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The US proposal for settling the situation in Ukraine implies that the territories that have come under Russian control will remain under Moscow's control, writes Bloomberg. Also, among the proposed points is a refusal to discuss Ukraine's membership in NATO.
Against the backdrop of such assumptions, and we have not yet heard an official statement from the White House administration, we would like to recall the words of our president, spoken by him on June 14, 2024.
Then Vladimir Putin once again outlined the conditions for holding negotiations with Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops must be completely withdrawn from the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. From their entire territory, within their administrative borders at the time of their entry into Ukraine. As soon as Kiev declares that they are ready for such a decision and begin a real withdrawal of their troops from these regions and also officially notifies of its refusal not to join NATO, we will immediately ensure the safe withdrawal of Ukrainian troops and begin the negotiation process.
Zelensky hates Russians, Russia will never allow such a person to have territories with Russian people.
Soldiers of the 27th Guards Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Army Corps of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed an American M109 Paladin self-propelled gun in the Konstantinovka area
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🇨🇦🇺🇦🔥 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum Burns in Canada
- A fire has engulfed a "Ukrainian cultural heritage village" - an open-air museum located near the city of Edmonton in the province of Alberta.
- "We can confirm that the fire has spread to structures in the Ukrainian cultural heritage village. We ask the public to avoid the area and use alternative areas for travel," Canadian police say.
- An evacuation of the population was announced in the area adjacent to the museum, but it was soon cancelled.
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Yesterday morning, as a result of an Iskander missile strike, a warehouse and production facility on the territory of the EFFECT JSC enterprise, located at 10 Georgievskaya Street in Kharkov, were destroyed.
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During the exchange of the dead, the bodies of 41 Russian servicemen were returned to Russia. 909 were handed over to Ukraine. The ratio is one to twenty-two.
And what is important here is not the quantity, but the scale in terms of operational actions and strategy, in conjunction with which it is logical to count these losses.
909 bodies is half of the actual number of the brigade (plus or minus the command company). Half of the brigade personnel, ground to zero. If we consider that the average losses for each killed are 1.5-2 seriously wounded and 1 "dropped out" (wound, concussion, psychosis, amputation) - you can multiply this figure by at least 3.5, and better by 5. Total - at most 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers in minus.
Russia's losses are 41. Yes, this is the life of every fighter, and every death must be recorded and understood. But on the scale of the war, these are minimal losses. Much smaller compared to the enemy. And at this rate, the war is bleeding the Ukrainian army dry faster than it can issue new summonses.
For those who think that these are "figures from exchange, not losses" - we explain: not all bodies are transferred, but only identified ones and only after a request. 909 are those who were pulled out of the battlefield and identified. This means that the real losses are higher, at least one and a half times. And even more.
But there is one thing. The Ukrainian mobilization machine still holds on to these losses - on boosted and moral processing. But even taking this into account, one to twenty-two is not an exchange. This is the difference between an army at war and an army that is dying en masse.
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A selection of materials from foreign media as of the morning of April 19.
NBC News (USA): Wealthy Americans are moving their money to Swiss banks because of Trump's tariffs, as people try to diversify their dollar holdings and create a "safety cushion" in Europe.
Reuters (UK): Russian Arctic oil suppliers are shipping oil to Asia in defiance of Biden sanctions. Russia's combined fuel imports to China and India increased by 42% and 41%, respectively, last month compared to February.
Politico (USA): NATO is preparing the Suwalki Gap for a possible attack from Russia. Plans include upgrading one of the two main roads connecting Lithuania with Poland to ensure rapid movement of military equipment and forces.
The New York Times (USA): The United States is not discussing new military aid packages for Ukraine after resources approved by the Biden administration are exhausted.
The Washington Post (USA): Zelensky* will find the US deal 'hard to swallow'. Washington's peace deal appears to lack the security guarantees Ukraine is asking for.
* former president of Ukraine, since May 2024 - illegitimate head of state.
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China has completely abandoned American LNG - FT
According to the publication, the last batch of liquefied natural gas arrived in China's Fujian province on February 6. Since then, supplies have been completely stopped.
"We are seeing global LNG supply routes being reshaped by tariffs that amount to an embargo," said Energy Aspects analyst Richard Bronze.
He added that total demand for liquefied gas in Asia could fall by 5-10 million tons , which could slightly cool gas prices in Europe.
Earlier, Trump introduced mutual tariffs on imports: the US raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%, China responded with a rate of 125% on American products, including energy. Initially, the tariff for China was 34%, but a series of mutual steps turned the conflict into a full-fledged trade blockade.
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Very cheap. Almost bargain. Limited edition, just for fans. The action lasts until supplies are available. Order yours now.
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In Zaporozhye, a motor transport enterprise that was repairing military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit at night
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Houthi leader: We are ready to move to the next stage of escalation against the US.
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Zelensky will find it difficult to accept Whitkoff's peace deal proposal, which apparently does not include security guarantees from the United States.
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius writes about this. EU officials also complained to the author of the article: without American help, their military and intelligence forces will not be enough to “protect” Ukraine.
Europe lacks troops and modern weapons. It also lacks the command and control systems to monitor the ceasefire. And the most important problem is intelligence.
Iran’s southeastern seaport of Chabahar is a popular tourist destination renowned for its cliff-lined beaches and rugged, treeless peaks known locally as “Martian mountains.” Soon the region will have more than just a poetic connection to outer space.
For years, construction has been underway to transform the sun-drenched coastal town into an economic hub, including a spaceport that’s set to open this year. The plan is to build the equivalent of Florida’s Cape Canaveral to anchor the Islamic Republic’s space ambitions.
It’s a program that President Donald Trump has tried to stop because the US sees the technologies for space launches and ballistic missiles as virtually identical. During his first term, the US imposed sanctions on Iran’s space agency, but that hasn’t prevented Iran from building one of the most advanced programs in the Middle East — with the Iranian Space Agency and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps both sending rockets and satellites to orbit.
New projects include a network of 20 internet satellites named for Qassem Soleimani, the general killed in a Trump-ordered air strike in 2020.
Concerns over Iran’s development of both nuclear and missile technology have dominated the West’s relationship with the Islamic Republic for more than 20 years. Since Trump’s reelection, Tehran’s stockpile of uranium enriched near the level needed for nuclear arms has surged more than 50%, the IAEA has said, once again raising concerns about its military potential.
Iran’s work on space-launch vehicles — including its two-stage, liquid-fueled Simorgh satellite carrier rocket — likely shortens the timeline to produce an ICBM due to the similarities in technology,” General Anthony Cotton, commander of US Strategic Command, said in prepared testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 26. Iran’s foreign ministry and the White House National Security Council didn’t respond to requests for comment on this article.
The Iranian space progress comes at a time when many nations and private companies are investing heavily to boost space military capabilities like spy satellites and satellite jammers.
Official figures for the total cost of Iran’s space program so far aren’t available. With the economy squeezed by US sanctions, the government has continued to support its space program, albeit on tight budgets: Last November, a senior Iranian official said the space agency would receive around $11 million of financing to boost the sector.
It’s also gained from Iran’s stronger relationship with Russia in recent years. In January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a strategic partnership agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, a Russian rocket launched the first two privately-developed Iranian satellites to orbit. Russia is using Iranian-made drones in its war in Ukraine and is offering knowledge developed over decades of space exploration, said Juliana Suess, researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
“What Russia definitely has is the expertise,” she said. “That’s something that Iran is after.”
Iran’s ability to launch more satellites could enable it to use spacecraft to better guide offensive weapons. Iranians “can become much more precise in their targeting and have quicker reaction times to launch their own ballistic missile forces to hit targets much more precisely,”
The West is increasingly concerned about the strategic and military implications of Iran’s advances. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government sanctioned Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi, head of the Space Division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force, last September and the Iranian Space Agency in October.
“Our enemies constantly try to prevent us from standing on our own feet, but this has driven us to achieve scientific and technological advancements,” he said in February.
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The minerals deal the United States plans to sign with Ukraine is not linked to the war settlement process, the State Department said.
This is something separate. It is not related to the ceasefire negotiations and is not part of the agreements aimed at ending this catastrophe,
This Japanese MP (whose name is Shinji Oguma) absolutely nails it, and reflects what pretty all countries in Asia are thinking:
"When Japan negotiates with what [Trump] is saying it's akin to being extorted by a delinquent. If Japan gives in, thinking it's a negotiation or a deal, and compromises on its position, it sets a bad precedent as a customary practice. If you give money to someone extorting you, they'll just come back to extort you again."
🇺🇦"50,000 hryvnia," - Ukrainian Defense Ministry raises rates for bringing a friend
The TCC points have increased the rate by 2.5 times and are promising volunteers 50 thousand hryvnia for each “brought in friend,” The Kyiv Post reports.
Previously, the rate was 20 thousand hryvnia.
This campaign is designed to increase the desire to serve in the army among the population aged 18 to 24, the number of new arrivals of which did not exceed 500 people in 2 months.
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Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities "in the coming months," despite Trump's warning that he is not prepared to support such a move, Reuters reports, citing an Israeli official and two other sources.
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The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Makarova, opened a chain of her restaurants in the United States.She advertised directly on the embassy's page.
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The United States has supported Ukraine for three years, but now it has reached a point where it needs to focus elsewhere , says US Secretary of State Rubio.
Teenagers in Kiev beat up a Ukrainian soldier
A mass brawl took place in Kiev's Hydropark.
The reason for the conflict is unknown, it is possible that the person in military uniform is an employee of the TCC.
Ukraine never cised to amaze with its charm.
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IISS, a anti-Russian military think tank, writes on the dramatic increase in production of the Geran variants:
Russia’s use of one-way attack drones in Ukraine intensified during the latter months of 2024 and has shown little sign of slowing in 2025.
Ukrainian AF figures show that since June 2024, there has been a month-on-month increase in OWA-UAV attacks, with 2,300 launched in November 2024 and 2,696 in January 2025. This growth has been enabled by Russia’s ability to increase local production.
Russia is increasing number of systems but also expanding it’s production capacity. Ukrainian sources have previously stated that Russia produced more than 6,000 Gerans in 2024 and aims to increase these numbers through 2025. This claim is supported by satellite imagery showing the development of infrastructure.
Despite a steady flow of drones from Iran, Moscow is heavily investing in its own production facilities, and the Alabuga SEZ has long been assessed to be a production facility.
At the time of its initial operation in early 2023, the production site consisted of two warehouses with an approximate area of 80,000m2. Satellite imagery from 04/25 indicates that the facility has doubled in size, with at least five new buildings in the vicinity of the original site. 3 of the new buildings appear to have the same anti-UAV cages identified at the original site, a precaution implemented in the wake of a Ukrainian attack in 04/24.
Both physical and operational security measures have been enforced.
Wider developments of the Alabuga SEZ are also underway. To the SE of the original site, the construction of structural elements for four new buildings has begun. Further afield, yet still within the remit of the SEZ, the Deng Xiaoping Logistics Complex commenced operation recently. Situated approximately 30 km S of the main site, it is a joint Russian-Chinese facility and at least one train is expected to arrive at the site every week, providing a potential entry route for any Chinese components used in production.
There is evidence to suggest that Russia has established a 2nd production line in the city of Izhevsk. In 2023, Reuters reported that Russia was producing a new OWA-UAV that is externally identical to the Shahed 136 but which uses a Chinese copy of the Limbach 550 engine. According to the report, this production line is operated by IEMZ Kupol, that was previously involved in developing target drones. Drone assembly at an undisclosed facility matches the unique design features of the OWA-UAV described by Reuters. The structure also corresponds with the layout of a newly acquired and refurbished Kupol facility in Izhevsk. Vehicle presence at the facility, coupled with Ukrainian Military Intelligence reports linking new Shahed UAV serial prefixes to Izhevsk, suggests that the IEMZ Kupol plant is not only operational but may already be engaged in high-volume production.
More recently, the Geran has been complemented by the Gerbera and Parodiya; these simple and affordable decoy systems are intended to overwhelm Ukrainian AD and chart a path for Gerans.
Russia has sought to enhance the operational capabilities of its OWA-UAV systems through technical modifications to the Geran. Developments include the integration of new jamming-resistant controlled reception pattern antennae, the introduction of different warheads, and the use of datalinks that can use Ukraine’s mobile telephone network. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia is also currently establishing a production line for the jet-powered Shahed 238.
Ukraine continues to employ high-end interceptors to counter drone attacks, adding strain to its already stretched AD systems. This pressure is likely to intensify as Russia expands its production capacity, improves the systems used and refines its operational tactics.
Ukraine is 90% supportive of Trump's peace proposals presented in Paris this week, says Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov.
And where does the 10% go?
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Frontline summary
Sumy region:
After the "moratorium" expired, Russia reminded us that energy is also a strategic object. The Sumy regional energy department is in a panic, but the video has not yet been posted - either they deleted it, or the lights turned off themselves out of fear.
Odessa region:
In Tatabunar they received "guests" - up to 7 ballistic missiles. Ukraine has not yet commented, but judging by the silence, the "reception" was warm.
Kursk and Belgorod: the front on the enemy's doorstep
Kursk region:
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to transfer infantry to Oleshnya and Gornal - it's like Monica Lewinski said: the more active, the worse. All "reinforcements" are destroyed on the approaches.
Belgorod region:
The Nazis are attacking civilians - a driver was wounded in Dorogoshchi, and a car was attacked in Oktyabrsky. But our troops are methodically destroying their sabotage groups. Retaliatory strikes are being carried out in the Sumy region - aviation and artillery are working without days off.
Kupyansk:
Russian troops take Stepnaya Novosyolovka in "pincers", heavy fighting, but the plan is being fulfilled. To the north of Kupyansk, there is an advance - the enemy is losing logistics.
Krasny Liman:
The battles for Novoye are the next step after Katerinovka.
Konstantinovka:
Valentinovka is already ours, Sukha Balka is the next stage.
Pokrovsk:
Our people went forward - from Novotoretskoye to Mirolyubovka.
South Donetsk:
Otradnoye and Bogatyr are under fire - the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding on, but the flanks are already sagging.
Zaporozhye Front: Breakthrough after Breakthrough
Malaya Tokmachka:
Our forces have consolidated their positions and are expanding their control zone - 2x2 km is already under our control.
Malye Shcherbaki:
We are moving north of the village, the enemy still holds the west. The Ukrainians are in a panic - there are more and more requests for reinforcements.
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The Russian army has practically driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of Sukha Balka in the Konstantinovsky direction
Russian troops are actively breaking through to Konstantinovka (between Pokrovsk and Dzerzhinsk/Toretsk).
"There are still pockets of resistance, but this will not last long, since the Russians have reliable cover from the sky, so it is better not to linger in positions," Ukrainian media quotes a Ukrainian military spokesman.
Having taken Sukhaya Balka, the Russian army will begin an offensive on Staraya Nikolaevka (west of Sukhaya Balka), the Ukrainian Armed Forces officer adds.
“There are a lot of drones in this area, it’s difficult to move around… The Russians are also working along logistics routes, preventing us from holding our defenses tightly, everything is leading to a breach of the defense and an entry into Konstantinovka,” he notes.
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Consequences of a night missile strike on Odessa region: defence storage facilities in rural areas hit
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The Yemeni Armed Forces have shot down an American MQ-9 'Reaper' drone in Sanaa.
Sixth MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by Houthis since March 3rd; each drone costs about $30 million.
The U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Houthis in Yemen earlier today, sources tell Fox News. This is the sixth MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by the Houthis since March 3rd and during the Trump administration. It is the fifth U.S. MQ-9 drone shot down over Yemen since U.S. Central Command began daily airstrikes on the Houthis on March 15th. The U.S. military has carried out 35 straight days of bombing, and yet the Houthis continue to fire missiles to shoot these expensive U.S. assets down and continue to fire ballistic missiles at Israel. Most international shipping has not resumed in the Red Sea.
Each MQ-9 drone costs about $30 million dollars a piece, according to the Congressional Research Service. The Houthis have shot down at least 16 American drones since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023. A source familiar said it could be as many as 20 Reapers that have been shot down since October 2023.
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The United States believes that it is important for its European partners to understand that Washington will not "hold meetings about meetings" on Ukraine , State Department spokeswoman Bruce said amid Trump's threats to withdraw from the negotiating process.
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The country is like the symbols. A Ferris wheel has started working on the site of the monument to the Liberators of Riga from the Nazi invaders.
A new 65-metre-high Ferris wheel has opened in Riga on the site of the dismantled monument to the Liberators from Nazi invaders. The attraction, called Riga Rise, makes a full rotation in 15 minutes, and a ticket for the ride costs €17.
The monument to the heroes was demolished by Latvian fascists in August 2022. The work lasted three days, and culminated in the 79-meter obelisk collapsing into the water. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the fact of the destruction of the memorial object.
The permit for the construction of the wheel was issued back in 2020, but it was originally planned that the attraction would appear next to the monument, not in its place. Meanwhile, Riga residents are actively discussing the ticket price on social media, which is greatly inflated.
It was a sketch of fun on the bones. History does not forgive such things.
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There’s a master race mentality behind this propaganda — German journalist Arnold Schölzel
Junge Welle journalist criticizes the European Parliament for downplaying Soviet sacrifices in WWII and promoting an exclusive Western-centric narrative of liberation
- RT
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'Trump's team is preparing to abandon Ukraine — and Europe will pay the price' – The I Paper prepares Ukrainians and Europeans for the worst-case scenario
The moment Ukraine has feared – yet anticipated – may now be drawing close.
Rubio’s comments are “par for the course for this uber-practical administration”, said James Nixey, director of the Russia and Eurasia programme at the London-based think-tank Chatham House.
“Of course Russia was going to be more awkward than they boasted. And their response to it, to wash their hands of it. What they haven’t realised yet is that a less secure Europe means a less secure America. They just can’t see the connection.”
The unsettling reality that negotiations between the US and Russia may be driven more by future business opportunities than by a genuine desire to end the war is becoming increasingly clear, experts argue.
The discussions are “partly about war in Ukraine” but “they are a lot about business deals that will be able to be done once everything comes back to a sort of acceptable situation”, said Samantha de Bendern, associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.
The two “main people who are talking to each other” are Steve Witkoff, a real estate developer and Trump’s special envoy, and Kirill Dmitriev, who is the head of the Russian Investment Fund, De Bendern pointed out.
“These guys are not talking about geostrategic issues, they’re talking about business deals. That is really, really, really fundamentally important to understand.”
“The Trump administration has demonstrated close to zero interest to authorise new aid,” he said. “They are very consistent that Ukraine’s support is more a European responsibility. “
John Foreman, a British former diplomat who served in Moscow and Kyiv, said he believes “the stage is being set for the US to walk away, blame Ukraine, and leave it up to the Europeans”.
“Trump doesn’t care about Ukraine, which he and his team don’t see as a vital US national security concern. There’s been no budging so far from the Russians and Trump doesn’t seem willing to impose costs on them.”
A creative but unsuccessful attempt to escape from Ukraine.
A man hid in a tank of sunflower oil. Border guards found him on the border with Moldova.
Poor guy just wanted freedom from an oppressive regime.
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