Canada ready to provide more oil, gas, uranium to countries previously dependent on Russian supplies.

9:56 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US secretly provides Ukraine with 100 ATACMS; Denmark announces additional military aid for Kyiv.

9:43 PM

US aid

When and how will US aid impact the front lines in Ukraine?

9:03 PM

Sumy Oblast fortifies amid looming threat of Kharkiv attack

8:44 PM

Denmark announces additional $633 million in military support to Ukraine.

The Danish parliament agreed to add 4.4 billion Danish kroner ($633 million) in military support to the country's Ukraine Fund in 2024, the Danish Foreign Ministry announced on April 25.

8:32 PM

Agriculture minister, accused of illegal acquisition of state-owned land, resigns.

Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, suspected of illegal acquisition of state-owned land, submitted his resignation to the Ukrainian parliament on April 25, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on Facebook.

8:06 PM

Zelensky: Ukraine hopes to continue cooperation with US regardless of election results.

Ukraine hopes to continue working with Washington regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election this coming November, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News on April 25.

7:41 PM

Ukrainians with terminated passports will be allowed to stay in Germany, Berlin Senate says.

Ukrainian refugees can get a temporary residence permit or prolong a valid one in Germany even if their passports are terminated, Deutsche Welle reported on April 25, citing a representative of the Berlin Senate.

7:07 PM

Russian spy sentenced to 2.5 years in Poland.

The District Court in the Polish city of Gdansk sentenced a Russian citizen accused of espionage on behalf of Russia to two and a half years in prison, local media reported.

6:45 PM

Shortage of personnel in Ukrainian labor market increased significantly since last year.

Seventy-four percent of surveyed companies in Ukraine are experiencing a personnel shortage, according to a new study published by the European Business Association (EBA) on April 24.

5:50 PM

Chinese officials separately met with US, Russian counterparts at Western Pacific Naval Symposium.

Senior Chinese military officials separately met U.S. and Russian naval counterparts at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said during a press briefing on April 25.

5:35 PM

UPDATE: Russian attack on city in Kharkiv Oblast injures at least 10.

Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said that Russia struck the area near the railway station in Balakliia.

5:28 PM

European Parliament condemns Putin's election as illegitimate.

The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's March presidential election as illegitimate, Ukrinform reported on April 25.

4:02 PM

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Georgia's foreign agents law.

EU officials have previously strongly suggested that the law's passage would hurt Georgia's chances of becoming a member of the EU.

3:58 PM

Russia uses KAB guided bomb to strike infrastructure in Sumy.

In the previous 24 hours, Russian forces struck four communities in Sumy Oblast in six separate attacks throughout the day, the regional administration reported on April 24.

3:43 PM

Russian shelling of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injures 2.

A Russian artillery attack against Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 25 injured a 74-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, Governor Serhii Lysak said.

3:24 PM

Media: Number of Russian drones on front lines has doubled in 3 months.

The sources in the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces told the outlet that Ukrainian efforts to counter drones by electronic means were becoming less effective as Moscow's forces adapted to changes in technology.

3:21 PM

Lithuania ridicules Belarusian claim of thwarted drone attack.

Major Gintautas Ciunis, a representative of the Strategic Communications Department of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, promptly denied the unsupported allegations soon after.

3:11 PM

Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 3, injure 1.

Udachne, a village in the western part of the Pokrovsk district, was most likely hit by a Russian missile. Two people were killed and one injured, the governor reported.

2:39 PM

Minister: Lithuania may assist Ukraine in returning military-aged men.

Lithuania's Defense Minister, Laurynas Kasciunas, said he was closely watching his Polish counterparts who announced a similar stance on April 24, though did not specify exactly what measures would be taken.

1:39 PM

Russian governor claims Russians tricked into donating to Ukraine's military.

Residents of Russia's Kemerovo Oblast were "made" by "cyber swindlers" to send millions of rubles to accounts connected to Ukraine's Armed Forces, the regional governor, Sergey Tsivilyov, claimed on April 24.

1:37 PM

Russian media: Russian deputy defense minister detained for bribery stripped of his position, assets.

Law enforcement agencies told TASS that "Everything that is registered to (Ivanov) and his wife, as well as to his ex-wives and five children, including adopted ones, (and) all this property has already been seized" for the purpose of interim measures should Ivanov be convicted.

1:15 PM

German defense minister: Russia already produces surplus military equipment.

Russia is already producing more arms and military equipment than it needs for its war against Ukraine, and is filling its weapons warehouses, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, as reported by the German television channel n-tv on April 25.

12:23 PM

Reuters: Satellite imagery shows ship likely used to transfer North Korean arms to Russia docked in Chinese port.

The U.K.'s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank said the cargo ship the Angara, currently docked at a shipyard in China's eastern Zhejiang province, has been involved in carrying North Korean military cargo to Russia overseas.

12:10 PM

Bloomberg: Qatar to host meeting on Ukrainian peace plan.

The final list of countries attending the Qatar meeting has not been finalized but Russia has not been invited and China's participation remains unclear, Bloomberg said.

11:34 AM

Italy to cooperate with UNESCO in rebuilding Odesa, cathedral damaged by Russian attacks.

The historic cathedral was partially destroyed by Russian missile strikes on the city in July 2023, which also killed one person and injured at least 18 others.