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06:30

On April 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 60 Russian attacks in the Lymanskyi, Bakhmutskyi, Avdiivskyi, and Marinskyi directions. In addition, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit 5 Russian command posts. In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also carried out 6 strikes on locations with Russian troops. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:16

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 21 April 2023 (approximation): 185050 troops; 3668 tanks; 7126 armored vehicles; 2827 artillery systems; 539 MLRS; 285 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 293 helicopters; 5713 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2394 tactical UAVs; 334 special military equipment; 911 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:15

On April 21, Russian forces attacked Ukraine from the north direction with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 8 enemy UAVs out of 12. – Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces

13:35

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 5 citizens were killed. 8 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

13:49

Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $39 million. – Press service of the Canadian Ministry of National Defence

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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