Ukraine has graves of "unknown" defenders, marked only by numbers. Why? A key reason is that while soldiers' DNA is collected, it's not entered into a searchable database until after a body is found & a criminal case is opened. This gap means there's no proactive way to match remains to a DNA record
Therefore, the pipeline is ready to resume supplies, “although no one can guarantee at this time that Russian strikes on the pipeline’s infrastructure will not be repeated,” the president added.
Ukraine has completed repairs on the section of the Druzhba oil pipeline damaged by Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with government officials.
Ukrainian specialists have ensured the basic conditions for restoring the pipeline system and its equipment.
Ukraine’s Security Service and the National Police detained an organized criminal group in Odesa that included employees of the local Territorial Recruitment Center. The group abducted a man and demanded $30,000, the law enforcement said.
Kyiv police have detained a man who was walking around a residential complex carrying an automatic rifle. A Colt M4 carbine, a hunting rifle, and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition were found in his apartment, according to the law enforcement.
In Volyn Oblast, a 39-year-old unemployed woman was arrested for selling her six-year-old son for $25,000. Police tracked her down after she posted an ad to find buyers to improve her financial situation. The buyer reported the sale to the authorities just as the money was being exchanged.
Singer Dua Lipa helped raise funds for a vehicle for the First Separate Medical Battalion, according to the unit's social media post.
Funds for the vehicle were raised by Service95—a platform founded by Dua Lipa—and the organization Driving Ukraine. To raise funds, they organized a charity event.
In the village of Mykolaivka, Synelnykove district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a man under the influence of alcohol threw two grenades at police officers, one of which exploded. Five patrol officers sustained shrapnel wounds of varying severity, Ukraine's National Police reported.
Drones from the SBU’s Alfa Center of Special Operations sparked a large fire at the Samara linear production and dispatch station that blends the Urals export-grade crude oil, an informed source told hromadske.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the custody of Rostyslav Shurma, ex-deputy head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, and his brother Oleh, an owner of Ukrainian and foreign companies, as a pre-trial measure, according to the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
Yevheniy Zhukov, head of the Patrol Police Department, who resigned over the actions of patrol officers during the terrorist attack in Kyiv, has been appointed advisor to the head of the National Police, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said during a meeting with journalists.
Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, is prepared to discuss the confiscated assets of Oschadbank with Ukraine after becoming premier. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused current PM Viktor Orbán of “stealing” cargo from Ukrainian cash collectors and sought to address this with Magyar.
Bild columnist Julian Röpcke is leaving the tabloid to work for a German-Ukrainian drone manufacturer that supplies Ukraine. He confirmed his departure but planned to announce it later. The company has been operational since 2023 and contributes significantly to Ukraine's defense efforts.
Russian troops attacked the city of Sumy overnight into Tuesday, injuring at least 15 people, including three teenage girls and several elderly residents, the National Police reported.
The party of former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Progressive Bulgaria, has won the April 19 parliamentary election, gaining 44.59% of the vote and securing a majority of 130 seats out of 240 in the National Assembly, public broadcaster BTV reported.
An explosion occurred around 1:00 p.m. at a facility in Rivne Oblast, injuring eight people, one critically, the regional police said. Law enforcement is investigating, and while a fire broke out, it has been contained. The facility is not related to chemical production.
Adidas has launched its Single Shoe service in Ukraine, allowing customers to buy a single sneaker at half the price of a pair. This service is already available in 23 European countries, including Poland, and is designed for individuals with lower limb differences who only need one sneaker.
Renamed Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), the company plans to raise 1.5–2 billion euros through a capital increase, thereby reducing the state's stake and increasing private-sector involvement in its management.
Germany will soon privatize Gazprom Germania, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom seized after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the FT reports.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai for the second time overnight into Monday, hitting the tank farm and causing a fire, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Russian military has been attacking Ukrainian ports on average every five days. As a result of the strikes, 193 infrastructure facilities and 25 civilian vessels were damaged.
At the same time, he noted that, “despite this, work continues.”
In the first quarter of 2026, Ukrainian ports met 98% of their transshipment targets. Specifically, they transported more than 21 million tons of cargo, according to Oleksii Kuleba, Minister of Community and Territorial Development.
Serhiy 'Flash' Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, stated that he survived “by a miracle” after a Russian drone attacked his home.
“Last night, the Russians tried to kill me. A guided Shahed drone crashed into the wall of my house. I no longer have a home," he said.
The death toll from the terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiyivskyi district has risen to seven after an injured man died in the hospital, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The victim was in extremely critical condition. Seven people, including one child, remain hospitalized.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence struck two Russian large landing ships and destroyed an enemy radar station in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, overnight into April 19, the military intelligence reported.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian Black Sea port city of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai overnight into Monday, triggering a large-scale fire at the seaport and causing casualties, regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported.
⚡️ Law enforcement in the city of Odesa is investigating the death of a city council member, who was found in a car on a city street in the Prymorskyi district this morning. Police at the scene are determining the circumstances, and the death may be a suicide by firearm.
Russian troops launched 142 strike drones — including Shahed (some jet-powered), Gerbera, Italmas, and other types — at Ukraine overnight into Monday, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
"You are not going home anyway, you have stage 4 cancer." This is what Russian guards told Ukrainian marine Vladyslav Sambur after he fell gravely ill in captivity. It was a lie. He actually had tuberculosis. His story reveals the calculated cruelty used to break prisoners' spirits.
As of 7:12 p.m., a woman who was one of the 10 people hospitalized following the shooting in Kyiv died at the hospital, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported. The death toll has now risen to six.