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Ukraine eyes Easter prisoner swap as Budanov says negotiations are running daily

Since the full-scale invasion began, Ukraine has brought 8,669 prisoners home from Russia. Kyrylo Budanov wants to add to that number on 12 April — Orthodox Easter — and says everything necessary is being done to make it happen.

byMaria Tril

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov during a meeting on enhacing ties with Africa. Source: The President's Office

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Ukraine is developing first-ever Africa strategy, Budanov announces. Russia already has fighters from 36 African countries fighting in Ukraine

Ukraine is developing its first-ever strategy for expanding relations and presence on the African continent.

byOlena Mukhina

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Head of Zelenskyy’s Office: Russia’s negotiators know they’ll have to accept US guarantees for Ukraine

Russia should be replaced by "several regional nation-states," each focused on its citizens' welfare, Ukraine's Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Lebanese outlet Al Modon

byMaria Tril

Delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine sit in a formal meeting room in Abu Dhabi with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at center, flanked by Russian, UAE, US, and Ukrainian flags.

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Opinion

Abu Dhabi talks: Europe’s absence leaves Ukraine exposed in trilateral format

Russia sends technocrats instead of political mouthpieces—a cautiously positive sign

byVadym TriukhanandbyMaxim Volovich

kyrylo budanov in davos world economic forum in january 2026

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International

Ukraine’s chief negotiator tells Davos: China is “absorbing” desperate Russia (INFOGRAPHIC)

Budanov’s framing signals how Kyiv plans to leverage its position in peace talks.

byPeeter Helme

Ukraine commemorates defends of Donetsk Airport

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Budanov honors “Cyborgs” who held Donetsk Airport for 242 days

"They held the defense then; we hold it now," says presidential office chief Budanov.

byDaniel Thomas

Orange State Emergency Service heated tents illuminated at night in front of Kyiv apartment buildings, some windows lit while others remain dark during blackouts

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Italy to send 378 industrial boilers to heat Ukraine amid energy crisis and freezing temperatures

Delivery follows agreements between Zelenskyy and Meloni as Russian strikes cripple heating systems.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Zelenskyy and Budanov meeting at a desk reviewing documents, with close-up shots of both men during their January 2 discussion

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Ukrainian politics

Ukraine’s “Big Reboot”: Zelenskyy’s largest wartime reshuffle explained

As Ukraine enters its fifth year of full-scale war, President Zelenskyy has launched the most significant overhaul of his government since Russia's invasion began. Is this a strategic repositioning for peace talks and continued warfare—or a calculated move to neutralize political rivals?

byMaxim VolovichandbyAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy prepares government reboot in case Russia torpedoes peace talks

If diplomacy fails, Ukraine will need fresh forces for a technological fight

byAlya Shandra

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers his evening address announcing government reshuffle, 2 January 2026

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Zelenskyy’s “substantial overhaul”: Who’s who in Ukraine’s biggest government reshuffle since war began

Spy chief takes over Presidential Office, drone pioneer tapped for Defense Ministry

byMaxim Volovich

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Latest news Ukraine

Foreign Intelligence Service head shifts to military intelligence as Budanov moves to President’s Office

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleh Ivashchenko, who has led the Foreign Intelligence Service since March 2024, as the new head of the Main Intelligence Directorate

byMaria Tril

zelenskyy-zaluzhnyi-london-december-2025

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Zelenskyy faces “Jenga” dilemma as every candidate for top job is irreplaceable

The spy chief who terrifies Russia might be too valuable to promote.

byMaxim Volovich

satellite photos reveal what’s left russia’s key oil hub prized radar crimea damage unetcha pumping station russia's bryansk oblast right destroyed skala-m site occupied dnipro osint unech-pumping-station-damage-and-crimea-skala-radar-destroyed charred pipeline structures

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“Simply mathematical truth”: Ukrainian drones achieve more than years of Western sanctions against Russia – Budanov

Ukrainian drone strikes have destroyed 38 percent of Russia's oil refining capacity and suppressed processing rates until at least mid-2026, inflicting more economic damage than all Western sanctions combined.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Chief of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence visits Zmiinyi Island and gas production platforms in the Black Sea

Two years after Russian forces abandoned Zmiinyi Island, Ukraine's top intelligence official visited the strategic outpost to inspect current defensive capabilities and honor fallen soldiers.

byMaria Tril

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov.

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Putin was shocked: US showed it can hit anywhere, anytime, says Ukraine’s intel chief

They could’ve launched from Europe. Instead, they flew tens of thousands of kilometers.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian defense chiefs warn Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy: Russia gearing up for war not just with Kyiv

Ukraine delivers a stark warning to the US general under fire.

byOlena Mukhina

russia flying shaheds ukraine's fpv kill zone crack bunkers smaller drones can't destroy isw says · post iranian-designed shahed 136 drone hulls russian factory twz shahed-136-factory isw's 4 assessment identified

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Russia just gave North Korea the blueprint for Iran’s long-range killer drones, Ukraine’s spy chief says

Ukrainian intelligence chief Budanov confirms Pyongyang will soon make its own Shaheds with Moscow’s full backing.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Budanov: Russia playing “dirty games” with dead Ukrainian soldiers as body exchange stalls

Russia says it lined up over 1,000 Ukrainian bodies for handover — but Ukraine didn’t show. Kyiv calls it a sick PR stunt.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Analysis

CIA helped forge Ukraine’s broken spy service into Mossad against Putin — now it can’t make them stop

Rebuilt from Soviet wreckage with CIA help, Ukraine's spy agency hunts down Putin's top allies on three continents — crossing every "red line" the White House ever feared to touch.

byDavid Kirichenko

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine takes old Soviet missile—then hits Russian bomber 308 km away

Old arsenal, new tricks

byOlena Mukhina

Budanov

Ukraine eyes Easter prisoner swap as Budanov says negotiations are running daily

Ukraine is developing first-ever Africa strategy, Budanov announces. Russia already has fighters from 36 African countries fighting in Ukraine

Head of Zelenskyy’s Office: Russia’s negotiators know they’ll have to accept US guarantees for Ukraine

Abu Dhabi talks: Europe’s absence leaves Ukraine exposed in trilateral format

Ukraine’s chief negotiator tells Davos: China is “absorbing” desperate Russia (INFOGRAPHIC)

Budanov honors “Cyborgs” who held Donetsk Airport for 242 days

Italy to send 378 industrial boilers to heat Ukraine amid energy crisis and freezing temperatures

Ukraine’s “Big Reboot”: Zelenskyy’s largest wartime reshuffle explained

Zelenskyy prepares government reboot in case Russia torpedoes peace talks

Zelenskyy’s “substantial overhaul”: Who’s who in Ukraine’s biggest government reshuffle since war began

Foreign Intelligence Service head shifts to military intelligence as Budanov moves to President’s Office

Zelenskyy faces “Jenga” dilemma as every candidate for top job is irreplaceable

“Simply mathematical truth”: Ukrainian drones achieve more than years of Western sanctions against Russia – Budanov

Chief of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence visits Zmiinyi Island and gas production platforms in the Black Sea

Putin was shocked: US showed it can hit anywhere, anytime, says Ukraine’s intel chief

Ukrainian defense chiefs warn Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy: Russia gearing up for war not just with Kyiv

Russia just gave North Korea the blueprint for Iran’s long-range killer drones, Ukraine’s spy chief says

Budanov: Russia playing “dirty games” with dead Ukrainian soldiers as body exchange stalls

CIA helped forge Ukraine’s broken spy service into Mossad against Putin — now it can’t make them stop

Ukraine takes old Soviet missile—then hits Russian bomber 308 km away

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