From 24.02.2022 to 22.04.2026 (Day 1519), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Milestones: 40,500 Artillery
Highlights:
+1140 Personnel
+38 Artillery
+1026 UAVs
+162 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1ssamwp
#RussianLosses
Hungary and Slovakia have confirmed that if Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline resume, both countries will support the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Mariupol’s city council, operating in exile since Russia occupied the city in 2022, published on April 21 satellite images indicating the destruction of a mass burial site in the settlement of Mangush near Mariupol.
kyivindependent.com/russia-destr...
Ukrainian officials involved in recent peace talks reportedly suggested that part of the Donbas could be renamed "Donnyland" in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported April 21.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-prop...
Tomas Nilsson, head of Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service, says Russia inflates economic data to mask war costs, estimating real inflation near 15%, far above official figures and closer to public perception.
www.ft.com/content/04a9...
Russia is returning to the Soviet practice of state-planned gasoline production in response to ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes, which knocked out about 20% of refinery capacity last year and have shut down five major refineries in the past month alone.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/22/r...
Russia has taken down two decades’ worth of judicial statistics from public access, removing data that had been widely used by journalists and rights groups to track prosecutions and broader legal trends.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/r...
Russia is leveraging commercial assets to expand its military presence in Mali, bolstering a force that has come under scrutiny for perpetrating human rights abuses, according to a new report by Washington-based investigative organization The Sentry.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/r...
A majority of Russian companies have effectively frozen hiring through the end of the year as weakening demand ripples through the economy, according to a report by the Central Bank.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/r...
Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it.
The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Russia is deploying artificial intelligence to accelerate its cyberattacks on Europe, Dutch military intelligence warned Tuesday — and the threat is only expected to grow.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday that the bloc intends to cut funding to the Venice Biennale following a decision by the art exhibition to readmit Russian artists to its 2026 edition.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
Hungary’s incoming prime minister wants to forge closer ties with Austria and other Central European nations to wield greater power in Brussels.
www.politico.eu/article/pete...
The Norwegian Swimming Federation will not host international championships as long as World Aquatics (WA) allows athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete.
Norway is now seeking a broader regional boycott of hosting duties.
www.reuters.com/sports/norwa...
Ukraine will resume pumping oil through the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday afternoon, an industry source told Reuters, as Kyiv seeks to unlock a 90 billion euro EU loan it urgently needs.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The safety of Russian citizens in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region is currently under threat and Moscow will take all steps to protect them, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
From 24.02.2022 to 21.04.2026 (Day 1518), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Milestones: 1,320,000 Personnel, 250,000 UAVs
Highlights:
+1040 Personnel
+82 Artillery
+1905 UAVs
+192 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1src84l
#RussianLosses
President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced doubts about peace talks in an April 20 interview, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet with Ukrainian officials amid stalled negotiations with Russia.
kyivindependent.com/its-disrespe...
Russian educational institutions have spent a combined 16 billion rubles on drones and drone assembly and operation training kits in the four years since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine.
meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Ukrainian prankster infiltrates Russian Industry and Trade Ministry drone meeting, hears official say 90% of electrical components are foreign.
meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Tusk and Macron discuss joint nuclear exercises
“Having Rafales with atomic bombs above Poland is not my dream,” PM Donald Tusk said, but added: “We live in a world in which we need nuclear dissuasion capacities.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
A man hit in a Kyiv district shooting on Saturday has died in hospital, bringing the toll of those killed in the incident to seven, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Monday.
www.reuters.com/world/kyiv-s...
From 24.02.2022 to 20.04.2026 (Day 1517), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1050 Personnel
+72 Artillery
+1 Anti-aircraft Systems
+1427 UAVs
+174 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1sqelag
#RussianLosses
When President Donald Trump learned that two American pilots had gone missing in Iran on Good Friday, he “screamed at aides for hours” and was then “kept out of the room” while his team was given minute-by-minute updates, according to a report.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
In the first quarter of 2026, 524 new companies in the funeral services and organization sector were registered in Russia, representing a 37.5% increase compared to the same period last year.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/19/v...
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will not let Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use their airspace to travel to Moscow for Russia's Victory Day celebrations in May, officials said.
kyivindependent.com/lithuania-la...
Hungary's outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday signaled readiness to lift his veto over a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine before leaving office — if Kyiv restores the flow of oil to Hungary.
www.politico.eu/article/vikt...
Rumen Radev, a Russia-aligned former president, looks on course for an emphatic win in Bulgaria’s election on Sunday, but may still have to team up with at least one other party to form a governing majority.
www.politico.eu/article/bulg...
Canada's close ties to the US were once a strength but have become a weakness, PM Mark Carney said on Sunday, in a video message to his country in which he also praised the heroism of military leaders who fought against U.S. invasion more than two centuries ago.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he would be ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump once a "big deal" between the two countries has been prepared.
www.reuters.com/world/lukash...