A large column of Russian vehicles is pushing into the city of Sumy from the side of Khimprom,

9:41 AM  (Updated:  April 16, 2025 10:43 am)

1 killed, 27 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions killed at least one civilian and injured at least 27 over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 16.

10:35 AM

Rubio, Witkoff to reportedly travel to France this week for talks on Ukraine.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet directly with French President Emmanuel Macron, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold separate discussions with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

10:29 AM

US softens demands on Ukraine minerals deal after Washington talks, Bloomberg reports.

The Trump administration has reportedly lowered the payback it seeks under a minerals agreement with Ukraine from $300 billion to $100 billion.

9:47 AM

Russia jails 4 journalists over alleged work with Navalny's foundation.

The case concerned Antonina Favorskaya, Artem Krieger, Sergey Karelin, and Konstantin Gabov, who were said to be producing video content for Navalny-affiliated YouTube channels, including the Navalny Live platform.

8:57 AM

Ukraine-US talks on minerals deal going 'in a positive mood,' Zelensky says.

"When the teams are ready, they will present what they have worked out. So far, both sides have ended the meetings in a positive mood," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

8:41 AM

Bulgaria backpedals on nuclear reactor sale to Ukraine.

Bulgaria's deputy prime minister and chairman of the co-ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Atanas Zafirov, announced the news, arguing that Sofia needs to develop its nuclear energy capacities.

8:15 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 936,210 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,050 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:24 AM

Black Sea security talks underway in Ankara, Zelensky says.

Negotiations on Black Sea security are underway in Ankara and could shape the region’s post-war stability, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during an April 15 press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odesa.

5:33 AM

Finnish volunteer fighter killed in action in Ukraine.

A 20-year-old Finnish volunteer soldier was killed in action while fighting for Ukraine, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reported on April 15.

4:34 AM

Ukrainian film 'Militantropos' to premiere at Cannes Film Festival.

The Ukrainian documentary Militantropos has been selected for the "Directors' Fortnight" program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced on April 15.

2:32 AM

Economic partnership with US could spur Russia to end war, White House says.

"There is an incentive for Russia to end this war and perhaps that could be economic partnerships with the United States," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on April 15.

12:54 AM

Kremlin to revive Soviet-era Komsomol school to indoctrinate youth.

Russia will launch a new program called the Digoria Political Education Workshop to provide "ideological training" to personnel who work with youth, a source in the Kremlin told Russian state media.

11:49 PM

Fico to visit Moscow May 9 despite EU warning.

"I am going to Moscow on May 9 ... No one can tell me where I should or should not travel," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on April 15.

11:15 PM

Ukraine

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11:10 PM

'First to suffer' — Russia singles out Poland, Baltics in threat to NATO.

These countries have shown "high aggressiveness" towards Russia and are "constantly rattling their weapons," Russia's Foreign Intelligence Director Sergey Naryshkin said on April 15.

10:23 PM

Human toll

Russia’s deadliest attacks on civilians since the start of the full-scale invasion

10:53 AM  (Updated:  April 15, 2025 10:19 pm)

Witkoff says '5 territories' key to proposed Russia-Ukraine deal after meeting Putin.

Some U.S. officials have raised alarms over the direction of the Trump administration's diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg are urging President Donald Trump to resist territorial concessions to Moscow.

9:45 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces target Russian missile brigade behind deadly Sumy attack; Witkoff unveils '5 territories' deal for Russia

9:43 PM

Opinion

As the world looks away, Ukraine’s journalists are stepping up to tell the story themselves

9:31 PM

Rutte visits military hospital in Odesa, reaffirms support for Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Odesa on April 15 and visited a local military hospital alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

9:07 PM

War analysis

Our readers' questions about the war, answered. Vol. 8

8:55 PM

defense industry

Ukraine’s long-suffering aerospace giants look to Europe to break free from Russian orbit

8:41 PM

Russia sees no 'clear outlines' yet of agreement with US on war in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson says.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on April 11 "positive and useful."

7:18 PM

North Korean artillery now dominates Russia's ammunition supply in war against Ukraine, investigation says.

The majority of artillery shells used by Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 were manufactured in North Korea, according to a joint investigation by Reuters and the Open Source Center (OPS), published on April 15.

7:08 PM

Video

Deadliest Russian attack on Sumy leaves residents in shock.

On April 13, Russia launched a brutal double-tap attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. Two ballistic missiles rocked the city center on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35 people — including two children — and shocking Ukraine and the world. The Kyiv Independent visited Sumy the day after the attack.