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RFE/RL Schemes investigation reveals over 2,000 foreign-made parts used in Russian Sukhoi fighter jets
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s investigation project Schemes revealed on April 17 that over 2,000 foreign-made electronic components are allegedly contained in Russian Sukhoi (Su-type) fighter jets Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Zelensky: Russia must pay a 'painful price' as 'sole culprit of this war'
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 17 that Russia must pay a “painful price” for its war in Ukraine, and frozen Russian assets should be utilized to help Ukraine’s fight against terror. Speaki Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Dutch PM offers to buy Patriot systems from allies for Ukraine
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered on April 17 to buy Patriot air defense systems from more hesitant allies in order to send them to Ukraine, The Guardian reported. Russia’s intensifying aerial a Source : kyivindependent. read more
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War for Profit: Corrupt Russia Officials Hide From Jail At the Front Lines
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Zelensky confirms Ukraine struck Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces carried out an attack early on April 17 against a Russian military airfield in Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address. Zelensky thanked Source : kyivindependent. read more
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WP: Secret Kremlin document outlines plan to 'weaken' Ukraine's allies
A secret Kremlin foreign policy document calls for Russia to leverage the war in Ukraine and exploit weaknesses in “unfriendly states” in order to forge a new global order in which the U.S. no longer Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Transparency International: Court leaves ex-Defense Ministry official suspected of embezzlement without pre-trial detention
The court did not send former Defense Ministry official Oleksandr Liyev, who is suspected of embezzling funds for ammunition purchases, into pre-trial detention, Transparency International Ukraine sai Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Opinion: Why is Ukraine rejecting the Belarusian opposition?
Immediately after World War II, the Paris-exiled Polish intellectual Jerzy Giedroyc (of Lithuanian origins, born in Minsk) coined a phrase that would come to define Poland’s foreign policy toward its Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Ukraine to receive $1.6 billion from EU next week in second tranche of financial aid
A second tranche of EU macro-financial assistance totaling 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) will be given to Ukraine next week, a European Commission official said on April 17. The EU approved the fou Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Inside the Swedish ammunition plant at the forefront of Europe’s push to ramp up shell production
KARLSKOGA, SWEDEN – In a nondescript industrial area nestled among a forest of Swedish pine, a continent-wide effort to ramp up defense production is playing out in real time. A modest, one-story buil Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Chernihiv kills 17, Johnson sets date on Ukraine aid vote
Key developments on April 17: Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills at least 17, injures 60, including children Johnson says vote on Ukraine, Israel foreign aid bills to take place on April 20 Sou Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Kyiv: Ukraine develops advanced electronic warfare systems ahead of Western partners
In an interview with DW, Colonel Ivan Pavlenko, Head of the Main Directorate of Electronic Warfare (EW) and Cybersecurity at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, stated that Ukraine operates EW systems tha Source : www.uawire.org/kyiv-ukra… read more
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Belgium, Czechia ask EU to step in against Russia's elections interference
The governments of Belgium and Czechia sent a letter to other EU leaders on April 17 calling for new restrictive measures against Russia over its disinformation activities within the European bloc. Bo Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Ukraine Business Roundup — Business & War
The following is the April 16, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here . Russia Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Biden voices support for Johnson's foreign aid bills
U.S. President Joe Biden said on April 17 that he “strongly supports” House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposals on foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other partners. Earlier on April 17, Johnson unveil Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Which cities of Ukraine demonstrate the greatest transparency
The Transparent Cities program of Transparency International Ukraine presents the second study of Ukrainian cities’ transparency in wartime using an updated methodology. SPEAKERS: ⦁ Andriy Borovyk, Ex Source : www. read more
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Ihor Stokoz on the tragedy of Executed Ukrainian Renaissance
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Ex-lawmaker Demchak declared wanted, suspected of abuse of power
Former lawmaker Ruslan Demchak has been declared wanted in a suspected case of abuse of power, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) announced on April 17. The 49-year-old is accused of rec Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Time names Yermak, Navalnaya among 100 most influential people of 2024
The Time magazine published its list of “The 100 most influential people of 2024,” including Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, and Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposit Source : kyivindependent. read more
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The Russians hit Ukrainian Chernihiv with Iskanders
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