Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
The Kyiv Independent’s contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent a day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River. Nikopol is located across from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Moscow and Washington discuss the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, among other issues related to the peaceful settlement of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed to the Russian state-run Interfax news agency.
"This is a historic decision, as weapons for Ukraine will be purchased at the expense of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets through the European Peace Fund," Denys Shmyhal said.
The aftermath of Russian strikes on Kharkiv Oblast on April 24, 2024. (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)
Russian attacks over the past day killed one person and injured at least 23, regional authorities said on April 24.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces hit more than a dozen homes and apartment buildings, killing one and injuring five others, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv Oblast injured at least six people, an increase of four from the previous figure, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Earlier in the day, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said two had been injured.
A Russian missile attack on Odesa Oblast injured a 43-year-old woman, said Governor Oleh Kiper. She was taken to the hospital in moderate condition.
Russian attacks over the past day in Donetsk Oblast injured seven people, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
Earlier in the day, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that Russian forces had attacked almost 250 times over the past day, injuring at least four people.
Russian forces also struck Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, causing damage but inflicting no casualties.
Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast, covering Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and focused primarily on digital misinformation, memory politics, and ethnic conflict. Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow, and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Originally from the USA, he is currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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