🇱🇻🤝🇺🇦 Latvia is sending another 1,500 combat drones to Ukraine. By mid-year, two Latvian companies will deliver a total of 12,000 drones as part of the Drone Coalition.

🇮🇹 Meloni: "Italy stands with Ukraine in its fight for freedom. We support Trump's efforts and Zelensky's openness to an unconditional ceasefire, showing Ukraine's desire for peace. But Putin’s 3-day ceasefire is insufficient. Real peace needs solid security guarantees, inspired by Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, even outside NATO."

https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/politica/25_aprile_29/giorgia-meloni-intervista-a16eccf4-3d11-49cf-b9a9-abf83134exlk.shtml

🚨 Air raid sirens in occupied Crimea: all sea and ground public transport has been halted due to UAV and missile (Neptune) threats.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says a 30-day ceasefire is "impossible" without settling key issues — but claims Russia is ready to begin talks without preconditions. He adds Russia seeks to move the war toward a "peaceful resolution" but hasn't got an answer from Ukraine yet.

Russian channels claim a Neptune missile was launched toward the peninsula.

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🚫🇲🇹 The EU Court has ordered Malta to end its “golden passport” scheme, ruling it violates EU law by offering citizenship—and thus EU access—in exchange for investment.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-top-court-rules-against-maltas-golden-passport-scheme-2025-04-29/

In an interview with The Atlantic, Trump discussed his stance on military aid to Ukraine:

"Not necessarily on Zelensky’s side, but on Ukraine’s side, yes... It doesn’t have to be weapons. It can be weapons with sanctions, with banking, many other forms of support."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/donald-trump-oval-office-interview-excerpts/682623/

China has expressed support for any efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine, including Russia’s recent proposal for a 72-hour truce from May 8-10. Speaking at a briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun highlighted China’s positive stance on the initiative, underscoring the importance of peace efforts in the region.

A Ukrainian MiG-29 has shot down a Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone using an R-73 air-to-air missile over Ukrainian skies.

🇺🇸 "Ukraine was and remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world... Instead of trying to correct the president, Zelensky could have sat side by side with the president, signing a deal on minerals," said US National Security Advisor Waltz.

Yet another delusion from Russia: the Kremlin is reportedly discussing a plan to "take Odesa through a referendum." Putin's aide Patrushev claims the city was founded by Catherine the Great and “belongs” to Russia.

On the Pokrovsk front, aerial reconnaissance from the 25th Airborne Brigade spotted and delivered a precise hit on a Russian BM-21 "Grad" MLRS.

🚨 One of Ukraine’s NATO partners has officially requested to purchase the 🇺🇦 Delta digital battlefield system — a homegrown tech created in wartime, now outpacing legacy NATO tools.

https://militarnyi.com/uk/news/ukrayinsku-systemu-delta-hoche-prydbaty-odna-z-krayin-nato/

🚨 The "truce" Putin declared for May 8–10 isn’t about peace — it’s about protecting VIP guests in Moscow, says Ukraine's Presidential Office.

This move is seen as pure manipulation, not a real step toward ending the war.

https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/3987302-peremiram-z-8-travna-putin-namagaetsa-garantuvati-bezpeku-svoim-gostam-u-moskvi-op.html

SBU’s Alpha Group continues to torch Russian armor with precision drone strikes — 6 tanks, 2 IFVs, and a BM-21 Grad wiped out.

🇭🇺 Hungary is leaving the ICC. Péter Szijjártó: Parliament voted to quit the "politicized" International Criminal Court, claiming it lost impartiality and trust.

Now Orban can happily receive his buddy from Moscow.

Units of the 28th Mechanized Brigade and supporting units crushed a combined Russian assault near Toretsk. Destroying lots of Russian equipment including quad bikes, and assault personnel.

General Staff: TCC (military enlistment office) personnel without combat experience or health restrictions will be sent to frontline duty. They will be replaced by wounded or concussed soldiers who can no longer serve in combat roles.

🇺🇦⚓️ Ukraine’s Navy has destroyed a small Russian boat near the Kinburn Spit that was used for Russian logistics support.