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Thursday, April 16
Top Zelensky allies Yermak, Arakhamia targeted in new searches, summons, source says
Yermak and Timur Mindich, a close Zelensky associate and a major suspect in the Energoatom case, have received summonses to attend hearings at the High Anti-Corruption Court but did not show up, according to the source. Mindich was not available for comment.
Ukraine expects Israel to seize grain it says Russia stole from occupied territories
The statement follows the arrival of the Russian bulk carrier Abinsk in Haifa carrying nearly 44,000 tons of wheat that Kyiv says originated from occupied areas.
Russia slams Ukrainian cities in mass missile attack overnight — at least 17 dead, 98 injured
Russian missiles destroyed homes, burned buildings, and killed civilians in Ukraine's major cities in a mass overnight strike on April 16, with residential neighborhoods in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa bearing the brunt of the attack.
Ukrainian drones strike oil tanker on Black Sea coast, Russia says
Ukrainian drones attacked a Liberian-flagged oil tanker off the Black Sea coast, injuring a Turkish captain, Russian officials reported on April 16.
'Ukraine is becoming a global player' amid Iran war, European defense deals
Ukraine is riding high on a series of deals that promise to intertwine its wartime defense-tech industry, now known for producing drones in high demand worldwide, with European arms makers. “The general idea is that we as an industry have to become part of a pan-European defense industry,” Ihor Fedirko, director of the Ukrainian Council of Defense Industry, a government-aligned trade association for Ukrainian weapons makers, told the Kyiv Independent. Fedirko, a former adviser to the now-shut
Ukraine's critical Patriot shortage prompts Zelensky to chase down partner pledges
"There are many political commitments from our partners that have already been announced but not yet implemented," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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"If someone says this — no matter how long Fidesz politicians have said similar things — you should ask them what would happen if Russia attacked Hungary: which Hungarian county would they give up?" Peter Magyar said in response to a question from a Kyiv Independent reporter.
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