US President Donald Trump has shared details of his conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

Two people were killed and one person was injured as Russian forces attacked five districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast almost 90 times with drones, a missile and artillery on 29 April.

The Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has said that the actions of Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), show signs of abuse of power and disclosure of state secrets during his time as defence minister, when he discussed with Tymur Mindich a potential sale of a stake in the FirePoint arms manufacturer to investors. The council has called for Umierov to be suspended from the post of secretary of the National Security an...

Ukrainian defence forces have struck two Russian helicopters on Russian territory 150 kilometres from the front line. Drone pilots hit Mi-17 and Mi-28 helicopters in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast.

The United Kingdom has revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in London after Russia expelled a UK diplomat, accusing him of espionage.

Yuri Ushakov confirmed Robert Fico’s participation in the Victory Day parade on 9 May in Moscow. Slovak authorities are seeking a flight route amid Baltic airspace restrictions.

Citizens of 48 countries who fought on the side of Russia are currently being held in captivity in Ukraine.

Sanctioned businessman Tymur Mindich and Rustem Umierov, former defence minister and now Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, have discussed a potential sale of a stake in the FirePoint arms manufacturer to investors.

Ukrainian company Odd Systems has unveiled the Svitlych-662, a new daytime tactical camera featuring a next-generation sensor that delivers high-quality images even in low-light conditions.

The Mindich tapes discussed construction in Kozyn for Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andrii Yermak, Oleksii Chernyshov and Tymur Mindich.

French actor Jean Reno has published the spy thriller L'Évasion (The Escape) about the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia, with the book released in early April.

A total of 65% of Ukrainians say they do not support either side in the war being waged by the United States and Israel against Iran.

A 12-year-old boy in Chernihiv Oblast has disabled an FPV drone heading towards his younger siblings after learning how to do so from soldiers he knew.

The European Union is weighing stricter requirements for parts of a €90 billion support package for Ukraine, including tax reforms linked to disbursements.

Ukrainska Pravda releases the first part of recordings from the Midas investigation, featuring conversations involving Tymur Mindich, government officials and others.

A Russian missile and drone attack on the Shostka community in Sumy Oblast left one woman dead and two others injured.

Politico says King Charles’s address to the US Congress carried a subtle message urging continued support for Ukraine and NATO.

Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow will not feature military equipment, with officials citing the current operational situation.

A Ukrainian citizen and a Russian citizen who were detained in occupied Mariupol have been sentenced to 26 years in a penal colony on charges of "terrorism and espionage" by the Southern District Military Court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting focusing on the export of Ukrainian weapons and has proposed Drone Deals to Ukraine's partners. Ukraine is also drawing up a list of countries to which exports will not be possible because of their cooperation with Russia.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, has claimed that Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, during which he expressed readiness to declare a "truce" on Victory Day, a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May.

Ukraine's "small" air defence system, which includes interceptor drone units and helicopters, shot down more than 2,100 Russian assets in April 2026.

The United States is ready to cover up to 20% of the G7's projected costs for repairing the New Safe Confinement (NSC, also known as "the Arch"), which was damaged by a Russian drone strike.

Ukrainian forces struck Russian air defence assets, radar systems, logistics facilities and UAV command posts on 28 April and on the night of 28-29 April in Russia's Kursk Oblast and in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts.

A total of 7,058 North Korean servicemen have been killed or wounded in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Russian forces attacked the village of Petrivka in the Izium district and carried out a missile strike on the town of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast on 29 April, injuring four people.

The European Parliament plans a resolution urging the swift launch of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine has officially approached Israel through diplomatic and legal channels, requesting action regarding the vessel Panormitis.Source: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha; Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on social mediaDetails: The Office of the Prosecutor General has initiated proceedings to seize the vessel Panormitis and its cargo, which investigators believe may be part of a scheme to legitimise Ukrainian grain that is being exported illegally.A request for international lega...

Dmytro Lytvyn, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said in response to a proposal by Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar to meet Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian president has not yet drawn up his schedule of meetings.

Drones operated by the Special Operations Centre Alpha, part of the Security Service of Ukraine, struck the Perm linear production and dispatch station, located more than 1,500 km from the border with Ukraine, on the night of 28-29 April.

The Ukrainian Navy struck the sanctioned tanker Marquise in the Black Sea on 29 April using uncrewed surface vessels.

Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has detained a 47-year-old Kazakh national who is believed to have been spying for Russia from Berlin. It is also said that he was prepared to carry out acts of sabotage.

The first defence package from the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine will amount to around €6 billion and is expected to be disbursed in the current quarter, with a focus on Ukrainian-made drones.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said Germany is benefiting from its military support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian air defences downed 154 out of 171 Russian drones overnight, with confirmed strikes at 10 locations and debris falling in several areas.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,180 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

Overnight Russian attacks on Kharkiv have injured one person, caused a fire at a hypermarket and damaged houses in several districts.

Financial Times reports that Julie Davis will leave her role in Kyiv, reportedly due to disagreements over Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine.

Latvia has decided to transfer additional CVR(T) armoured combat vehicles to Ukraine.

Ukraine will respond to every case of agricultural products illegally exported by the Russian Federation from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine reaching other countries, and this does not concern Israel alone, Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new Ukrainian sanctions package, including against entities linked to Belarus.

Seven people, including a GP and a nurse, were injured in Russian drone attacks on Kherson Oblast on 29 April.

The European Parliament has called on the European Commission to freeze part of EU budget payments to Slovakia over actions by Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, which are seen as a threat to the rule of law and the EU's financial interests.

The president has signed a decree imposing sanctions on 24 individuals involved in the abduction and Russification of Ukrainian children.

Crews from the 429th Achilles Brigade have destroyed a Russian Nebo-M radar in Belgorod Oblast worth US$100 million.

World boxing has approved a procedure allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in international competitions under a neutral status (AIN).

Residents of Russia's Belgorod Oblast have stopped receiving compensation for cars damaged during attacks because the allocated funds have run out.

Citizens of Russia who have been banned from leaving the country after receiving draft notices will not be able to travel abroad via Belarusian territory, the State Border Committee of Belarus has said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the Victory Day parade on 9 May in Moscow will be held in a "reduced format" due to terrorist threats and because the date is not an anniversary year. The parade in St Petersburg will also take place without military equipment. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.]

Ukrainian company TAF Industries has received a request to ensure the security of a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz using specialists and anti-drone systems.

A temporary investigative commission at the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) is summoning Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, and Serhii Shefir, former first aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to testify on 13 May in the Midas corruption case.

Power outages are affecting six Ukrainian regions as of the morning of 29 April following Russian drone and artillery strikes on energy facilities.

Drones have attacked industrial sites in the cities of Orsk in Orenburg Oblast and Perm in Perm Krai, located more than 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border. A fire at the Orsk Oil Refinery has broken out, while the Lukoil Perm Refinery may also have been targeted.

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on southern Odesa Oblast on 29 April, damaging a hospital and residential buildings, causing a fire to break out in a nature reserve and injuring two people.

Day 1,526 of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine: 189 military clashes occurred at the front.

According to The Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran amid demands that Tehran make concessions on its nuclear programme.

Speaking to the US Congress, King Charles III stressed the need for firm and sustained support for Ukraine amid global instability.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has claimed that strikes on Russian energy facilities in Tuapse could lead to an environmental disaster.

Japanese company Terra Drone has made a strategic investment in Ukrainian defence company WinnyLab, which develops and manufactures interceptor drones, through its subsidiary Terra Inspectioneering.

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has hosted the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Berehove in Zakarpattia, where they discussed the situation of the Hungarian minority. Magyar has also proposed holding his first meeting with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zalanskyy in Berehove.