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Russia listed Ivory Coast as a "promising country" for influence operations — then ran four anti-Ukraine campaigns there in five months. Leaked documents from the Russian network "The Company," analyzed by France 24, reveal how Moscow ran four disinformation campaigns against Ukraine in Ivory Coast in 2024. |
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"There are no small literatures": an American scholar on Ukraine's battle for culture and truth. Showing atrocities doesn't move people. Andrew Giarelli has been thinking about why and what works instead. |
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How do you prosecute a tanker that changed its flag nine times?. The Flora 1 had taken up to six names and flown up to nine different flags. Sweden couldn't prove it spilled the oil. |
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Ukraine and Syria show interest in sharing military experience as Zelenskyy makes first Damascus visit. Ukraine and Syria agree to work together on security and food supply — a striking turnaround for a country that once endorsed Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territory. |
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TurkStream pipeline explosives in Serbia are "most probably" a Russian false-flag operation aimed at Hungary's election, Ukraine says. Explosives were found one week before Hungary's 12 April elections — Hungarian opposition leader and security experts had publicly predicted the operation days earlier. |
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Mongols, Soviets, now Putin: every empire told Ukraine "you are one of us." None were right.. A Holy Week walk through Lviv's churches, three days after a Shahed drone hit a 17th-century monastery, finds Russia's boot print older than the building it just tried to destroy. |
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Armenia could quit Russia's NATO-equivalent alliance and economic union if Moscow uses gas as leverage, parliament speaker says. Simonyan said on 4 April that a gas price hike would prompt Armenia to exit both the Russia-led CSTO military bloc and the Eurasian Economic Union. |
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Fico joins Orbán in demanding the EU lift Russian energy sanctions — a week before Hungary's election that could end Orbán's 16-year rule. After a call with Orbán on 4 April, Slovakia's PM claimed Brussels must immediately reopen dialogue with Russia and restore Druzhba pipeline flows — revenues that directly fund Moscow's war against Ukraine. |
Military
Kyiv confirms it hit Sheskharis and a Be-12 last night — a Black Sea oil hub and a Crimea-based anti-submarine aircraft. Ukraine's General Staff confirmation follows OSINT verification of three hits at the Novorossiysk terminal, which accounts for 3.5–4.5 mn tonnes of Russian crude exports per month.
Kyiv proposes energy ceasefire to Moscow, as Ukrainian long-range strikes already disrupted over 40% of Russia's seaborne oil exports. Russia can't protect its oil terminals. Ukraine destroyed $1 billion worth in five strikes. It just offered to stop — on one condition.
Ukraine strikes Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich, launching its air defense missiles at drones in Russia's primary Black Sea port (VIDEO). Admiral Grigorovich carries the missiles that strike Ukrainian cities. Last night, it learned what it feels like to be on the receiving end.
ISW: Ukraine at Huliaipole and Oleksandrivka keeps disrupting Russian spring offensive across the theater. Ukrainian counterattacks at Huliaipole and Oleksandrivka force Russian naval infantry redeployments, disrupting Moscow's spring offensive across the theater.
Ukraine takes back 480 sq km near Oleksandrivka as Russia pushes for Dnipropetrovsk "buffer zone" – Syrskyi says. Ukraine recaptured 480 sq km and 12 settlements on the Oleksandrivka direction since late January, Syrskyi reports after a front visit.
Intelligence and technology
Ukraine may be using new weapon that disables infrastructure without explosions. In Iraq in 1990-1991, this technology was used by coalition forces and destroyed up to 85% of the country's energy system.
Ukraine's Fire Point company is working on revolutionary system which can also transform European air defense. This could be a game changer in ballistic defense.
1,1000 Ukrainian officers complete "Captain's Training" program—NATO-based 7-day-per-week curriculum to shape battlefield leaders. The program is continuously updated with real combat lessons to ensure officers are prepared for evolving threats and operational realities.
Russia rains "Krasnopol-M2" techno-lethal shells on Ukraine, as five Russian plants remain outside Western sanctions. The Krasnopol-M2 combines lethality with flexibility for Russian forces.
EV battery tech gives Ukraine's fixed-wing drones a 46% range boost — and a Buk-M1 scalp. Ukraine's PAWELL extended drone range from 30 km to 197 km using EV battery tech, destroying a Buk-M1 and hitting an ammo depot. Next target: 400 km.
Sweden to provide Ukraine with Tridon Mk2 air defense systems to combat "suicide drones". Sweden allocates €400M for Tridon Mk2 air defense systems for Ukraine to counter Shahed drones. Up to 300 rounds/min, 12 km range.
International
Ukraine and Syria to reopen embassies as trade hits ninefold surge since September. Ukraine and Syria agreed to reopen embassies in Kyiv and Damascus, as bilateral trade has grown ninefold since September 2025, Sybiha said after Zelenskyy's Damascus visit.
Serbia clears Ukraine—no link to pipeline sabotage amid Hungary elections. The explosives had US markings, which Serbia's military chief noted proves nothing about who planted them.
Humanitarian and social impact
Ukraine identifies Russians in Bucha: one of them fired at civilian during burial. Another forced a civilian to kneel.
Russia launches 141 drones across Ukraine, kills mother and toddler in Odesa. A large overnight drone attack struck the country's north, south, and east—cutting power to 10,000 in Chernihiv Oblast and killing three in Odesa, including a two-and-a-half-year-old girl.
He was once a migrant himself. Now he jailed for stealing Ukrainian flag and smashing car — because he hated that refugees "take our jobs". Lithuanian court jails rideshare driver 90 days for stealing Ukrainian flag and vandalizing a car chosen for its Ukrainian license plates.
Political and legal developments
"Aggression cannot be normalized through sport": Ukraine wins landmark chess ruling at CAS. CAS banned Russia from holding chess tournaments in occupied Ukraine. Moscow says it will ignore the ruling and risks a 3-year FIDE suspension.
SBU general who ran Russia's Kherson filtration ops dies. Former SBU major general Lyapkin, who ran filtration operations in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, was killed fighting for Russia on 17 March 2026.
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