Ukraine’s National Development Institution has selected the first banks that will implement a preferential leasing program for defense industry enterprises, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has reported. The list includes Ukreximbank, PUMB, and MTB Bank. The program provides financing for the development, manufacture, repair, modernization, and disposal of weapons, militaryContinue Reading
Flames have swallowed a transformer feeding one of Russia’s biggest frontline arsenals. The pro-Ukrainian partisan movement ATESH reported disabling a substation in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast. The move is disrupting supplies to Russian forces operating on the Kharkiv axis. ATESH partisans have conducted sabotage and intelligence operations inside Russia since the first daysContinue Reading
Director of the IMF’s European Department, Alfred Kammer, has said that the organization’s forecast has been revised. The IMF has significantly downgraded its projection for Ukraine’s economic growth in 2026, lowering expectations to 2%, per Texty. The forecast was revised downward due to a change in the baseline scenario forContinue Reading
Ukraine is strengthening its role on the global stage and attracting a new level of international interest, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said following the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The number of meeting requests during the forum was record-breaking and significantly higher than at previous similar events, UkrInform reports. The forumContinue Reading
At Russian storage and repair bases, tanks of this type suitable for restoration have effectively been depleted. Since the second half of 2025, Uralvagonzavod has not delivered a single refurbished T-72B from long-term storage, says military expert Oleksander Kovalenko. The tanks that have reached the troops were either previously modernizedContinue Reading
The US Army is deploying low-cost Merops interceptor drones to protect its forces in the Middle East, amid the growing threat posed by Shahed-136-type drones, Army Recognition writes. These systems have already demonstrated effectiveness in combat conditions in Ukraine, a factor that has been a key driver of their adoption.Continue Reading
Exclusives Lying flat might be worse than crouching. After four years, Ukrainians know things you don’t.. Some people will die. This time, maybe it will be you. The US has once again partially eased sanctions on Russian oil for one month. US Treasury issues General License 134B easing Russian oilContinue Reading
Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi, also known as “Madiar”, reports that Moscow’s daily oil shipments have decreased by approximately 880,000 barrels. This has happened as a result of a series of strikes on facilities along the Primorsk — Ust-Luga — Sheskharis — Tuapse axis. According to him, thisContinue Reading
Ukraine has neutralized a gunman who killed six people in Kyiv, opening fire on civilians in the street. Since Russia’s all-out war, the number of terrorist acts has increased across Ukraine. After shooting people outdoors, the suspect fled into a local supermarket. On the way, he injured 10 more civilians,Continue Reading
When the Russian missiles fly, Ukraine draws a lottery. Some people will end up in the blast radius. On 16 April, it was a 12-year-old Kyiv boy, along with at least 18 other people. Over a hundred more were injured. Russia launched its biggest attack in months on Thursday, whichContinue Reading
Sanctions have already caused significant losses to the Russian economy, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. Between 2022 and 2025, Russia incurred about $130 billion in additional costs to circumvent sanctions and purchase prohibited Western goods. The intelligence citing data from the State Security Service of Latvia notes that these estimates areContinue Reading
Ukraine and Norway are launching a new defense partnership. On 14 April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo, where, together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, he signed a Joint Declaration on enhanced defense and security cooperation, according to the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Norway provided Ukraine with $7 billion inContinue Reading
Russian occupying forces struck the Pechenehy Dam in Kharkiv Oblast with six guided aerial bombs, which is a critically important water supply facility for the region. Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, has emphasized the strategic importance of this reservoir for Kharkiv and the region, UNIAN reports.Continue Reading