Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Russian drone attack on Sumy

"At least 15 people were injured in a
Russian drone attack on the city of Sumy overnight.
Numerous explosions were heard across the city, and a strike caused a fire while damaging residential buildings, cars, and a medical facility." KI

5.6 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 102 km (63 mi) from Iwate,
Japan, in the late afternoon at 6.32 pm local time (GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD

174 combat clashes over past day

"A total of 174 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
Russian
forces carried out airstrikes near the settlements of Havrylivka, Malomykhailivka, Kolomiitsi, Pokrovske in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as near Tsvitkove, Vozdvyzhenka, Rybalske, Lisne, Rivne, Novoselivka, Charivne, Dolynka, Zelene, Zarichne, Malokaterynivka, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian
aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck 10 clusters of enemy personnel and equipment, as well as three Russian artillery systems.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out five airstrikes, dropping nine guided aerial bombs, and conducted 73 shelling attacks, two of them using MLRS. Three assault attempts were recorded.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses five times near Vovchansk, Starytsia, Vovchanski Khutory, and Vilcha.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian forces launched 17 attacks near Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, Kivsharivka, and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted to break through
Ukrainian defenses four times, attacking toward Chervonyi Stav, Drobysheve, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector,
Ukrainian forces stopped two enemy attempts to advance near Yampil and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked
Ukrainian positions once near Minkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector,
Russian forces carried out 19 assaults near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Yablunivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Novopavlivka, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped 30 Russian assault attempts near Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiia, and in the sectors of Bilytske, Shevchenko, Nove Shakhove, Kucheriv Yar, Vasylivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked five times toward Kalynivske, Oleksandrohrad, and Zlahoda.
In the Huliaipole sector, there were 22
Russian attacks toward Dobropillia, Tsvitkove, Zaliznychne, Hirske, Myrne, Staroukrainka, Olenokostiantynivka, Huliaipilske, and near Huliaipole." Ukrin