⚡️Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine, Putin claims.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to "negotiations and discussions with the Ukrainian side" regarding a ceasefire. Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since early 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to "negotiations and discussions with the Ukrainian side" regarding a ceasefire. Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since early 2022.
⚡️Russia launches mass drone attack on Odesa amid Kyiv's call for civilian infrastructure ceasefire.
The attack targeted a residential building in a densely populated neighborhood, according to local authorities. At least three people were injured.
Photos: Hennadii Trukhanov / Telegram
The attack targeted a residential building in a densely populated neighborhood, according to local authorities. At least three people were injured.
Photos: Hennadii Trukhanov / Telegram
⚡️'No talks' of Trump visiting Moscow for May 9 victory parade, Kremlin says.
Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said on April 21 that there are currently "no talks" of U.S. President Donald Trump visiting Moscow for Russian President Vladimir Putin's May 9 Victory Parade.
Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said on April 21 that there are currently "no talks" of U.S. President Donald Trump visiting Moscow for Russian President Vladimir Putin's May 9 Victory Parade.
⚡️Russian journalist and outspoken war critic escapes from house arrest.
Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who was arrested earlier this year for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police, Russian state media reported on April 21.
Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who was arrested earlier this year for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police, Russian state media reported on April 21.
⚡️Kremlin weighed offering Moscow skyscraper to Trump, media reports.
Russian officials discussed the possibility of reviving plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow to entice U.S. President Donald Trump to reset relations, the Moscow Times reported on April 21.
Russian officials discussed the possibility of reviving plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow to entice U.S. President Donald Trump to reset relations, the Moscow Times reported on April 21.
⚡️Ukraine receives IT equipment worth $2.3 million from Luxembourg, Iceland.
The shipment included 3,288 access points, 500 routers, 460 charging stations with solar panels, and 872 phones – with a total value of about 2 million euros ($2.3 million).
The shipment included 3,288 access points, 500 routers, 460 charging stations with solar panels, and 872 phones – with a total value of about 2 million euros ($2.3 million).
⚡️ Russian car market faces 50% drop in demand, CEO warns.
The Russian demand for domestically-made cars has dropped by about half, AvtoVaz CEO Maxim Sokolov told journalists on April 21, underscoring the challenges of the Russian automotive industry.
Sokolov, the chief executive of Russia's largest state-owned car manufacturing company, said that AvtoVaz itself is expecting a 33% year-on-year drop in Lada car sales in April.
The Russian demand for domestically-made cars has dropped by about half, AvtoVaz CEO Maxim Sokolov told journalists on April 21, underscoring the challenges of the Russian automotive industry.
Sokolov, the chief executive of Russia's largest state-owned car manufacturing company, said that AvtoVaz itself is expecting a 33% year-on-year drop in Lada car sales in April.
As tensions mount in US embassy in Kyiv, former official breaks silence
As U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing rapprochement with Russia, the country's embassy in Kyiv is facing internal strain.
Following the change in administration, Bridget Brink, who had been the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine since 2022, was caught in the hot seat.
Read more here.
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As U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing rapprochement with Russia, the country's embassy in Kyiv is facing internal strain.
Following the change in administration, Bridget Brink, who had been the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine since 2022, was caught in the hot seat.
Read more here.
Photo: STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images
⚡️Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 5, injure 16 over past day.
Russian forces launched 54 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk, as well as from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Russian forces launched 54 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk, as well as from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
⚡️ Most Americans say US losing global credibility under Trump, poll shows.
Some 59% of Americans think that U.S. President Donald Trump is costing their country its credibility on the global stage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on April 21.
Concerns about the U.S. global credibility under Trump are shared by roughly one-third of Republicans.
Some 59% of Americans think that U.S. President Donald Trump is costing their country its credibility on the global stage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on April 21.
Concerns about the U.S. global credibility under Trump are shared by roughly one-third of Republicans.
⚡️ Zelensky reportedly plans to attend Pope Francis's funeral.
The Presidential Office is awaiting the official date of the funeral while preparing President Zelensky's visit to "bid farewell to the pontiff," European Pravda reported.
The Presidential Office is awaiting the official date of the funeral while preparing President Zelensky's visit to "bid farewell to the pontiff," European Pravda reported.
⚡️Russia, Ukraine continued in hostilities despite Easter truce, UN says.
Ukraine accused Russia of violating the Easter truce almost 3,000 times, while previously saying its own military actions would come only in response to Russian attacks.
Ukraine accused Russia of violating the Easter truce almost 3,000 times, while previously saying its own military actions would come only in response to Russian attacks.
⚡️ Japan to provide Ukraine with geospatial intelligence, media reports.
Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has agreed to provide Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Intelligence Online magazine reported on April 21.
Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has agreed to provide Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Intelligence Online magazine reported on April 21.
⚡️Ukraine's Naftogaz loses almost 50% of gas production in winter due to Russian attacks.
The energy situation was most critical in the cities of Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, and Kherson.
The energy situation was most critical in the cities of Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, and Kherson.
⚡️Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 13, including 2 children.
Russian forces attacked the city at around 11:40 a.m. with two KAB bombs, with one hitting an infrastructure facility and another a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia's residential neighborhood, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov / Telegram
Russian forces attacked the city at around 11:40 a.m. with two KAB bombs, with one hitting an infrastructure facility and another a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia's residential neighborhood, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov / Telegram
⚡️ Update: Presidential Office confirms Zelensky’s plans to attend Pope Francis’s funeral.
President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to attend Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican, presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn confirmed in comments to journalists on April 22.
"A visit by the president and the first lady (Olena Zelenska) is planned," Lytvyn said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to attend Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican, presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn confirmed in comments to journalists on April 22.
"A visit by the president and the first lady (Olena Zelenska) is planned," Lytvyn said.
⚡️ Russian drone strike on Kherson during funeral injures 4, damages hospital.
A Russian drone attack on a funeral procession in the Kherson city center around noon on April 22 injured four people and damaged a hospital, local authorities said.
The attack on the southern city took place shortly before massive drone attacks against Kharkiv, which have so far injured four people.
Photo: Kherson city administration
A Russian drone attack on a funeral procession in the Kherson city center around noon on April 22 injured four people and damaged a hospital, local authorities said.
The attack on the southern city took place shortly before massive drone attacks against Kharkiv, which have so far injured four people.
Photo: Kherson city administration
⚡️ Update: 1 killed, 22 injured in Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia.
The number of injured in a Russian bombing of Zaporizhzhia on April 22 has risen to 22, including three children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported. A 69-year-old woman was killed.
Photo: State Emergency Service
The number of injured in a Russian bombing of Zaporizhzhia on April 22 has risen to 22, including three children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported. A 69-year-old woman was killed.
Photo: State Emergency Service