence: Russia is preparing a missile strike in Transnistria with civilian casualties. Russia's special services are sending text messages to residents of unrecognized Transnistria alleging that the Ukrainian military intends to carry out rocket and artillery shelling of military facilities in the Moldovan separatist region.

Soldiers of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade showed how to destroy a Russian T-72 tank with the entire crew by using NLAW anti-tank missiles:

More than 9,000 Ukrainians and entrepreneurs bought military bonds as of April 25, the Ministry of Finance states.

Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories has approved a new list of regions and communities IDPs of which can receive assistance from the state. The list now includes: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhya regions and some communities of the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.

The new status will take effect in May 2022. Assistance from the state also applies to those whose homes have been destroyed or are unfit for habitation due to combat.

More than 273,000 Ukrainians used the eVoroh chatbot, reported the Ministry of Digital Transformation and noted that this number is growing every day.

Zelensky in memoriam of the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy:

Today marks 36 years since #ChNPP tragedy. It took the lives of tens of thousands of people and made the world realize the danger of careless handling of the "peaceful atom". Regretfully, not everyone realized. Now RF's actions at

The level of radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is abnormal, said the IAEA, the UN nuclear agency. The named reason for the "abnormal" level is the invasion of the Russian occupation forces in the Exclusion Zone. This was reported by the Telegraph.

Oleksii Reznikov published a photo with the head of the Pentagon: "True friends of Ukraine are those who are with us, gathered together to support us in the struggle for freedom and democracy."

The Russians are trying to involve cadets from Libya and combatants of Syria and Chechnya into the war with Ukraine, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has claimed that the region's internal forces are involved in the explosions in occupied Transnistria with the aim to draw the country into war.

The destruction of the road and railway bridge across the Dniester Estuary is significant, it will take time to restore, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported. Railway traffic on the bridge was halted. The alternative routes are being discussed.

Zelensky spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "We discussed the prospects of post-war cooperation. We see Japan as an important participant in the anti-war coalition and future agreements on Ukraine's security," wrote the president.

Zelensky spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "We discussed the prospects of post-war cooperation. We see Japan as an important participant in the anti-war coalition and future agreements on Ukraine's security," wrote the president.

"40+ brave nations are gathered today @RamsteinAirBase. Each and every one #StandsWithUkraine," wrote Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

40+ brave nations are gathered today @RamsteinAirBase. Each and every one #StandsWithUkraine.

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) April 26, 2022

The occupiers themselves deny the fake news about taking control of Rubizhne, according to a conversation of Russian soldiers  intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine. "I was also told that they say on TV that Rubizhne was taken. Taken, my *ss! We haven't moved," says the occupier.

Russia has deported 474 people from Mariupol in a day, 69 of them are children, said the city mayor's adviser Petro Andryushchenko.

The principals of the Volnovakha school No. 5 was notified of suspicion in absentia for collaborating with the occupiers, writes Pavlo Kyrylenko. "Now, in occupied Volnovakha, she is introducing "education" under occupiers’ orders and is conducting anti-Ukrainian propaganda," he wrote.

It turned out that Oleksandr Kobets, who was "appointed" by the occupiers as the so-called head of the Kherson City Council, is not a member of the Holos party, but is a namesake of his.

During his visit to Moscow, the UN Secretary General called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a difficult situation" and said that "there are different interpretations of what is happening," writes Suspilne.

"If Ukraine does not stand, tomorrow the enemy will be at the gates of Chișinău. The good news is that Ukraine will ensure strategic security in the region. However, we must work as one team," wrote Mykhailo Podolyak, commenting on Russia's actions towards Moldova.

The team of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration was forced to leave Kherson and the premises of the Administration, but continues to operate, says the head of the institution Hennadii Lahuta.

Oleksandr Kobets, a member of the party “Holos”, has switched to the enemy's side in Kherson. The invaders "appointed” him the head of the city administration, says the Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev, while another traitor Volodymyr Saldo has been “appointed” the head of the oblast administration.

In Mykolaiv the authorities are looking into the alternatives to the damaged water supply system, reports Vitalii Kim. Currently the pipe is damaged and cannot be reached by the repair crew due to constant shelling.

A Russian Ka-52 helicopter was shot down over the Kharkiv oblast, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reports. They note that it is considered a commander's machine. It costs about $ 16 million.

A Russian MANPADS missile “Igla” was shot down over the Dnipropetrovsk oblast, says the chief of the oblast military administration Valentyn Reznichenko. He posts that the debris fell down in the field; no one was injured.

Supplies that come to Ukraine by railway cannot be disrupted or even slowed down by Russian cruise missiles, says Oleksii Arestovych, an adviser to the chief of the President's Office.

Ukraine is searching for over 16,000 people whose relatives filed them missing. A quarter of those missing are from Mariupol, commented Liudmyla Denisova to Suspilne.

Poland has imposed sanctions against Russian companies Gazprom, PJSC "NOVATEK", KamAZ and others. Several oligarchs also fell under personal sanctions.

Another photo from the decommunization of the monument "Friendship of Peoples" in Kyiv. The second figure will be taken down later as well, says the city mayor Vitalii Klytschko. The arch will be renamed.

During the dismantling of the Soviet monument "Friendship of Peoples" one figure has lost its head. On social media people say that it was "the Russian". However, one of the authors of the monument refuted this assumption in his comment to Interfax-Ukraine, stating that no one knows which of the figures was the Ukrainian and which, the Russian. "These are two hard workers, people without nationality."

The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan counts on the continuation of the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul. 

Occupants damaged the railway bridge across Dniester Estuary, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railway Company) clarified. There are no wounded among the railway workers.