War
The General Staff reported 1,120 casualties among Russian troops over the past 24 hours
Total losses among Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion have exceeded 1.3 million.
An unidentified drone has been spotted in Finland
On Sunday, 3 May, a suspected violation of Finnish airspace by an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded in eastern Finland
Zelenskyy confirmed the destruction of the Russian missile carrier ‘Karakurt’
The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a large-scale joint operation, striking strategic targets in the Russian port of Primorsk. Among the main targets was a launch platform for Kalibr cruise missiles
Yunarmiya and Yunkor: how the occupiers are militarising Ukrainian children
Russia has launched a systematic ideological indoctrination campaign targeting Ukrainian children in the occupied territories, turning them into future soldiers and mouthpieces for the Kremlin
200,000 call-up notices: how ‘soft conscription’ works in Germany
A large-scale recruitment campaign for the armed forces is gaining momentum in Germany. Since 15 January, the Bundeswehr has sent out almost 200,000 letters to 18-year-old young men and women, urging them to enlist
The failure of the Russian offensive: the occupiers have lost more territory than they have captured
In April 2026, the pace of the Russian offensive slowed. According to the ISW, the occupying forces suffered a net loss of territory for the first time since the fighting in Kursk in 2024, losing control of 116 square kilometres.
Zelenskyy: ‘Unusual activity’ has been detected on the border with Belarus
Unusual activity has been detected on the border with Belarus, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing appropriate countermeasures
Ukraine on hold: Trump shifts focus to Iran
Donald Trump has effectively diverted attention away from the war in Ukraine by focusing on a new challenge — the military conflict with Iran, which has now been ongoing for two months
Strike from 1,700 km away: four aircraft hit at the Russian ‘Shagol’ airfield
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) carried out a successful attack on the ‘Shagol’ military airfield in Chelyabinsk (Russian Federation), located 1,700 km from the state border
The large-scale attack on 2 May 2026: results of the air defence operations
On the night of 2 May 2026, the enemy launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian territory, deploying 163 strike drones of various types. Air defence forces managed to destroy 142 enemy targets
In April, Russia carried out a record number of drone attacks on Ukraine – over 6,660
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, April saw the highest number of long-range air strikes since the start of the full-scale war.
‘The Butcher of Bucha’, who was the target of a planned assassination attempt in a closed military town, was unharmed — media reports
Major General Azatbek Omurbekov of the Russian Armed Forces, who has been dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bucha’ due to suspicions of his involvement in the killings of civilians during the occupation of the town, was unharmed in an assassination attempt that took place in a military town in the Russian Far East.
