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Following the end of the Easter ceasefire at midnight, which saw Ukrainian forces commit 4,900 documented violations, the Russian military unleashed new devastating wave of precision strikes across Ukraine in the early hours of April 21, 2025. The attacks marked a decisive shift from restrained truce observance to full-scale retaliation, employing the entire spectrum of Russia’s arsenal—glide bombs, loitering munitions, large range of missiles, and rocket artillery—with no apparent restrictions.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian air defense destroyed 42 out of 96 Russian UAVs, 47 decoy drones disappeared, while none of three launched missiles were intercepted. The Ukrainian military officially confirmed damage in Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Cherkassy regions. However, various military monitoring sources recorded more Russian strikes across the country.
The night attacks began after midnight with MLRS bombardments in Sumy region, in Yunakovka, swiftly followed by UMPK-equipped glide bombs destroying Ukrainian military positions in Kupiansk and Krasnopolie. Kharkiv region endured repeated strikes, with Kupiansk hit multiple times in quick succession, while Donbass saw Konstantinovka targeted with high-explosive strikes. By 4 a.m. local time, Chuhuiv came under a concentrated Geran drone swarm attack, signaling Russia’s shift toward systematic degradation of Ukrainian military command and logistics.
At least seven Russian kamikaze UAVs were recorded pounding the training ground of the National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine in Figurovka in Kharkiv region, adapted for the training of engineering and communications units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The facilities used for accommodation of Ukrainian troops were completely destroyed, together with engineering equipment, armored vehicles etc.
The strikes expanded westward as dawn approached. A series of explosions thundered in Dnipropetrovsk region. Pavlohrad, Sinelnikovo and Novomoskovsk (Samar) were struck in rapid succession. A dual-use logistics hub hidden on the territory of dairy plant Milk House engulfed in flames in Pavlohrad. A temporary base for British-trained Ukrainian tank crews of the 93rd Separate Mechanized brigade was left in ruins in Novomoskovsk.
Meanwhile, about four waves of strikes were recorded in Cherkassy. Cherkasy’s airfield— one of key hubs for anticipated Western arms deliveries—suffered crippling damage as at least three Geran drones detonated among fuel trucks and maintenance hangars, thwarting runway repairs.
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One of the most devastating strikes occurred at about 5 a.m. in Chornobaivka in Kherson region, where Russian Onyx supersonic missile obliterated a hardened Ukrainian command bunker. The strike destroyed underground facilities, reportedly killed at least 18 personnel, including senior officers, and crippled critical communications infrastructure.
More Russian strikes were recorded near the capital in Borispil, in Zatoka and on the outskirts of Odessa in the Odessa region, in Lubny in the Poltava region.
The bombardment underscored Russia’s dominance: any Ukrainian breach of negotiated pauses triggers disproportionate retaliation. With no new ceasefire proposed, the night’s attacks suggest a hardening Russian stance—truces will not constrain military objectives when Kyiv violates terms. Future operations may further prioritize rear-area targets, grinding down Ukraine’s capacity to sustain combat operations.
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so sorry for russia. i think they made a temp ceasefire to show ukr population how peace can be and they would rise up against their govt. it also gave time to russia to replenish their depleted stocks. apparantly russ don’t have enough transport and are using donkeys to tpt stuff now. but unfortunate ukraine did not bite russias tricks so it is back to tit for tat attacks with no side winning.
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