
Russia violates Easter ceasefire almost 11,000 times, Ukraine says
Russian forces carried out 1,567 artillery attacks, 119 assault actions, and 9,035 short-range kamikaze drone attacks.

Russian forces carried out 1,567 artillery attacks, 119 assault actions, and 9,035 short-range kamikaze drone attacks.
Drawing on Lithuania's own history of Soviet occupation, Juozas Olekas argues that Europe's best chance to prevent a wider war is to help Ukraine defeat Russia.

Russian forces launched 129 drones and four Kh-59/69 guided missiles against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. A total of 115 aerial targets were reportedly shot down, while 12 made it through, striking eight locations.

The number includes 820 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

A substation was struck by drones in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and explosions were heard in several cities across Crimea overnight on April 14, Telegram channel Exilenova Plus reported.

Spain and Belgium have pledged a combined 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in new military aid to Ukraine following recent defense talks, officials said.

"I am confident: either Ukraine will become an integral part of the European security system, or some in Europe risk becoming part of the 'Russian world,'" President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address on Ukraine's defense industry.

"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.



