Exclusives
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Lying flat might be worse than crouching. After four years, Ukrainians know things you don't.. Some people will die. This time, maybe it will be you. |
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The US has once again partially eased sanctions on Russian oil for one month. US Treasury issues General License 134B easing Russian oil sanctions for cargoes already at sea until 16 May, drawing sharp condemnation from Senate Democrats. |
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Donetsk was Russia's safe rear. Now AI drones hunt its supply trucks.. Relentless Ukrainian strikes on Russian air defenses are rendering wide swathes of the Russian rear area defenseless against further aerial attacks. |
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Ukraine MPs vote themselves untracked monthly cash inside an IMF-mandated tax bill. $4,555 per MP per month, no reporting, no liability—signed into law on 15 April. |
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Ukraine is developing its own unstoppable air-launched missile. Russia's Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile is extremely hard to intercept. That's why Ukraine wants its own version of the missile. |
Military
Ukraine cut Russia's oil exports by 880,000 barrels in one day — that's $100 million every 24 hours. Russia tried to reroute oil from Sheskharis to Tuapse.
27 drones down, one port on fire: Leningrad Oblast governor reports overnight attack by Ukrainian drones. Russian officials report fires at fuel depots and near Vysotsk port after overnight drone strikes on 18 April, with incidents in Leningrad Oblast, Sevastopol, and Samara.
Intelligence and technology
UK, Netherlands, and Belgium just handed Ukraine core of future Black Sea demining fleet. Ukraine's crews already wrote the NATO manual on the Black Sea's demining.
What is inside Ukraine's new defense AI hub that will predict Russian moves? Ukraine plans to turn battlefield data into AI that Predicts Russian Moves
Pentagon kills Patriot's next-gen interceptor worth only $8 million in funding. Why build a new missile?
Ukraine orders 25,000 ground robots — more than double last year's total. This industry didn't exist before 2022.
International
Ukraine's FM meets Moldova's president in Türkiye, briefs her on the front line. Sybiha met Moldova's Sandu in Antalya, briefing her on the front line and Russian strikes, and coordinating on the 14–15 May Council of Europe session in Chișinău on the Special Tribunal.
New developments
Ukraine just took out mass shooter in Kyiv supermarket who killed six people. The man reportedly lived in Ryazan.
