No Russian warships in Ukrainian seas
In the morning of April 17, there are no Russian warships in the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
17 April 2025
In the morning of April 17, there are no Russian warships in the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
16 April 2025
The United States and Ukraine may have a mutual interest in returning the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to Ukrainian control and restarting its operation as part of joint energy projects aimed at Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction.
In Germany, the parties of the future ruling coalition have agreed on many correct things regarding Ukraine in their coalition agreement. However, they did not specify how these plans would be implemented.
The issue of supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is causing disputes within the coalition of parties working to form the next German government.
In Russia's Ivanovo region in the morning of April 16, drones attacked the 112th Guards Missile Brigade, which, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), was responsible for the missile strike on Sumy that killed 36 people.
Russia is concentrating most of its forces in two border sectors —the Kursk region and the directions of Vovchansk and Lyptsi in the Kharkiv region.
In Russia's Ivanovo region in the morning of April 16, drones attacked the 112th Guards Missile Brigade, which, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR), was responsible for the missile strike on Sumy that killed 36 people.
Overnight on April 16, Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed 57 Russian drones, while other 34 were lost from radar tracking.
A young man who was injured in the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on April 4 died in the hospital. The death toll has now risen to 20.
On April 15, a total of 111 combat engagements occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 16, 2025 amount to nearly 936,210 invaders, including another 1,050 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
The decision made at the Washington Summit in 2024, affirming Ukraine’s irreversible path to NATO membership, remains in effect.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 200 Ukrainian artists and 102 media workers have been killed.
15 April 2025
The Bakhchisarai district “court” in the temporarily occupied Crimea rejected the administrative claim of Server Zekiriayev, sentenced to 13 years in prison, regarding the unbearable conditions of detention in the colony.
The United States will not conclude any bilateral agreements with Russia and will not ease sanctions until a ceasefire agreement is reached in Ukraine.
The Swedish Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to Stockholm in connection with Russia's aggression against Ukraine and its attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians.
Kyiv is continuing discussions with Germany regarding the supply of Taurus cruise missiles and expects ongoing support from the future German government.
The death toll from Russia's April 13 missile strike on Sumy has risen to 36 after another person injured in the attack died in hospital.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully targeted the permanent deployment site of the 448th Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in Kursk region, which was responsible for the missile attack on the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday, April 13.
On April 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a working meeting in Odesa with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
The United States has told its G7 allies that it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia’s missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, citing its desire to keep open the possibility of continued negotiations with Moscow.
The European Union is exploring ways to extend sanctions against Russia that wouldn’t require the support of all 27 member states.
On the night of April 15, the Defense Forces shot down 26 enemy drones, and another 19 imitator drones were lost without negative consequences.
On the morning of April 15, Russian troops fired drones at the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, injuring one person and damaging service stations and other businesses.
Forty-four people remain hospitalized following Russia's April 13 missile strike on Sumy, including ten children.
We expect Turkey to continue playing an active role in supporting our peace efforts
Over the past day, April 14, a total of 99 combat engagements took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian occupiers along the frontlines.
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through April 15, 2025, amount to approximately 935,160 personnel, with 1,180 casualties recorded in the past 24 hours.
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has strongly condemned the Russian missile strike on Sumy carried out on Palm Sunday, April 13, calling it “a new level of godlessness, cynicism, and criminality,” and urged the international community to take immediate and decisive action.
14 April 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he believes that Vladimir Putin, along with Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky, are to blame for the war in Ukraine. He added that his team is "doing well" in addressing the issue and expects "very good proposals" to emerge soon.