Ukraine

Russia launches drones at Kherson, Kharkiv amid Ukraine's call for civilian infrastructure ceasefire

The attack on the southern city took place shortly before massive drone attacks against Kharkiv, which have so far injured four people.

Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 13, including 2 children

Russian forces attacked the city at around 11:40 a.m. with two KAB bombs, with one hitting an infrastructure facility and another a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia's residential neighborhood, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Ukraine's Naftogaz loses almost 50% of gas production in winter due to Russian attacks

The energy situation was most critical in the cities of Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, and Kherson.

Japan to provide Ukraine with geospatial intelligence, media reports

Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has agreed to provide Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Intelligence Online magazine reported on April 21.

Russia, Ukraine continued in hostilities despite Easter truce, UN says

Russia was the first to declare an Easter ceasefire starting at 6 p.m. local time on April 19 and ending at midnight on April 21. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of nearly 3,000 ceasefire breaches during that period.

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 5, injure 16 over past day

Russian forces launched 54 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk, as well as from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

General Staff: Russia has lost 943,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ukraine receives IT equipment worth $2.3 million from Luxembourg, Iceland

The shipment included 3,288 access points, 500 routers, 460 charging stations with solar panels, and 872 phones – with a total value of about 2 million euros ($2.3 million).

Russian journalist and outspoken war critic escapes from house arrest

Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who was arrested earlier this year for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police, Russian state media reported on April 21.

Russia launches mass drone attack on Odesa amid Kyiv's call for civilian infrastructure ceasefire

The attack targeted a residential building in a densely populated neighborhood, according to local authorities. At least three people were injured.

Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine, Putin claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to "negotiations and discussions with the Ukrainian side" regarding a ceasefire. Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since early 2022.

Kherson keeps Easter traditions alive under fire (PHOTOS)

In the battered southern city of Kherson, where Russian drone strikes and artillery target civilians daily, residents cling to traditions for both a semblance of normality and as an act of defiance. This year, just like every year before the start of the full-scale war, Kherson locals baked Easter bread,

'I didn't have time to think. I just acted' – how brave teen rescued people in Sumy attack

On a quiet morning on April 13, Maryna Illiashenko and her 13-year-old son Kyrylo were taking a bus through the city of Sumy to see his grandmother, as they often do on Sundays. It was a route they knew by heart — one they'd taken countless times. But that morning, out

‘There was no ceasefire’ — US-brokered energy truce fails to secure lasting results in Ukraine

Ukraine waiting for answer from Russia on civilian infrastructure ceasefire

"Ukraine maintains its offer not to strike at least at civilian infrastructure. And we expect a clear answer from Moscow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 21.

SBU says it detained '5 pro-Russian agitators' for promoting Kremlin narratives, justifying war crimes

Among those detained is a former member of the banned Nashi party, linked to former Ukrainian pro-Russian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev, who fled Ukraine in May 2022.

Ukraine war latest: Russia announces 'resumption' of hostilities after Easter ceasefire as Kyiv reports 3,000 violations

Key developments on April 21: * Ukraine, US, UK, France to meet in London on April 23 for peace talks, Zelensky says * Russia announces 'resumption' of hostilities after Easter ceasefire as Kyiv reports violations * Ukraine strikes Russian drone launch site in Kursk Oblast, killing up to 20 operators, General Staff says

Ukraine, US, UK, France to meet in London on April 23 for peace talks, Zelensky says

"We are ready to move forward as constructively as possible, just as we have done before, to achieve an unconditional ceasefire, followed by the establishment of a real and lasting peace," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.

Trump sees 'very good' chance for Ukraine ceasefire as US proposes major concessions

"I will be giving you full details over the next three days, but we had very good meetings on Ukraine, Russia," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Pope Francis leaves a mixed legacy in wartime Ukraine, overshadowed by historic Vatican-Moscow ties

Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. Yet in Ukraine, his track record is far from positive. For many Ukrainians, the Pope’s legacy is shaped by his repeated downplaying of the gravity of Ukraine’

US recognizing Crimea as Russian would be 'much worse than Munich in 1938,' Ukrainian lawmaker says

The chair of the Ukrainian parliament's foreign affairs committee compared the potential decision to Western appeasement of Adolf Hitler that led to World War II.

Russia intensifies push in Kursk, Sumy border areas as Ukraine holds line, Syrskyi says

"Intense fighting continues in Sumy Oblast in areas near the state border, as well as on the territory of the Russian Federation," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote.

Ukraine strikes Russian drone launch site in Kursk Oblast, killing up to 20 operators, General Staff says

Russian forces reportedly used the facility to prepare, equip, and launch reconnaissance, strike, and FPV (first-person-view) drones.

Russian attacks continued since 'first hours' of so-called Easter truce, Border Guard says

Russian forces used artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, and drones to target Ukrainian positions in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, said Andrii Demchenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service.

Ukrainian woman arrested for allegedly helping Russia's GRU target missile strikes for 'easy money'

The suspect reportedly rented an apartment near a logistics center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to conduct reconnaissance near a military airfield.

Kremlin 'satisfied' with US opposition to Ukraine's NATO membership

"We have heard from Washington at various levels that Ukraine's membership in NATO is out of the question," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. "Of course, this is something that satisfies us and aligns with our position that Ukraine should not be a NATO member..."

Russia announces 'resumption' of hostilities after Easter ceasefire as Kyiv reports violations

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of nearly 3,000 ceasefire violations during the supposed Easter truce.

Norway's PM, finance minister to meet Trump on April 24 to discuss Ukraine, trade

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 24, the prime minister's office announced on April 21.

'He knew how to give hope' — Ukraine reacts to Pope Francis's passing

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, in his residence in Vatican City, the Vatican news service reported.

Letter to the Editor: What Ukraine reminds us about freedom

When the cause of liberty seemed most fragile, and its defenders most alone, a man named Thomas Paine picked up his pen and wrote: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” It was December 1776, one of the bleakest moments in the American War of Independence. Washington’s

Russia using Easter ceasefire to prepare assault in Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian military says

Ukrainian units in the Kharkiv Oblast have maintained a strictly defensive posture, responding only to direct Russian attacks to defend troops and hold the line, according to the Khartiia Brigade.

'No NATO, US recognizing annexation of Crimea' — Washington awaits Kyiv's response to ceasefire pitch, WSJ reports

Among the most controversial elements is the suggestion that the U.S. could formally recognize Russia’s claim over Crimea. Additionally, Ukrainian accession to NATO would be ruled out under the current proposal.