The Kyiv Independent news desk

Speaking to journalists at a closed-door briefing on April 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that such requests were made at "various levels," from the political to the military leadership.

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

Key developments on April 9: * Ukrainian drones strike oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, General Staff says * Russia plans to increase its Unmanned Systems Forces to 165,500 by the end of 2026, Syrskyi says * US ignores Iran-Russia cooperation because it 'trusts Putin,' Zelensky says * UK says it foiled undersea operation as Russian sub, frigate enter British waters * Ukraine repatriates 1,000 fallen soldiers in latest exchange An oil pumping station in Krymsk, Krasnodar Kra

"I said this publicly. Did we hear a reaction from the U.S. to Russia that they have to stop it?" President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview. "The problem is they trust Putin."

The number includes 1,040 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The number includes 1,030 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on April 7: * Russian attacks on Nikopol, Kherson see 9 dead and 49 injured across southern Ukraine * Ukraine confirms fresh strike on Russia’s Ust-Luga oil terminal as campaign to limit Russia's oil windfall continues * SBU seizes 'shadow fleet' vessel in Odesa port tied to illegal exports from occupied Crimea * Novorossiysk oil terminal stops exports after new Ukrainian drone strikes on April 5, Reuters reports Two deadly attacks across the Dnipro River have brought deat

It is currently difficult to organize talks in a trilateral format as "the Americans have a lot of other things to deal with, if you know what I mean," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

The number include 940 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on April 4-5: * Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, defying calls to ease attacks amid soaring fuel prices * Russia increases attacks on civilians, killing 16 and injuring 94 more * Explosions, fires reported in Russia’s Tolyatti, Taganrog after drone attacks * Russia drops record number of deadly glide bombs on Ukraine, steps up aerial attacks * Ukraine strikes Russian fuel train, confirms damage to multimillion-dollar Orion drones in occupied regions

The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of April 4: * In occupied Luhansk, the scale of forced mobilization increases, Ukraine's authorities report * Ukraine brings back eight children from Russian-occupied territories * Russian general reported killed in An-26 crash in Crimea * Ukraine strikes airfield in occupied Cri

The leaders "agreed on new steps in security cooperation," Zelensky wrote on Telegram following the talks. Ukraine is ready to support Turkey with "expertise, technology, and experience," and details of the agreements will be finalized in the coming days.

In one of the worst attacks, a Russian drone targeted a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least five people and injuring 27 on the morning of April 4.

Russian forces launched 7,987 glide bombs last month — over 1,500 more than the previous record in February, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported on April 3.