
EU Unlocks Ukraine Loan After Hungary Lifts Veto
The European Union moved to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary's Viktor Orbán lifted his veto, marking a significant development in EU financial aid to Kyiv.
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The European Union moved to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary's Viktor Orbán lifted his veto, marking a significant development in EU financial aid to Kyiv.

Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential buildings, following strikes on eight settlements in the region on April 16.

Serhii Sirchenko, commander of the 11th Army Corps, has been removed from his position following the loss of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast.

Former Albanian MP Myslym Murrizi has strongly reacted to Prime Minister Edi Rama's statements on European integration, bringing up allegations about an Ukrainian caught in Germany who reportedly worked with Rama's brother in a call center.

Russian troops have made advances near Petropavlivka and Stupochky in the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts of eastern Ukraine, according to DeepState.

The Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, has ceased operations following Russian attacks on April 6.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that would rename the Palm Beach airport after Donald Trump. The decision follows Florida's approval last year of a plan to donate land in downtown Miami for Trump's presidential library, with the airport renaming requiring FAA approval and administrative procedures.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure, citing the global energy crisis exacerbated by the Middle East conflict and signals from partner countries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for unannounced 'important meetings,' kicking off a surprise tour of Gulf States with a defense pitch and offering Ukraine's drone expertise with renewed urgency as the US increasingly focuses on Iran.

A woman was killed and others injured after Russian forces launched nine aerial bombs in a strike on Druzhkivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast on March 24.

A Russian UAV strike on the village of Maidan in Donetsk Oblast resulted in one woman killed and four people injured, including a teenager.

Andrii Yermak, former head of the President's Office, has visited a combat unit of the 157th Mechanised Brigade in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, accompanied by American actor and director Sean Penn.

Two servicemen held their positions in encirclement in Donetsk Oblast for a year before the Skelia regiment successfully evacuated them from the trap.

Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast on 12 March left two civilians killed and six injured.

About 9,500 civilians remain in the Druzhkivka community in Donetsk Oblast as evacuations continue.

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Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the central part of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, killing two people and injuring 17 others, including a 14-year-old girl.
Approximately 1,240 civilians, including 950 in the city of Dobropillia itself, remain in the Dobropillia community of Donetsk Oblast.

In Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, emergency and rescue operations have been completed at the site of an airstrike carried out by Russian forces on Monday, March 2.

Six people were killed in Russian attacks across Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, according to the regional military administration chief. Localities were bombed 13 times.
The Russian army is attempting to bypass Ukrainian forces from the northeast and southwest in the Myrnohrad area of Donetsk Oblast, aiming for an operational encirclement after failed direct breakthroughs.

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service released footage showcasing the extensive destruction in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, following recent Russian attacks.

DeepState reports that Russian troops have made an advance near the settlement of Riznykivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast.

Russian invaders attacked a group of wounded soldiers with drones in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, during the armistice declared in these days.

Specialists from Ukraine's State Special Transport Service are continuing to install additional anti-drone protection in frontline areas of the Donetsk region, acting on assignment from the Ministry of Defense.
Ukrainian President Zelensky has stated that Russia intends to capture Pokrovsk and other key towns in Donetsk Oblast by the end of April.

A resident of occupied Donetsk Oblast has been sentenced by Russia to 5.5 years in prison for supporting the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVK) on Telegram, convicted on charges of “calls for terrorism.”

A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.

Ukrainian drone attacks have again damaged Russia's Ust-Luga port in the Baltic Sea, a key fuel export hub, according to the governor, following previous attacks that also damaged a school and resulted in injuries.

Russia has announced a ban on gasoline exports starting April 1, aiming to prioritize domestic supplies and stabilize fuel prices amidst surging domestic prices and turbulence in global oil markets. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the energy ministry to draft a resolution for this measure, which will last until July 31st.

Emergency water supply schedules are being implemented in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast after Russian forces destroyed a dam on the Siverskyi Donets River, with current water reserves expected to last only about two weeks.
A Russian drone attack in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast has resulted in one fatality and four injuries, including a child.
A Russian helicopter was reportedly shot down by a Ukrainian FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast, according to the Kyiv Independent.

Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade has reported that it has repelled another Russian assault on the south-western outskirts of the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Prosecutors have charged three officials from the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” with organizing the deportation of 213 Ukrainian children to Russia prior to the full-scale invasion.

DeepState analysts report Russian advances near Berestok and Fedorivka Druha; front faced 128 combat engagements over the past day.
Approximately 2,800 civilians are still present in the Kostiantynivka community in Donetsk Oblast, where mass evacuations are not feasible due to security concerns, leading to only isolated evacuations being carried out.

Russian President Putin is reportedly receiving an embellished reality regarding the Russian military's achievements in Donbas, with Moscow-appointed officials claiming significant territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces destroyed the main post office building of Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on 7 March.

Russian troops have seized more Ukrainian land in the village of Hryshyne in Donetsk Oblast and in the town of Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russian troops have reportedly advanced near Markove, Rivne, and Hryshyne in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, according to DeepState.

Russian troops struck a residential area in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with tubed artillery on the morning of March 3.

Ukrainian forces have released footage of Russian troops using white phosphorus munitions – incendiary weapons notorious for causing widespread fires and inflicting severe, indiscriminate burns – to strike a residential area of the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces have advanced in the settlement of Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast as well as in the villages of Nykyforivka and Lypivka and near Platonivka in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState, a Ukrainian group of m

Russian troops have captured new territory north of the city of Myrnohrad in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, including the town of Rodynske, indicating further advances in the region.
A Russian airstrike in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast has resulted in injuries to at least 10 people.

A 70-year-old man, displaced twice by war from Donetsk Oblast, was assisted by Kyiv police after his overloaded car broke down during an evacuation attempt. The incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian challenges faced by civilians fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

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Russian troops have reportedly advanced in the settlement of Hryshyne on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine's 7th Rapid Response Corps and military analysts DeepState confirmed the ongoing small-arms fighting.

EU parliamentarians are demanding the removal of a Russian employee, who previously worked as a translator for Kremlin chief Putin, from the election observer mission in Hungary, sparking controversy.

A French court has sentenced Chen Zhangjie, the Chinese captain of the Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay, to one year in prison in absentia and issued an arrest warrant for failing to comply with orders during an inspection in international waters, with the vessel suspected of transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.

The Kremlin has denied reports that President Vladimir Putin pressured leading Russian businessmen to donate money to stabilize the country's finances for the Ukraine war, clarifying that while contributions are welcomed, they are voluntary. This comes after earlier reports indicated Putin was demanding funds from oligarchs for the ongoing conflict.

Three former prisoners from the Kholodnyi Yar Brigade have maintained their positions on the Kostiantynivka front in Donetsk Oblast for an extended period of 224 days.

Russian forces have reportedly occupied the village of Platonivka in the Bakhmut district and made advances in two other areas of Donetsk Oblast.

Two people were killed and two injured in Russian attacks on Kherson and Donetsk oblasts on 18 March.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) conducted a series of attacks using middle-range assets on a base of Russia's Rubicon secret drone unit in occupied Donetsk Oblast during the night of March 17-18.

DeepState analysts report that Russian troops have advanced near the village of Horikhove in Donetsk Oblast, indicating ongoing military movements in the region.

Ukrainian forces are continuing their counteroffensive on the Oleksandrivka front, having regained control over more than 400 square kilometers across Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

Russian forces have reportedly captured territories near Bezsalivka, Stupochky, and Udachne in the Sumy and Donetsk oblasts, according to an update from DeepState.

Russian forces have advanced near the village of Piddubne in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk Oblast.
'Russians preparing spring offensive' — Zelensky visits Donetsk Oblast, meets commanders amid risk of new Russian push The Kyiv Independent

Russian forces have hit a civilian ship sailing under the Panamanian flag in the Black Sea, resulting in injuries among the crew.

It has emerged that Police Captain Oleksii Kryvenko was killed in a Russian airstrike on the city of Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast on 2 March.

Ukrainian forces struck a radar station of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system and an S-300V4 radar station in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast on the night of 28 February-1 March.

Russia attacked railway infrastructure in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts, and also struck the territory of a children's railway in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 25-26 February.

Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian troops back in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, while the Russians advanced in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.