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1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (180+ words) Thursday, 30 April 2026, 05: 23 This was reported on Telegram by Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin, Ukrinform says. "A 15-year-old girl has been returned from the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region to Ukrainian-controlled territory," the post reads....

55+ min ago  (377+ words) Mc Connell said the stalled funds were "collecting dust" at the Pentagon and argued that supporting Kyiv is "an investment in America's security." US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers on Wednesday, that the Pentagon had released $400 million in congressionally…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (208+ words) War Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon has released the $400 million in Ukraine support. This followed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch Mc Connell drawing attention to the delay. Mc Connell slammed the Pentagon for the delay in…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (722+ words) As Kyiv inches forward on its path to joining the EU, capitals are pushing for more immediate ways to unlock political and economic advantages. BRUSSELS "EU countries are preparing a package of short-term benefits for Ukraine to bring it closer…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (212+ words) In Odesa, six people were injured as residential and civilian sites were hit. Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine in the early hours of April 30 as authorities warned of a threat from Russian strike…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (224+ words) Thursday, 30 April 2026, 03: 54 This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by SBGS spokesperson Andrii Demchenko. According to him, the State Border Guard Service independently takes steps " through its internal and own security units " to expose any unlawful actions that may…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (208+ words) Thursday, 30 April 2026, 03: 54 According to Ukrinform, this was reported on the Facebook page Amal Berlin Ukraine. The newly established organization aims to build a professional network of writers in the diaspora and integrate Ukrainian works into the German cultural environment, particularly…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (400+ words) Trump said he had discussed Ukraine with King Charles III, but added that they "do not agree on everything" regarding the war. US President Donald Trump said he had a "very good conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday,…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (294+ words) Trump said his administration is reviewing a possible reduction of US troops in Germany amid a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the US-Israeli war with Iran. US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration is considering reducing the…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (686+ words) A retired policeman who says he wanted to help send British ventilators to Ukraine has accused an MP of stealing his idea so they can instead be sent to Cuba. Steve Eccleshall says he wrote to Labour's Steve Witherden to…...