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1+ week, 1+ day ago  (285+ words) BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - EU ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan to "Ukraine as well as a new package of sanctions against "Russia, after Hungary lifted its veto, the bloc's Cypriot presidency said. The…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (357+ words) Since the war with Iran began Ukraine has found itself in an unexpected position. In addition to receiving military aid, it is also a provider. Iran has been attacking it's neighbors with the same type of drones Russia uses against…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (189+ words) Friday, 01 May 2026, 01: 29 According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by the Center for Countering Disinformation. "The enemy is massively dropping leaflets that visually imitate Ukrainian hryvnia banknotes. These fakes contain calls for collaboration, offers to 'leak' the positions of…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (176+ words) Friday, 01 May 2026, 01: 29 According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Energoatom. "On April 28, 2026, after planned preventive maintenance, Energoatom specialists successfully reconnected a power unit of the Khmelnytskyi NPP to the power grid. Power output is currently being ramped up. This is…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (116+ words) Friday, 01 May 2026, 01: 29 According to Ukrinform, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych reported this on Facebook. "As a result of the strike, there is damage in the private sector, and a fire has also broken out," he said. The mayor stressed that an air…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (334+ words) Friday, 01 May 2026, 01: 29 According to General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, cited by Ukrinform, as of 22: 00 on Thursday, April 30, the enemy carried out 51 airstrikes and dropped 166 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian forces used 5, 980 kamikaze drones and conducted 2, 201 attacks…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (308+ words) Spain will send 100 VAMTAC armored vehicles and a supply of 155-millimeter artillery ammunition to Ukraine's State Border Guard, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced during a visit to Ukraine on April 22. "This collaboration serves as a testament to our country's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (119+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump have discussed Ukraine, among other topics, during a phone call. Source: Merz on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Merz wrote that his conversation with Trump also covered the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (578+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine unless European countries joined a U. S. military effort to open the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times (FT) reported on April 1, citing people familiar with the discussions. The report comes a…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (336+ words) The Defense Ministry is purchasing 8, 000 Octopus interceptor drones for the Ukrainian military, the ministry announced on April 30. The Octopus is a Ukrainian-made self-guided interceptor designed to take down Shahed-type strike drones. Ukraine began mass-producing Octopus drones in fall of 2025. The…...