9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1483+ words) Key developments on April 20: Ukraine, with support from its European partners, aims to develop an anti-ballistic missile air defense system "within a year," seeking to reduce its reliance on the U. S. -made Patriot system, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 19 on…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago  (603+ words) Ukrainian troops will begin testing a new standard control station for fiber-optic drones, the country's defense ministry said on April 20, as part of an effort to replace the mix of different controllers operators must carry to the front. Operators working…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago  (574+ words) An international open-source investigation coordinated by Europol in The Hague has uncovered information on 45 children who were forcibly transferred or deported by Russia from occupied areas of Ukraine, the organization said on April 20. According to Europol, the team produced 45 reports…...

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (510+ words) Russian attacks killed one person and injured 26 others over the past day, local authorities reported on April 20. Russian forces launched 142 drones against Ukraine overnight, 113 of which were downed or jammed, the Air Force reported on April 20. Russian forces killed one…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (677+ words) Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have for the first time intercepted a Russian Shahed-type drone using an interceptor drone launched from an unmanned surface vessel, the military said on April 19. The interception was carried out by a naval drone unit of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (989+ words) Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed on April 19 that Budapest has received signals that Ukraine is ready to restore oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline as early as April 20. "Through Brussels, we have received an indication from Ukraine that…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (692+ words) Russian Telegram media channels, citing resident account, reported explosions in the area of the port. Large flames were seen emanating from the area amid reports that two storage tanks were burning at the refinery. The Kyiv Independent cannot immediately verify…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (642+ words) Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least three people and injured 26 others, local authorities reported on April 19. A 16-year-old boy was killed, and four other people were injured in a Russian drone attack on Chernihiv Oblast,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (890+ words) Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Progressive Bulgaria, the Kremlin-friendly coalition led by former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, is the projected winner of the country's snap parliamentary elections on April 19, according to multiple exit polls....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (577+ words) "A new model of warfare is being introduced " drone assault units, which combine aerial and ground drones with infantry into a single system," the Defense Ministry said. Kyiv continues to promote the production of cost-effective drones that aim to bolster…...