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Zelenskyy: Gulf states will supply Ukraine with fuel in exchange for protection against Iranian drones
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine will receive fuel, financial and technical support from the Gulf states in exchange for assistance in defending against Iranian drones. According to him, this involves direct supplies of diesel, crude oil for processing at European refineries, and specific financial mechanisms to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector.
In the Sumy region, the Russians attacked the 19th-century Kharitonenko Palace. Only ruins remain of it
The Russian army shelled the Kharitonenko Palace in the Sumy region, which was built back in the 19th century. The attack sparked a major fire at the site, and the building has been almost completely destroyed.
As a result of Russian attacks on Ukraine, there has been damage to the energy infrastructure and casualties in several regions
On the night of 10 April, Russian forces launched massive strikes on a number of regions in Ukraine. Energy and port infrastructure has been damaged, and there have been reports of casualties.
A foreign hitman has been arrested in Odessa on suspicion of attempting to assassinate an officer of the Ukrainian Navy
In Odessa, law enforcement officers have detained a foreign national suspected of attempting to murder a senior officer of the Ukrainian Navy. According to the investigation, he was acting on instructions from the Russian secret services.
Russian plans on the front line, missiles for the Patriot system and trilateral talks: key points from Zelenskyy’s conversation with journalists
What is currently happening on the front line, when the war will end, how negotiations to bring it to an end are progressing, and what security guarantees Ukraine might receive — the Head of State addressed these and other important issues of concern to the majority of Ukrainians during a conversation with journalists on 9 April.
The NATO Secretary General has named four countries that are holding up Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has named four countries that are holding back Ukraine’s progress towards membership of the North Atlantic Alliance.
The decline of the Russian automotive industry: KAMAZ has shortened the working week, AvtoVAZ has halted production
Russia’s two largest car manufacturers – Kamaz and AvtoVAZ – have found themselves in a state of systemic crisis, which the official rhetoric about the industry’s ‘resilience’ is no longer able to conceal.
Instead of lessons – a shooting range: young people in occupied Mariupol are being prepared for war
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, the Russian authorities are systematically involving students in military training under the guise of “patriotic education”.
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorted the sanctioned tankers across the English Channel
A Russian frigate escorted oil tankers subject to sanctions as they passed through the English Channel. This came after the UK government announced its intention to step up measures against the so-called shadow fleet.
Ukrainian interceptors have shot down Iranian drones in several Middle Eastern countries — Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukrainian experts in several Middle Eastern countries have demonstrated how Ukrainian anti-aircraft interceptors shoot down Iranian ‘Shahed’-type attack drones.
Ukrainian drones have changed the course of the war: even Russia acknowledges their superiority — ISW
The Ukrainian army has gained a significant advantage over Russian forces in the use of drones, which is already having an impact on the course of the fighting. Even Russia has acknowledged Ukraine’s superiority.
£46.5 million for free school meals for all pupils: Svyrydenko reveals the details
The government has allocated an additional 46.5 million hryvnias to complete the modernisation of school canteens, whilst also confirming a broader objective: to provide hot lunches to all schoolchildren across the country from 1 September 2026. This concerns 19 facilities that are already at an advanced stage of completion and can open sooner than others.