Forbes: Assets of Russian oligarchs frozen in France are worth $920 million.

12:02 AM

Spain confirms plans to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

Madrid will provide Ukraine with Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced on April 26 at the Ramstein-format summit, without specifying the exact number.

11:47 PM

Canada to donate nearly $12 million to Ukraine's drone production, Czech ammunition initiative.

This is the first time Canada has directly contributed to the production of military drones in Ukraine.

11:05 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US announces additional $6 billion in weapons for Ukraine

11:01 PM

Belgium may deliver first F-16 jets to Ukraine in 2024.

"In coordination with our partners in the F-16 coalition, our country will make every effort to speed up deliveries, if possible, by the end of this year," Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said.

10:51 PM

War analysis

Russia throws thousands of troops to capture Chasiv Yar. Why is it so important?

10:37 PM

Ukraine's military intelligence launches cyberattack against United Russia party.

United Russia claimed earlier in the day that its electronic services were under large-scale DDoS attacks.

10:14 PM

Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast injure 4.

A missile attack on the village of Shestakove injured a 42-year-old man. In the Bohodukhiv district, a Russian drone struck a civilian car and wounded three people.

9:35 PM

Military: Russian forces trying to encircle Chasiv Yar.

Russian troops are trying to encircle the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, Nazar Voloshyn, the Khortytsia Group of Forces' spokesperson, said on national television on April 26.

9:07 PM

Kyiv evacuates children hospital due to attack threat.

Kyiv authorities urgently evacuated two hospitals on April 26 after a Belarusian official appeared to threaten them with attack in a speech.

8:24 PM

US to allocate additional $6 billion in aid to provide Ukraine with weapons.

The U.S. will allocate $6 billion in military assistance for Kyiv under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on April 26.

7:40 PM

Zelensky dismisses Armed Forces' Support Forces commander appointed in March.

Oleksandr Yakovets was appointed Support Forces commander on March 4, replacing Dmytro Hereha. Yakovets previously held an administrative position in the Support Forces.

6:42 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Belarus classifies depiction of LGBTQ+ relationships as 'pornography'

6:37 PM

Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 2 elderly women, injures 3.

Russian forces shelled civilian infrastructure of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast on April 26, killing two women and injuring three others, Ukraine's Interior Ministry reported.

6:02 PM

Kuleba: Latvia, Ukraine to bolster drone production.

Ukraine and Latvia are working to increase joint drone production, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on April 26 during a press conference with Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze in Kyiv.

5:26 PM

US announces $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine.

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with a $1 billion military aid package, the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on April 26 before the beginning of the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, also known as Ramstein format.

4:40 PM

UK man with alleged Wagner ties charged with spying for Russia.

Twenty-year-old Dylan Earl has been charged with planning an attack against London businesses connected to Ukraine after being recruited to spy for Russia.

4:36 PM

Explainer: 38 years after Chornobyl and under attack, Ukraine relies on nuclear for more than half its energy production

4:36 PM

Prosecutor's Office: Number of injured in April 25 Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast rises to 13.

The injured were hospitalized with blast injuries of varying severity.

4:20 PM

Opinion

Illia Ponomarenko: The story of wartime Kyiv

3:54 PM

Russia's Sberbank reports $4.32 billion profit, dividends to boost Kremlin war chest.

Being majority-owned by the Russian state, dividends can be used to fund the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

3:47 PM

US envoy to OSCE: Russian 'double-tap' attacks have killed at least 90 first responders since April 2022.

"In March and April (of 2024) alone, Russia’s iterative attacks hitting first responders killed nearly 30 rescue workers in Odesa, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia and wounded more than 20," said Timothy Hanway, the acting U.S. envoy to the OSCE.

3:37 PM

Estonia, Denmark transfer two naval patrol boats to Ukraine.

Ukraine requires naval vessels for tasks such as the protection of Black Sea shipping routes.

3:18 PM

Source: Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield.

A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow overnight on April 26, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported. An intelligence source confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the helicopter was destroyed as a result of a HUR operation.

1:50 PM

UPDATED: Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injures 3, including 9-year-old boy.

Russian troops carried out nearly 20 attacks on the Nikopol District in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 26, injuring at least three people, regional governor Serhii Lysak reported.

1:27 PM

Russia seeking to ban 'anti-Russian separatist movement.'

The organization is loosely described, but characterized as having the goal of trying to "destroy the multinational unity and territorial integrity of Russia."