You missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes will provide you with an update every evening. Here is the essential news for this Sunday, April 19, 2026, the 1,516th day of the conflict.
Top News of the Day
An adolescent boy of 16 was killed during an attack in the city of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, as indicated on Sunday by the local administration chief Dmytro Bryjynsky. “Four people were also injured: three women and one man,” the official wrote on Telegram, reporting on the strikes that damaged 7 houses and two public buildings. The energy infrastructure in this city has been severely hit by several waves of attacks this week, leaving thousands of residents without electricity, according to local authorities.
Quote of the Day
“The ongoing easing of sanctions against Russia does not reflect the true situation in the war or in diplomacy and fuels the Russian leadership’s illusion that they can continue the war […] Every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced on Sunday the extension announced on Friday of the suspension of American sanctions on Russian oil. The U.S. Treasury Department temporarily extended on Friday, until May 16, the suspension of most sanctions targeting Russia’s oil industry in the context of the energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war resulting from the Israeli-American strikes against Iran on February 28.
Key Figure
2,360. This is the number of drone attacks launched by Russia this week. More than 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, resulting in six deaths, have been suspended and are under investigation for their conduct. 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 next to a person on the ground, then running away as gunshots ring out, leaving the injured civilian alone, has sparked outrage in Ukraine. “It’s a shame for the entire system. They have been suspended and an investigation is underway,” stated Interior Minister Igor Klymenko on Telegram. 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 injured civilians in danger,” claimed the chief of the Patrol Police Department, Ievgueny Joukov, during a press conference on Sunday. He submitted his resignation.
