Zelensky meets Czech, Romanian presidents in Lithuania
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his Czech and Romanian counterparts, Petr Pavel and Klaus Iohannis, while visiting Lithuania on April 11, according to Ukraine's Presidential Office.
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Authorities: Russian guided bombs hit Kharkiv downtown, injuring at least 3
Russian forces attacked a civilian enterprise downtown Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on April 9, injuring at least three people, local authorities said.
Reuters: UN nuclear watchdog's board to meet on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant attacks
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors will meet to discuss the recent attacks on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Reuters reported on April 9, citing four unnamed diplomats.
Governor: Russian attack on Kostiantynivka kills civilian, injures 2
A Russian air strike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast killed at least one civilian and injured two women, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on April 9.
Prosecutors investigating executions of 54 Ukrainian POWs by Russia
At least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) have been executed by Russian soldiers, the head of the War Crimes Department in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Yurii Belousov, said on April 9.
'Long time' needed to repair Russian Serpukhov vessel after fire, Ukraine says
The Russian missile ship Serpukhov, which was reportedly set fire, will be difficult to repair under sanctions pressure, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukraine's Navy spokesperson, said on April 9.
Military intelligence behind drone attack on aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, source says
Ukrainian drones attacked an aviation training center in the city of Borisoglebsk in Russia's Voronezh Oblast overnight on April 9, a representative of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), not allowed to go public at this time, told the Kyiv Independent.
US confirms warning allies about China's support for Russia's war in recent months
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed on April 8 that Washington expressed concern to allies about China's support for Russia amid Moscow’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Why is Scholz blocking provision of Taurus for Ukraine?
Ukraine officially asked Berlin to provide one of the most powerful long-range missiles at the end of May 2023 but heard uncertainty in response and, later — consistent refusals.
Military intelligence: Ukraine directly controls Black Sea oil rigs, undermining Russia's reconnaissance capabilities
Russia's reconnaissance capabilities in the sky, on the water, and on land suffered after Ukraine regained control of a set of oil drilling platforms located in the Black Sea last autumn, Ukraine's military intelligence said on April 8.
Prosecutors investigate case of journalist allegedly targeted by enlistment officers
The Prosecutor General's Office announced on April 8 that it had opened a criminal investigation after the journalist of the Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info, Yevhenii Shulhat, had been allegedly targeted by military enlistment officers as retaliation for his investigation into a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) official.
UK, French foreign ministers urge to boost aid for Ukraine, saying 'we all lose' otherwise
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne called on allies to increase support for Ukraine in The Telegraph's article published on April 7.
Russian media: Orsk oil refinery suspends work after dam breach, floods
Russia's Orsk oil refinery suspended operations after a flood caused a dam breach in Orenburg Oblast, Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on April 7, citing the refinery's press service.
FT: Damage to Ukraine's energy grid worse than in 2022-23 but more localized
Ukrainian officials said the damage to energy infrastructure caused by Russia is worse than in the winter of 2022-2023, although it is more localized, according to the Financial Times.
Anti-Kremlin militia says 'hot phase' of recent incursions into Russia is over
The Russian Volunteer Corps announced the completion of the "hot phase" of its raids into border regions of Russia from Ukraine on April 7 in the evening.
Shmyhal: Ukraine proposes allies to ban air transit to Russia, Belarus
Ukraine proposed to ban air transit to Russia and Belarus as part of the sanctions policy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during his visit to Lithuania on April 5.
Lukashenko decides to suspend Belarus from European Conventional Armed Forces treaty
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko agreed to introduce a bill on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) to the lower house of the country's parliament, Lukashenko's press service reported on April 5.
Russian attacks on Kherson, Beryslav injure 6
Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson and Beryslav in Kherson Oblast on April 5, injuring six people, the local authorities reported.
Ukraine's military denies Russian troops reached Chasiv Yar's suburb
Russian troops have not entered the suburbs of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, a spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern command, Andrii Zadubinnyi, told Reuters on April 5.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 11 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to 15 years in jail in absentia in gas scheme corruption case
The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced in absentia former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko to 15 years in prison with a confiscation of property, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on April 5.
White House: US expects Russia's vote on UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space
The U.S. expects Russia to support a resolution at the U.N. Security Council warning countries against placing nuclear weapons in orbit, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on April 4, according to Bloomberg.
Reuters: Russia faces difficulties repairing oil refineries due to US sanctions
Russian companies are facing difficulties in repairing oil refineries due to Western sanctions, and Ukrainian drone attacks could worsen the problem, Reuters reported on April 4, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Ukrenergo: Russia targeted solar power plant in Ukraine's rear for the first time
Russian forces carried out a targeted attack on a solar power plant in Ukraine's rear for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo, said at a press conference on April 4.
Energoatom: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 'on verge of blackout' after recent Russian attack
An external overhead line that supplies power from Ukraine's energy grid to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar was disconnected on April 4 after Russian attacks, the state nuclear energy agency Energoatom said.
Ex-Supreme Court chief suspended from administering justice until verdict or case closure
The High Council of Justice suspended on April 4 Vsevolod Kniaziev, former chairman of the Supreme Court and a suspect in a bribery case, from administering justice until the court verdict comes into force or the criminal proceedings are closed.
Ex-Presidential Office advisor taken into custody in Ukrainian Railways corruption scandal
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ordered on April 4 the arrest of former Presidential Office advisor Artem Shylo, suspected in a corruption scheme connected to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
Parliamentary committee backs renaming 7 cities and over 40 villages
Ukraine's Parliamentary Committee on Regional Development supported the renaming of seven more cities and 44 villages, whose names do not meet the standards of Ukrainian language or refer to Russian or Soviet names, lawmaker Roman Lozynskyi wrote on X on April 4.
Media: German companies involved in Russian 'reconstruction' of occupied Mariupol
German companies Knauf and WKB Systems GmbH are involved in the so-called restoration efforts of occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, which was destroyed by Russian troops, according to an investigation published on April 3 by journalists of the Monitor program of the German TV channel ARD.
How Ukraine hit a Russian drone factory 1,300 kilometers away
For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic, some 1,300 kilometers from the country's border. On April 2, overnight, drones attacked production facilities in the cities of Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov said. A source in Ukraine's
Military Intelligence: Russia has about 200 Su-34, Su-35 fighter jets, 7 A-50 planes
Russia has about 100 Su-35 fighter jets, more than 100 Su-34 fighter bombers, and seven A-50 early warning and control aircraft as of March, ArmyInform reported on April 3, citing data provided by Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).
Stoltenberg: Long-term NATO support for Ukraine can show Russia it cannot win the war
NATO's transition to a longer-term commitment to support Ukraine could eventually push Moscow to a peace agreement, where Russia realize "that they cannot win the war," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on April 3 ahead of the NATO meeting in Brussels.
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