The situation 1480 – April 10, 2026

1.  The Kremlin unilaterally declared a short-term, theater-wide ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter holiday.
2. Russian forces are prioritizing offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction over defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the Oleksandrivka direction but are not making significant advances west of Hulyaipole despite this prioritization.
3. Russian forces are reportedly pulling from their strategic reserves to reinforce their efforts in Ukraine, but do not appear to be using these reserves to reinforce their identified priority effort in Donetsk Oblast.
4. The Kremlin continues to intensify the throttling of Telegram.
5. Ukrainian forces advanced in the Kupyansk, Slovyansk, Pokrovsk, and Hulyaipole directions.
6. Russian forces launched 128 long-range strike drones against Ukraine.

The full update of the Russian offensive 1480 is available on UNDERSTANDING WAR.