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Ukraine's electricity imports fall as crisis fades
Ukraine's imports of electricity dropped by 25% in March compared to the previous month, as the country emerges from a devastating winter brought on by Russian attacks on the energy grid.
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Ukraine reportedly launches fresh strikes on Russia’s Ust-Luga port, intensifying attacks on Russian oil infrastructure
The latest attack comes just one week after Kyiv last launched a full-blown assault on oil terminals in the region, including the Ust-Luga port which was struck on at least five separate occasions between March 22 - 31.
Russia issues veiled threats to Baltic states over Ukraine airspace claims they have long denied
Russia's Foreign Ministry issued veiled threats towards the Baltic states on April 6, following Moscow’s suggestion that Kyiv’s allies are allowing the use of their airspace to strike Russian ports in the Baltic Sea — a claim that Baltic states have repeatedly labeled as disinformation.
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Ukraine proposes energy ceasefire to Russia, Zelensky says
"If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we will be ready to respond in kind. This proposal has been conveyed to the Russian side through the Americans," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian Flamingo maker eyes anti-ballistic air defense by 2027
Ukraine's newest missile maker aims to launch an anti-ballistic defense to compete with U.S. PAC-3s by the end of next year, Reuters reports.
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian military-linked chemical plant
The Minudobrenia plant was reportedly struck. The facility produces ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and nitric acid, which are key components of explosives and ammunition.
Ivan Marchuk, iconic Ukrainian artist, says he was scammed. He's now fighting for rights to his life's work
At nearly 90, the Ukrainian painter Ivan Marchuk — widely regarded as one of the country's most important living artists — has found himself fighting in court to maintain the full creative rights to his vast body of work. Marchuk turned to the courts last year after he said that he was deceived into signing away some of the creative rights for a period of 100 years to three other people — all for Hr 10,000 ($228). The process is still ongoing. "He has not lost hope for a fair resolution of th
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Ukrainian forces struck a rail convoy carrying fuel to the Russian military in occupied Luhansk on April 4, the General Staff said. The military also shared results of a recent strike on occupied Crimea.
