"Putin is ready for a meeting with Zelenskyy, however he is not ready for such a meeting with Zelenskyy"

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Ukraine to restart flows via Russian oil pipeline Volodymyr Zelenskyy says repairs have been completed after three-month hiatus that jeopardised Kyiv’s financing

After President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that repairs had been completed and Ukraine would reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, EU ambassadors today could vote to approve the €90bn EU loan for Kyiv.
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Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

⚡ Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest.

The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

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FPV drones patrol a defensive line of anti-personnel barbed wire in search of Russian infantry attempting to breach the barrier. Such simple defensive lines force the infantry to slow down, giving drone operators valuable time to counter assaults.

NEW: Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign continues to exploit overstretched Russian air defenses to damage oil infrastructure and military assets in Russia and occupied Crimea. (1/6)

Read more in the full April 18, 2026, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar041826

Right now, three oil refineries are burning simultaneously in Russia. Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran are burning after tonight's night attack, and Tuapse, in the video, is burning for the third day after the last attack.

Fire has hit the storage tank area at the Syzran refinery, a key buffer for crude from Western Siberia feeding domestic supply, river routes via the Volga, and pipeline exports toward Novorossiysk. #Russia

A large fire is raging at the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery. Ukrainian drones have likely hit the ELOU-AVT-6 primary distillation unit. #Russia

US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so The effective extension of the waiver comes just two days after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that the Trump administration "will not be renewing the general license on Russian ...

⚡️US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a temporary license on April 17 renewing a sanctions waiver that allows countries to purchase Russian oil stranded at sea.

Les statistiques des Forces de drones 🇺🇦 illustrent l'accélération des pertes infligées aux défenses anti-aériennes 🇷🇺. Sur le T1-2026 :
🔹50 systèmes SAM/SPAD endommagés
🔹15 détruits
Pour mémoire :
🔸SAM : moyenne et longue portée (Buk, S-300, S-400)
🔸SPAD : courte portée (Pantsir, Tor)
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This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win

Sometimes, living in Kharkiv feels surreal. We focus on tasks and work, pretending everything is okay.

We plant flowers, ignoring the ruins that Russian missiles left behind.

​We face attacks almost daily without the ability to hide. Russian drones are nearly always in the skies above us.

A little quiet in Ukraine, but many eyes on Péter Magyar giving his first press conference since winning the election in Hungary.

Remember, he was originally in Orbán's party, so we are expecting pragmatic improvements, not wild policy changes, and that's what he's been saying:

Excellent news.
Vance killed the last Pope and has now done in Orban as well. Fingers crossed he endorsers Farage as well and finishers him off as well.

🔴 Russian forces executed four captured Ukrainian soldiers.

The Office of the Prosecutor General reported on April 12 that Russian troops captured and then killed four unarmed members of Ukraine’s 14th Army Corps near the settlement of Veterynarne.

Germany delivered five MEDIGUARD armored ambulances to Ukraine’s National Guard, incorporating frontline combat lessons and equipped with anti-drone protection for improved survivability. #Ukraine

There were no missiles nor long-range attack drones fired overnight as the [Orthodox] Easter truce at least held for that part of the equation.

But it has not eradicated war crimes - more on that in a minute.

They just don't have all the cards right now, simple.

A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian parking area in Kherson during the declared ceasefire, with video confirming the attack in the Korabelnyi district; damage and casualties are being assessed. #Ukraine

❗️Ukrainian sources are telling us that it is largely quiet in most places after the Easter truce, but in the eastern direction there are still many places where battles are ongoing. No full truce in place. #Ukraine

An hour after the truce began, Russian propagandists predictably claim "Ukraine broke it by hitting Nova Kakhovka."

The Kyiv Independent is launching a short series of Q&A sessions on Bluesky to give readers direct access to our newsroom.

Over the coming weeks, our team will answer your questions about the war in Ukraine, global developments, and how we report on them.

A rare occasion to hear Budanov laugh, sadly not for a positive reason.

Budanov says Ukraine’s defense tech runs on imported parts and Ukraine no longer makes guidance systems. No tanks built during the full-scale war and missile programs face serious issues due to parts, Tretia Svitova reports.

Drones in Ukraine: From the Air to the Ground Podcast Episode · Le Collimateur · 10 April · 1hr 48min

What a quote: “at the beginning of the war, everybody was trained in tactical medicine. Now we realise we should have been trained in drones, because when you know drones, you need so much less tactical medicine.”

Fantastic episode (in English!)

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🔥🛢️Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out deep-strike drone attacks on two Lukoil offshore platforms in the Caspian Sea overnight on April 10.

The strikes hit platforms at the Grayfer and Korchagin fields, nearly 1,000 km from the frontline.

Putin announced a 32 hour ceasefire over Easter.

It follows Ukraine's offer, of which no mention was made in Putin's statement. It's like the US put pressure on the Kremlin to agree to Zelenskyy's proposal.

"Combat operations" will stop at 4pm Saturday local time (1pm GMT)

When our vehicles leave the UK, they're not empty. They're loaded with Medical supplies. Sleeping bags. Generators. Tools. Humanitarian aid. A convoy is not just vehicles driving across Europe. It is thousands of items of aid delivered directly to people who need them in #Ukraine

A fight between a Russian Tor and Ukrainian FP-2 unfolded over occupied territory.

The first drone spotted missile launches and was shot down, the second FP-2 was also intercepted.

Using live feed from the first two, a third FP-2 located the Tor and returned for a second pass, striking the target.