Zelensky says Druzhba oil pipeline repairs will be completed this spring
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline will be completed this spring, making it possible to resume oil transit.
10 April 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline will be completed this spring, making it possible to resume oil transit.
Two major energy facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa region sustained significant damage during a Russian drone attack overnight on April 10.
Two major energy facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa region sustained significant damage during a Russian drone attack overnight on April 10.
Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal held a meeting of the emergency response headquarters focused on preparing Ukraine's energy sector for the upcoming winter.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are increasing their troop presence in Ukraine by deploying soldiers from their strategic reserve.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that Russia may have pushed for the easing of oil sanctions in order to sell the European assets of Lukoil.
President Volodymyr Zelensky predicts that Ukraine will face strong political and military pressure until September, while assuring that national interests will be safeguarded.
The city of Lviv will host Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2026 on September 16-17, the largest defense technology event in Ukraine, bringing together manufacturers, investors, and international partners.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian specialists had successfully intercepted Iranian-made drones, including jet-powered models, in several Middle Eastern countries.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on statements about Russia’s alleged intention to create a buffer zone along Transnistria, said that Russian forces aim to establish a buffer zone along the entire border – not only their own, but also Belarus’s – but currently lack the capacity to do so.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine continues to receive missiles for its Patriot air defense systems from international partners.
On April 9, a total of 163 combat clashes took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, while also showing increased activity in the Huliaipole sector.
Fighters of the Strix unmanned systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine eliminated Russian infantry in the Belgorod direction and also struck a mobile enemy fire group along with its crew.
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Russian forces attacked the Odesa region overnight with drones, damaging port and energy infrastructure facilities and causing disruptions to electricity supply.
Ukraine's air defense forces have neutralized 113 drones launched by Russian troops since the previous evening. Enemy hits were recorded at six locations.
Police dismantled a transnational drug trafficking channel from the European Union to Ukraine, operated by a group of five individuals who were earning nearly UAH 10 million monthly.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 810 strikes on 42 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and injuring nine others.
Operators of the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces have destroyed a Russian Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system in temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out strikes on 35 settlements in the Kherson region using drones, artillery, and aircraft, injuring nine people, including a child.
The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to April 10 2026 in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,308,670 personnel, including 1,130 over the past day.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that people need an Easter without threats and real progress toward peace, and that Russia has a chance not to resume strikes after the holiday.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, partisans have reconnoitered a Russian military unit in the settlement of Rozdolne.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, seized by the Russian army, Russian occupiers are training students in military skills and conducting covert mobilization.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is meeting in the U.S. with senior members of the Trump administration.
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has highlighted problems in psychiatric hospitals and social care institutions in Ukraine, including unequal living conditions, staff shortages, and an overreliance on medication-based treatment.
Russian occupiers are using military tractors and trucks to transport shipping containers from the Port of Rostov-on-Don to the Port of Berdiansk; it is not yet known what is inside the containers.
As of early April, Ukraine's energy system has nearly 500 MW of energy storage capacity installed.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced preparations to open four more embassies in African countries to increase Russia’s political and ideological influence in the region.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, since the start of the year, occupying authorities have arrested 57 people, including 18 Crimean Tatars.