The situation in Tuapse, Russia, continues to deteriorate following the attack on the port. A fire at the marine terminal has been burning for a fourth day. According to Russia’s consumer protection agency, the oil slick near the coastline has reached critical levels.

Ukrainian drones struck a command post of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in occupied Donetsk on April 22, killing 12 officers and injuring 15 others, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said on Telegram. (Kyev Independent)

Ukraine used the first remotely operated interceptor drones capable of long-distance strikes, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said April 23. "Today, we have a confirmed result, shooting down targets at distances of hundreds and thousands of kilometers," Fedorov wrote on social media.

Day 1520 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Ukrainian attack drones hit a Russian oil pipeline pumping station in Kstovo overnight, setting it ablaze. The Gorky oil pumping station maintain(ed) pressure on Transneft's Surgut oil pipeline, which helps connect Russian Siberian oil fields to customers farther west.

⚡️Russian drone attack on Dnipro kills 2, injures 8. Two people were killed and at least eight were injured in a Russian drone attack on Dnipro overnight on April 22–23, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported.

☠️ Russia loses 1,100 soldiers over past day

In Tuapse, Russia, local roads in the area of ​​the burning oil refinery began to be covered with a layer of petroleum products.

Spain will deliver 100 VAMTAC armored tactical vehicles to Ukraine this year, along with a batch of 155mm artillery ammunition, Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced during a visit to Kyiv. According to her, deliveries of the vehicles and ammunition will begin in May.

Day 1519 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

U.S. military forces have deployed a Ukrainian counter-UAV technique at an American airbase in Saudi Arabia to counter Iranian drone attacks, Reuters reports. According to five sources Ukrainian personnel arrived at the U.S. Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia to train American troops.

Ukraine has struck a Black Sea Fleet vessel traffic control hub in Sevastopol along with UAV control centers in Kursk region and multiple command posts in Belgorod and occupied Donetsk. The coordinated strikes targeted command and control infrastructure across several axes. #Ukraine

Two Russian refineries shut down after drone strikes - Reuters Rosneft's Tuapse and Novokuibyshev refineries have shut down. The first has been out of action since April 16 due to damage to the port and tanks, while the second stopped on April 18.

Ukrainian forces struck the Samara oil distribution station in Russia's Samara Oblast overnight on April 21, hitting a facility key to the country's oil transportation infrastructure, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.

Day 1518 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Vandaag praat de Eerste Kamer over de aanscherping van de asielwetgeving, maar voor de ongedocumenteerde Analyn maakt de uitkomst niet uit: ze gaat niet terug. Met haar inkomsten als schoonmaker zorgt ze voor 65 mensen op de Filipijnen.

🕯️Today marks 30 years since Russia assassinated the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. ——— This were the Putin agression started and the west let it happen. Russia can not be trusted.

Ukrainians report successful mission and Russians confirm retreat in Lyman area. More and more territory in Lyman area is under Ukrainian control.

This why we need to support Ukraïne. Russia has to be stopped.

Day 1517 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Half of Russia’s top 10 largest oil refineries, responsible for 55% of Russia’s oil refining capacity are seriously damaged, with one mostly destroyed as of April 20, 2026

Russia is so “tired of winning” that the Kremlin just sold 22 tons of gold from its empty wealth fund. By early 2026, they’re already 4.6 trillion rubles short—beyond their worst annual deficit projections, and it’s only Q1! Putin can’t save it with oil—Ukrainian drones shut down export terminals

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have for the first time intercepted a Russian Shahed-type drone using an interceptor drone launched from an unmanned surface vessel, the military said on April 19.

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Tuapse Oil Refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai during an overnight attack on April 20, as Kyiv continues efforts to disrupt Moscow's war funding.

Read today’s daily overview: Ukraine scored a first-ever Shahed kill from a naval platform while fresh strikes hit Russian infrastructure. The same day also pulled in turmoil in Bulgaria and rising tensions around Hormuz.

⚡️Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast damages homes, injures 1. Russia launched a drone attack on the city of Brovary in Kyiv Oblast overnight on April 20, injuring at least one person, officials reported.

Tuapse is burning again. ㅤ Rosneft’s oil depot and export facility in Krasnodar Krai is ablaze after another Ukrainian drone attack on oil infrastructure across southern Russia. ㅤ This is sustained pressure on the fuel system behind the war. ㅤ Support link is in our Bio.

Day 1516 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Drones carried out a massive overnight attack on the port of Tuapse in Russia, sparking a fire at the oil refinery. The Tuapse Oil Refinery, Rosneft, is on Russia’s Black Sea coast processes up to 12 million tons of oil per year. The same facility was also targeted on April 16.

Oekraïnes SBU heeft drie Russische oorlogsschepen op de Krim getroffen, waaronder de landingschepen Yamal en Azov, en een vaartuig van ongespecificeerd type. De operatie heeft ook een patrouilleboot van de Grachonok-klasse, radarsystemen, communicatiesinfrastructuur en brandstofopslag geraakt.

A drone plant in the southern Russian city of Taganrog is on fire after being struck by Ukrainian missiles overnight on April 19, independent Telegram channel Exilenova Plus reported. The factory produces drones for the Russian army at the site of the former Taganrog Automobile Plant.

Defence minister Fedorov: In the first half of 2026 25,000 ground drones will be delivered to the front. This is twice as much as for the whole of 2025. In March alone, 9,000+ missions were made. Our goal is that 100% of front-line logistics should be performed by robotic systems.

Day 1515 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Right now, three oil refineries are burning simultaneously in Russia. Novokuybyshevsk and Syzran are burning after tonight's attack and Tuapse is burning for the third day after the last attack.

Social media reports that drones attacked the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, with eyewitnesses sharing footage of a fire at the facility. The refinery’s tank farm stores both crude oil and refined petroleum products before shipment.

Ukrainian drones struck the refinery in Novokuybyshevsk. Samara region, in Russia. A large fire is raging.

Day 1514 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

Rosenberg: Today’s Russian papers on Russia’s economic problems: “Managed cooling has turned into accelerating decline”; “economic situation worse than forecast”; “in a few months the IT industry may be in ruins.” But Botox foot injections are booming.

Ukraine’s private air defense units have shot down a jet-powered Shahed drone for the first time, in Kharkiv region, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. The private air defense project was launched by the government in November. It allows companies to form their own air defense units.

Ukraine and the Netherlands signed an agrement to jointly produce drones. This includes the joint development and production of drones, missiles, electronic warfare systems, and other defense technologies. Kyiv and Amsterdam also signed a licensing agreement for joint drone manufacturing.

Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian fuel trains near Luhansk. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, Russian forces had concentrated fuel-loaded freight trains on a railway near Luhansk. Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces then struck the site with drones.

Day 1513 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

De tv-serie Patatje Hoop volgt de Brabantse vrienden Franky en Coen. Eerst een frietkar aan de grens, nu een gevaarlijke missie diep in oorlogsgebied. Zaterdag 18 april is de eerste aflevering van onze serie Patatje Hoop seizoen 3 te zien om 17:30 op RTL4. Herhaling elke zondag om 11:30 op RTL4.

Ukraine hit Rosneft's Tuapse refinery and Black Sea export terminal overnight — for at least the ninth time since Russia's full-scale invasion began. At Tuapse the refinery and the export pier are one Rosneft site, meaning crude is processed and loaded onto tankers at the same location.

At least 16 killed as Russia pounds Ukraine in overnight attack

$4 billion for air defense and over $1.5 billion for drones — Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov summarized the aid packages agreed at the Ramstein-format meeting. Eight countries applied, including Canada.

Day 1512 of PutinZ WAR against Ukraïne/Europe.

The United Kingdom will supply Ukraine with at least 120,000 drones — the largest drone package in its history. The package will include thousands of long-range strike UAVs, reconnaissance drones, logistics drones, and maritime systems. Deliveries of one batch have already begun this month.

Norway and Ukraine signed a defense declaration on april 14 in Oslo aimed at deepening military cooperation, including joint drone production.