Russian forces continue to pummel Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv Oblast, striking 26 settlements over the past week with rockets, drones, and artillery, local governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported on April 21.

Four teenagers in Kyiv have been served a notice of suspicion of hooliganism after beating up a soldier in Kyiv on April 18, the city’s Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on April 21.

They were welcomed as heroes of conscience — survivors of prison cells and poisonings, voices of defiance against Putin’s brutal regime. But as Russia’s most celebrated opposition figures reentered the spotlight in late 2024, a more complicated picture began…

Russian forces have begun moving military equipment and air defense systems en masse across the territory of Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the partisan movement Atesh.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius weighed in on the growing public debate within Germany’s government over whether to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on April 20.

Pope Francis died at 88 on April 21 after battling severe pneumonia, having been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. He made his last public appearance on April 20, addressing believers during Easter at the Vatican.

Ukraine’s Air Force struck a drone launch site near Tyotkino in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, killing up to 20 operators, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 21.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called recent U.S. remarks suggesting Ukraine’s NATO membership is off the table “positive,” speaking at a briefing on April 21, according to The Guardian.

Ukrainian security forces have detained a Russian agent in Khmelnytskyi Oblast who was gathering intelligence to help coordinate strikes against Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the west, the Security Service of Ukraine said on April 21.

The Kremlin is open to a “peaceful resolution” to the war against Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state-run outlet TASS on April 21, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that a deal could be reached this…

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi visited Sumy Oblast for a working trip, where he met with unit commanders and military leadership, he announced on Facebook on April 21.

A total of 56 combat clashes have taken place on the front line between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops since the start of April 21, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

The search for a viable ceasefire plan will continue at a meeting of Ukrainian, UK, French, and U.S. officials in London on April 23, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on April 21.

Ukraine’s SBU security service detained five pro‑Russian agitators who publicly supported Russian aggression against Ukraine and defended war crimes committed by the invading forces, the SBU announced on April 21.

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink released a farewell video on April 21 to summarize her three years of diplomatic service in Kyiv.

The White House is searching for a candidate to replace U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, NPR reported on April 21, citing an unnamed U.S. official.

At least three people were injured in a massive Russian drone attack on densely populated residential area of the Ukrainian administrative center of Odesa late on April 21, Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported on Telegram, posting photos of the aftermath.

Russian strike in Kharkiv Oblast killed one person and injured another, regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on April 21.

A group of Russian soldiers was captured by the Ukrainian 15th Kara-Dag Brigade in the Kupyansk sector of the front, the National Guard's commander Oleksandr Pivnenko reported on Telegram on April 21, posting a video of the ambush.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, to discuss the next steps in restoring a just and comprehensive peace, according to Sybiha’s April 21 X post.