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23 April 2026
- Kremlin claims Putin is ready to meet Zelenskyy — but only in Moscow, and only to sign
- One US team, two wars. Zelenskyy says Ukraine can’t wait for Iran to close
- Ukraine says it is ready joining multinational mine-clearing operation in Strait of Hormuz
- Spain is sending Ukraine 100 VAMTAC vehicles, same platform hosting Britain’s Rapid Ranger counter-drone system
- Ukraine’s combat experience is entering NATO training curricula. This week it happened in Bydgoszcz
- Military techAir defense wants to intercept 95% of Russian weapons but is running out of radars to spot them
- From Belgian storage to Elbit subsidiary to Ukrainian air sefense: journey of 15 Gepard systems
- Pentagon just deployed Ukrainian anti-drone system at Saudi air base — less than month after Trump said Ukrainian help wasn’t needed
- “They come out and die in about 10-15 minutes”: Ukrainian drone commander on Russia’s strange Sumy tactics
- Alcoholism and mental disorders in Russia reach decade-high peak
- Ukraine’s fifth minesweeper just arrived from Netherlands — named “Henichesk” after ship Russia sank in 2022
- Military techUS spent up to 61% of its Patriot arsenal in 39 days — Ukraine looks at building its own ballistic defense
- Russian national known as “Mexican” built 105-store drug network across Ukraine. It was even advertised in Kyiv metro
- Kyiv mass shooter called himself “general of Russian Army” and filmed himself killing seven people
- Money MattersUkraine’s grid didn’t choose nuclear. Russia made this choice for Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s Spider ground robot shoots +70°, hunting drones the way infantry can’t
- Europol tracked 45 children Russia deported all the way to the military units that moved them — and passed the evidence to Kyiv
- Russian propaganda hailed Polish POW as defector — now Russia jails him for 13 years
- Slovakia held EU sanctions on Russia hostage to Druzhba pipeline. Ukraine just turned the tap back on
- International“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way
- Money MattersRussia’s Central Bank scolded live on TV—Iran war oil keeps funding the war anyway
- Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time
- €1 bn from Madrid on the table — Spain’s defense chief opens her Kyiv visit
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1518: EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine set for Wednesday vote
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1517: Ukraine has reached security cooperation arrangement with India, with documents being finalized
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1515: Ukraine knocks out 880,000 barrels of Russian oil in day, while Washington eases sanctions for fourth time
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.
Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression
Vienna says neutrality doesn't mean indifference as it becomes the 20th state to back prosecution of Russia's crime of aggression.
Either Russia’s air defense doesn’t work, or NATO is launching drones, says Russia’s Shoigu
Shoigu cites Article 51.
Soviet 14th Army’s heirs just became persona non grata in Moldova
Chișinău drew a line on the Dniester.
Ukraine’s executives were most optimistic since the invasion. Oil had other plans.
The results capture a moment that no longer reflects current conditions.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Emergency boilers sat in storage all winter. Now Ukraine is rethinking the whole approach.
Russia’s energy campaign failed to break Ukraine. Kyiv has until October to build something stronger than luck.
WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back
Germany's shift — driven by Merz's conclusion that Trump was prepared to abandon Ukraine and had confused victim with aggressor — unlocked a broader coalition.
Russian air defenses are collapsing. Now Ukrainian warplanes can hit harder.
It's no surprise the Ukrainian air force targeted a Russian drone storage site in Donetsk recently. It's how the air force hit the site that's surprising. And bad news for Russia.
Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about
Fico threatened to veto Ukraine's €90 billion loan. Babiš demanded a carveout. Meloni told leaders she understood Orbán. Radev called Ukraine doomed. Janša is the only one who supports Kyiv — and he may not even form a government.
Kazakhstan hires Chinese firm to replace Shell and Eni as Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s pipeline
Kazakhstan just replaced Shell and Eni with a Chinese construction firm at a key gas field. The Ukrainian drone campaign against Russia’s oil pipeline is the reason.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Ukraine spent a year beating wartime inflation. A different war just reversed it.
Fuel costs surged 23% in March as the Middle East war pushed prices past the central bank’s forecast—and a rate hike is now on the table.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Trump’s Iran war lasted 39 days. The impact on Ukraine will last longer
Five weeks on, we are updating our analysis of the Iran war and its impact on Ukraine: what we got right, what we got wrong, and the moves that nobody saw coming.
