The explosion occurred at an oil depot in the Kaluga region of Russia after a drone crashed, damaging a gasoline tanker.
On April 26, Ukrainian intelligence destroyed the Russian occupiers' newest radar, the Repeonik, with a drone strike.
Russian shelling damaged a hotel and adjacent buildings in Mykolaiv.
Overnight, two enemy reconnaissance drones were shot down in Dnipropetrovs'k region, the night before Russian troops attacked the city of Nikopol with kamikaze drones, causing a fire in a private house, and the day before damage was reported in Dniprovs'k district due to the wreckage of an enemy drone.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) organized drone strikes on a military airfield in Kushchevsk and two oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region, causing fires and damage to key facilities.
A Russian missile attack on Dnipropetrovs'k region injured one person, damaged energy facilities and caused water supply disruptions in Kryvyi Rih.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported that more than 10 drones attempted a large-scale attack on infrastructure and oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight, but the attack was repelled by armed forces without causing casualties or serious damage.
Russian troops fired 9 times at the border of Chernihiv region, causing 46 explosions from artillery, mortars, rockets and explosives dropped from UAVs.
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense but controlled by the Defense Forces, with the hottest areas being Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivske, where russians are storming Ukrainian positions.
Over the past 24 hours, on April 24, russian troops conducted 1,889 attacks in the Donetsk region, injuring at least four civilians and damaging numerous civilian objects, including residential buildings, utility companies and social facilities.
Russian troops shelled two communities in Sumy region, with 14 explosions from mortar fire and ammunition dropped from drones.
In the Kharkiv region, about 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire from Russian troops, and 4 more were hit by air strikes, which damaged private houses, a pharmacy, a cafe, a lyceum, and a village council.
Russia says that 8 drones attacked targets in the Smolensk and Lipetsk regions, causing fires at fuel and energy facilities, no casualties reported.
An unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down in the belgorod region of russia, causing no casualties. However, in the village of volokonovka, belgorod region, UAV debris damaged the roof and smashed windows in a private residence.
An explosion was heard in Kremenchuk. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force reported an enemy drone heading toward the city.
An Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by air defense forces in Dniprovsky district, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovs'k regional military administration, Serhiy Lysak.
Ukrainian defenders in the Cherkasy region shot down two enemy drones during night duty, preventing casualties and damage.
About 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, another 5 under air strikes, which damaged residential buildings, businesses, infrastructure, including a school, killing one person and injuring two others.
Over the past 24 hours, artillery shelling in Mykolaiv region has damaged educational institutions, residential buildings, structures, cars and commercial infrastructure, but fortunately there were no casualties or injuries.
UAVs in the russian village of razumnoye, belgorod region, damaged the windows and facade of a house, as well as the windshield of a car. There were no casualties.
The wreckage of the drone fell on an energy infrastructure facility in the Bryansk region of Russia, causing a fire.
Russian occupants shelled the border areas and settlements of Sumy region 10 times, recording 33 explosions and shelling 5 communities, injuring 4 civilians in Bilopillia.
The United States has warned China against assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine by providing materials for weapons production, and is ready to take further steps if necessary.
The United States and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on participants in Iran's UAV program, the Iranian steelmaker Khuzestan Steel Company, the automaker Bahman Group and its subsidiaries in response to Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel.
Russian troops attacked 13 regions of Ukraine, shelling 96 settlements and 181 infrastructure facilities, resulting in civilian casualties.
All 13 Shahed-131/136 drones launched by Russia to attack Ukraine at night were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces.
russians fired 11 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, causing 39 explosions in many localities.
Last night, the enemy attacked the town of Lyman with guided aerial bombs and a drone, destroying several buildings and damaging others, although there were no casualties.
Ukrainian reconnaissance drones attacked an aircraft factory in Tatarstan, Russia, where Tu-22M and Tu-160M bombers are manufactured and repaired.
Over the past 24 hours, russian troops attacked 107 settlements in 10 regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to 118 infrastructure facilities.