Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Railway in Zaporizhzhia comes under Russian attack

"A train driver's assistant has been killed in a Russian attack on the marshalling yard at
Zaporizhzhia-Live railway station.

Russia
attacked the railway this morning. An enemy drone struck the marshalling yard at Zaporizhzhia-Live station last night. A train driven by an electric locomotive was on the tracks at the moment of the strike. The driver's assistant suffered fatal injuries and died." Pravada

Ukraine air defence downs 189 out of 215 Russian drones, hits recorded at 13 locations

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Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 215 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the night. Around 140 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions. Hits by 24 UAVs had been recorded at 13 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 6 locations." Pravada

5.7 Earthquake - Balleny Islands Region

"A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 479 km (298 mi) from
Antarctica in the evening at 9.30 pm local time (GMT +11). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

European stocks open higher after Trump extends Iran ceasefire deadline

"European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as traders assessed the Iran ceasefire extension
and the prospect of further peace talks.

Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was about 0.2% higher, with most sectors and major regional bourses in positive territory. London's FTSE 100 traded flat.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured." msn

231 combat clashes on frontline over past day

"231 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded on the front line.
Russian
aviation struck areas near Yastrubshchyna and Pavlivka in Sumy region; Malomykhailivka, Kolomyitsi, Havrylivka, and Novooleksandrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region; and Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhna Tersa, Huliaipilske, Dolynka, Polohy, Kopani, Sviatopetrivka, Lisne, Novoselivka, Charivne, Yurkivka, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine’s
aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck seven areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, as well as a UAV control point.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out four airstrikes using nine guided bombs and conducted 94 shelling attacks, including three from MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Russian troops launched five attacks near Prylipka and toward Bochkove, Okhrimivka, and Starytsia.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attacked five times near Novoosynove and toward Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, and Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces carried out 10 attacks toward Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman, Dibrova, Novoserhiivka, and Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled two attempts by Russian troops to advance toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Riznykivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Russian forces attacked seven times near Nykyforivka, Holubivka, Bondarne, Maiske, Vasiutynske, Udachne, and Markove.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 29 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Ivanopillia, and toward Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Sofiivka, Novopavlivka, Kucheryiv Yar, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 51 assault actions by Russian troops toward Bilytske, Nykonorivka, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Muravka, Molodetske, Novopidhirhodne, Novopavlivka, Vasylivka, and Hryshyne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked 15 times near Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Zlahoda, Andriivka-Klevtsove, and toward Kalynivske.
In the Huliaipole sector, 14
Russian attacks were recorded near Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, Hirke, Huliaipilske, Staroukrainka, and Zelene.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Ukraine’s Defense Forces stopped six attempts by Russian troops to advance toward Shcherbaky, Plavni, Stepnohirsk, and Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy carried out four assault actions toward the Antonivskyi Bridge and the islands of Bilohruyi and Kruhlik." 
Ukrin