🔥 There were explosions in Novocherkassk, Rostov Region, at night. 🚂 Drones attacked railway infrastructure. The contact network was damaged, a number of trains stopped due to lack of voltage.

NEW: Swedish intelligence assessments are consistent with ISW’s longstanding assessments about the significant challenges the Russian economy is facing and the Kremlin’s efforts to conceal these issues to falsely present Russia as able to sustain its war indefinitely. 🧵(1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar042026

"The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new guideline clears a final set of hurdles for Japan’s postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/japa...

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Magyar Birds use some crazy drones that chase russian reactive Geran/Shahed drone, no problem. Very good development, it will be needed all over the world.

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NEW: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf appears to be engaged in a serious intra-regime debate with IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and other senior regime officials opposed to negotiations with the US. Vahidi appears to have the upper hand at the moment. 🧵(1/3) isw.pub/IranUpdate04...

Russian idiots on motorbikes try to outrun Ukrainian FPV pilots. Why do they do it? Why do they keep trying?

FYI, I’ve been seeing some really weird headlines in Russian media that feel like someone making a huge stretch to say something positive about the Russian economy.

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After showcasing a variety of uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), Russia has fallen far behind Ukraine. Reasons include funding, the loss of Starlink, the increase cost for fiber optic cable, and the Russian Ministry of Defense concluding soldiers are cheaper and easier to replace.

LT. GEN. HERTLING: Ukraine is very proud nation fighting for its territorial integrity and sovereignty. And anyone who suggests that they should give up territory to get a peace deal is out of their mind. And good Lord, isn’t that what United States fought for 250 years ago?

23:40 | 20/04 Approximate flight routes of our UAVs: 🔴 Red arrow – directions of movement of strike UAVs; According to Russian sources, around 170 drones were reportedly launched; however, these figures and the indicated routes are highly approximate.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, the russian fascist invaders attacked Ukrainian defenders three times towards Kalynivs'ke and Zlahoda in Dnipropetrovsk region. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at 22:00 on 20 April 2026 regarding the russian invasion 1/2

2,700 drones in one week🤬 russians аttаcked Kherson region with at least 2,700 drоnes in one week

Donetsk region: "The Armed Forces [of Ukraine] successfully repelled 18 enemy assaults in the Kostyantynivka direction near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiyivka, Ivanopillya, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shul'tynye, Novopavlivka, Stepanivka and Sofiyivka." 1/3

In the north of Kharkiv region, the russian fascist invaders stormed Ukrainian positions three times in the areas of Starytsya, Vil'cha and Vovchans'ki Khutory. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at 22:00 on 20 April 2026 regarding the russian invasion 1/2

Latvian FM Baiba Braže: Ukraine will continue to stand for its statehood and sovereignty. And again, let's remember: when in 2022 Putin started war, Ukraine wasn't threatening anyone, NATO wasn't threatening anyone. It was war of choice, not war of necessity.

Senior Lieutenant of medical service Подойницын Юрий Владимирович (Podoynitsyn Yuri Vladimirovich), call sign “Mango”, was eliminated in Ukraine.

Captain Танченко Алексей Юрьевич (Tanchenko Alexey Yuryevich), commander of a fire platoon of a mortar battery, went to war against Ukraine in May 2024 and was eliminated there.

Naval Infantry Senior Lieutenant born in Crimea Бажин Ярослав Сергеевич (Bazhin Yaroslav Sergeevich) of the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was wounded while “defending the skies over Crimea from UAVs” and died in hospital on 14 April 2026.

Lieutenant Ермаков Илья Сергеевич (Ermakov Ilya Sergeevich) signed the contract in 2022 and was finally eliminated in Ukraine on 3 April 2026.

🇺🇦 Ukraine needs 8 million tons of diesel per year — our partners from the Middle East can close our deficits. We already have agreements, — Zelensky Ukraine has 11 requests from countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus to conclude security agreements.

🚀 We need to make our own anti-ballistic system in a year so as not to depend on Patriot. This is realistic, but very difficult due to questions in the components, — Zelensky ❗️ We will negotiate, buy, exchange, sometimes even blackmail to get missiles for air defense, — Zelensky

🪙Be the Impact, That Stops Impact✈️ This week’s #ToonieTuesday will be for the 2nd Battalion UAV unit of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade of Ukraine. This team is countering aerial threats and protecting...🧵⤵️1/2 🎥For more information, watch “This Week’s Toonie” www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPx...

Large-scale pollution has been recorded in Tuapse following drone strikes on the oil refinery. A major oil spill has also occurred, with an oil slick approximately 7 km long forming in the sea near the coast. The facility continues to burn.

Earlier in Kharkiv region, Russia hit railway targets. Rolling stock, depot repair shops, a station and power supplies were all damaged. No-one was injured. Ukraine says over 1,800 railway facilities have been damaged in 2026 alone.

Valentina the Colombian drug mule fucked around and is now finding out 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I really want someone to capture the response people in the Kuzbass region have to this 😂 🪨: The coal industry is collapsing and people are leaving, HALP!!!!!! 🇷🇺: have you tried planting flowers? 🪨: WITH WHAT MONEY?! 🇷🇺: thoughts and prayers, etc

Russian tanker port data. At Ust-Luga the LNG terminal is still offline, the gas condensate loading has resumed, oil products loading recovered, the LPG loading has resumed. The adjusted crude oil data for last week shows shipments below the average 0,7 million barrels a day.

❗️ Russian army has begun to receive Lys-2 interceptor drones, which are capable of shooting down Ukrainian UAVs. The drone has a function of automatic target acquisition, which allows it to hit other drones in the air.

Am calling for NATO to close the skies over Tuapse.

Analysys by CyberBoroshno: SBU and HUR operations have struck five Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Sevastopol bay across April 17-19. Targets included multiple Project 775 landing ships Yamal, Azov, Olshanskyi, as well as Nikolai Filchenkov and the vessel Slavutych. #Ukraine

Russian drones in direction of Kyiv region detected . Monday.

I wrote last night about the new attack on the Russian port of Tuapse, in Krasnodar region It looks like it may be even worse than the first attack. As some locals are saying "the volcano erupted again!" This is the best video I've seen to show multiple fires #UkraineSanctions

‼️ Russia: “Rosselkhoznadzor has identified a hazardous substance in Savushkin Product cottage cheese.” 👉 albendazole sulfone It’s not meat glue this time! iz.ru/2082242/ross...

A Russian Kinzhal missile crashes after reportedly losing its course due to electronic warfare interference.

A good video from @realjakebroe.bsky.social, friend of Ukraine.

Some long-discussed/planned changes that I am now starting to implement on the Oryx loss list for the war in Ukraine:

Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on the Tuapse refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the territory of the russian terrorist state. Ukrainian drones hit on April 16, causing fires that were not extinguished, and hit again last night.

There is no doubt that the reliability of the USA since Trump has taken office has massively suffered, politically, economically and militarily. It will eventually lead to more countries detaching themselves from Washington.

👀💥 Passengers on trains passing the Tuapse Oil Refinery are documenting the extent of the damage from today's attack..

A Russian woman from Tuapse no longer likes living there. She says some drones are bothering her.

⚡️Update: Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai for 2nd time in a week, sparking major fire, General Staff confirms. In addition to the oil refinery, Ukraine struck the Hvardiiske oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea, as well as two landing ships of Project 1171 and Project 775.

⚡️Europol hackathon identifies 45 more Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia. The two-day operation, held on April 16–17, brought together 40 experts from 18 countries, alongside the International Criminal Court and several non-governmental partners.

⚡️ Russia-friendly candidate wins Bulgaria snap parliamentary elections with 44.6%. His electoral win marks a victory for pro-Russian representation in the EU.

Russian agents have attempted to assassinate Ukrainian defense adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov. He confirmed the attack himself and is currently hospitalized. #Ukraine

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☠️ Nikolay Filchenkov landing ship's crew catches drone…