Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of April 8, 2026.
This report is part of EMPR’s April 2026 Russia-Ukraine war timeline, tracking daily battlefield and geopolitical developments. For full coverage of this escalation phase, see the complete timeline.
Today is the 1505rd day of the Ukraine war with aggression of the Russian Federation.
Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
In total, 170 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out 71 airstrikes, dropping 245 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 8,425 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,292 shellings of populated areas and Ukrainian troop positions, including 51 using multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor launched airstrikes, in particular, in the areas of Buvalyne and Tovstodubove in the Sumy region; Velykomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Verkhnia Tersa, Vozdvyzhenska, Tavriiske, and Novomykolaivka in the Zaporizhzhia region; as well as the city of Kherson.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of enemy personnel and military equipment, two UAV control points, and one artillery system of the occupiers.
EMPR updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled six russian attacks over the past day. The enemy conducted 78 shellings of our troops’ positions and populated areas, including two using multiple launch rocket systems, and carried out four airstrikes using ten guided bombs.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces launched four assaults on the positions of our units in the areas of Prylipka, Vovchansk, Lyman, and toward Hrafske.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian aggressor attacked seven times in the areas of Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Novoosynove.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces repelled five attempts by the russian invaders to advance in the areas of Lyman, Drobysheve, Stavky, Dibrova, and toward the settlement of Tverdokhlibove.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped nine attempts by the occupiers to advance toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and near Riznykivka and Ozerne.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers did not conduct any attacks over the past day.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces carried out 32 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Pavlivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Hryshyne, Dachne, Filiia, Muravka, and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attacked 12 times in the areas of Sosnivka, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Kalynivske, Verbove, Sichneve, Vorone, and toward Lisne.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: 26 russian attacks took place in the areas of Dobropillia, Tsvitkove, Varvarivka, Huliaipilske, Sviatopetrivka, Pryluky, Hirke, Olenokostiantynivka, and Zaliznychne.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attempted once to advance near the settlement of Kamianske.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian units repelled five russian attacks near the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of russian offensive groupings were detected.
In total, over the past day, Russian invaders’ losses amounted to 1,030 personnel. The enemy also lost five tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 63 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, one air defense system, 1,960 unmanned aerial vehicles, 241 units of automotive equipment, and two units of special equipment.
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