It has been the 1135 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:
Since the beginning of the day, 62 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines, and disrupting Russian plans. At the same time, the occupiers continue to concentrate their efforts on the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions.
Russian artillery shelling today affected the settlements of Popivka and Stepok in the Sumy region. Airstrikes targeted Stepok, Myropilske, Pokrovka, Petrushivka, and Velyka Pysarivka in the Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy launched one attack on our defenders’ positions near Kamianka since the beginning of the day.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy made two unsuccessful attempts to advance toward our fortifications near Zahryzove.
The enemy attacked our positions five times in the Lyman direction, near the settlements of Hrekivka, Nove, and toward Novomykhailivka and Zelena Dolyna. Currently, two combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy assault actions near Verkhnokamianske and toward Ivano-Darivka and Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders successfully repelled an enemy assault toward Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched 13 attacks on our positions in the areas of Dachne, Druzhba, Diliivka, Toretsk, and Leonidivka. Four combat engagements are still ongoing.
High enemy activity is currently observed in the Pokrovsk direction. Today, 22 clashes of varying intensity have been recorded here. Ukrainian warriors have repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Novokalynove, Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Nadiivka, Uspenivka, Andriivka, and toward Romanivka and Oleksandropol. Ten of these engagements are still ongoing. Our defenders are giving the occupiers a worthy fight, and the battles continue.
The invaders attempted to break through four times in the areas of Rozlyv and Konstantynopol in the Novopavlivka direction; the battles are still ongoing.
In the Hulyaipole direction, the aggressor carried out an airstrike with unguided aerial rockets on Novopil but did not conduct active offensive actions.
Fighting continues in the areas of Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Kamianske in the Orikhiv direction. Overall, the enemy advanced on our positions six times today.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to advance toward our defenders’ positions.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks by the invaders. Additionally, the enemy carried out five airstrikes using eight guided bombs.
Ukrainian troops are exhausting the enemy along the entire line of contact and in the rear.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are adhering to the conditions of the “energy ceasefire.” The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. Meanwhile, Russian information resources are spreading fake news about Ukraine allegedly striking energy facilities in Russia and the occupied territories.
To establish a just peace, Ukraine does not recognize Russian-occupied territories and will not agree to reduce its army. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also emphasized that security guarantees must include economic measures, which, among other things, will be aimed at restoring affected regions.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
Russian forces attacked the positions of the Defense Forces once in the area of Kamianka on the Kharkiv direction and made two unsuccessful attempts to advance in the area of Zahryzove on the Kupiansk direction, according to operational data from the General Staff as of 16:00.
Over the past day, two combat engagements took place on the Kharkiv direction in the area of Vovchansk and toward Kamianka, reported the Regional Military Administration (OVA).
On the Kupiansk direction, four enemy attacks were recorded over the past day. The Defense Forces repelled assaults near Zahryzove and Nova Kruhliakivka.
Shelling
The occupiers struck the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone. A 26-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized.
At 23:40 – In Kharkiv, a drone strike damaged the stairs of an underground pedestrian crossing.
At 23:06 – In Kharkiv, a drone hit the ground in a private residential area, shattering windows of a house.
At 23:03 – In Kharkiv, a drone strike ignited dry grass on a runway, covering an area of 2 hectares.
At 22:38 – In the city of Derhachi, a private house was damaged by shelling. A 57-year-old man was injured.
At 22:36 – In Kharkiv, remains of a Shahed-type drone were found after shelling. No fires were recorded, but six residential properties were damaged.
At 22:34 – In the village of Cherkaska Lozova, debris from a drone burned over an area of 3 square meters due to shelling.
At 22:31 – In Kharkiv, a drone strike caused a tree to catch fire over 0.5 square meters and damaged a private house.
At 19:00 – In the Kupiansk district, in the village of Andriivka (Velykoburlutska community), shelling damaged a VAZ car, nine private houses, and the local cultural center on Tsentralna Street. A 59-year-old man was injured.
At 16:11 – In Kharkiv, a drone struck a 16-story residential building, hitting the wall at the level of the 8th floor. Six cars, walls, facades, and windows of three buildings were damaged. Five people were injured, including a 10-year-old child.
At 16:07 – In the Kupiansk district, in Andriivka (Velykoburlutska community), shelling caused a fire in grass and reeds over 2 hectares.
At 15:28 – In the Kupiansk district, in the village of Sadovod (Velykoburlutska community), shelling damaged a house’s windows, a garage, and an outbuilding.
At 10:51 – In the Bohodukhiv district, in the village of Oleksandrivka (Zolochivska community), a private home was damaged due to shelling.
Donetsk oblast
Frontline
The number of battles on the front line has increased to 216, compared to 176 the previous day, according to the General Staff. The heaviest fighting occurred in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 80 assaults near the settlements of Panteleimonivka, Sukha Balka, Shevchenko, Vodyane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Kotlyne, Udachne, Kotliarivka, Uspenivka, and Andriivka. On April 1, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 64 Russian attacks.
Russian troops attacked 24 times in the Toretsk sector, doubling the number of attacks from the previous day.
Active battles continue near Andriivka in the Novopavlivka sector, according to Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson for the “Khortytsia” Operational and Strategic Group of Troops (OSUV). Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the morning of April 3 that Russian forces had advanced in Andriivka.
According to the General Staff, Russian forces launched assaults near Andriivka, deploying around two platoons of personnel and armored vehicles. Ukrainian defense forces struck Russian armored vehicles, destroying 12 units, including seven completely.
Additionally, 18 Russian soldiers were killed, and seven others were wounded. The General Staff did not specify when the assault took place.
Near Chasiv Yar, Russian forces are amassing troops near the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal and attempting to cross it. Russian troops are also using motorcycles, buggies, and makeshift armored vehicles, and in some cases, launching mechanized assaults, according to Yurii Syrotiuk, senior sergeant of the fire support company of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade.
Shelling
The facades of apartment buildings and private houses were damaged in the Ivanopillia district of Donetsk region due to an airstrike with a FAB-250 bomb in the first half of the day, reported Serhii Horbunov, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration.
The previous day, police recorded 3,374 Russian attacks on the front line and residential areas. Strikes hit 11 settlements: the cities of Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Sloviansk, Toretsk, and the villages of Dobropillia, Kindrativka, Kurtivka, and Torske. A total of 42 civilian structures were damaged, including 26 residential buildings.
In Pokrovsk, Russian forces killed one civilian and wounded six others. Five private homes were damaged.
In Dobropillia, the enemy attacked with a Geran-2 drone, injuring one person and damaging an administrative building, a business, and eight civilian vehicles.
In the village of Dobropillia in the Pokrovsk district, a drone struck a private house, but no casualties were reported.
In Kurtivka, Druzhkivka community, the occupiers dropped six FAB-250 bombs, damaging 12 private houses and a vehicle.
As a result of drone attacks, damage was recorded in:
- Kostiantynivka – an educational institution
- Sloviansk – six private houses
- Druzhkivka – an agricultural facility
- Kindrativka – one private house
- Torske (Druzhkivka community) – a private residence
Additionally, information has been confirmed about a civilian killed in Pokrovsk during a Russian attack on April 1.
Luhansk oblast
The day before, the occupiers attempted assaults near five of our villages, according to the Regional Military Administration (OVA). Ukrainian forces repelled enemy offensives near Nadiia, Novoyehorivka, Dibrova, and Novolubivka in the Lyman sector of the front, as well as near Bilohorivka in the Siversk sector. The invaders fired artillery 22 times, carried out an airstrike, and directed 209 UAVs at Ukrainian positions.
In the so-called “LPR,” Russians continue to feed the population empty promises about building landfills. The Russian state budget only allocates funding for a project in Rodakove, near Luhansk, while the fate of five other projects remains uncertain. For example, in Antratsyt, a site was selected and prepared, with significant funds spent on planning, but now they are waiting for money to fall from the sky. Once the project—still not started—is completed, waste from neighboring regions of Russia will be brought there.
In Lysychansk, the occupiers have replaced the local puppet leader and the Russian overseer of reconstruction projects, but one thing remains unchanged—the poor quality of so-called “restorations.” For instance, in a multi-story building near the former GTV factory, contractors dismantled the sewage system back in 2024 and then disappeared. Residents are still waiting for work to resume.
On occupied Luhansk territory, those who have not obtained a Russian passport are considered foreigners. Pressure on the local population continues, with the occupiers denying them medical and social services, as well as financial assistance. The so-called “LPR” is facing a severe shortage of public transport drivers and utility workers. On April 1, another round of conscription began for men born in 2007 or earlier. Showpiece reconstruction is only happening in Sievierodonetsk, while life in other communities of the region has come to a standstill.
In Luhansk, the occupiers have begun vaccinations, administering uncertified vaccines to children under six years old, according to the National Resistance Center (CNS).
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
The KCMA reported that no air alert was declared in the capital over the past day. No threat from the air was recorded.
A kindergarten in the village of Nemishayevo resumed its work after major repairs and the construction of a shelter. The building was heavily damaged by a russian missile strike in March 2022. The works were carried out at the expense of the local budget and with the participation of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko informed that a police dog training centre is being built in Kyiv oblast. The previous one was destroyed by the russians during the occupation.
Kyiv Regional Military Administration announced that 135 specialists in supporting veterans and demobilised persons work in the oblast. These professionals provide support, counselling and assistance to veterans in solving social, medical, legal and other issues.
Recently, the Bilohorodska (Kyiv Oblast) and Novooleksandrivska (Kherson Oblast) communities signed a Memorandum of Cooperation within the framework of the national project ‘Side by Side: Cohesive Communities’. The project is dedicated to providing comprehensive assistance to the Novooleksandrivska hromada, located almost on the contact line and subjected to daily shelling by enemy aircraft, artillery and drones.
Zhytomyr oblast
In the village of Potiyivka, 24 sakura saplings were planted in the lyceum’s yard. The trees were planted in the memory of the soldiers fallen in the russian-Ukrainian war by their relatives, wives and children. The event was held as part of the Japanese-Ukrainian project 100 Sakura for Peace.
Sumy oblast
State Border Guard Service reported that most of the shellings of border areas by russian forces are concentrated towards Sumy oblast. The enemy is using a significant amount of aviation and increasingly deploying drones to drop explosive devices. The enemy forces are attempting to expand the combat zone towards Novenke and Zhuravka.
Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office informed that as a result of an FPV-drone attack on Esman community, a 57-year-old woman was injured. The enemy struck a residential house. The woman has been hospitalized.
According to the Regional Police, on 3 April, russian forces attacked a warehouse in Sumy region using a drone. The roof was damaged.
In Krasnopillia, as a result of enemy drone attacks on 3 April, civilian infrastructure was damaged, and fires broke out due to the shelling. According to the Regional Military Administration, a bank building and the Centre for Children’s and Youth Creativity were damaged in the community.
During the night and morning, russian forces carried out 35 shellings of border areas and settlements in Sumy oblast. A total of 51 explosions were recorded. Khotin, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, and Velyka Pysarivka communities came under fire.
Throughout 2 April, russian forces carried out 123 shellings in Sumy oblast, with a total of 228 strikes recorded. The enemy used mortars (58 explosions), MLRS (12 explosions), artillery (61 explosions), FPV-drone attacks (27 explosions), launched guided aerial bombs (35 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (38 explosions). Nine communities came under enemy fire: Khotin, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Novoslobidska, Esman, and Shalyhyne.
Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that as a result of russian shelling on 2 April, two people were injured in Krasnopillia and Yunakivka communities.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine announced that donors from Azerbaijan, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland have provided 15 tonnes of equipment for energy workers in Sumy oblast. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the region has received approximately 595 tonnes of humanitarian aid, as well as equipment and materials delivered to companies through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, amounting to over EUR 12m..
The Regional Military Administration informed that in Sumy oblast, mobile clinics operated by the Fortitude charitable foundation have started their work. In March alone, more than 2,000 residents across 17 settlements in Trostianets and Boromlia communities received free medical assistance.
Chernihiv oblast
Chernihiv Border Detachment reported that throughout 2 April, russian forces attacked two border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi and Semenivka. A total of 14 strikes were recorded targeting four villages. The enemy used mortars (9 explosions), barrel artillery (4 explosions), and dropped an explosive device from a UAV (1 explosion).
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited Yahidne during his working trip. He toured the school where russian forces had held all the village residents in the basement for nearly a month during the occupation.
In Yahidne, Chernihiv oblast, restoration efforts continue after the russian occupation and war crimes committed by russian forces. A total of 150 houses were damaged, and 16 were completely destroyed. So far, 56 houses have been rebuilt.
According to the City’s Education Department, in Chernihiv, the renovation of the shelter, roof repairs, and other restoration work at Gymnasium No. 13 have been completed. This is the only school in the neighbourhood that withstood the russian bombings. As of 2 April, the institution is once again able to welcome students. The repairs were carried out with the support of the Swiss-Ukrainian project Decide.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the RMA, reported that as a result of an enemy attack in Pavlohrad, an administrative building and 2 apartment buildings were damaged. The enemy struck Mezhova community in Synelnykove region by drones, causing destruction. According to updated information, yesterday’s missile strike on Kryvyi Rih injured 17 people, including 2 children – an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. 9 apartment buildings, cars, garages, a gas station, administrative buildings and a post office were damaged.
During the day, the enemy attacked 2 regions – Synelnykove and Nikopol. In Synelnykove region, the occupiers struck 3 communities: Mezhova, Velykomykhailivka and Malomykhailivka. 3 people were injured, fires broke out and around 10 residential buildings, a water pipeline and power lines were damaged. In Nikopol region, the russian military launched more than 10 artillery and drone strikes, targeting the regional centre and Marhanets community. A fire broke out, destroying a garage. A utility company, 3 private houses, 2 outbuildings and a vehicle were damaged.
Vinnytsia oblast
In Vinnytsia, a memorial ceremony was held for Lieutenant Andrii Hunko of the 3rd Company, 425th Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems. He rose from a private to an officer and was awarded the Golden Cross. He was killed in action on 29 March 2025, while carrying out a combat mission.
Kirovohrad oblast
In Haivoron city, Kirovohrad oblast, a memorial ceremony was held for defender Serhii Nesterovych. The serviceman was killed in Donetsk oblast; he was 43 years old.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Defence Forces repelled 12 russian military attacks near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamianske and Novodanylivka on Orikhiv region. On Huliaipole region, russian troops attacked 5 times near Pryvilne and Novosilka.
On 2 April, the russian military carried out 539 strikes on 8 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, stated that 294 drones targeted Kamianske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne and Novodarivka.
Mykolaiv oblast
Referring to Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, on 2 April, the russian military attacked communities in Mykolaiv oblast by FPV drones. There were no injuries reported.
Odesa oblast
According to the Ukrainian Navy, as of the morning of 3 April, the russian occupying forces withdrew their Kalibr cruise missile carriers to their bases. There are no enemy ships in the Black or Azov Seas.
Kherson oblast
Based on the information provided by the Regional Military Administration, the russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle by a drone in Korabelnyi district. A 53-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man were injured and hospitalised with concussions, blast injuries and traumatic brain injuries.
Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the RMA, reported that 3 girls were returned from the temporarily occupied left bank of Kherson oblast. The youngest is 2 years old and the oldest is 10. 2 of them have the official status of children deprived of parental care.
According to the Main Directorate of the National Police of Kherson oblast, police evacuated a 43-year-old sick man from Kachkarivka. He was wounded in the arm by shelling several months ago and was treating himself at home. The man was handed over to medics.
Roman Mrochko, Head of the CMA, a man born in 1950 was evacuated from Kindiika, near Kherson. In the morning, he was hit by a russian drone attack, sustaining a blast injury and a shrapnel wound to his left shoulder. He was hospitalised.
Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Zaporizhzhia RMA, said that an 11-year-old boy was evacuated from the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast. His mother was killed by the occupiers before his eyes and a relative took custody of him. He is now safe and receiving the necessary assistance. According to the Regional Military Administration, this is the 29th child returned from the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast since the beginning of the year.
On 2 April, russian forces shelled 25 settlements in Kherson oblast. An apartment building, 8 private houses and a store were damaged. 4 people were injured.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
Representatives of the RMA visited the sanatorium Prolisok, where war veterans and their spouses undergo recovery and rehabilitation as part of the Power of Two project. Volyn RMA financed a 7-day stay at the sanatorium, so they came to inquire about their impressions of the stay and the project in general.
Zakarpattia oblast
The implementation of Improving the conditions of stay in the maternity hospital for women with IDP status and the local community initiative continues in Uzhhorod. The day before, modern equipment and furniture were transferred to the perinatal center, which will help improve conditions for patients and medical staff. In particular, hospital beds, sofas, cabinets, toilet chairs, examination lamps and important medical equipment, in particular the high-frequency electrosurgery device Nadiia-4 thanks to the financial support of the French government and UNDP in Ukraine.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk community sent 250 FPV drones, communication systems, charging stations, EcoFlow, etc to the military. It includes 2 from the budget.
Lviv oblast
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, awarded Vasyl Brozhyna, Defender of Sambir region, the III degree For Courage Order (posthumously). He was killed on 27 September, 2024 while performing a combat mission in the settlement of Vovchenko, Donetsk oblast.
In Batyatych, Kamianka-Buzka community, during a charity concert, students and teachers were able to raise almost UAH 7,000 for the soldiers.
Kulykiv Village Council, together with Ihor Dulyn, sent 15 drones to the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa.
Rivne oblast
Living conditions in the dormitory have been improved for IDPs in Rivne oblast thanks to a project implemented from April 2024 to March 2025, with financial support from the Humanitarian Fund for Ukraine.
Ternopil oblast
Ternopil military received 2 trucks from Norwegian volunteers and representatives of the Cars for Ukraine public organization. They were donated for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by residents of the commune of Eigersund (Rougaland county, Norway).
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Lutsk City Council increased spending on the Families of Heroes program. A decision was made to improve the health of children in the summer. Traditionally, it is planned to improve the health of over 4,000 children, including those in partner cities abroad.
Chernivtsi oblast
Hlyboka territorial community will cooperate with Mylivka community, Kherson oblast, within the framework of the Side by Side: United Communities project. The memorandum of cooperation provides for the support and restoration of frontline territories.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Denmark announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $970m. It included air defense, artillery, and funds for financial support for the Air Force.
Kaia Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the EU already provides over 50% of Ukraine’s ammunition needs.
Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, met with Nikolai Wammen, Minister of Finance of Denmark. They discussed Ukraine’s defense needs and the vision of reliable security guarantees.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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