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12:29 PM

Macron refuses to call Russian atrocities 'genocide.'

French President Emmanuel Macron said: “I would be careful with such terms today because these two peoples (Russians and Ukrainians) are brothers.” Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden used the term "genocide" for the killing of Ukrainians by the Russian military.

12:13 PM

State Border Guard Service: Ukraine nationalizes 10 Russian ships.

Ukraine seized eight Russian cargo ships and two tankers that were in Odesa ports for maintenance. These Russian ships will now “serve in the interests of Ukraine to restore its economy,” the State Border Guard Service said on April 13.

12:09 PM

Russia uses white phosphorus bombs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, no casualties reported.

Russian forces attacked Novodanylivka village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with phosphorus bombs, the regional military administration spokesperson Ivan Ariefiev reported on April 13. Using such bombs against civilians is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions.

11:26 AM

Armed Forces: Russia lost 19,800 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24.

According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russia has lost around 19,800 troops, 739 tanks, 1,964 armored combat vehicles, 358 pieces of artillery, 115 rocket launcher systems, 64 air defense systems, 158 aircraft, 143 helicopters, 1,429 vehicles, 76 fuel tanks, and seven ships during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

10:25 AM

Russian missiles hit infrastructure objects in Zhytomyr, Poltava Oblasts, no casualties reported yet.

Russian forces fired missiles at infrastructure objects in Chudniv, a town in Zhytomyr Oblast, and Myrhorod in Poltava Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reports citing local authorities.

9:55 AM

No humanitarian corridors on April 13.

Russian troops block evacuation buses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, violate the ceasefire agreement in Luhansk Oblast, forcing Ukraine to refrain from opening humanitarian corridors on April 13 due to “the level of danger on the routes,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reports.

9:41 AM

Russian forces attack railway station in central Ukraine, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Kamyshin reports.

Kamyshin did not specify the location of the railway station attacked by Russian forces but said that none of the railway employees and passengers were injured. For safety reasons, Ukrzaliznytsia changed routes and schedules for 17 passenger trains.

8:55 AM

Prosecutor General: Russia’s war kills at least 191 children, wounds 349 others.

According to the Prosecutor General's office, on April 11 a one-and-a-half-month-old child and a 12-year-old teenager died in Kharkiv and another four children were injured as a result of Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. In Kherson Oblast, a 15-year-old girl was seriously injured. The actual number of child casualties is expected to be higher due to the lack of information from front-line areas.

8:51 AM

General Staff: Crimea, four Russian regions on security alert.

According to Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces, the authorities in Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk and Krasnodar and in Russian-controlled Crimea said they were stepping up security measures on April 11 over what they said were “possible provocations” from the Ukrainian side. “These measures are probably carried out in order to organize the movement of military equipment, weapons and personnel into the territory of Ukraine,” Ukraine’s General Staff reports.

8:39 AM

UN: 4,450 civilian casualties in Ukraine as a result of Russia's war.

According to the UN's human rights agency, as of midnight on April 11, Russia’s full-on war in Ukraine has killed 1,892 and injured 2,558 civilians, including 71 children killed and 144 injured since Feb. 24. The agency believes that the actual figures are considerably higher.

7:47 AM

Presidents of Poland, Baltic states to meet with Zelensky on April 13.

“Our goal is to support President Zelensky and the defenders of Ukraine at a crucial moment for this country,” said Jakub Kumoch, who heads Polish International Policy Bureau and is accompanying the Polish president. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda tweeted that he’s heading to Ukraine’s capital with “a strong message of political support and military assistance.”

7:44 AM

Satellite imagery reveals Russian forces continue moving into eastern Ukraine.

Satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies from April 11 shows Russian military deployments along the 14k-34 highway and the corridor that leads from Soloti and Valuyki in western Russia towards the border with Ukraine.

7:33 AM

US human rights report: Significant human rights abuses committed by Russia in Crimea.

An annual U.S. Department of State report cited human rights abuses ranging from “unlawful or arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearance, torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by Russia or Russia-led ‘authorities.’”

6:03 AM

Luhansk Oblast Governor: Around 400 civilians buried in Severodonetsk since beginning of war.

Serhiy Haidai said on April 12 that in the city of Severodonetsk, “pits are dug with a tractor and graves are systematized in the register.” Haidai also mentioned that those who have died in the neighboring town of Lysychansk “are buried in mass graves.”

5:42 AM

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry receives $4 million worth of equipment to digitize Russia’s war crimes.

The ministry reported on April 12 that the equipment donated by the two private companies, AXON and Benish GPS, is “one of the best examples in its field” and that the body cameras will be used to “capture evidence of war crimes.”

5:15 AM

Ukraine’s Air Force: 300th Russian aerial target destroyed since beginning of war.

As of April 12, the destruction of a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 military aircraft by Ukrainian forces was the 300th target downed. These are the indicative estimates by Ukraine's military.

4:48 AM

Employers to be paid Hr 6,500 for each internally displaced person hired.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on April 12 that the Ukrainian government has allocated a total of Hr 200 million ($6.8 million) for this purpose and that 5,000 employers have already applied for the compensation.

4:11 AM

Netherlands targets 20 yachts due to sanctions against Russia.

Dutch Customs has placed another six yachts under increased surveillance due to sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Last week it was already announced that 14 luxury sailboats were not allowed to leave the country because they were associated with persons or institutions that are on the sanctions list of the EU.

3:36 AM

Russia's war leaves villages near Kyiv devastated, destroyed (PHOTOS).

Kyiv Oblast was among the first regions hit by Russia's full-scale invasion. Starting from late February, towns and villages near the Ukrainian capital had been suffering from the Russian shelling and bombing, as well as atrocities of the Russian troops, including rape and summary executions. The Russian troops withdrew from

2:58 AM

Shmyhal: Ukraine begins seed sowing in all regions except Luhansk.

The government will provide farmers with Hr 3.5 billion (over $100 million) in financial assistance, said Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

2:27 AM

France's Finance Ministry has frozen $256 billion of Russian assets.

Since the start of Russia's invasion, France has frozen Russian assets with the majority belonging to the Russian Central Bank, in the amount of $25.6 billion. The rest of assets include real estate, yachts, helicopters and artwork.

2:06 AM

Reuters: US to announce $750 million in military assistance to Ukraine.

Reuters, citing two U.S. sources familiar with the matter, confirm the package might be announced as soon as Wednesday, April 13. If approved, it would bring the total aid to Ukraine to more than $3 billion since the start of the Biden administration.

1:35 AM

Biden calls Putin's actions in Ukraine 'genocide'.

While addressing an audience over rising gas prices U.S. President Joe Biden said, “Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away." The White House has not yet judged whether genocide is taking place in Ukraine, but has said there could be a process to make that determination.

1:03 AM

Zelensky offers to trade Medvedchuk for Ukrainian POWs.

President Zelensky suggested in an address to exchange the recently captured Viktor Medvedchuk, the most high-profile pro-Kremlin lawmaker in Ukraine, for Ukrainians held in Russian captivity. Zelensky also said that Medvedchuk was captured while attempting to flee abroad.

12:44 AM

Russia amasses aircraft at western Lipetsk Oblast airfield.

According to satellite imagery seen by RFE/RL, the number of fighters and bombers at the "Lipetsk-2" military airport in Russia has doubled to more than 30 aircraft since the end of March. As of April 11 there are 6 Su-27 fighters, 14 Su-30 or Su-34 bombers, 10 Su-24 bombers and 4 unidentified aircraft at the airfield.

12:33 AM

Ukraine identifies bodies of over 720 people killed by Russian military in Kyiv Oblast.

More than 200 people are still missing, according to Kyiv Oblast Police Chief Andriy Nebytov, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

12:28 AM

Ambassador: Ukraine invited Scholz to Kyiv.

According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said Kyiv would be happy to welcome German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks on assistance with heavy weapons. Earlier, the German newspaper Bild said Kyiv had rejected a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier over his "close ties to Russia" in the past.

11:37 PM

Kharkiv City Council: Apple Park architect to help with Kharkiv's reconstruction.

Famous U.K. architect and designer Norman Robert Foster agreed to help reconstruct Kharkiv, a regional capital in eastern Ukraine that has been heavily shelled by Russian forces, the authorities reported. Some of his famous projects include Apple's headquarters in California and the 30 St Mary Axe commercial skyscraper in London.

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.

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4:10 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 4:32 pm)

Russian transport minister fired by Putin reportedly shoots himself dead.

Russia's former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit shot himself in Odintsovo following his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin on July 7, the pro-government newspaper Izvestia reported, citing unnamed sources.

3:01 PM

Ukrainian drone strike hits major oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, HUR source claims.

Located roughly 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Ukrainian-controlled territory, the refinery is among the largest in southern Russia, producing over 6 million tons of fuel annually.

2:38 PM

HUR publishes Russian military order, claims proof of Moscow increasing military footprint in Armenia.

HUR first made the claim on July 5, saying Russia was increasing its forces at the Gyumri base to exert greater influence in the South Caucasus and "destabilize the global security situation."

2:19 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 1:43 pm)

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1:12 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 1:38 pm)

Zelensky, Trump discussed replacement of Ukraine's US ambassador, source says.

Oksana Markarova has held the post since April 2021, and played a central role in coordinating U.S. military and financial support during the early phases of Russia's full-scale invasion.

12:17 PM

Ukrainian drones reportedly target Russian chemical plant near Moscow.

The Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant is one of the city's biggest employers and an important part of Russia's defense-industrial complex.

11:24 AM

12 killed, 69 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 101 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, as well as four S-300/400 guided missiles.

10:45 AM

After airport chaos, tanker blast, Putin fires Russian transport minister.

The dismissal comes amid a series of high-profile disruptions to Russia's aviation and shipping sectors.

10:36 AM

As Ukraine awaits stalled US weapons, Trump says he's 'helping a lot' in war with Russia.

"I am helping Ukraine. I'm helping it a lot," U.S. President Donald Trump said when asked in Washington why the U.S. does not support Ukraine as strongly as it supports Israel.

9:12 AM

Trump threatens 10% tariff on countries backing BRICS 'anti-American policy'.

"There will be no exceptions to this policy," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

8:13 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,027,540 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

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

7:52 AM

Trump slams Musk’s third party plan as ‘ridiculous,’ calls Musk ‘train wreck’.

U.S. President Donald Trump commented on tech billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party, calling it “ridiculous” and warning that third-party movements have historically failed in the United States.

5:47 AM

BRICS summit statement condemns attacks on Russian railways, avoids urging Russia to cease war efforts in Ukraine.

BRICS summit participants condemned recent attacks on Russia’s railway infrastructure, according to a joint declaration on July 6 from Rio de Janeiro.

2:51 AM

Lavrov meets Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi at BRICS summit, reiterates Russia's offer to mediate disputes over nuclear program.

Russia reiterated its offer to mediate the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program during a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Reuters reported on July 6.

10:49 PM

Moldova's pro-Russian political bloc to participate in upcoming elections.

Ilan Shor, an exiled pro-Kremlin oligarch, established the Victory bloc in August 2024. "Our main goal in these elections is to overthrow the fascist regime and hold early democratic elections within the next six months," Shor said on July 6.

10:06 PM

Zelensky's top adviser behind bid to replace prime minister, spy chief, sources tell Economist.

According to anonymous officials, Andriy Yermak was also a driving force behind the recent corruption probe into Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov.

5:34 AM

(Updated: July 6, 2025 8:49 pm)

Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia.

Rosaviatsia reported on the evening of July 6 that 287 flights had been grounded across three major airports: Moscow's Sheremetyevo, St. Petersburg's Pulkovo, and Strigino Airport in Nizhny Novgorod.

8:12 PM

Explosion damages tanker in Russian port, marking 6th mysterious blast this year.

An explosion "of an unknown nature" aboard the Eco Wizard tanker in Russia's Ust-Luga port near St. Petersburg caused an ammonia leak on July 6.

7:22 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian financial, cryptocurrency schemes.

Restrictions were imposed on 60 legal entities and 73 Russian citizens.

6:59 PM

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