The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
The Kyiv Independent’s contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent a day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River. Nikopol is located across from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Moscow and Washington discuss the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, among other issues related to the peaceful settlement of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed to the Russian state-run Interfax news agency.
Photo of a damaged building after Russian missile attack on Kharkiv on April 18. (Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)
The number of people injured in the Russian missile strike on the northeastern city of Kharkiv on April 18 has risen to 120, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on April 19.
According to Syniehubov, 18 people remain hospitalized, including four children. Two adult patients are in critical condition.
The missile strike damaged more than 50 apartment buildings and over 30 vehicles. Emergency crews have been working to clear debris and restore basic services, the governor said.
Russia attacked Kharkiv with ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions the morning of April 18, a day of religious significance to Ukrainians who observe Good Friday. The strike killed one person.
The Good Friday attack came less than a week after Russia inflicted a deadly missile strike on the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday.
The day after the Kharkiv strike, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire on Easter weekend, ordering a halt to all military action from 6 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until midnight on April 21.
Russia continues to reject a U.S.-mediated proposal for a full 30-day ceasefire. Kyiv reiterated that it would be ready to accept the ceasefire if Moscow agreed to abide by the terms.
Anna Fratsyvir is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent, with a background in broadcast journalism and international affairs. Previously, she worked as a TV journalist at Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne, covering global politics and international developments. Anna holds a Bachelor's degree in International Communications from Taras Shevchenko National University and is currently an MA candidate in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
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