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Ukraine first to scale remotely operated interceptor drones, defense minister says
Ukraine has become the first country to scale the use of remotely operated interceptor drones capable of long-distance strikes, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said April 23, adding that the systems are already being used to destroy aerial targets in combat.
Ukraine war latest: 12 Russian FSB officers killed in Ukrainian drone strike on command post in occupied Donetsk
Key developments on April 23: * 12 Russian FSB officers killed in drone strike on command post in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine's military says * 'A nightmare' — Russians in Tuapse in disbelief after Ukrainian drones bring the war home * Russian oil pumping station in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast hit by Ukrainian drones, SBU source says * Ukraine expands 'ePoints' system that rewards battlefield kills with weapons credits * Russia recruited Ukrainian teenagers to blow up schools, shoot classmates, S
Ukraine expands 'ePoints' system that rewards battlefield kills with weapons credits
"We are developing 'ePoints' as a foundation for troop motivation and the mathematics of war," Ukraine's Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, said.
In trying to destroy Ukrainian culture, Russia only proved how powerful it is
The more that Russia tries to kill Ukrainian culture, the harder it reemerges. In August 2025, Russian military forces struck the artist collective Nahirna22 in Kyiv, killing one civilian seeking shelter. The group, which includes a roster of incredible Gen-Z Ukrainian artists such as Lviv-born Yuriy Bolsa, rebuilt in under two months and reopened their studios to the public. They were hit again in November. Both attacks demonstrate systematic targeting by Russian military forces, not on dron
EU sanctions Russian cultural figures involved with illegal archaeological excavations in occupied Crimea
Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the Hermitage Museum, is sanctioned for the museum’s role under his leadership in illegal archaelogical excavations and the destruction of protected Ukrainian heritage sites in Crimea.
Watchdog calls for EU sanctions on raw glycerin exports to Russia after Kyiv Independent investigation
A Ukrainian economic watchdog has urged the European Union to sanction exports of raw glycerin to Russia after a Kyiv Independent investigation found that European suppliers continued shipping the chemical, which can be used to produce explosives, to companies connected to Russia's military industrial complex. The recommendation was submitted on March 11 by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine, or ESCU, an independent Kyiv-based organization that said it based its proposal on the Kyiv Indep
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Ukrainian billionaire and oligarch Rinat Akhmetov purchased a luxury apartment in Monaco valued at $550 million in one of the most expensive residential property deals in history, Bloomberg reported April 21.
