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Ukraine Strikes Russian Fuel Trains, Destroys Rare ‘Inokhodets’ Drones in Crimea
19+ min ago (299+ words) Ukrainian forces targeted Russian fuel convoys in occupied Luhansk and destroyed high-value "Inokhodets" attack drones at a Crimean airfield, the General Staff reports. The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully struck Russian railway fuel convoys in occupied Luhansk and destroyed several…...
Zelensky Sanctions Russian Firms Producing Drones, Missiles, and Kerch Bridge Tech
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (202+ words) The measures, based on National Security and Defense Council decisions from March 26, target those involved in the production of advanced weaponry, the construction of the Kerch Bridge, and illegal business activities in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. A secondary decree…...
‘What Encourages Aggressors is Weakness and Impunity’ – Ukraine’s Deputy FM on Peace, Transatlantic Unity, And Beyond
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (1111+ words) If aggression goes unpunished, it will happen again," Ukraine's deputy foreign minister said as she touched on war accountability and the shifting world order. Mariana Betsa is Ukraine's deputy minister of foreign affairs. Her work focuses in particular on the…...
Iran Downs US A-10 Attack Jet in Gulf, Pilot Rescued
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (259+ words) Iranian forces shot down a US A-10 Thunderbolt II over the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, marking the second American aircraft lost to enemy fire in a single day. An American A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft was shot down by Iranian forces…...
Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker After Baltic Oil Spill
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (395+ words) The Swedish Coast Guard released the chemical tanker Flora 1 on Friday after investigating an oil spill off the coast of Gotland, despite two crew members being suspected of environmental crimes. The Swedish Coast Guard on April 3 released the chemical tanker…...
Trump Requests Record $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Amid War With Iran
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (408+ words) The White House has unveiled a 2027 budget proposal featuring a historic 40 percent jump in military spending to fund shipbuilding and the Golden Dome missile defense system. The administration of US President Donald Trump has requested approximately $1.5 trillion for defense in…...
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Map and Update, April 3, 2026
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (272+ words) Kyiv Post Delivers Exclusive and In-Depth News and Opinions on Politics, Economics " Get Your Daily News Brief Direct from Ukraine Today! ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026 Latest from the Institute for the Study of War. Key Takeaways from the…...
Ukrainian Drone Raid Hits Chemical Plants in Tolyatti
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (333+ words) Ukrainian drones targeted two major chemical enterprises in Russia's Samara region, sparking fires at the TolyattiKauchuk and KuibyshevAzot plants as Kyiv expands its deep-strike campaign. Drones attacked the Russian city of Tolyatti in the Samara region early Saturday, April 4, striking…...
Iran and US Race to Find Missing Crew Member of US Jet Downed Over Iran
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (410+ words) Iranian and American forces are racing to locate a missing US crew member after an F-15 was shot down over Iran, in what appears to be the first Iranian and American forces were racing each other early Saturday to recover a…...
Lavrov Signals Russia May Block US-Backed UN Hormuz Resolution
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (487+ words) Russia signaled it may veto a Bahrain-led, US-backed UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the draft could "legitimize aggression" ahead of a Security Council vote on Saturday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the Bahrain-led,…...