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Fuel shortages and panic grip Crimea as Ukraine ramps up drone attacks on Russian supply routes and infrastructure. Locals queue for hours to buy gasoline while many Russian tourists flee via the Crimea Bridge. Ukrainian strikes have also caused food shortages, with pasta and canned goods disappearing from store shelves.
The UN confirmed on April 8 that more than 15,800 people, including 791 children, have been killed in Ukraine since the conflict began in February 2022, warning actual figures could be much higher. Peace talks remain stalled, and fighting persists. On the same day, Russian strikes killed at least six in Ukraine, while Ukraine drone attacks killed two in Russia's Belgorod region.
A small fire near the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant followed a Houthi drone attack claim. Authorities contained it and confirm no nuclear safety impact, but the incident renews security worries.
Russian officials confirmed at least four people were killed in widespread Ukrainian drone strikes, including on Moscow, overnight April 11-12. Russia intercepted 556 drones, with 81 targeting Moscow, in what analysts call the largest such assault in over a year. The attacks follow signals from U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that a resolution to the conflict may be imminent.
Russia struck Kyiv with more than 670 attack drones and 56 missiles overnight, killing at least three people and wounding 40, including two children. The attack hit six districts of the capital and six surrounding areas, as well as ports in Odesa and railway infrastructure. President Zelenskyy said the scale of the assault showed Russia did not believe the war was near an end.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported at least six dead and dozens wounded in what he called one of Russia's largest and longest attacks. The assault targeted Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa, as both the US and Russia hint the war may soon end. Fighting continues despite peace statements from Trump and Putin.
Ukraine struck Russia's Primorsk oil port in the Baltic and two tankers near Novorossiysk in the Black Sea with drones. The attack caused a fire but no spill, officials said, as both sides continue near-daily drone exchanges.
A fire at the Tuapse seaport in Russia's Krasnodar Region has been fully extinguished. The blaze was triggered by a Ukrainian drone attack late April 30 to early May 1. Over 130 personnel and 40-plus equipment units helped contain the fire.
A fire erupted at the Tuapse seaport in Russia after a Ukrainian drone attack early on May 1. No casualties were reported, and 128 firefighters with 41 units responded. The incident follows a series of UAV strikes on port and oil facilities in the area in April.
