EU’s 20th sanctions package hits 20 Russian banks, 46 shadow fleet tankers, and crypto platforms
Shadow fleet total hits 632 ships; new measures cover oil transport, Russian banks, crypto platforms, and re-exports via Kyrgyzstan.
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Ukrainian pilots now down Shaheds thousands of kilometers away – including from other countries
Operators can work from Kyiv, Lviv, or abroad – reducing exposure to strikes and electronic warfare.
12 Russian FSB officers killed as Ukrainian drones hit “dirty war” command post in occupied Donetsk
Facility coordinated recruitment, sabotage, and operations against civilians in occupied areas, commander says.
EU approves €90 billion Ukraine loan and 20th Russia sanctions package as Hungary’s veto falls
First tranche expected in May or June, with funds directed to weapons, budget, and energy defense.
Spain is sending Ukraine 100 VAMTAC vehicles, same platform hosting Britain’s Rapid Ranger counter-drone system
The VAMTAC platforms provide personnel protection and improved operational mobility in field conditions.
Air defense wants to intercept 95% of Russian weapons but is running out of radars to spot them
All systems to be produced in 2026 are already bought out, sergeant says.
From Belgian storage to Elbit subsidiary to Ukrainian air sefense: journey of 15 Gepard systems
Belgium once operated 54 Gepard systems before phasing them all out in the 2000s as part of defense modernization efforts.
Pentagon just deployed Ukrainian anti-drone system at Saudi air base — less than month after Trump said Ukrainian help wasn’t needed
attacks forced the Pentagon to urgently seek new solutions — and Ukraine's Sky Fortress delivered the answer.
“They come out and die in about 10-15 minutes”: Ukrainian drone commander on Russia’s strange Sumy tactics
Heavy armored vehicles have not been observed on this sector.
Ukraine’s Spider ground robot shoots +70°, hunting drones the way infantry can’t
The robot can fights alongside troops for three days without rotation.
“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way
He invoked the Donbas playbook, warned of intervention to protect 220,000 Russian passport holders, and accused Chișinău of "blockade."
Russia’s Central Bank scolded live on TV—Iran war oil keeps funding the war anyway
Intelligence agencies say Moscow hides the damage; oil pays for the war.
Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time
Gerasimov claimed Russia seized 1,700 km² in 2026 and controls 70% of Lyman, but ISW’s evidence shows gains of only about one fifth of that area, none of the city, and territorial losses since 1 March.
Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May
The drone forces say they already run more than 100,000 combat sorties a month. Now its commander is formally expanding the tiers that reach deepest into Russian territory.
Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says
Still, it doesn't change Russia's military goals.
British Rapid Ranger is downing Shaheds in Ukraine from Spanish armored vehicles
Ukraine's air defense just gained a new super layer.
Ukraine’s new exoskeleton has no electronics, no power supply, and takes 2 minutes to put on
In a war defined by electronic warfare, a purely mechanical system with no power requirements is specifically suited to frontline conditions.
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.
Russia bombed the pipeline. Hungary blocked the loan. Ukraine is about to pay for both to unblock.
The timeline firms up: oil Tuesday, veto lift midweek, Brussels vote Wednesday. Kyiv’s financing through 2027 hinges on all three.
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.