Zelenskyy says EU unblocked €90 billion loan and 20th Russia sanctions package after Hungary dropped its veto. First tranche expected May–June.

Ukraine struck an FSB Mobile Operations Directorate base in occupied Donetsk with eight drones on 22 April. 27 Russian casualties reported.

More Ukrainian drones are ranging across the Russian logistical zone to strike trucks and starve front-line regiments' of vital supplies.

Lavrov says protecting Orthodoxy is a Russian war goal in Ukraine. ISW notes Russia detains clergy and destroys churches in every territory it occupies.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Putin is ready to meet Zelenskyy, but only in Moscow and only to finalize agreements already reached in negotiations.

Ukrainian Air Assault Forces personnel completed a NATO CIMIC course in Poland focused on operational planning and NATO military analysis ...

Mass shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district leaves seven dead and 14 injured after a gunman opens fire on civilians, takes hostages.

The United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands have all contributed similar ships — "Cherkasy," "Chernihiv," "Mariupol," and "Melitopol" — to Ukraine's growing naval fleet.

Belgium is repurchasing and refurbishing 15 decommissioned Gepard air-defense systems for transfer to Ukraine.

Russia seized Zaporizhzhia and wrecked the rest. Ukraine's grid now runs 70% on three reactor complexes Moscow can still reach.

Russia's deficit doubled to $60 billion, and Russians pulled billions in cash, but Iran's oil windfalls keep Moscow funding ...

Russia seized Zaporizhzhia, wrecked thermal plants. Ukraine's grid now runs 70% on three nuclear complexes Moscow can reach.