Explosions reported on Crimean Bridge

Polish F-16s intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft during a patrol over the Baltic Sea on April 9, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on X.

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev is currently in the United States holding meetings with officials from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, according to sources cited by Reuters.

According to Novaya Gazeta, masked special services officers arrived at 12 p.m. local time and as of 7 p.m. local time, the search was still ongoing.

The General Staff said the platforms supplied fuel to Russian forces, as Ukraine continues long-range strikes on energy infrastructure.

Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

Budanov warned that widespread draft evasion is threatening Ukraine's war effort, as tensions around mobilization grow following recent attacks on enlistment officers.

The group of MEPs, led by Lithuanian liberal Petras Austrevicius, wrote that their request was motivated by news that the Hungarian government was "deliberately sharing confidential information obtained during EU Council meetings with the Putin regime."

The suspect was detained in Odesa after authorities said they had tracked his movements and intercepted the assassination attempt targeting a senior Ukrainian Navy officer.

"Russia must not return to the international cultural space while the war continues. Ukraine will continue to defend this position on all international platforms," Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna wrote.