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Ukraine does not rule out the possibility that Russia will deploy North Korean troops in the offensives against the northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Andrii Cherniak, spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), told Japanese …
Russian forces have deployed Shahed-type “kamikaze” drones carrying toxic substances to attack Ukraine, the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said on April 16.
Russia has been …
North Korea’s military support for Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has already earned Pyongyang more than $20 billion, according to South Korea’s Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA), Newsweek reported on April 16. …
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have made “significant progress” in talks on a minerals deal, which will be concluded in the “near future,” Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on April 16. …
The Danish Armed Forces plan to send unarmed troops to Ukraine for short-term training courses to study the country’s drone warfare tactics, Major General Peter Boysen, Denmark’s commander-in-chief, told state broadcaster TV 2 on April …
This week in Eastern Europe:
Ukraine forms 1st & 2nd Army Corps under NHU as US aid shrinks;
Russia builds 68th MRD, recruits surge—but troops lack kit;
Belarus to lead Zapad-2025; hybrid pressure on NATO grows;
Baltic states boost shelters, drone tech …
The Italian government has transferred the first 25 million euros ($28.3 million) installment to help rebuild Ukraine’s war-damaged energy infrastructure, the Italian Embassy in Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent on April 16.
The funds are part …
Some Trump administration officials are dissatisfied with European countries' ongoing support for Ukraine, underscoring the growing rift between Washington and Europe, the Economist reported on April 15, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources. …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained nine agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), including five minors aged 14–15, for plotting terrorist attacks in central and eastern Ukraine, the agency said on April 16.
According to the …
The Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s biggest English language publication is looking to fill an accountant position.
The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s main English-language news outlet. It was founded in November 2021 by a team of reporters and editors …
Ukrainian drones struck the Russian city of Shuya in Ivanovo Oblast on April 16, reportedly targeting military infrastructure linked to Russia’s 112th Missile Brigade, according to independent Russian media outlet Astra.
The 112th Brigade, …
Russia’s garrison military courts issued 13,699 criminal convictions against service members in 2024, the highest figure since at least 2010, independent media outlet Verstka reported on April 15, citing official data from the Supreme …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Paris later this week for talks on Ukraine and broader transatlantic coordination, Politico reported on April 16, citing two undisclosed official sources.
Witkoff …
The Trump administration has lowered the payback for the provided aid it seeks under a minerals agreement with Ukraine from $300 billion to $100 billion, Bloomberg reported on April 16, citing undisclosed sources.
The news comes following technical …
A Russian court sentenced four journalists to five and a half years in prison each on April 15 for their alleged involvement with Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which Moscow has labeled an “extremist …
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 15 that negotiations on a key minerals agreement with the U.S. are progressing positively, following a round of technical consultations held in Washington on April 11.
Speaking alongside NATO Secretary …
Bulgaria is backing off from a deal to sell two of its Russian-made nuclear reactors that Ukraine sought for the expansion of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Forbes Bulgaria reported on April 16.
The move comes as a turnaround in a deal that has …
Russia has lost 936,210 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 16.
The number includes 1,050 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Negotiations on Black Sea security are underway in Ankara and could shape the region’s post-war stability, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during an April 15 press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odesa.
The talks involve …
A 20-year-old Finnish volunteer soldier was killed in action while fighting for Ukraine, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reported on April 15.
The soldier left Finland several months ago to join Ukrainian forces as a volunteer. He was killed in …
The Ukrainian documentary Militantropos has been selected for the “Directors' Fortnight” program at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced on April 15.
Created as a co-production between Ukraine, Austria, and France, …
Economic partnerships with the United States could provide Russia with an incentive to end the full-scale war against Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on April 15.
Leavitt’s comments come shortly after …
