This is what life looks like in the frontline settlement of Komyshuvakha, according to footage shared on social media.
People here are not truly living — they are simply trying to survive under постоянне shelling and constant attacks, with every day shaped by danger, destruction, and uncertainty.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck a logistics base of the secretive Russian drone unit “Rubicon” in occupied Mangush, Donetsk region, on the night of April 17. The operation was carried out by SOF middle-strike drone units, with explosions and large fires reported at the site. “Rubicon” is known for deploying a wide range of Russian unmanned systems against Ukrainian forces, including FPV drones (both standard and fiber-optic), strike drones such as Molniya and Lancet, as well as reconnaissance UAVs like ZALA, Orlan, and SuperCam, along with naval drones.
A Shahed drone struck a depot in Dnipro, with the moment of impact captured on video. Before hitting the target, the drone clipped and tore down overhead contact lines.
A video recorded by a Russian serviceman shows the current state of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, highlighting significant destruction across the city.
The footage captures heavily damaged urban areas, including residential buildings and infrastructure. No visible signs of large-scale reconstruction can be observed in the video.
According to released battlefield reports and footage, Ukrainian strike units carried out a series of coordinated attacks in a single day against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The reported targets included air defense systems such as Pantsir-S1, Osa-AK, and Buk-M1, as well as two reported Iskander missile support sites, fuel storage facilities, and an ammunition depot linked to the 758th Logistics Center of the Black Sea Fleet.
Additional strikes reportedly hit a workshop and UAV storage site associated with the Rubikon unit in Donetsk region. Notably, some of the published strike footage reportedly began specifying the weight of the warhead used, with several clips indicating a 60 kg payload.
Russia launched a mass overnight drone-and-missile attack across Ukraine, with Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Kharkiv among the hardest-hit cities. Ukrainian officials said Kyiv was struck in four districts, with at least a dozen people killed nationwide, including a 12-year-old child in the capital, while dozens more were wounded. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and non-residential sites were damaged as emergency crews fought fires across multiple locations.
In Kyiv, debris hit a multi-story residential building, and another strike caused a fire on the first floor of a separate apartment building. Odesa reported seven dead and 11 injured in multiple waves of attack, while Dnipro and Kharkiv also suffered casualties and damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure. Explosions and strike reports also came from other regions as Russia carried out one of its largest recent aerial assaults on civilian areas.
An enemy FPV drone was neutralized during an attempted attack on operators of the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to reports, one of the servicemen initially attempted to use a net launcher, but obstacles made it nearly impossible. As the drone approached for a strike, an operator identified as “Odesa” used small arms to destroy it at close range, preventing the attack and protecting the team.
Footage shows a sequence of FPV drone strikes targeting a Russian assault trooper. The video captures multiple hits in quick succession, followed by what appears to be a detonation of carried ammunition.
This footage captures the moment six guided aerial bombs were dropped in the area of the Pechenihy Reservoir dam in Kharkiv region, raising fears of a possible environmental disaster at a time when the water level had already reached its maximum.
At the same time, Ukrainian officials state that the dam itself was not damaged. The strike is being described as another act of terror targeting critical infrastructure and civilians.
Footage shows an FPV drone entering the cabin of a pickup truck through an open window. The drone did not detonate upon impact, and the individuals inside were not injured.
