Defence Forces units managed to push back the enemy south of Udachne near Pokrovsk.

On April 19, 2025, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully struck at the place from which the occupiers' attack UAVs were launched near the village of Tetkino, Kursk region.

Nine servicemen of the Russian army were captured by Ukrainian paratroopers and their allies in the Kursk region. The prisoners were provided with timely medical and psychological assistance.

The soldiers of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, who are involved in a defensive operation in Kharkiv region, did not feel any changes in the combat situation during the so-called "Easter truce" declared by dictator Vladimir Putin.

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 after several weeks of treatment for pneumonia.

After the end of the so-called "truce" from the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia immediately resumed air strikes against Ukraine. Currently, there is one missile carrier in the Black Sea.

This week, Ukraine is being asked to respond to a number of ideas from the Trump administration, including making concessions to Russia, including potential US recognition of the 2014 annexation of Crimea and removing Kyiv from the list of NATO candidates.

US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that Ukraine and Russia will "make a deal" next week.

Russian troops occupied the village of Katerynivka in Donetsk region.

The Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin did not order the extension of the "Easter truce".