Friday, April 24, 2026

Ukrainian Navy destroys Russian unmanned sea craft near Odesa port

"The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine destroyed a Russian unmanned surface vessel that attempted to approach one of the ports in Odesa." Ukrin

Three police officers injured in Kherson after drone detonated

"Three police officers were injured in Kherson yesterday after an unexploded drone detonated.
According to Ukrinform, the Kherson Regional Police reported this in their summary of events over the past 24 hours.
In the Zhytloselyshche neighborhood, police officers responded to a call regarding a drone that had not exploded,” the report states.
At that moment, the device detonated, injuring three law enforcement officers aged 23, 27, and 47. They were diagnosed with blast injuries, post-concussion syndrome, and shrapnel wounds, the police reported." Ukrin

5.8 Earthquake - 11 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean near the coast of
Greece in the early morning at 6.18 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 12.8 km (8 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD

194 frontline clashes over past day

"194 combat engagements took place between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
The invaders also carried out air strikes near the settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region, including Prosiana and Pysantsi; in the Zaporizhzhia region, the affected areas included Liske, Zorivka, Novomykolaivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Dolynka, Liubytske, Tsvitkove, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Zelena Dolyna, Chervona Krynytsia, Orikhiv, and Hryhorivka.
Ukrainian
Air Force struck four areas of Russian troop concentration over the past day.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy attacked
Ukrainian Defense Forces units four times, carried out one air strike using three guided aerial bombs, and conducted 97 shelling attacks on Ukrainian military positions and settlements, including four using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian units six times in toward the settlements of Zelenе, Lyman, and Bochkovе, as well as in the area of the settlement of Synelnykove.
In the Kupiansk sector, nine attacks occurred toward Radkivka, Podoly, Kurylivka, Novoosynove, and Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces carried out four attempts to advance toward Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders stopped three attempts by the invaders to advance near Zakitne and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, no offensive actions were reported.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, there were18 combat engagements near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Stepanivka, Sofiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian forces halted 36 assault attempts near Kucheriv Yar, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Udachne, Nikanorivka, Kotlyne, Muravka, Molodetske, and toward Bilytske, Myrne, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector,
Russian forces conducted 12 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Kalynivske, Zlahoda, Ternove, Vorone, and toward Oleksandrohrad and Lisne.
In the Huliaipole sector, 26 enemy assaults occurred near Dobropillia, Solodke, Staroukrainka, Varvarivka, Olenokostiantynivka, Sviatopetrivka, Charivne, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, and Zelene.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped four enemy attempts to advance toward Prymorske and toward Plavni.
On the Prydniprovske sector, the invaders carried out three assault actions toward the Antonivskyi Bridge and Bilohrudyi Island." Ukrin