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Brussels tells Kyiv to speed up reforms or risk billions
In a letter seen by the Kyiv Independent, EU Commissioner for enlargement Marta Kos outlined 11 reforms that Ukraine failed to complete by their respective deadlines throughout 2025.
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How Western-made materials for cigarettes wind up in Russian missiles that strike Ukraine
An investigation by the StateWatch think tank and United24 Media reveals how cellulose acetate produced by the European company Cerdia is funneled through intermediaries in the tobacco sector, ultimately reaching a Russian factory critical for the production of Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russia increases attacks on civilians, killing 16 and injuring 94 more
In one of the worst attacks, a Russian drone targeted a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least five people and injuring 27 on the morning of April 4.
Erdogan meets Zelensky a day after phoning Putin
The leaders "agreed on new steps in security cooperation," Zelensky wrote on Telegram following the talks. Ukraine is ready to support Turkey with "expertise, technology, and experience," and details of the agreements will be finalized in the coming days.
Ukraine hits key Russian plant in occupied Luhansk second time in month, grinding production to halt
Ukrainian forces struck the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast for the second time in one month, halting production at the site, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on April 4.
News from occupied Ukraine: Russian general killed in Crimea, 8 children brought back, millions of dollars in unpaid wages
This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of April 4: * In occupied Luhansk, the scale of forced mobilization increases, Ukraine's authorities report * Ukraine brings back eight children from Russian-occupied territories * Russian general reported killed in An-26 crash in Crimea * Ukraine strikes airfield in occupied Cri
Ukraine strikes Russian fuel train, confirms damage to multimillion-dollar Orion drones in occupied regions
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.
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Ukraine used Storm Shadow to strike Russia's most irreplaceable weapons factory — and why it matters
As you read this, somewhere at a TSMC fab in Taiwan's Hsinchu a robot is moving a silicon wafer packed with transistors measuring 2 nanometers — 20 atoms in a row. Mass production of chips using the 2-nanometer process began in late 2025, and TSMC's entire 2026 capacity is already sold out — Apple, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and AMD are all in line. Samsung has launched its own 2-nanometer Exynos 2600 processor. Intel is advancing its 18A node (1.8 nm). We are talking about the kind of density and effi
