Singer Dua Lipa helped raise funds for a pickup truck for Ukrainian military medics
Ukraine's First Separate Medical Battalion received a pickup truck funded at a Service95 event backed by Dua Lipa, organised with Driving Ukraine in London.
Ukraine struck Russian Samara oil terminal, which produces the Urals export grade of crude oil
SBU's Alfa unit struck the Samara oil station overnight on 21 April, damaging five 20,000-cubic-meter crude tanks at the facility that produces Russia's Urals export grade.
EU announced funding shortfall for Ukraine in 2027
EU Commissioner Dombrovskis says the €90 bn EU loan covers two-thirds of Ukraine's 2026–2027 needs, but the remaining third is secured only for 2026, leaving a 2027 gap.
EU plans to provide Ukraine with the first tranche of a 90-billion-euro loan in late May or early June
EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says the first tranche of the 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine will arrive in late May or early June 2026, with no technical delays in preparation.
Ukrainian defense tech is in demand worldwide — German minister Pistorius
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at the Hannover Messe that Ukrainian defense technologies are in demand worldwide and urged partners to keep them in sight.
Russian drones hit Sumy hospital — 15 injured, three schoolgirls among wounded
Russia launched 143 drones and two Iskander missiles overnight on 21 April. A Sumy medical facility was hit, injuring 15 including three girls; one killed in Kherson, school destroyed in Sloviansk.
“No truth” in it: Estonia rejects Zelenskyy’s warning of a Russian mobilization aimed at the Baltics
Zelenskyy said Russia may mobilize to attack a Baltic state. Estonia's foreign minister told ERR the claim does not match Tallinn's intelligence or threat assessment.
Zelenskyy: leaving Donbas means losing war’s strongest shield — its cities
Zelenskyy says withdrawing from the Donbas would be a strategic defeat for Ukraine, with urban defenses far stronger than any line built in open fields.
Ireland plans “generous” payout to send 16,000 Ukrainian refugees home — The Times
Ireland plans to end state accommodation for 16,000 Ukrainian refugees within 12 months and offer a "generous" returns package, migration minister Colm Brophy tells The Times.
Zelenskyy puts March price tag on Russian oil hits — $2.3bn in one month
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian long-range strikes cost Russia at least $2.3 billion in oil revenue in March alone, vowing to continue the campaign.
Volyn foresters and Latvian volunteers lay “Forest of Remembrance” for engineer killed in 2023 shelling
Ukrainian and Latvian foresters planted a memorial forest in Volyn for Bohdan Kostiuchyk, killed in 2023, and all fallen foresters. A second forest follows in Latvia next week.
Ukraine reaches security deal with India — Zelenskyy says documents being finalized
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has reached a security cooperation arrangement with India, with documents being finalized, after a briefing from NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov on 19 April.
Bulgaria’s new Orbán? Ex-president Radev’s anti-Ukraine party wins country’s eighth election in five years
Bulgaria's ex-president Rumen Radev has won Sunday's parliamentary election — the country's 8th in five years. He opposes arms for Ukraine, wants "practical relations" with Moscow.
EU Parliament press Norway to boost Ukraine aid from energy profits; Stoltenberg cites existing support
Members of the European Parliament urge Norway to channel surging oil and gas revenues into Ukraine aid, with a Greens lawmaker floating a windfall tax on Equinor. FM Stoltenberg points to existing support levels.