Ukraine’s Prosecutor General: Borodyanka has most victims among liberated cities in Kyiv Oblast.

1:17 PM

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What's happening with Russia's assets frozen in the West?

12:46 PM

Thousands of European flights reportedly affected by suspected Russian jamming.

Russia has been accused of jamming GPS signals in nearby countries such as Finland as far back as the 2010s.

12:34 PM

Media: Greece preparing to give Ukraine at least 1 Patriot system, possibly 2.

The news follows a story by the Financial Times (FT) on April 22, in which official sources said that Greece and Spain were under specific pressure from the EU to provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine.

11:43 AM

Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers possibly conducting espionage in Baltic Sea.

Swedish Navy chief Ewa Skoog Haslum said some of the ships from the shadow fleet have been found to possess communications and signals equipment not usually associated with cargo vessels, leading to concerns they could be used in "hybrid operations."

11:35 AM

ISW: Russia attempting to create 'outsized panic' in Kharkiv, force 'mass exodus' of civilians.

In the latest attack on Kharkiv, Russian forces struck the city’s television broadcasting tower on April 22, causing the top half of the mast to collapse.

10:42 AM

Minister accused of illegally appropriating more than $7 million in state-owned land, attempting to seize another plot.

While NABU only described the suspect as the "former chairman of the agriculture committee" of Ukraine's parliament, Suspilne reported, citing sources in law enforcement, that it is Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi.

10:40 AM

Economy

Ukrainian grain exports slump in March, expected to further slow down this year

10:38 AM

Russian attacks against 5 Ukrainian regions kill 5, injure 12 over past day.

Casualties were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv oblasts.

9:30 AM

Hungarian FM says Ukraine carrying out 'witch hunt' against Hungarian businesses, threatens to block EU aid.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto's latest complaint against Ukraine was in relation to allegations that the country was planning to revoke several of the distribution permits for medicine from the Hungarian pharmaceutical company Richter.

9:19 AM

WSJ: US drafting sanctions aimed at Chinese banks aiding Russia’s war effort.

Washington hopes they will allow Secretary of State Antony Blinken to arrive armed with diplomatic leverage on a visit to China this week, in a push to stop Beijing's commercial support of Russia's military production.

8:11 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 461,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 800 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:50 AM

Governor: Russian drone attack on Odesa injures 9, including 4 children.

Russian forces struck Odesa with drones overnight, damaging residential buildings, and wounding nine people, including four children, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported on April 23.

6:24 AM

DTEK needs $350 million to rebuild power plants.

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, announced on April 22 that it requires $350 million to recover the lost capacity caused by Russia's attacks on thermal power plants.

4:55 AM

7 injured, including 2 children, in Russia's attack on Odesa.

Russian forces hit a residential area in Odesa with drones overnight on April 23, wounding seven people, including two children, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported.

3:58 AM

PM Sunak to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine during visit to Poland.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a 500-million-pound ($617 million) uplift in military support for Ukraine during his visit to Poland on April 23.

2:36 AM

Russia attacks 6 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces struck six communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 16 separate attacks throughout the day, the regional administration reported on April 22. At least 182 explosions were reported in Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours.

1:42 AM

Ukraine to receive new military aid from US sooner than expected, congressman says during visit to Kyiv.

The first batch of U.S. military aid will be delivered to Ukraine “sooner than anyone thinks is possible,” after the final approval, Bill Keating, a Massachusetts Democratic congressman, said during a press conference in Kyiv on April 22.

12:06 AM

Zelensky: Ukraine, US 'finalized' agreements on ATACMS.

Ukraine "finalized" with the U.S. details of the agreements on long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a call with his American counterpart Joe Biden on April 22.

11:24 PM

Russian media: German prosecutor's office opens preliminary investigation into Knauf.

The Wurzburg Prosecutor's Office has opened a preliminary investigation into the German building materials manufacturer Knauf, allegedly involved in the reconstruction of Russian-occupied Mariupol, Russian state-controlled news outlet RIA Novosti reported on April 22.

11:16 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 128

10:39 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar, Budanov says Ukraine to face 'difficult situation' from mid-May

8:57 PM

Biden tells Zelensky he will sign aid bill as soon as Senate approves.

Zelensky said that Biden assured him "that the package will be approved quickly and that it will be powerful, strengthening our air defense as well as long-range and artillery capabilities."

7:48 PM

Tusk rules out sending Patriots to Ukraine.

Poland cannot transfer any Patriot systems to Ukraine as it lacks reserves of its own, but will provide other forms of assistance in terms of air defense, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters on April 22.

7:16 PM

Zelensky: Draft age lowered because younger generation fit, tech-savvy.

Ukraine's military needs younger men not only because they are physically fitter than older men but also because they can master technology used on the battlefield faster, President Volodymyr Zelensky told French YouTuber Hugo Travers in an interview published on April 21.

6:36 PM

Sweden's defense minister doesn't rule out sending Patriots to Ukraine.

Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson does not rule out sending Ukraine Patriot air defense systems, the Guardian reported on April 22.