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11:21 PM

2,671 people evacuated from hot spots on April 12.

Most of them, 2,343 people, fled Mariupol, Berdyansk, Polohy, Melitopol, and Vasylivka. They arrived by their own cars to Zaporizhzhia, according to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. 328 people were evacuated from towns in Luhansk Oblast. Buses that left Zaporizhzhia to evacuate people from the cities of Energodar, Tokmak and Berdyansk were blocked by the Russian military.

11:15 PM

Eugene Czolij: EU now has substantial catch-up work to do in Ukraine.

On 6 April 2022, Euronews reported that the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles told the European Parliament: “We've given Ukraine nearly €1 billion. That might seem like a lot but €1 billion is what

11:05 PM

Ukraine starts reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure in 7 oblasts.

According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy chief of staff for President Volodymyr Zelensky, the list includes Zhytomyr, Zaporizhizha, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts, where hostilities have completely or partially stopped. He said that nearly 1,500 cities and villages were occupied by Russia in these oblasts. 168 cities and villages have already been cleared of mines.

10:14 PM

UK Ministry of Defense: Russia's plan for war failing.

The ministry responded to statements by the Russian leadership that everything was going according to plan in Ukraine. The ministry said that six Russian generals had been killed during the war, over 2,000 units of Russian military equipment had been damaged or destroyed, and Russian soldiers were turning on and attacking their commanders.

9:18 PM

BREAKING: Pro-Kremlin lawmaker, Putin's crony Medvedchuk captured.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Viktor Medvedchuk, a lawmaker with the now-banned pro-Kremlin party Opposition Platform has been captured by the Security Service of Ukraine. Medvedchuk is accused of treason. He escaped house arrest in February.

9:08 PM

Mariupol City Council: Russian forces illegally deported 33,500 residents to Russia, occupied territories.

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said that the authorities are working on returning the deported residents and that several embassies of European countries have joined the process.

8:40 PM

Donetsk Oblast Governor: Up to 22,000 people killed in Mariupol.

Pavlo Kyrylenko told CNN that these were the preliminary estimates. According to the official, it is difficult to make estimates since Mariupol, a seaport in southeastern Ukraine, remains besieged. President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said that tens of thousands of people were killed in the city.

8:15 PM

Steinmeier says Kyiv is against his potential visit.

During a visit to Poland, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that he was ready to come to Kyiv together with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. German newspaper Bild earlier reported that President Volodymyr Zelensky was against Steinmeier's visit because of his close ties to Russia in the past.

7:13 PM

Reuters: World Bank to provide Ukraine with $15 billion.

World Bank President David Malpass said on April 12, that the “support package was enabled after the approval of $1 billion in the International Development Association aid,” which provides concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries, Reuters reports.

7:09 PM

Bloomberg: Putin says Ukraine talks ‘at dead end’, vows to pursue war.

There’s been no word of progress for days in video-link peace talks after Ukraine accused Russian troops of carrying out war crimes including killing unarmed civilians in Bucha and other towns in the north.

6:31 PM

Donetsk Oblast governor: 'Too early to tell if Russia used chemical weapons in Mariupol'.

According to the Head of Donetsk Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, “it is too early to say what the substance was" that was distributed in Mariupol on April 11 and injured three people, and whether it can be classified as a chemical attack.

6:06 PM

SBU: Russia's agents sought to stir separatism in Ukraine’s western regions.

According to Ukraine’s Security Service, a group of people recruited by Russia started working to “overthrow the constitutional order” in Ukraine’s western regions in the summer of 2021. SBU reported detaining “the organizer and key people” in Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytsky Oblasts.

5:49 PM

Denisova: Russian occupiers detain business owners in Melitopol, extort money from them.

According to Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova, Russian forces put pressure on local business owners in the occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and try to impose “taxes and fees” on them — to be paid in cash or goods.

4:36 PM

State Border Guard Service: More than 870,000 Ukrainians have returned to Ukraine since Feb 24.

Andriy Demchenko, a spokesman for the State Border Guard Service said on April 12 that around 3 million Ukrainians and 350,000 foreigners have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.

3:42 PM

Russian forces kill over 400 civilians during occupation of Bucha.

According to the head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Pavliuk, new bodies have been discovered each day since the liberation of Bucha from the Russian troops on April 1.

3:16 PM

Expert: Russian attacks damage more than 20% of warehouse properties in Kyiv Oblast.

Over 440,000 square meters of logistics property have been destroyed by the Russian troops in Kyiv Oblast, according to an estimation by Fedor Arbuzov, the head of office and logistic property department at Retail & Development Advisor company, told Interfax news agency on April 12. The areas of brutal hostilities in Kyiv Oblast suffered the most, Arbuzov said.

3:04 PM

ArcelorMittal partially relaunches production at Kryvyi Rih steel plant.

Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Administration announced the partial restarting of production on April 12, saying that 1,000 tons of cast iron are expected today. According to Vilkul, coke-chemical and mining production is increasing and the plant has established new logistics for the supply of raw materials and shipment of products.

2:32 PM

Finance Ministry predicts state budget deficit of $5-7 billion per month.

Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko said in an interview with the Financial Times that Ukraine's state budget deficit is likely to increase from $2.7 billion in March to $5-7 billion in April and May.

2:10 PM

Zelensky: EU should ban Russian oil, limit gas.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to the Lithuanian parliament that the sixth package of sanctions, currently being drafted by the EU, must include a ban on Russian oil, while European countries must establish a timeframe to halt imports of Russian gas. "Only this way the Russian leadership will come to the conclusion that the war is a disaster, primarily for them," he said.

1:28 PM

State Investigations Bureau says it seized 10 Russian ships worth over $34 million.

The Bureau blocked eight Russian cargo ships and two tankers from leaving Ukraine. According to Ukrainian law, the state can seize Russian property without compensation.

1:01 PM

CNN: Large Russian military column spotted heading to Donbas.

CNN has geolocated a video shared on social media on April 11 showing a group of Russian military vehicles near Russia’s Matveev Kurgan, a settlement in the Rostov region. The vehicles were seen facing northwest, in the direction of Ukraine’s Donbas region, where heavy fighting is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

12:00 PM

Azov: Injured by poisonous substance spread in Mariupol are in 'relatively satisfactory condition'.

The Azov Regiment issued a statement saying that victims have high blood pressure, eye rash, and dyspnea. Soldiers added that it is “impossible” to investigate the scene of the attack due to constant Russian bombardment.

11:22 AM

Deputy Defense Minister: Chemical weapon use not yet confirmed, may be phosphorus munition.

Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the information is still being verified, but the preliminary data suggests phosphorus munition was used in Mariupol. “But you need to understand that the risk of chemical weapons being used does exist, and it is quite high,” she added.

10:45 AM

Mariupol defenders, who criticized command, say they keep fighting.

"We held every part of this city to the best of our ability," soldiers fighting with the 36 Marine Brigade said in a video address recorded overnight. Soldiers added that they are low on ammunition and don't know how long they can keep up.

10:19 AM

Five Ukrainian regions hit by Russia overnight.

Khmelnytskyi Oblast was hit by a missile while shelling continued in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson oblasts. At least nine people died, and tens are injured.

8:57 AM

Governor Haidai: Russian forces shell Luhansk Oblast overnight on April 12.

Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai reported that Russian forces attacked Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Kreminna, Novodruzhesk, Rubizhne, damaging at least 12 residential buildings and four infrastructure objects in the region. One person was killed in Lysychansk and three others were injured as a result of the shelling.

8:30 AM

The Guardian: Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq' against Ukraine.

Russia is receiving military hardware sourced from Iraq for its war effort in Ukraine with the help of Iranian weapons smuggling networks, according to the Guardian findings. The weapons that have been reportedly dispatched include RPGs and anti-tank missiles, as well as Brazilian-designed rocket launcher systems.

8:19 AM

UK intelligence: Fighting in eastern Ukraine to intensify over next 2-3 weeks.

According to the latest update posted by the UK Defense Ministry, Russia continues to refocus its efforts on Ukraine's Donbas with further fighting around Kherson and Mykolaiv and a renewed push towards Kramatorsk. British intelligence predicts that Russian forces will continue to withdraw from Belarus in order to redeploy in support of operations in eastern Ukraine.

7:39 AM

Japan imposes more sanctions on Russia.

The country imposed additional sanctions against Russia on April 12, freezing the assets of 398 Russian citizens including President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, Katerina Tikhonova and Mariya Vorontsova, according to a news release from Japan's Foreign Ministry.

6:06 AM

AP: More than 10,000 civilians died in Mariupol, according to mayor.

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko told Associated Press on April 11 that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000 after weeks of attacks. It is not possible to determine the exact death toll. Boychenko added that there were still 120,000 civilians in Mariupol.

5:16 AM

Vereshchuk: 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are held by Russian forces.

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that 500 of those are women. "They force them to stand, don't let them sit down. They shave their heads, they force them to undress every day for checkups. They humiliate their human dignity. I know facts of rape, I saw spines that had been beaten," she said. The Kyiv Independent could not immediately confirm these claims.

3:58 AM

Truss: UK working with partners to verify details of possible chemical attack in Mariupol.

"Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account," said U.K.'s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The U.S. also expressed concern over the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, although they cannot confirm it yet and will continue "to monitor the situation closely," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement on April 11.

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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.

11:02 AM

On 1-year anniversary, Ukraine names Russian officer linked to deadly strike on Kyiv Okhmatdyt children's hospital.

The strike, which killed two adults and injured at least 34 people, directly hit the country's largest pediatric medical center, where 627 children were receiving treatment at the time.

4:15 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 9:23 am)

'They have to be able to defend themselves' — Trump says US will send additional weapons shipments to Ukraine, criticizes Putin.

"They're getting hit very hard. We're gonna have to send more weapons, your defensive weapons primarily," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

9:19 AM

Trump reportedly told Zelensky he's not responsible for US arms halt to Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on July 4 that he was not responsible for the suspension of U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

8:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,028,610 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,070 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:56 AM

EU to impose 'toughest' sanctions on Russia in coordination with US senators, French foreign minister says.

"This (war) cannot continue; it must stop. To achieve this, in coordination with American senators, Europe is preparing to introduce, based on French proposals, the toughest sanctions we have imposed in the last three years," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

6:25 AM

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