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Over the past 24 hours, 189 clashes have taken place on the front line, with the highest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector
Over the past 24 hours, 189 combat engagements were recorded along the front line. The Pokrovsk sector saw the highest number of attacks.
Magnetic storms on 29–30 April 2026: when will activity peak?
No major magnetic storms are forecast for 29 and 30 April 2026. According to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic activity will remain moderate, with 30 April likely to be the most unstable day.
The Russian army has lost a further 1,180 troops in the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, Russian military casualties in the war against Ukraine have risen by 1,180. The total number of casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion has exceeded 1.32 million.
29 квітня 2026 року: яке свято, прикмети і заборони дня
29 квітня 2026 року в Україні та світі відзначають кілька важливих дат. За церковним календарем цього дня вшановують дев’ятьох мучеників Кизицьких, у світі святкують Міжнародний день танцю, а народні прикмети пов’язують дату з погодою, врожаєм і початком польових робіт.
The CUKR card for Ukrainians in Poland: what it offers and how to get one
From 4 May 2026, Poland will begin accepting applications for the CUKR card from Ukrainian citizens with PESEL UKR status and certain members of their families. Here’s how to convert temporary protection in Poland into a right of residence.
Kim Jong-un praised North Korean soldiers for blowing themselves up in the war in Ukraine rather than being taken prisoner
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed the policy requiring soldiers to commit suicide during the war in Ukraine rather than face capture.
Since the start of the war, Ukraine has increased the range of its strikes against Russia by 170%
Since the start of the full-scale war, the Defence Forces have increased the range of their strikes on Russian territory by 170%.
Ukraine has lodged a note of protest with Israel over the stolen grain
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed a note of protest to the Israeli Ambassador, Michael Brodsky, over the arrival in Israeli ports of grain that Russia has illegally exported from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Kyiv is demanding that Israel immediately halt imports of such produce and prevent it from being unloaded.
Oleg Tsarev’s assets have been nationalised in Ukraine: what will be confiscated for the state
The High Anti-Corruption Court has authorised the confiscation of the assets of former MP Oleg Tsarev for the state. These include real estate, land plots, buildings, structures, a trailer and corporate rights belonging to the former MP, who was found guilty in Ukraine of undermining territorial integrity and acting against the constitutional order.
Dating on Tinder is set to become a little safer: the service is testing biometric authentication
Tinder is trialling a new user verification method involving iris scanning. This approach is intended to help distinguish real people from bots and scammers, but it is already raising concerns about privacy and the security of biometric data.
Iran could run out of oil storage capacity in three weeks
Iran is rapidly reducing its available oil storage capacity. This could force the country to cut production even further in the near future.
Poland has exchanged the Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin; he was due to be extradited to Ukraine
Alexander Butyagin, a Russian national who had been conducting illegal excavations in Crimea, had previously been granted permission to be extradited to Ukraine.