Saturday, April 18, 2026
Incredible record: Ukrainian drone manufacturer shows remote control of interceptor from 2,000km away -- US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so -- New roads, artillery positions built in Belarus near Ukraine border -- Ukrainian forces contain Russian attempts to advance near Vovchansk ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-18-2026/
Friday, April 17, 2026
Surviving the Russian 'human safari' in Kherson -- A new model of warfare is being introduced: drone assault units -- Russia threatens action against Finland, Baltics if Ukrainian drones strike via their airspace -- Ukrainian drone strikes turn major Russian oil refinery into 'volcano' along the Black Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/friday-april-17-2026/
Thursday, April 16, 2026
A new model of warfare: Ukraine's Defense Ministry announces drone assault units -- Trump & Vance may have abandoned Ukraine, but polls show the American people remain deeply committed -- How one Ukrainian resisted Russian occupation for 8 years -- Kyiv raises alarm over Russian ship docking in Israel with stolen Ukrainian grain ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-16-2026/
#RussianForces accidentally #killed 3 of their own personnel while targeting evacuation of wounded soldiers during the Easter #ceasefire on April 12, Ukraine’s 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade reported.
Earlier, #Russian President Vladimir #Putin on April 9 announced a 32-hour #Orthodox Easter ceasefire set to run from 4 p.m. on April 11 through the end of April 12. #Ukraine had previously called for a similar truce.
Russian forces reportedly killed three unarmed soldiers with FPV drones as they were being withdrawn from the front lines — not realizing the evacuees were captured Russian personnel.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Ukraine strikes key oil transfer hub, oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea -- New details, leaked audio show Hungary coordinating with Kremlin to stall Ukraine's EU accession -- SBU, FBI uncover Russian router hacking campaign -- Fact-check: How Kremlin disinformation targets Hungary's election ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-9-2026/
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Russian FPV drone hits civilian bus in rush hour attack as strikes kill 9, injure 51 across Ukraine -- Counterattacking through the kill zone, Ukrainian troops brace for new Russian offensives -- Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in Russia's Belgorod Oblast -- Outdated treaties leave Ukraine exposed to wave of international arbitration by Russia ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-8-2026/
#Counterattacking in the kill zone, #Ukrainian troops brace for new #Russian #offensives
In cramped dugout less than 8km from #RussianForces, Ukrainian soldiers prepare #bombs, taping wires & tail fins on long tubes of black steel fitted with menacing iron spikes filled with #explosives
Rudimentary, #MadMax style #weapons custom conceived for runaway #drones war
#RussianInvasion #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #UkrainianDrones
Editor’s Note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first name and call sign only. ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST – For tonight's clearing mission on the cold windy steppe of southern Ukraine, the munition of choice is the Spear. In a cramped dugout less than eight kilometers from Russian forces, Ukrainian soldiers prepare the bombs, taping wires and tail fins onto long tubes of black steel fitted with menacing iron spikes
Sunday, April 5, 2026
How Western-made materials for cigarettes wind up in Russian missiles that strike Ukraine -- US hearing exposes links between Russia’s energy sector and abduction of Ukrainian children -- Ukraine strikes Russian fuel train, confirms damage to multimillion-dollar Orion drones in occupied regions -- Ukraine restores nearly half of power generation wiped out by Russia ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/sunday-april-5-2026/
Friday, April 3, 2026
Europe's centralized grid remains its vulnerability -- Russian missiles strike apartment buildings in Kharkiv -- Ukraine strikes airfield in occupied Crimea, destroys An-72 aircraft and Orion drone base -- Vance to visit Hungary for talks with Orban days before election ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/friday-april-3-2026/
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