You missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes summarizes for you every evening. Here is the essential of this Sunday, April 19, 2026, the 1,516th day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
A 16-year-old teenager was killed during an attack in the city of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, announced Sunday by the local administration chief Dmytro Bryjynsky. “Four people were also injured: three women and a man,” the official wrote on Telegram, reporting on strikes that damaged 7 houses, as well as two public buildings. The energy infrastructure of this city was severely hit by several waves of attacks this week, leaving thousands of residents without electricity, according to local authorities.
Quote of the day
« The continued easing of sanctions against Russia does not reflect the true situation in the war or in diplomacy and feeds the illusion of Russian leadership that they can continue the war […] Every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for war. »
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced on Sunday the extension announced on Friday of the suspension of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil. The U.S. Treasury Department extended temporarily on Friday, until May 16, the suspension of the majority of sanctions on the Russian oil industry in the context of the energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war initiated by Israeli-American strikes against Iran on February 28.
Number
2,360. That’s the number of drone attacks launched by Russia this week. Over 1,320 guided aerial bombs and nearly 60 missiles were also launched.
Trend
The Ukrainian Interior Minister announced that two police officers, accused of fleeing the scene of the shooting that occurred on Saturday in Kiev and resulted in six deaths, were suspended and are under investigation. On Saturday, a man opened fire in a residential area of the capital before barricading himself, after taking hostages, in a nearby supermarket, where he was eventually shot dead by law enforcement.
A video showing two officers in uniform and yellow vests standing near a person on the ground, then running away as gunshots rang out, leaving the individual alone, sparked anger in Ukraine. “It’s a disgrace for the entire system. They have been suspended and an investigation is underway,” Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said in a statement on Telegram on Sunday. The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office announced the opening of a criminal investigation into their conduct.
“The two officers did not assess the situation correctly and left civilians injured in danger,” said the head of the Patrol Police Department, Yevgeny Joukov, during a press conference on Sunday. He presented his resignation.
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