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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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Zelensky wants THAAD air defense for Ukraine, but analysts question its value
Zelensky said Kyiv wants THAAD as part of future security guarantees, but analysts question both the system’s usefulness for Ukraine and the likelihood of it being provided.
Ukraine's parliament attempts to unblock stalled IMF financing, votes on contentious tax bills
Editor's note: The story has been updated. Ukraine's parliament approved on April 7 one of several key tax bills tied to International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding, in a packed legislative push that also includes measures to align the country with the EU. The vote comes after weeks of political tensions and friction between the parliament, the government and President Volodymyr Zelensky over the stalled legislation. After missing the official IMF deadline of March 31, the parliament was set to
Vance visits Hungary to boost Orban in high-stakes election
"I want to help as much as I possibly can to Prime Minister as he faces this election season," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
SBU seizes 'shadow fleet' vessel in Odesa port tied to illegal exports from occupied Crimea
The ship was detained in Odesa's commercial port after arriving under the flag of an African country, reportedly to load a shipment of steel pipes.
Outdated treaties leave Ukraine exposed to wave of international arbitration by Russia
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
Russian FPV drone hits bus in rush hour attack as strikes kill 9, injure 51 across Ukraine
At around 9 a.m., a Russian FPV drone, guided by a Russian operator, deliberately struck a passenger bus in central Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring 16 others. Three of the wounded are in critical condition. Earlier, an 11-year-old boy was killed and five people were injured in another attack in the region, , Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported.
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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.
