daily review

Ukraine blew up the Azot explosives factory for the second time in two weeks. Russia claims it broke through in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukraine says that's a lie.

Istanbul's peace talks are Monday and becoming a pressure cooker. Russia won't submit terms, America threatens oil tariffs, and Ukraine just hit a Russian base 6,000 km away.

Russia hit Kyiv with missiles and drones, then handed over 307 Ukrainian prisoners on day two of a high-profile swap.

They said they crossed into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukraine says they never made it back.

Trump is set to speak with Putin on Monday before calling Zelenskyy — a sequence watched closely in Kyiv.

Russia and Ukraine agreed to the largest prisoner exchange of the war, but peace talks stalled as Moscow pushed sweeping new demands.

The leaders of France, the UK, Germany, and Poland met Zelenskyy in Kyiv, offering Putin a 30-day ceasefire set to begin Monday.

This is the first maritime air-to-air kills in warfare history.

Kyiv strikes Russia’s space intel hub while ramping up its own missile race.

Hours after sitting down with Zelenskyy, Trump questioned whether Moscow was serious about ending the war.

Moscow ordered a 30-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, but few in Ukraine believe the declaration is sincere.

US President warns he'll abandon Ukraine negotiations if parties can't compromise, insisting "nobody is playing me" as tensions escalate.

Russia delivered a brutal one-two punch to Kryvyi Rih, hitting a residential area and playground with a ballistic missile, followed by drone strikes.

The Kremlin has demanded Washington lift sanctions for a partial Ukraine ceasefire, despite many key restrictions being EU-imposed. Macron stated it's too early to remove them.

US negotiators have begun ceasefire discussions with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, while Russia launched a massive drone strike on Kyiv.

Trump promised a "full ceasefire" despite Russia's strike on Odesa, one of the worst in three years of the war.

Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Belgorod Oblast in a surprise offensive a day before Zelenskyy praised his "frank" conversation with Trump about peace efforts.

French-supplied Mirage fighters saw their first combat, intercepting a major Russian assault on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure across five regions.

US intelligence agencies have cut off information sharing with Ukraine, potentially depriving Ukrainian forces of critical data needed to identify and strike military targets within Russian territory.

Ukraine has retaken the strategic Donetsk town of Toretsk, as European leaders at an emergency London summit agreed to meet again soon to advance a peace plan.