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6:58 AM

The Times: European Commission considers ‘some form’ of oil embargo on Russia.

Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission executive vice-president, told The Times the EU would soon present a sixth package of sanctions measures against Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that would include “some form” of an oil embargo amid pressure for the bloc to deprive Moscow of energy revenues.

5:45 AM

Oil storage depot in Russia’s city of Bryansk catches fire.

A large fire was reported early on April 25 at an oil storage facility in Bryansk, Russian news agencies reported, citing the emergency services ministry. There are no further details at the moment. Bryansk, the administrative centre of a region bordering Ukraine, is located about 380 kilometers southwest of Moscow.

4:29 AM

UK intelligence: Russia planning staged referendum in Kherson.

According to latest British Defense Ministry update, the city is “key” to Russia’s objective of establishing a land bridge to Crimea and dominating southern Ukraine. Russia previously held an illegitimate referendum on the accession of Crimea into the Russian Federation in 2014 to retrospectively justify its land grab.

3:58 AM

Ukrainian forces prevent Russian troops from moving towards Mykolaiv Oblast.

The Ukrainian Operational Command South reported early on April 25 that the Ukrainian military prevented Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups’ advance towards southern Mykolaiv Oblast, causing heavy losses of the personnel. The Kyiv Independent could not immediately verify this claim.

3:19 AM

Russia concentrates forces near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

According to a Zaporizhzhia Oblast military administration spokesperson, Russian forces are building up command structures and air defense systems towards Huliaipole, 82 kilometers east of Zaporizhzhia, and continue to fire on the Ukrainian army positions with mortars, artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.

1:48 AM

US officials meet with Zelensky in Kyiv.

According to Zelensky’s adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine's President on April 24. The meeting, which the U.S. hasn’t yet confirmed, is the highest-level visit by U.S. officials to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

1:43 AM

Five civilians killed in Donetsk Oblast on April 24.

According to Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko, as a result of Russian attacks five civilians were killed and five others injured.

12:51 AM

Mariupol Defenders post new video of civilians trapped in Azovstal.

Shot on April 24, the video shows Azov fighters bringing food to civilians, mostly women and children, who have been sheltering in the basements of the Azovstal steel plant for two months. In the video, one woman says they only have enough water left for another week. Another says toddlers are sleeping in diapers made of plastic bags and fabric. Despite Putin's statement to stop shelling the plant on April 21, the ceasefire has been violated several times by the Russian side.

11:50 PM

2 months of Russia's devastating war in before and after photos.

April 24 marks two months since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine. The unprovoked Russian aggression has already cost Ukraine a devastating price, and it continues to rise every day. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, since Feb. 24, Russia has launched 2,000 missiles at the Ukrainian territory. Many

11:33 PM

Official: Russians prepare to attack Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky's home town.

Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih's military administration, said that the offensive is expected in the coming days, but the city is “fully prepared.”

11:14 PM

Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians with Orthodox Easter.

"Last year we celebrated Easter at home because of the pandemic. This year we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ again not the way we are used to. Because of another virus. Because of the plague called war. Both last year's and the current threat have one thing in common — nothing can defeat Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a recent address on April 24.

11:04 PM

Update: 9 Russian missiles hit infrastructure in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.

Governor Dmytro Lunin previously reported five missiles launched at Poltava Oblast on the evening of April 24, the day when many Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter.

10:21 PM

Two people killed, 14 wounded in Kharkiv Oblast by Russian shelling on April 24.

According to governor Oleh Synehubov, one civilian was killed in Kharkiv, another one in the town of Chuhuiv. The official said that an 11-year-old child was among the injured.

9:19 PM

Five Russian missiles hit infrastructure in Poltava Oblast.

Governor Dmytro Lunin said that the number of casualties and the damages caused by the evening strike were being verified.

8:50 PM

FT: Putin shifts to land-grab strategy in Ukraine.

Citing an undisclosed source, the Financial Times reported that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who considered a peace deal with Ukraine last month, had lost interest in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. “He wants to win big,” the source said.

8:33 PM

Investigation: Russian Orthodox Church helps resettle illegally deported Ukrainians.

According to journalists at Slidstvo.info, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations cooperates with the church on resettling deportees. The church accommodates Ukrainians in its churches and monasteries. In total, about 600,000 civilians were deported to Russia, including 117,000 children, according to the investigative project.

7:12 PM

General Staff: Russian forces fail to advance in Kharkiv Oblast.

According to the latest update from Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russian troops intensified their offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, trying to advance. “The enemy was unsuccessful, suffered losses and was forced to retreat to previously occupied frontiers,” the report reads.

6:39 PM

10 people remain hospitalized after deadly Russian airstrike in Odesa.

Two victims will have to undergo surgeries, Mykola Turchyn, chief physician of one of the municipal clinical hospitals, said. "Everyone is in stable condition. There are severe and medium injuries," he added. Seven Russian missiles targeted Odesa on April 23, with one of them hitting a residential building and killing eight people, including a three-month-old baby.

6:03 PM

Zaporizhstal steel mill restarts production at 50% of capacity after stopping for over a month.

"After the front line was moved away from Zaporizhzhia, we could resume production," Oleksandr Mironenko, CEO of Zaporizhstal plant said. Zaporizhstal is one of Ukraine's largest steel makers. It is owned by oligarchs Rinat Akhmetov and Vadym Novynsky.

5:48 PM

Russian shelling of Chuhuyev, Kharkiv oblast injures 3 people, including child.

Mayor Halyna Minaeva told Suspilne media outlet that high-rise buildings and the private sector were damaged as a result of the attack.

5:26 PM

Ukraine’s Armed Forces: About two dozen Russian ships remain in Black Sea.

That number includes missile submarines, Ukrainian Operational Command "South" reports, adding that the threat of missile strikes from the sea still exists.

5:01 PM

Ukraine’s military: Russian tanks shell Kherson, Mykolaiv oblast under Ukrainian flags.

The Ukrainian Operational Command South reported on April 24 that Russian troops in the occupied areas of Kherson and Mykolayiv oblasts “discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine with fake attacks,” shell the civilian targets.

4:44 PM

UK human rights lawyer: Russia quietly allowing rape in Ukraine.

Helena Kennedy, who is part of a legal task force helping to build cases of alleged war crimes in Ukraine, said the evidence so far showed that "Russian troops have been given tacit permission to rape civilians during their invasion of Ukraine," adding that soldiers have a kind of "immunity" as nobody was being disciplined for offenses.

4:31 PM

Ombudsman: Russian forces kill 213 children in 2 months of invasion, injure 389.

Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said it’s impossible to establish the actual number of dead and wounded children in areas where hostilities are ongoing and in the occupied areas. The figures are expected to be higher.

3:26 PM

Foreign Ministry: Ukraine disappointed by Austria opposing Ukraine's EU membership.

The ministry's spokesperson Oleh Nikolenko told European Pravda that such statements ignore the fact that the vast majority of the EU's founding countries' population supports Ukraine's membership. Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg earlier said Ukraine shouldn't receive candidate status in June.

3:09 PM

Ombudsman: Russian shells rain down on Ukrainian cities on eve of Orthodox Easter.

"On the eve of one of the biggest Orthodox holidays, the Russian army continued to actively shell peaceful cities in Ukraine and kill civilians," Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said. Russian strikes killed eight people in Luhansk Oblast, four people in Donetsk Oblast, three people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and two in Kharkiv Oblast.

2:18 PM

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense: Over 80% of wounded Ukrainian soldiers return to service.

"We're talking about the (high) level of military medicine, the quality of treatment and rehabilitation," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on April 24.

2:04 PM

Red Cross calls for ‘immediate’ evacuation corridor from Mariupol.

In a statement on April 24, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressed “deep concern” for civilians in Mariupol, noting that “unhindered humanitarian access is urgently needed,” including from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant.

1:58 PM

WSJ: Belgium blocks export of 8,000 luxury cars to Russia.

The cars, which include some of the latest models of Lexus, Cadillac, and Mercedes, were stopped in Bruges due to an EU-sanctioned ban on the export of cars to Russia worth over $54,000.

1:46 PM

Switzerland vetoes German request to re-export ammunition to Ukraine.

Swiss SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported that German arms deliveries to Ukraine are halted because Switzerland refuses to re-export ammunition used in the Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Switzerland rejected a similar request from Poland last month.

1:30 PM

Russian Easter shelling kills two children in Donetsk Oblast.

Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on April 24 that two girls, aged five and 14, were killed in Ocheretyne, Donetsk Oblast.

1:09 PM

Russia claims it forcibly deported almost one million Ukrainians.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that since the start of a full-scale invasion, 951,000 Ukrainians had been forcibly deported to Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories, including those taken before Feb. 24. This number reportedly includes 174,689 children.

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9:56 AM

Russian attacks kill 4, injure 23 in Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched two Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, an S-300 anti-aircraft missile, and 47 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, primarily targeting Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

3:21 AM

(Updated: June 22, 2025 9:25 am)

US conducts air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says.

The United States conducted air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on June 21.

9:18 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,011,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,100 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

8:00 AM

Ukraine's security service is teaching teenagers how to avoid recruitment by Russian intelligence.

Ukraine's security service (SBU) is teaching teenagers how to avoid recruitment by Russian intelligence online, the New York Times (NYT) reported on June 21.

6:13 AM

'A total failure' — Hungarian opposition leader says Ukraine EU accession national poll had lowest ever turnout.

Hungary's national consultation on Ukraine's accession to the EU had the lowest ever turnout at such a poll, Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said on June 21.

1:54 AM

Ukrainians forcibly deported by Russia held in basement without food, water, media reports.

Over 45 Ukrainians forcibly deported by Russia from Ukraine's occupied territories are being held in a basement at Russia's border with Georgia without food, water, and basic healthcare, independent media outlet Astra reported on June 21.

11:08 PM

NATO summit to sideline Ukraine, focus on flattering Trump, Politico reports.

"(Trump) has to get credit for the 5% — that's why we're having the summit," one unnamed European defense official told Politico. "Everything else is being streamlined to minimize risk."

10:18 PM

Russia has over 1,950 strategic missiles, Ukraine's military intelligence tells media.

Russia produces up to 195 missiles per month, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) told the news outlet RBC-Ukraine.

5:15 PM

(Updated: June 21, 2025 9:02 pm)

'My husband is free' — Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed after US envoy visits Minsk.

Sergei Tikhanovsky was sentenced to 18 years in prison on politically motivated charges in 2021.

8:39 PM

'Ukrainian drones for the foot of every Russian soldier' — Zelensky responds to Putin's threat to conquer all Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government has made several decisions in light of Russia's overt threats, including a diplomatic overhaul, intensified sanctions efforts, and increased funding for drone development.

8:06 PM

Ukraine planning diplomatic overhaul to win stronger global support against Russia.

"The president has already made certain personnel decisions regarding the heads of some foreign institutions, because the criterion is very simple: results," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on June 21.

7:03 PM

Ukraine asks allies to earmark 0.25% of GDP for joint defense production, Zelensky says.

Ukraine is currently in talks with Denmark, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Lithuania on weapons development partnerships, according to the president.

6:18 PM

Culture

Love, sex, survival — Ukrainian author on how war shapes intimacy in Ukraine

5:56 PM

Ukraine approves Termit ground drone for battlefield deployment.

The tracked robot is a next-generation version of Ukraine's existing ground-based unmanned systems already deployed across the front.

4:04 PM

NATO

Pro-Russian 'peace protestors' set to descend on NATO summit.

3:21 PM

Video

Inside the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine

Forged from the remnants of the Soviet Spetsnaz, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have become a vital pillar of the country’s current defense, playing their role in some of the war’s most decisive engagements – from Kyiv to Donbas, and to Kursk Oblast in Russia.

3:08 PM

'In any case, the aggressor loses' — Zelensky urges Trump to 'make the right choice for history'.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is attempting to influence U.S. President Donald Trump amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

2:42 PM

Russia 'afraid to admit' scale of losses, trying to hide by dumping soldiers' bodies on Ukraine, Zelensky says.

Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that at least 20 of the bodies Russia returned as Ukrainian were actually Russian soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

2:18 PM

Russia's Oreshnik missile production can be halted by 'urgent' sanctions, Zelensky says.

Russia first launched the experimental Oreshnik missile in an attack against Dnipro on Nov. 21.

1:15 PM

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