Media: German and Portuguese tanks to arrive in Ukraine by end of March

9:17 AM

UK reportedly considers 5-year troop deployment to Ukraine to help rebuild army.

Military planners in London and Paris believe such a deployment could discourage Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching future offensives.

9:02 AM

'Nothing else can be discussed' about Russia, Ukraine until 'the killing stops,' US State Department says.

"It is a dynamic that will not be solved militarily. It is a meat grinder," U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. "There is nothing else (that) can be discussed for the outcome until the shooting and the killing stops."

8:56 PM  (Updated:  April 11, 2025 8:26 am)

Russian missile attack kills 1, injures 9 in Dnipro.

The strike destroyed part of a storage facility belonging to Biosphere Corporation, a Ukrainian manufacturer of household goods. Company founder Andrii Zdesenko said the attack caused serious damage.

8:23 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 930,210 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:18 AM

Kyiv native sentenced to 16 years by Moscow court, for explosive package plot targeting Russian military officials.

A Russian military court has sentenced Vadim Chaly, a 30-year-old Kyiv native to 16 years in prison for attempting to send explosive packages to senior Russian military officials, according to Russian state media.

5:58 AM

UK and Norway to provide $585 million in joint military support to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

The U.K. and Norway are set to provide a 450 million pound ($585 million) military aid package to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on April 10.

4:16 AM

Zelensky announces sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new sanctions package targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” during his nightly address on April 10.

3:15 AM

EU to support Ukraine's defense industry with over $2 billion from Russian assets.

About $1.1 billion will directly support Ukraine's defense industry following the "Danish model," the EU's ambassador to Ukraine announced.

2:02 AM

Ambassador Brink leaves post due to disagreements with Trump administration, FT reports.

Brink's decision to leave was not influenced by her working relationship with Zelensky, sources familiar with the matter told the Financial Times.

1:33 AM

Putin will not be tried in absentia while president, Euronews reports.

The Council of Europe's special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine will not try Putin or other top Russian officials in absentia while they remain in office, EU sources said.

12:57 AM

Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine.

Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, a facility in Lviv that provides prosthetics and rehabilitation to Ukrainians wounded by war. The trip was only announced after Harry had already left Ukraine.

12:08 AM

'Not a peacekeeping force' — UK defense minister clarifies role of coalition troops after summit.

"This is not a peacekeeping force that will separate the currently warring sides down the line of contact," U.K. Defense Minister John Healy said after a "coalition of the willing" meeting in Brussels on April 10.

10:48 PM

Russian drone attack in Zhytomyr Oblast kills 1, injures 5, including teen.

The injured victims, including a 14-year-old, have been taken to the hospital for treatment, according to regional Governor Vitalii Bunechko.

10:30 PM

Ukraine war latest: US ambassador to Ukraine to resign.

10:28 PM

Chinese POW says he doesn’t want to return to Russia, hopes to go back to China.

The captured fighter also said he was treated better in Ukrainian custody than during his time with Russian forces, according to a new interrogation video published April 10.

10:21 PM

US senators submit bill to crack down on Russia's shadow fleet.

The proposed law would authorize U.S. authorities to confiscate oil cargoes transported by vessels blacklisted by the Treasury Department. Proceeds from the sale of the seized oil would be directed toward reducing the U.S. national debt.

9:35 PM

US Ambassador to Ukraine to resign, State Department says.

"Ambassador Brink is stepping down after three years in Ukraine," Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

9:11 PM

Russian troops kill 4 Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, AP video shows.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, condemned the execution as a war crime.

7:57 PM

Video

Chinese POWs captured by Ukraine: What we know so far.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has carried out the first interrogation of two Chinese nationals captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, it announced on April 9. Here’s everything we know so far about the two POWs, as well as more than 160 other Chinese nationals reportedly serving in Russia’s Armed Forces, according to the documents seen by the Kyiv Independent.

7:52 PM

Ukraine won't accept any limits on its army in talks with Russia, official says.

"This is a principled position of Ukraine — no one, and certainly not the aggressor country Russia, will dictate to Ukraine what kind of armed forces Ukraine should have," Presidential Office Deputy Head Pavlo Palisa said.

6:44 PM

United States

4 things you need to know about Viktoria Spartz, the Ukrainian-born US lawmaker

3:18 PM  (Updated:  April 10, 2025 6:39 pm)

Trump & Ukraine

'Supporting Ukraine is America first' — Trump's spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns

6:36 PM

Russia using drones to drop explosives across Ukraine, Interior Ministry warns.

Russian forces have started using drones to scatter explosive devices across Ukraine, the country’s Interior Ministry warned on April 10.

6:29 PM

US-Russia talks in Istanbul were 'constructive,' State Department says.

The closed-door consultations lasted approximately six hours.

5:46 PM

Fire breaks out at major Russian refinery in Khabarovsk Krai.

The blaze broke out in one of the facility’s technological units after gasoline reportedly leaked from a column and ignited, sources told the channel. According to Russian emergency services cited by the pro-government outlet Interfax, the fire spread across an area of approximately 100 square meters.