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Thursday, April 9
Ukrainian drones strike oil station in Krasnodar Krai, Tor missile system in occupied Donetsk Oblast, General Staff says
An oil pumping station in Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, was struck by Ukrainian drones overnight on April 9, independent Telegram channel Astra reported.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones strike oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, General Staff says
Key developments on April 9: * Ukrainian drones strike oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, General Staff says * Russia plans to increase its Unmanned Systems Forces to 165,500 by the end of 2026, Syrskyi says * US ignores Iran-Russia cooperation because it 'trusts Putin,' Zelensky says * UK says it foiled undersea operation as Russian sub, frigate enter British waters * Ukraine repatriates 1,000 fallen soldiers in latest exchange An oil pumping station in Krymsk, Krasnodar Kra
Russian authorities search Novaya Gazeta editorial office, detain investigative journalist
According to Novaya Gazeta, masked special services officers arrived at 12 p.m. local time and as of 7 p.m. local time, the search was still ongoing.
Pysanky: Ukraine's centuries-old easter egg tradition
In the days before Orthodox Easter in Soviet times, one Ukrainian historical researcher recalls children being lined up, their hands inspected for signs of forbidden dye. Teachers were searching for any sign that the children’s families had secretly celebrated the Christian holiday by decorating traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky as they're known in Ukrainian. "Making pysanky was banned… Anyone caught with dye stains was punished," recalled Yaroslava Muzychenko, a researcher at the
Consolidation and capital: The new era of Ukrainian defense tech
A party at a swanky downtown Kyiv restaurant feels a world away from the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine. Yet its guests — defense analysts, consultants, and arms producers — are nonetheless shaping how the war is fought. The event's host was Skadi Law, a new firm focusing exclusively on Ukraine's fast-growing defense tech sector. Its arrival is not an isolated story, but part of a broader trend: an expanding network of venture capital funds, accelerators, consultancies, and media c
UK says it foiled undersea operation as Russian sub, frigate enter British waters
In a separate incident, a Russian frigate has escorted two sanctioned tankers through the English Channel, defying British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to detain vessels linked to Moscow’s shadow fleet.
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As sanctions increasingly weigh on the Russian economy, businesses and tycoons linked to the Kremlin are launching billions of dollars in claims under Cold War–era treaties — opening legal fronts against Ukraine and its Western supporters beyond their own courts. The Ukrainian-born Russian financier Mikhail Fridman is behind five claims and is seeking 16 billion euros in damages over Luxembourg’s freezing of his assets, while a company he co-owns with Pyotr Aven is claiming $1 billion over Ukra
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