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Friday, 17 April 2026, 23:18
Ukraine expects that countries it cooperates with on air defense will support it politically, back sanctions against Russia, expand security cooperation, and take part in reconstruction.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia carries out at least 5–6 massive strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure every month, with the Russian Federation increasingly relying on ballistic missiles.
Spain will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth EUR 1 billion in 2026.
The funds will be delivered through the World Bank's PEACE project to support the state budget.
A powerful explosion rocked the Belbek Airfield in the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol. Ambulances were dispatched toward the Russian military garrison.
The Ukrainian leader stated that the Spanish side supports unlocking a EUR 90 billion loan for Ukraine.
The response to recruitment by Russian intelligence agencies via social media cannot be purely technical or repressive—shutting down Telegram or another platform will simply cause recruitment to shift to other platforms.
Russian invaders tried to exploit a sudden change in weather and fog on March 17–18 to resume assault operations in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, but suffered significant losses and failed to achieve success.
The District Court in Warsaw has ruled that the extradition of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Ukraine is legally permissible. Butyagin is suspected of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Belgium has appealed to Brussels authorities to prevent the screening of the propaganda documentary “Ukraine-Russie, derrière l'écran de fumée” (“Ukraine-Russia, behind the smokescreen”).
Ukraine, Japan, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) held the first meeting of the Trilateral Industrial Policy Dialogue (TIPD) to advance industrial recovery and modernization in Ukraine.
Overnight on March 18, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (SOF) conducted a series of Middle Strike operations against enemy targets in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, including a secret base of the Russian unmanned systems center Rubikon.
The Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration is preparing to reduce its staff by 22% due to a budget deficit.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has released video footage showing strikes on a Russian Valdai radar system, a GLONASS navigation system, and military boats in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has uncovered a new information and psychological special operation (IPSO) conducted by Russian intelligence services, aimed at destabilizing the situation in the Zakarpattia region (Transcarpathia) and increasing tensions between Ukraine and Hungary.
Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have begun meetings with Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv to discuss macroeconomic policy and key structural reforms.
Moldova says a Russian Shahed-type drone once again crossed into its airspace during an overnight attack on Ukraine.
An “energy island” has been launched in Mykolaiv, enabling the city to supply 65% of its critical infrastructure with electricity during blackouts.
Following a visit by a U.S. delegation to Minsk on March 18, a decision is expected on the release of a group of political prisoners.
The National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine Parajanov Prize, named after Sergei Parajanov, announced on March 17 the best professional feature-length debuts created in 2025.
Russian forces have struck the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring two others.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration believes that incentivizing Russia to end the war in Ukraine, welcoming it back economically and showering it with U.S. investments, could eventually shift the global order away from China.
Soldiers of the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces repelled another assault by Russian invaders in the Kupiansk sector, destroying armored vehicles, quad bikes, and enemy personnel.
Ukrainian troops repelled the first Russian motorized assault in the past three months in the Hryshyne area of the Donetsk region, destroying most of the enemy’s vehicles and personnel.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Spain on a visit.
Kramatorsk was hit by enemy airstrikes last night, leaving eight residents wounded, including two children.
On the night of March 18, Russian troops launched a drone attack on the Odesa region, damaging a critical infrastructure facility and equipment.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops shelled 26 settlements in the Sumy region, injuring two people.
Russian troops attacked railway infrastructure in the Chernihiv region; a train engineer and his assistant were injured.