Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:42 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a number of important talks during his visit to Rome, where the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis took place. This was reported by the President's Office.
21.59 Another 12 Ukrainian children have been returned home from the territories temporarily occupied by Russia. This was reported by the operational director of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Daria Zarivna.
21.23 US President Donald Trump assured Estonian President Alar Karis that America will not withdraw from the negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia. This is reported by ERR .
20.26 The total losses of the Russian and North Korean armies in the Kursk direction have reached more than 65 thousand people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Almost a thousand Russians were captured. This made it possible to conduct prisoner exchanges and return hundreds of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters home from Russian captivity.
20.05 The Russian FSB detained an alleged "agent of the Ukrainian special services" on suspicion of murdering the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik. The explosive device was remotely activated from Ukraine by "curator Vadim", the special service claims.
19:27 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed further steps towards achieving a ceasefire and the issue of security guarantees for our state at a meeting in Rome. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Facebook .
19.03 In the Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is located in the Far East, thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, a four-year-old boy died at an exhibition of "trophy equipment" - he was hit by the hatch of a Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carrier.
18:47 US President Donald Trump suggested that Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not want to stop the war in Ukraine and therefore "he must be fought differently." He wrote about this on his own social network Truth Social.
18.23 As a result of the latest attacks by Russian invaders in the Donetsk region, three civilians were killed and seven more were injured. This was reported by the head of the local OVA Vadim Filashkin.
18.00 Since the beginning of the current day, the total number of combat clashes along the entire front line is 90. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the progress of the battles in an operational report.
17:45 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has agreed to negotiate with Ukraine without preconditions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said .
16:39 The second meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his American counterpart Donald Trump in Rome after the burial ceremony of Pope Francis did not take place. This was reported by Sky News , citing the Ukrainian leader's representative, Sergei Nikiforov.
16.01 The aggressor country Russia has for the first time publicly acknowledged the participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine. This was stated by the Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov in a report to Vladimir Putin.
15.33 The Russian leadership's reports about the alleged end of military operations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation are not true. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian units continue their operation in the Kursk region and are also conducting active operations in the areas of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
14.32 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a "good meeting" with his American counterpart Donald Trump and thanked him for the "symbolic meeting" in Rome. The head of the Ukrainian state reported this on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
13.57 The Kremlin's master Vladimir Putin was informed that the last settlement in the Kursk region, Gornal, was "liberated from the Ukrainian Armed Forces." This was discussed during Putin's online meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov; a corresponding video was posted by Russian propaganda media.
12:29 Russian drones attacked the Kyiv region on the night before Saturday, April 26. Houses were damaged, there is one casualty. This was reported on his Telegram channel by the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnik.
11:33 On the night of April 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with 114 drones and three missiles, including Onyx. Air defense forces shot down most of the drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
10:59 The US Central Intelligence Agency confirmed the elimination of the 21-year-old son of a top official, Juliana Gallina Gloss, on the front in Ukraine, where he fought on the side of the Russian occupiers.
10:24 The Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian troops on the front 156 times over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
8.27 Ukrainian defenders eliminated 1,110 Russian occupiers in 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
7.59 The number of victims in Kamenskoye after the night Russian drone attack has increased to four people. One victim is also known. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.
7.45 Kharkiv was subjected to a drone attack by Russian occupiers in the morning. This was reported on their Telegram channels by the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleh Sinegubov.
7.28 Serious disagreements about the terms of the agreement to end the war currently exist between the United States and Ukraine. The key controversial points between Washington and Kiev are security guarantees for Ukraine and the US attitude towards the status of Crimea. This was reported by the American television channel CNN, citing a source close to the Ukrainian government and familiar with both plans to end the war.
04.09 A Russian drone hit a nine-story building in the city of Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk region. A fire broke out in the building. A child and two adults were injured.
02.00 Russia attacked Kropyvnytskyi with drones. Warehouses were destroyed, rescuers are working. Preliminary, no casualties.