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10:46 PM

Gas distribution stations repaired, renew work in Kyiv Oblast.

The Gas Transmission Operator turned off four stations in mid-March after Russian shelling damaged the network. Across Ukraine, 38 out of 1,395 gas distribution stations remain suspended due to Russia's war.

10:44 PM

Italian ambassador comes back to Kyiv after evacuation, aims to resume work on April 18.

The French ambassador also announced on April 15 that his embassy would reopen in Kyiv shortly, after being relocated for a month to Lviv.

9:40 PM

Russian shelling kills 8 people, including 7-month-old baby, in Kharkiv.

42 people were injured, including 9 children, according to Oleh Synegubov, the head of Kharkiv's Regional Administration.

8:53 PM

US: 'Nothing will dissuade' Biden administration from supporting Ukraine.

"Nothing will dissuade us from the strategy that we've embarked on,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN on April 15. The Washington Post reported that it had received a copy of a diplomatic note sent by Russia to the U.S. claiming that U.S. and NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons to Ukraine could bring “unpredictable consequences.”

8:41 PM

Georgieva: IMF prepares for reconstruction of Ukraine.

"We are preparing for the massive reconstruction effort that will be required," Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund said on April 15. The IMF has already increased its emergency funding to $1.4 billion to help Ukraine, Georgieva said.

7:48 PM

Gazprom exports fall by a quarter compared to last year.

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom's exports amounted to 44.6 billion cubic meters since January, 26.4% less than in the same period of 2021.

7:25 PM

CNN: First flight of $800 million in new military aid for Ukraine from US expected in next 24 hours.

According to an undisclosed senior defense official, the material will be picked up at the border by Ukrainians. The White House announced the new package, which includes 11 helicopters, 18 Howitzer cannons, and 300 Switchblade drones, on April 13.

7:17 PM

Demining of Kyiv Oblast can take up to a year.

The head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Pavliuk said on April 15 that they plan to finish demining settlements and roads in Kyiv Oblast by the end of May, while the rest of the territory can take up to a year. Around 1,200 hectares have been cleared already, Pavliuk said, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.

7:11 PM

Ukraine expects escalation in the south following sinking of Russian flagship Moskva.

According to Nataliia Humeniuk, press person for Ukraine’s southern security and defense forces, Ukraine expects Russian missile and artillery attacks on southern regions to intensify in revenge for the destruction of Moskva. Ukraine says it hit Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles in the Black Sea on April 14. Russia reported that the missile cruiser had sunk after suffering from a fire that detonated ammunition on board.

6:35 PM

Governor: Russia fired 3 missiles at Kyiv Oblast on April 15.

Oleksandr Pavliuk did not specify what areas were targeted by the strikes. The official said that there was a possibility of further attacks and once again warned residents against returning to the region.

6:08 PM

BBC: FSB asks Russian government for additional funding to bury Russian troops.

Russia's Federal Security Service asked the Russian government to increase by 17% the “funding for military burials and tombstones,” BBC reported. Ukraine’s General Staff says 20,000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the all-out war.

5:46 PM

Russian forces again shell Ukrainian border guards in Chernihiv Oblast.

According to Ukraine’s Border Guard Service, no casualties have been reported yet. Earlier this morning, Russian troops shelled the village of Senkivka in Chernihiv Oblast near the Russian border.

5:10 PM

More than 900 civilians killed by Russia's war in Kyiv Oblast.

According to Kyiv Oblast Police Chief Andriy Nebytov, the biggest number of civilians killed by the Russian forces — over 350 people — was recorded in Bucha, a town northwest of Kyiv.

4:53 PM

CNN: US believes Russia’s war in Ukraine could last through end of 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared the assessment with some European allies, CNN reports citing two anonymous European officials. According to CNN, “U.S. and European officials have increasingly assessed that there is no short-term end in sight to the conflict.”

4:42 PM

Russia threatens Sweden, Finland with 'negative consequences' of joining NATO.

Maria Zakharova, the official representative of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, said that if Sweden and Finland become NATO members, the two countries will turn into a new "frontier" in Russia’s confrontation with NATO, and the “negative consequences for peace and stability in northern Europe are obvious."

4:08 PM

Media: North Macedonia expells six Russian diplomats.

The Foreign Ministry of North Macedonia has declared six more Russian diplomats persona non grata for violating diplomatic norms, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reported on April 15. They have five days to leave the country. North Macedonia has already expelled five Russian diplomats earlier in March.

3:44 PM

Kyiv authorities: Up to 50,000 residents return to Kyiv every day.

Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration Mykola Povoroznyk said that around 40,000-50,000 people come back to Kyiv every day. Earlier, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that it was too early to return to Kyiv as there is still a threat of Russian missile strikes, while the demining of territories surrounding Kyiv is ongoing.

3:32 PM

Russian forces shell residential area in Mykolaiv.

Russian shelling of a residential neighborhood in Mykolaiv, a regional capital in southern Ukraine, injured multiple civilians on April 15, according to Hanna Zamazieieva, the head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Council.

2:56 PM

7 killed, 27 injured by Russian attack on evacuation buses in Kharkiv Oblast.

According to Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office, Russian forces fired at evacuation buses with civilians in Borova, a village in Kharkiv Oblast, on April 14.

2:11 PM

Ukrainians file over 77,000 property damage complaints.

Ukrainian citizens can seek compensation for private houses and apartments destroyed by Russia by submitting a request through the government Diia app.

2:04 PM

Chief pilot of destroyed An-225: ‘We must complete the second Mriya’.

HOSTOMEL, Kyiv Oblast — Like so many pilots across the world, Dmytro Antonov, the crew commander of the Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft, has his own little pre-flight rituals. The world’s biggest and strongest cargo airplane, the master of many flight records, Mriya required special reverence. It had its own spirit

1:47 PM

Washington Post: Russia warns US to stop arming Ukraine.

The Washington Post reported on April 15 that it had received a copy of a diplomatic note sent by Russia to the U.S. In the note, Russia claimed that U.S. and NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons to Ukraine could bring “unpredictable consequences.”

1:10 PM

Russia's Defense Ministry to step up missile attacks on Kyiv.

The ministry said on April 15 that this was a response to the alleged Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. Russia has recently accused Ukraine of shelling Russia's Bryansk Oblast. Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine on Feb. 24 and has been bombing and shelling Ukraine ever since.

12:37 PM

Ukraine's General Staff says 20,000 Russian soldiers killed since Feb 24.

Russian troops have also lost 756 tanks, 1,976 armored fighting vehicles, 366 artillery pieces, 122 multiple rocket launchers, 66 surface-to-air missiles, 163 jets, 144 helicopters, eight ships, 76 fuel tanks, 135 drones, and four ballistic missile systems, the General Staff said on April 15.

12:10 PM

Moody's: Russia's failure to pay debts in dollars by May 4 will mean default.

Russia reportedly made payments on two bonds in rubles on April 4. Moody’s credit rating agency issued a statement saying that a change in payment terms relative to the original bond contracts may be considered a default if not cured within a month.

11:42 AM

Russian troops shell Ukrainian border guards in Chernihiv Oblast.

The village of Senkivka near the Russian border was shelled by mortars based in Russian territory on April 15, Ukraine’s Border Guard Service said. There are no reported casualties.

11:10 AM

Polish President Andrzej Duda signs law banning Russian, Belarusian coal imports.

The measure is part of a legislative package aimed at combating Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Polish newspaper Biznes Alert reported on April 15.

10:44 AM

New York Times: EU to introduce oil embargo against Russia after April 24.

The possible embargo may be introduced after the presidential run-off in France to avoid helping far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who has railed against rising fuel prices, the New York Times reported.

10:08 AM

Encircled marines urge Ukrainian authorities to break siege of Mariupol.

Serhiy Volyna, commander of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, said that the situation in Mariupol is critical. The city has been besieged by Russian troops since late February.

9:29 AM

Governor says two people killed due to Russian shelling of Luhansk Oblast over past 24 hours.

Two people were injured, Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai added. The region's infrastructure was shelled by Russian troops 24 times.

8:40 AM

At least 198 children killed as a result of Russian aggression.

According to Ukraine's Prosecutor's Office, at least 198 children have been killed and 355 injured as of April 15. This figure does not take into account children killed and injured in the regions where hostilities are ongoing and in occupied areas. The actual figure is likely considerably higher.

7:42 AM

New York Times: The CIA director says there is no evidence to suggest Putin is preparing to use nuclear weapons, but lack of results in Ukraine may tempt him.

The director of the CIA, William J. Burns, said that in an attempt to secure a victory, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may "use a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon" as the military campaign in Ukraine fails to achieve strategic goals. He cautioned that so far he had seen no “practical evidence” of the kinds of military deployments or movement of weapons that would suggest such a development was imminent.

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11:30 PM

Ukraine's 2026 budget could face $19B shortfall as Europe weighs how to fill the gap, FT reports.

The financial hole in Ukraine's budget is linked to reduced U.S. support and the lack of prospects for a swift ceasefire with Russia that Europe had hoped for, the Financial Times reported.

11:08 PM

Ukraine's ambassador to US will be replaced, foreign minister confirms.

"She is extremely effective and charismatic, but surely every diplomat has a rotation cycle," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said of Ambassador Oksana Markarova.

10:28 PM

Ukraine's Naftogaz brings new high-yield gas well online as country reserves run low.

The 5.7-kilometer deviated well was drilled and commissioned six weeks ahead of schedule as Ukraine works to boost domestic production amid Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, including gas storage facilities in western Ukraine.

10:18 PM

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders as Russia recognizes their legitimacy.

In a statement, the ICC named Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghanistan's top judge Abdul Hakim Haqqani as suspects in a campaign of systematic oppression targeting women, girls, and others who do not conform to the group's rigid gender ideology.

10:17 PM

US only has 25% of Patriot missiles needed for war plans, Guardian reports.

According to officials familiar with the matter, the Pentagon's munitions tracker showed Patriot interceptor stocks had dipped below acceptable levels. That prompted concerns that sending more to Ukraine could put U.S. defense readiness at risk.

10:03 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Trump reportedly pledges to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, asks Germany to send battery.

9:04 PM

Putin throws 'a lot of b*llshit', Trump says as he 'looks strongly' at Russia sanctions bill.

Trump also addressed U.S. legislation on sanctions, saying the Senate's Russia sanctions bill was "totally optional" for him to implement or terminate. "I'm looking at it very strongly," Trump said.

8:38 PM

Ukrainian businesses outraged as government blocks economic crimes bureau chief nominee.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers rejected a nominee to lead the economic crimes agency, drawing swift criticism from lawmakers and businesses over alleged interference in the selection process.

7:17 PM

Russia's crude exports fall to lowest level since February.

Seaborne crude flows averaged 3.12 million barrels a day over the four weeks to July 6, a 3% decline from the previous period ending June 29, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the lowest level recorded since the four-week period ending Feb. 23.

7:02 PM

War analysis

Dnipropetrovsk village likely contested despite Russia's claim of its capture

6:19 PM

Three men convicted in London arson plot tied to Russia's Wagner Group.

The ringleader, Dylan Earl, 21, had already pleaded guilty to aggravated arson over the 2024 blaze targeting companies that were supplying Elon Musk's Starlink satellite equipment to Ukraine.

5:15 PM

Trump reportedly pledges to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, asks Germany to send battery.

During the call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed that Germany sell one of its own Patriot batteries to Ukraine.

4:28 PM

Business

Ukraine’s minerals fund focus of private investment ahead of major recovery conference

4:17 PM

Opinion

Seeing war through the lens of narcissism

3:58 PM

Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones.

The decree follows a publication by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), which said it recovered Chinese-made parts from downed Shahed drones during a July 4 air assault on Kyiv.

3:52 PM

Opinion

How to enter Ukraine’s defense market: A short guide for foreign companies

3:27 PM

Interview

'Some are forged into poets during hostilities' — Medic, former POW, and poet on how war is shaping Ukraine's writers

3:16 PM

Putin signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army during mobilization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization decree from Sept. 21, 2022, remains in force and has never been formally rescinded.

3:12 PM

'Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman' — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity.

Soldier Valery Zelensky had spent 39 months in Russian captivity. Just 22 days later, on June 16, his heart stopped.

2:18 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:08 pm)

Europe's largest port prepares for NATO arms shipments, potential war with Russia.

Rotterdam has previously handled weapons shipments, but this marks the first time that it will designate a special berth for military use.

9:56 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:03 pm)

Russia's Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay, Ukrainian partisans say.

The remaining combat units are periodically rotated and redeployed in an apparent effort to avoid detection by Ukrainian reconnaissance, the Atesh partisan group said.

1:33 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:34 pm)

Ukraine's ambassador to the US to be dismissed, source says.

Oksana Markarova has held the post since April 2021.

7:45 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:30 pm)

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches US modernizes its largest oil refinery as part of minerals deal

12:27 PM

Overcoming Slovakia, Hungary opposition, EU set to approve new Russia sanctions package this week, Ukrainian official says.

In late June, EU ambassadors did not approve the sanctions package because of objections from Budapest and Bratislava.

11:13 AM

9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

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