Governor: Russia uses white phosphorus bombs in Avdiivka.

Hungary's opposition Tisza party holds a 13-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections, according to a public opinion poll released on April 9.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 9 announced a ceasefire for the upcoming Orthodox Easter weekend, after previously ignoring Ukraine's calls for a similar truce.

A majority of Hungarians want a shift in their country's foreign policy, and nearly half say they do not trust Prime Minister Viktor Orban, according to a new poll published April 9.

An oil pumping station in Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, was struck by Ukrainian drones overnight on April 9, independent Telegram channel Astra reported.

According to Novaya Gazeta, masked special services officers arrived at 12 p.m. local time and as of 7 p.m. local time, the search was still ongoing.

In a separate incident, a Russian frigate has escorted two sanctioned tankers through the English Channel, defying British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to detain vessels linked to Moscow’s shadow fleet.

The move is part of Moldova's efforts to drift away from Russia's orbit and join the European Union.

"I said this publicly. Did we hear a reaction from the U.S. to Russia that they have to stop it?" President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview. "The problem is they trust Putin."

Ukraine has returned the bodies of 41 fallen Russian soldiers in exchange, the Kremlin-controlled TASS news agency reported on April 9, citing its source.

Russia's Unmanned Systems Forces currently stand at 101,000, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, citing Ukraine's intelligence data.

Russian forces launched 119 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which almost 70 were Shahed-type drones, the Air Force said.

The number includes 1,040 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.