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Russia's total combat losses in its full-scale war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 2, 2026 have reached approximately 1,300,030 personnel, including 1,300 soldiers killed or wounded in action over the past 24 hours.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 345 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by the Russian army starting from the morning of April 1. A total of 14 hits were recorded. The massive drone assault represents one of the largest single-day strikes since the invasion began.

Over the past 24 hours, on April 1, there were 146 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops on the front lines. The enemy attacked most intensely in the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Huliaipole sectors. Russian forces attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than ten times with drones and artillery as of the morning of April 2, killing one person and injuring two others.

Kyiv faces ongoing localized power outages with no return to normal schedules expected before April due to energy system challenges and damage to infrastructure from Russian attacks.

In Kyiv, temporary power-supply schedules are in effect, as the city remains uneven in terms of electricity transmission capabilities across different districts, the CEO of Yasno said. "In Kyiv, we have, let's call it, personalized temporary schedules, because the city remains uneven in terms of the ability to transmit electricity across different districts," Kovalenko said.

Kovalenko also noted that a portion of the capital's buildings remains without heat, so a separate approach to power outages is applied for these buildings. Following one of the Russian strikes, the Darnytska CHP sustained significant damage, serving about 500,000 Kyiv residents in the Dnipro and Darnytskyi districts of the capital. "I have no forecast of when we might return to at least the schedules that existed… When the situation with the grid deficit improves, most likely we will be able to return to these classic schedules. When? I think that by April it's hard to expect a return to these schedules," said the Yasno CEO.

SSU and National Police detain GRU hit squad plotting contract killings in Kyiv on March 31, 2026. The Security Service of Ukraine has served suspicion notices to the defendants in the case of sabotage and preparation of a contract killing, which law enforcement officers have been documenting for several months. These are a Russian citizen and a native of Kherson, whom the investigation considers to be the coordinators of a network that acted against Ukraine.

As follows from the materials of the proceedings, Nikita Glushkov, whom law enforcement officers associate with Russian special services, played the role of organizer and curator. Alina Kulkova, in turn, acted as an intermediary: it was through her that tasks were transferred, goals were agreed upon, and contact with the executor was made. Communication took place via messengers, including Telegram and WhatsApp, which minimized the risk of exposure and allowed for quick corrective actions.

According to the case file, the perpetrator was even handed over firearms through a pre-arranged cache in the Kyiv region. The operation was accompanied by a complex coordination system: some people were responsible for the delivery of transportation, others for organizing a cover-up after the crime. However, as in the case of sabotage, all actions were under the control of law enforcement.

The State Statistics Service of Ukraine stopped publishing unemployment data when the full-scale war started. The Info Sapiens research agency makes its own estimates of the unemployment rate. According to these estimates, unemployment in Ukraine edged up to 14.7% in February 2026.

At the end of 2025, both new job postings and new CVs fell to about 75–80% of the 2021 average. In early 2026, the market quickly emerged from this lull: employers became more active in posting vacancies, while jobseekers stepped up CV submissions. In mid-January 2026, the number of new CVs increased quite sharply and, for the first time since 2022, exceeded pre-war levels. At the same time, the volume of new vacancies has fluctuated at around 80% of the pre-war level.

In February 2026, the seasonally adjusted Business Activity Expectations Index (BAEI) decreased to 47.7 and remained below the neutral level. The original BAEI data improved slightly but also stayed in negative territory. According to the NBU, business sentiment was weighed down by uncertainty about the duration of hostilities, destruction of energy and other infrastructure, high costs of recovery and alternative power supply, higher electricity prices for businesses, and a shortage of skilled workers.

Accordingly, Ukraine's 2026 state budget is allocating Hr.1 billion ($23 million) to build shelters in preschool educational institutions.

Even under the strain of a full-scale invasion, education remains a core priority for Ukraine, surpassed only by the need to defend the country itself. By early 2026, after almost two years, the program had reached nearly 61,000 students and 32,000 teachers in frontline and border regions, surpassing its original goals. The "hard components" alone benefited more than 24,000 students in schools, kindergartens, and TVETs. During this time, 26 educational institutions were restored with modern shelters, 64 digital learning centers were opened, and over 19,000 computers and devices were provided to schools.

As of November 2024, 950 inspectors of the educational security service of the National Police of Ukraine have started performing their duties directly in general secondary education institutions. It is planned that by the end of 2024, the subdivisions of the educational security service of the National Police of Ukraine will cover up to 2,000 general secondary education institutions, and in the 2025/2026 school year, it is planned to cover up to 2,000 general secondary education institutions.

The residential real estate market in Kyiv is entering 2026 with a noticeable rise in prices, especially in the secondary market. Despite the challenging security situation, periodic blackouts and general economic instability, demand for ready-made housing is not only maintained but also growing. This directly affects prices, which are rising both in the national currency and in US dollars. The latest statistics from M2bomber show that the average cost per square meter in the secondary market in the capital has increased by almost 25% over the year, and the rate of price increase has only accelerated in the past few months.

According to the company's analytical report, 2025 will be a year of quiet recovery without any sudden changes for Kyiv's primary residential real estate market. "The market essentially went through two distinct phases. At the beginning of the year, demand remained subdued: buyers adopted a wait-and-see attitude, leading to a slight price adjustment (-1.2%). However, the second half of the year demonstrated a shift in sentiment: the number of transactions increased, and prices returned to a gradual increase (up 4.5% on average). As a result, 2025 ended with a moderate increase (+3.3%)," said City One Development analyst Olena Shyrina.

"Moreover, I want to emphasize that this is not just an assumption, but a regular process caused by a whole complex of structural factors that have developed over the last nearly four years of full-scale war," Firstly, the growth of construction costs remains the main factor for increasing housing prices. Since the beginning of the invasion, construction costs have increased by 30-35%.