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Ukraine is riding high on a series of deals that promise to intertwine  its wartime defense-tech industry, now known for producing drones in high demand worldwide, with European arms makers. “The general idea is that we as an industry have to become part of a pan-European defense industry,” Ihor Fedirko, director of the Ukrainian Council of Defense Industry, a government-aligned trade association for Ukrainian weapons makers, told the Kyiv Independent. Fedirko, a former adviser to the now-shut

The Tuapse Oil Refinery, a Rosneft facility, is one of the 10 largest refineries in Russia.

"With the goal of lowering the enemy's advance capabilities, we are maintaining a high strike intensity on military, defense industry, and other facilities on Russian territory that sustain the occupier's activities," Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote.

The U.K. Defense Ministry publicized its commitment to its "biggest ever drone package for Ukraine" in an April 15 statement.

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak in Russia's Bashkortostan Republic on April 15, independent Russian Telegram channel Astra said.

"The situation is in such a deficit, it could not be any worse," Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that the war in the Middle East is negatively affecting Ukraine and reducing its chances of receiving military aid.

Russian forces launched 324 drones and three Iskander-M ballistic missiles into Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

Local command said Ukrainian troops moved to a new defensive line near Myropilske as Russian pressure intensifies along the Sumy border.

Ukraine is racing to build its battle-tested drones in Europe, but a flagship initiative meant to make that happen still lacks a clear roadmap, slowing more deals even as demand surges.

Ukraine's newest missile maker aims to launch an anti-ballistic defense to compete with U.S. PAC-3s by the end of next year, Reuters reports.

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukraine has retaken 480 square kilometers and 12 settlements since late January amid heavy fighting on key front-line sectors.

A private company's air defense unit shot down several Russian Shahed and Zala drones in Kharkiv Oblast, demonstrating the "first results" of an experimental Defense Ministry project, Mykhailo Fedorov announced on March 30.

Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30.

One of Ukraine's largest drone makers, General Cherry, has signed a deal to produce UAVs in the U.S.

Russia launched an Iskander ballistic missile and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight, including around 90 Shahed-type long-range drones, the Air Force said.