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Kyiv · Mykolaivka · Pysarivka · Tuapse · Ukraine
16 April 2026
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April 2026 in brief
Russia's deadliest attack of the year so far killed at least 17 people in Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro, Ukrainian officials said, and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale said the world should not be forced to count the civilian toll every day. [1] A later strike with 47 missiles and 619 drones killed at least 10 people, eight of them in Dnipro, officials said, and the IAEA said a drone strike near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant killed a driver. [1][2] UNHCR recorded 5,762,000 refugees from Ukraine globally, excluding Russia, as of the end of April. [1] Russia's defence ministry claimed full control of Luhansk Oblast, which a Ukrainian military spokesperson disputed, and Ukrainian units pulled back near Myropilske in eastern Sumy Oblast. [1][2] Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a drone strike on the Tuapse oil refinery, where the Krasnodar governor said two children were killed. [1] The Kremlin ordered an Easter pause in fighting on 11 and 12 April, which Zelensky said Ukraine would reciprocate, but each side accused the other of breaking it, Ukraine's General Staff counting 7,696 Russian violations; Russia's defence ministry said 175 prisoners of war each were exchanged before the truce. [1][2][3] The EU finalised a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine and approved its 20th sanctions package after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes once Druzhba pipeline oil flows resumed. [1]
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale condemned the overnight Russian attack on Dnipro, Kyiv and Odesa, saying the world should not be forced to count the civilian toll every day and that the cycle of violence must stop.
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16 Apr · to a foreign audience
Reported by UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine
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Refinery · Russia
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United Nations: UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale condemned the overnight Russian attack on Dnipro, Kyiv and Odesa, saying the world should not be forced to count the civilian toll every day and that the cycle of violence must stop.
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Government of Ukraine: Zelensky urged partners to fulfil every promise of aid on time, having said earlier in April that the shortage of air defence missiles could not be any worse.