Russian forces struck a bus with an FPV drone in central Nikopol, killing 3 people and wounding 12 as civilians boarded and waited at a stop, local authorities said.

Satellite images show damage to pipelines and berths No.1 and No.2 at the Novorossiysk oil terminal, including areas near loading control nodes and valve systems. A Project 11356R frigate at the naval base was also damaged in the attack.

Additional analysis: the Russian Project 11356R frigate in Novorossiysk was hit at least twice, with strikes near Kalibr launch systems and the bow section. Damage appeared limited, though crew may have been affected.

The port of Ust-Luga is again on fire as of this morning. Ukrainian drones attacked the port overnight.

Ukrainian aviation carried out multiple airstrikes on Russian positions in Basivka, Sumy region.

Russian drones struck government buildings in Chernihiv region, hitting the city council in Pryluky and a tax office in Novhorod-Siverskyi, causing fires and damage to state institutions.

A Ukrainian armed sea drone equipped with a machine gun, caught in the lens of a Russian UAV.

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Ukrainian strikes hit the Russian frigate Admiral Essen again in Novorossiysk on April 6. Identification was confirmed by distinctive radar coloring and vessel positioning, distinguishing it from other Project 11356R frigates.

Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system in the rear of Zaporizhzhia region, a key Russian air defense asset worth about $15 million.

UAV units within the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade hit rear Russian areas with German HF-1 and HX-2 loitering munitions produced by Helsing.

Ukrainian drone strikes hit the BK-4 unit at Tolyattikauchuk plant, a key high-purity isobutylene production facility, with fire and firefighting activity confirming impact. The damage disrupts a core stage in butyl rubber output covering about a quarter of Russia’s synthetic rubber market.

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Ukrainian company General Chereshnya is building a large underground factory for drone components in Ukraine with Croatian company ORQA to achieve full independence from Chinese components.

General Staff confirms: Ukrainian forces hit a Russian Project 11356R frigate with two strike UAVs and damage oil infrastructure in Krasnodar Krai, including Sheskharis terminal and storage tanks, while striking UAV command posts and troop concentrations.

The General Staff furthermore confirms: Ukrainian forces struck the Ust-Luga Oil terminal in Leningrad region, hitting three Transneft-Baltika storage tanks. Additional confirmed damage from April 5 includes three 20,000 m³ reservoirs at Primorsk port and refining units AVT-6, AVT-1, and 19/6 at Lukoil Nizhny Novgorod facility.

Ukrainian 429th Achilles Brigade hits Russian AFV and assault group in Zaporizhzhia direction, using detailed reconnaissance and precise fire to neutralize advancing forces.

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