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What happened in Ukraine's security picture on 26 April 2023?
Summary
A look back at two incidents reported in the days before 26 April 2023: a missile strike in Kupiansk and a drone attack on Sevastopol.
What did the security picture look like in Ukraine on 26 April 2023? Two reports from the preceding days set the tone: a deadly missile strike in the north-east and a drone attack on Crimea.
On 25 April 2023, a Russian S-300-type missile struck Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. The strike killed at least one civilian and injured 10 others, and it was recorded among the attacks on civilians during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
One day earlier, on 24 April 2023, Russian forces in Crimea repelled a drone attack on Sevastopol, according to the city's governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev. It was reported as the first attack on the peninsula since February.
Together, the two incidents showed pressure on different parts of the front and rear: civilian areas in Kharkiv Oblast under missile fire, and a Russian-held port city reporting a drone raid. The reports gave no further detail on the Kupiansk casualties beyond the figures above, and the Sevastopol account came from the Russian-appointed governor.
