/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1504, Part 1 (Thread #1651)

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> Unmanned systems using FP-2 drones hit a tank at the oil base in Feodosia > The oil terminal was almost completely destroyed in previous strikes, and they are gradually finishing it off Looks like this is by far the largest fuel depot in Crimea. It looked mostly destroyed after prior attacks, and this image confirms Ukraine's recent hit burned down another storage tank. There are a few more left to go. https://t . me/kiber_boroshno/12773

> Russia: Preliminary assessment of the execution of the federal budget for March 2026 from the Ministry of Finance. 4.576 Trillion Ruble Deficit Full year budget goal is 3.8tr rub, so they've blown that already. Last year the deficit got much bigger between April & December. Sadly, a boost from higher oil prices and some VAT should arrive in April. https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3miz36t5mhs2k

> Russia: “The Central Bank has stopped publishing data on foreign currency sales by leading exporters.” https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3miz4rzkcak2z > Russia: “Kemerovo Region authorities have cut teachers' pay due to budget shortages.” Kuzbas = Kuzbass = Kemerovo Region https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3miz452vvt22z

>Hungarian minister offered to send Russia EU document in leaked audio [https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hungarian-minister-offered-send-russia-eu-document-leaked-audio-2026-04-08/](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hungarian-minister-offered-send-russia-eu-document-leaked-audio-2026-04-08/)

>Donald Tusk: Victor Orbán's minister offered Sergey Lavrov to send him EU documents through the Hungarian embassy in Moscow. It's really beyond shocking. [https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3miykmksy7c2v](https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3miykmksy7c2v)

> Russian bond auctions today, in roubles. > 👉PD-26235 (matures March 2031): 57.968bn placed, 42.326bn proceeds (14.18% yield) > 👉PD-26254 (matures Oct 2040): 32.870bn placed, 32.179bn proceeds (14.86% yield). > Brings total 2026 placements to ~1.845tr with ~1.645tr proceeds. https://bsky.app/profile/leoskyview.bsky.social/post/3miym6c2srl2a > Here is the First 2026 Budget OFZ goal 👉 5.509 Trillion Rubles Russia's goal is to borrow 5.51tr rub for their planned 2026 budget. Today's auction was kinda slow but they're on a path to get to their goal. https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mbukjx3kvk2v

[24Hours Ukraine | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/24hoursukraine.bsky.social/post/3miyppdogd22l) > A Russian Shahed-type kamikaze drone was successfully shot down using a twin-Maxim machine gun setup.

Andrew Perpetua and his team count the number of the dead Russians they see in footage from the front. For March 2026, that number was 40% higher than March 2025. https://xcancel.com/AndrewPerpetua/status/2041719839270568256 

How Ukraine’s defense industry innovates at the speed of modern war https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-defense-industry-innovates-modern-war/412594/ "The Pentagon is negotiating to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones, having concluded that no American manufacturer can match the price, delivery times, and battlefield-tested reliability. A drone developed by UK firm Skycutter with Ukraine’s SkyFall recently scored 99.3 out of 100 in the Pentagon’s own Drone Dominance evaluation, beating every U.S. competitor by more than ten points." Edit: with a little googling, the 99.3/100 refers to a drone called the "Shrike 10 Fiber" https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-shrike-fiber-drone-reportedly-wins-top-place-in-pentagon-drone-procurement-program/

> Mediazona are working on verifying a new set of files obtained from Russia's 27th Motorised Rifle Division (MRD). > The docs say 27th MRD had 28.2k enrolled in 2024, but active strength should be 12-14k. Implies almost 2 yrs ago, they'd taken 16k losses, or more than 100% of nominal strength. https://bsky.app/profile/leoskyview.bsky.social/post/3miymrjx5rc2y

An article about the evolution of mid-range drones in Ukraine https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2026/04/07/8029080/

> The Russian military is once again hacking home and small office routers in widespread operations that send unwitting users to sites that harvest passwords and credential tokens for use in espionage campaigns, researchers said Tuesday. ... > The easiest way for people to know if their router has been compromised in the operation is to review the current DNS settings to see if they list unrecognized servers. Users should also check event logs for any unrecognized changes to DNS server settings. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/russias-military-hacks-thousands-of-consumer-routers-to-steal-credentials/

**The estimated total russian war losses from 24.02.22 to 08.04.26 inclusive are as follows****:** * personnel - approximately 1 306 500 (+1 030); * tanks ‒ 11 846 **(+5)**; * armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24 368 (+4); * special equipment ‒ 4 117 (+2); * vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 88 103 (+241). * artillery systems ‒ 39 625 (+63); * MLRS ‒ 1 723 (+1); * air defense assets ‒ 1 341 (+1). * aircraft ‒ 435; * helicopters ‒ 350; * UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 225 301 (+1 960); * cruise missiles ‒ 4 517. * warships and boats ‒ 33; * submarines ‒ 2. Source [https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-8-2026](https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-8-2026) Russia grows weaker every day. Slava Ukraini!

Szabolcs Panyi does some really good reporting on this stuff: >Kremlin Hotline: How Hungary Coordinates With Russia Blocking Ukraine From the EU [https://vsquare.org/kremlin-hotline-how-hungary-coordinates-with-russia-blocking-ukraine-from-the-eu/](https://vsquare.org/kremlin-hotline-how-hungary-coordinates-with-russia-blocking-ukraine-from-the-eu/)

The governor of Kuzbass announced the closure of 8 coal mines in the region. There are 33 coal mines in critical condition and 17 have suspended and 8 of them will not resume operations. He stated that for the third year in a row he was working under difficult conditions. He also called the current economic crisis "merciless". Coal production in the Kuzbass has experienced sustained decline for the first time in 20 years. In 2025 production dropped by 7,6 million tons and over the last two years the decrease is 11%. Currently production has dropped to the levels of 2011. The coal mining sector used to account for 40% of the region's budget whilst now it only accounts for 18%. In 2025 the regional budget's coal sector revenue was 36 billion rubles short. Over the last 2 years that figure is 120 billion rubles. Coal mining companies reduced their staff by 7 000 people and the Kuzbass coal mines are less competitive due to their distance from the main export ports. [https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mixskl2owr2v](https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mixskl2owr2v)

some headlines from the hellscape that is russia: >"The situation is critical." Russia faces the closure of 40% of clothing stores. [https://archive.is/ThloX](https://archive.is/ThloX) >Another major retailer has begun closing stores amid a consumer crisis. [https://archive.is/YYzxC](https://archive.is/YYzxC) >The Academy of Sciences has announced the sharpest decline in the Russian economy in three years. [https://archive.is/xZQ3d](https://archive.is/xZQ3d) >Mishustin demanded that scientists urgently invent new technologies after science funding was cut to its lowest level since the 2000s. [https://archive.is/gHOJp](https://archive.is/gHOJp)

Madyar posts some air defense hits, among other things: >The Buk-M3 air defense system was discovered and decommissioned by Birds of the 1st Battalion of SBS in the TOT of Zaporizhia Oblast >The Tor-M2 air defense system was hunted down and deflated by Birds of the 413th Separate Battalion of SBS "Reid" in the TOT of Donetsk Oblast >The rare Zoo Park-1M radar system was fried by Birds of the 1st Battalion of SBS in the TOT of Zaporizhia Oblast. A highly accurate counter-battery radar complex, a deadly enemy of artillery SAM systems. From a quick look, the first two seem like good hits, the last one looks like a plausible hit on a very camouflaged object that I can't identify. https://t . me/robert_magyar/2186

[Partisans hit Russian rail logistics twice on Kupiansk front – ATESH | New Voice of Ukraine](https://english.nv.ua/nation/sabotage-disrupts-russian-logistics-near-kupiansk-50598632.html) > Partisans carried out a railway sabotage that disrupted Russian military logistics on the Kupiansk front, the ATESH group said on Apr. 8. They said a simultaneous act of sabotage was carried out on a railway section between Stary Oskol and Urazovo, destroying two relay cabinets that control train traffic. > According to members of the movement, the route was used to supply ammunition, equipment and food to occupation forces, including the 138th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and the 45th Engineer-Sapper Regiment. > Following the damage to the infrastructure, traffic on the section was effectively paralyzed, and the railway control system suffered a major disruption, leading to delays in supply trains and schedule breakdowns, Atesh said. As a result, the units in question sustained losses in equipment and personnel due to disrupted logistics, the partisans said. > “The Atesh movement continues to strike at the occupiers’ military logistics. Every act of sabotage brings victory closer,” the group said.

[WarTranslated (Dmitri) | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mixuvavm6s2v) > Russians have begun manufacturing new types of mines. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from the UVTS discovered a new model being used by Russian occupiers for remote mining of residential areas in Kherson. > The munition appears as an object wrapped in cloth. It is electronically controlled and designed to target both personnel and vehicles.

[Anton Gerashchenko | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3miy2qab54s2x) > Ukrainians show how their lives have changed over the past five years. > 📷: chorna_lyudmyla / Threads

[Meanwhile in Ukraine | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/meanwhileua.bsky.social/post/3miy2mmkis226) > A bridge does not collapse from one dramatic strike. Ukraine made this one fail one drone run at a time. ㅤ > Sixty days. Thirty drone missions. 1.5 tons of explosives. A Russian-held bridge over the Dnipro finally came down. ㅤ > This war is also won by patience.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3miy22bw5vs2w) > ❗️The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine has neutralized the last 🇷🇺Russian military railway ferry "Slavyanin" in Kerch. > On the night of April 6, 2026, special forces of the Department of Active Operations of the GUR disabled the only remaining operational railway ferry in the Kerch Strait using UAV strikes.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3miy5qk3k6s2g) > ❗️In the Kursk region, under unknown circumstances, a Russian commander of the unmanned aerial vehicles company of the 🇷🇺810th Marine Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Vyacheslav Parkhatskykh, was killed.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mixplzdxrk22) > ❗️At night, in the temporarily occupied Feodosia (Crimea), the Defense Forces of Ukraine attacked the local oil depot. [🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mixr3lefrc22) > ❗️Also overnight, 🇺🇦Ukrainian kamikaze drones attacked 🇷🇺Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied Luhansk.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mixqgfoubc22) > ❗️A Russian soldier is filming the aftermath of a strike by 🇺🇦Ukrainian FP-2 kamikaze drones on a 🇷🇺Russian drone warehouse/storage facility on the Zaporizhzhia direction.

anyone have any details on Ukrainian losses?

Russia has lost 1,030 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,306,500. **Source:** [Russian losses over past day: 1,030 soldiers killed and wounded | Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/08/8029205/) **Details:** The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 8 April 2026 are estimated to be as follows \[figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.\]: * approximately 1,306,500 **(+1,030)** military personnel * 11,846 **(+5)** tanks * 24,368 **(+4)** armoured combat vehicles * 39,625 **(+63)** artillery systems * 1,723 **(+1)** multiple-launch rocket systems * 1,341 **(+1)** air defence systems * 435 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft * 350 (+0) helicopters * 225,301 **(+1,960)** operational-tactical UAVs * 4,517 (+0) cruise missiles * 33 (+0) ships/boats * 2 (+0) submarines * 88,103 **(+241)** vehicles and fuel tankers * 4,117 **(+2)** special vehicles and other equipment. The information is being confirmed.

Day 1504 of the 3-day SMO

Oh, I get to do the obligatory today. ***F*** Putin.***

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