Key Events on Day 1,134 of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Key Events on Wednesday, April 2:
Fighting
- One person killed and two injured in Russian attack on Zaporizhia region.
- Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih kills at least four, injures 14, including children.
- Drone attack on Kharkiv injures an infant, a seven-year-old boy, and six others.
- Sixty people evacuated from homes in Kursk after debris hit apartment buildings.
- Russia claims to have destroyed 93 Ukrainian drones, mostly in the Kursk region.
- Ukraine’s air force shoots down 41 of 74 Russian drones and jams another 20.
Infrastructure and Energy Damage
- Nearly 4,000 left without power after Russian drone hits substation in Sumy region.
- Moscow accuses Ukraine of striking Russian energy facilities, despite a US-brokered moratorium on such attacks.
- Russia destroys one of its own dams in Belgorod region without reason specified.
Port Closures and Trade Impacts
- Russia closes Black Sea port terminal handling Kazakhstan’s oil exports and Chevron and Exxon Mobil operations.
Ceasefire Violations
- Russia and Ukraine blame each other for breaching the US-brokered energy strike moratorium.
Politics and Diplomacy
- Eleven Ukrainian children returned to Kyiv from Russia and occupied territories.
- Kremlin says it’s possible Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev will visit US this week for talks with Trump’s administration.
