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Ukraine April 2026
Russian oil to Slovakia resumes flowing through pipeline that crosses Ukraine: expected to unblock a large financial assistance package for Ukraine — 23 April 2026 (LINK)
Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Putin finally admits on 16 April that Russia's economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Zelenskyy says robots captured Russian battlefield positions in a military first — (LINK) ground.news: 82 media reports — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— "For the first time in the history of this war, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned platforms — ground systems and drones," Zelenskyy said in a statement, adding that "the occupiers surrendered, and this operation was carried out without the participation of infantry and without losses on our side."
Ukraine says Russia launched 160 drones overnight, 20 hit targets — 12 April 2026 (LINK)
— The attack occurred during a 30-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire, highlighting that declared pauses have no binding enforcement and often fail in practice.
Kremlin threat to Baltic countries over Ukrainian drone transit — 9 April 2026 (LINK)
— Russian drones damaged a power substation in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. Officials also reported injuries from drone attacks in Sloviansk, near the frontline in eastern Donetsk region, and in Kherson region in the south and Sumy region on the border with Russia.
— Ukrainian drones blew up an oil terminal at Feodosia in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine's drone commander announced on Wednesday. Robert "Magyar" Brovdi also listed attacks on a Buk-M3 missile system and Zoopark counter-artillery radar in the Zaporizhzhia region, and a Tor missile system in the Donetsk region, in the Zzaporizhia region.
— Ukraine's anti-monopoly committee has sent back an application for a $760m purchase of a stake in Ukraine's top drone and missile maker Fire Point by a UAE-based defence conglomerate, the agency told Reuters on Wednesday.
— France is to increase its explosive drone stocks by up to 400% by 2030, draft legislation showed on Wednesday. The French government is also moving to double penalties for ships that fail to fly a flag or refuse to comply, in a measure apparently aimed at Russia's "shadow fleet".
Ukrainian drones increase Russian losses by 29% in March, Syrskyi says — 9 April 2026 (LINK)
Russia says it downed 148 Ukrainian drones as energy strikes intensify — (LINK) ground.news: 88 media reports — 4 April 2026 (LINK)
Zelensky on first visit to Syria discusses security cooperation with al-Sharaa — (LINK) ground.news: 70 media reports — 5 April 2026 (LINK)
— Zelensky offered Ukraine's expertise in countering drones and missiles, while the leaders discussed food security as Ukraine is a major grain producer and signed recent defense deals with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.