Zelensky said Finland will provide an additional $300 million in defense support for Ukraine, with priority funding aimed at strengthening air defense. He said the sides also discussed a Drone Deal format and Ukraine’s EU integration during talks with PM Petteri Orpo.
Satellite images from DniproOsint of the 26 April strike on the Yaroslavl oil refinery show heavy damage to technical overpasses at the ELOU-AVT-4 unit, plus another hit near the hydrocracking unit. Construction cranes are visible repairing a critical installation at one of Russia’s largest refineries.
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A fire suddenly broke out near the Azovstal area in occupied Mariupol, where Russian forces are based with military equipment.
Ukrainian border guard drone pilots from the Phoenix unit destroyed Russian Smerch and Grad rocket systems and killed 10 troops in a single truck strike. Russian infantry and logistics were also hit on the Dobropillia, Toretsk, Lyman and Huliaipole axes.
Russia’s strike on Dnipro killed 1 person and wounded 11 others, regional authorities said. The casualty toll followed a daytime missile attack on the city that also caused damage to civilian infrastructure.
Russia attacked Dnipro in daytime with five Kh-59/69 missiles, and Ukraine’s East Air Command said air defenses shot down four. Another missile was diverted off target by Defense Forces, but debris from one intercepted missile fell on civilian infrastructure.
SSO confirmed a strike on a Karakurt missile ship carrying eight Kalibr missiles and the Primorsk oil terminal in Russia’s Leningrad region overnight. The joint raid with SBU, HUR, USF and border guards hit targets about 1,000 km from Ukraine.
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Explosions are reported in Belgorod region, Russia. Russian air defense is active.
Zelensky said Ukrainian forces struck another Russian Kalibr carrier in a joint operation against Primorsk port. He said a Karakurt missile ship, a patrol boat, a shadow fleet tanker, and key oil port infrastructure were all hit, further cutting Russia’s war potential.
Russia is bringing additional air defense systems into Moscow ahead of the Victory Day parade on May 9.
The oil pumping station west of Perm, Russia is still burning for a fourth consecutive day. We have to wait for high-res satellite footage, but the area marked in red is affected with everything inside destroyed or damaged beyond repair. The area marked yellow is possibly damaged.
A pair of Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 attack jets launched unguided air rockets at Russian positions.