Travel, property, and local info for Ukraine

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (235+ words) In the first quarter of 2026, 524 new funeral and burial service companies were registered in Russia " a 37. 5% increase year on year. Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet, citing the Russian newspaper Kommersant Details: The figure of 524 new companies…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (240+ words) KYIV, April 19 (Reuters) " Europe must have its own defense system against ballistic weapons, and Ukraine is already holding talks with several "countries on its creation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr "Zelenskiy said on Sunday. Defense against ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine's…...

46+ min ago  (190+ words) Ukrainian drone units struck key elements of'Russia's air defense network, hitting both a'radar system tied to'the S-350 "Vityaz" system and a'Tor air defense unit, according to'Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi on'April'20. On'the Zaporizhzhia axis, operators from the 414th Separate Brigade, known…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (301+ words) Today, April 20, the UN Security Council will meet to discuss the latest shelling by the aggressor state of russia on Ukrainian cities. This was reported by Ukrinform. It is indicated that the request for the meeting "came from Ukraine after…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (263+ words) In April, the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk acquired nine trolleybuses through a "3 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a "615, 000 EU grant to the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council. The new vehicles make it easier for residents of the…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (386+ words) Ukrainian drones hit the Tuapse Black Sea oil port, Russian officials said, causing a fire and at least one death in the second attack on one of the country's major southern ports in the past week. "Tuapse came under another…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (74+ words) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Hub For Second Time In 4 Days No media source currently available Hit for the second time in four days, Russia's key oil export hub on the Black Sea,…...

20+ hour, 14+ min ago  (109+ words) According to'Syrskyi, Ukraine is'locked in'a'race with Russia across three critical domains that will dictate the course of'the'war. He'emphasized the vital need to'boost the effectiveness of'drone systems to'secure victory while saving the lives of'Ukrainian soldiers. Russian forces killed a 16-year-old boy…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (141+ words) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has confirmed that Tehran has no plans to join a new round of talks with the United States that US President Donald Trump announced would take place in Pakistan on Monday 20 April. Source: European…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (168+ words) Russian forces carried out large-scale strikes on rail infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 19-20 April. Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Communities and Territories Development Details: The attacks damaged rolling stock, depot repair workshops, a station building, elements of the…...