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

"Put a leg under a car, drove over". The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted the talk of occupants of how they torture the captive Ukrainians. 

Children in the occupied Crimea are forced to draw posters with "Z's" and the kindergarteners have to investigate what the parents think of the actions of Russia - Lyudmyla Denisova. The kindergartens are ordered to carry out explanatory work about the "special operation".

12-year-old Kira who had been kidnapped by occupants in Mariupol, returned to her grandfather. As the grandmother of the girl informs, they are now in Kyiv - Mariupol City Council. 

"Azovstal is one fifth of Mariupol. Or 22 Vatican Cities or 3 Central Parks in New York City" - Mykhailo Podolyak responded to the Russian claims that they have conquered Mariupol "except Azovstal". 

Suspilne.Odesa informs of the missile strike in Odesa region. Due to the attack the bridge across Dniester Estuary was damaged. The traffic on the bridge was blocked. 

In Kyiv the demounting of the "Friendship of Peoples" monument started. The photo was shared by a user of Twitter alexrewrew. 

Russians break into the remaining houses on the outskirts of Mariupol, draw their "Z's" on them, marking the places for the further settlement of Mariupol residents in the "zone of security"  - the Advisor of the Mayor Petro Andryushchenko.

Occupants appointed Natalia Romanichenko, the owner of the kids' model agency, the head of Vasylivka (Zaporizhzhya region). She put on a "George Ribbon", started speaking about "the bloody Kyiv regime" and called the residents to cooperate with the Russian occupants.

A 9-year-old child was killed due to the Russian shelling of Lyman in Kramatorsk district, a 14-year-old teenager died at hospital - the Facebook page of the Joint Forces Operation. 

Occupants in Rubizhne force women to spy threatening to shoot their kids otherwise - Serhii Haidai (Interfax Ukraine).

In Popasna due to the Russian shell the residential building has collapsed. Under the debris there are people who were hiding from the shelling in the basement. Three people are reported to be killed, one woman survived - Serhii Haidai. 

Three people died, seven were wounded as the result of shelling of the peaceful residential area of Kharkiv - Oleh Synehubov.

35 air strikes on Azovstal for the last 24 hours. Russia keeps attacking the plant where the residents of Mariupol hide. Some of them are under the debris. Azov servicemen provide them with the medical treatment.

In Andiivka Russian troops committed missile strikes on the city. The Central City Hospital, the school and residential areas were damaged - Pavlo Kyrylenko. 

At least 10 residents of Kharkiv were affected by the shelling of April 26th, there are killed, Suspilne.Kharkiv informs, citing the data of the Center of Emergency Medical Aid of Kharkiv region. 

The Minister of Defense of Germany stated that her country will allow supply of the self-propelled armored anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine - The Washington Post

U.S. Embassy in Ukraine asks where it can find such barbecue.

Russia is sending prisoners in Chechnya to a war against Ukraine, including relatives of oppositionists, Ukrainian intelligence reports.

Among the victims of the missile strikes on Odessa on April 23 - a young couple Mila and Bogdan, said Regional Military State Administration's spokesman Sergei Bratchuk informed. The woman was pregnant, according to her friend.

Moldovan President Maya Sandu convenes the High Security Council after the explosions in occupied Transnistria.

Torture of Ukrainian men and women is permanent and continues even on Russian territory, where they are taken out to "beat out information" - the Security Service of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Forces have every chance to defeat the Russian army in Donbass - British Armed Forces Minister James Hippie.

45 Centers of Administrative Services have already resumed their work in the Kyiv region. In particular, in Bucha, Gostomel, Slavutych and Velyka Dymerka - Kyiv Regional Military State Administration.

In Zaporizhia, two Russian guided missiles hit the territory of one of the enterprises, a third missile exploded in the air. Infrastructure facilities have been damaged and destroyed, it is currently known about one killed and one wounded - Regional Military State Administration.

The fire resulting from the rocket strikes at the thermal power plant in Kremenchuk has been extinguished - the head of Poltava Regional Military State Administration Dmytro Lunin.

Adviser to the head of the OP Mikhail Podoliak: While in one part of the world Elon Musk buys Twitter in the intervals between the launch of rockets into space, on the other side of the ocean the Russian minister threatens the world with nuclear war, and censorship is imposed on social networks. Civilizational abyss.

The authorities of Mykolaiv prepare for attack or siege of the city, equip defensive constructions - interview with the mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Senkevych.

Until the end of martial law in the border discricts of Sumy region - Okhtyrka, Sumy, Konotop and Shostka (up to 20 km of the border) it will be prohibited the movement of persons and transport, stay in the woods and forest belts, work outside settlements from 21:00 to 7:00, flights, recreation, fishing, hunting, wearing military uniforms by civilians.

In Kyiv, five trolleybus routes have been resumed: А5А, 23К, 26, 41, 50К. Instead, the temporary bus route 50T was closed, according to the Kyiv City State Administration.

Special forces of the National Guard "landed" an enemy drone, which helped determine the location of the enemy's diversion intelligence group, which was then eliminated.

In Mayak village in Russian-occupied Transnistria, two powerful antennas of a radio center broadcasting Russian radio have been broken, according to, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria.

Russians shelled Mykolaiv at night, one person died from a shrapnel wound - the summary by the Regional Military State Administration.

In the Kharkiv oblast on April 26, the intensity of night shelling decreased. During the day, the Russian invaders shelled Kharkiv, Zolochiv district, and Dergachi. Fighting continues in the direction of Izyum - the summary by the Regional Military State Administration.

During the last 24 hours explosive technicians of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine detected and neutralized 1,074 explosive devices and 10 kg of explosives.

Today at 6:41 and 6:46 two enemy cruise missiles flew at low altitude over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station site in the direction of Zaporizhzhya - Energoatom.

The number of children killed in the war reached 217, more than 391 wounded - the Prosecutor General's Office.

Serviceman Valerii Markus spoke about the creation of a new separate 47th battalion and the selection of fighters for it. Interviews will be held in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Lviv in the first half of May.

Russia's threats to start World War III are a clear indication of how successful the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in defending against a full-scale invasion of Russia - Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics.

The head of Sumy Regional Military State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi called on the residents of border settlements not to publish the course of hostilities and shellings on social media.

British intelligence: Russian troops are likely to try to surround the heavily fortified Ukrainian positions in the east of Ukraine; the city of Kreminna is captured, and fierce battles are fought south of Izyum - the Russians are trying to advance to Slovyansk and Kramatorsk from the north and east; Ukrainian troops are preparing a defense in Zaporizhzhia - the Russians may attack from the south.

The Russians shelled the civilian population of Luhansk oblast 17 times over the past 24 hours. Popasna, Lysychansk, and Girske communities suffered the most.
Popasna withstood four powerful artillery attacks, and Lysychansk withstood two. There is damage to two houses in Lysychansk, two - in Popasna, at least one - in Girske. Information on probable victims is being checked - Luhansk Regional Military State Administration.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken supported the tradition among foreign officials and posted photos from the car and on the platform of Kyiv railway station.

Missile strikes are reported in Zaporizhzhia at 6:50 - Regional Military State Administration.

Ukraine is asking $2 billion in US economic aid each month to tackle the humanitarian crisis over Russia's large-scale invasion.

Three Russian planes, four UAVs and three cruise missiles were shot down during the last 24 hours. Six enemy attacks were repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, four tanks, five artillery systems, thirteen units of armored vehicles, fifteen units of motor vehicles, two fuel tanks and one anti-aircraft gun were destroyed.