The foreign ministries of the United Kingdom and Italy urged Russia to accept an unconditional ceasefire in separate statements on April 19, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a temporary truce over Easter weekend. Putin said he ordered a halt on combat operations in Russia’s war against Ukraine from 6 p.m. Moscow time on […]
If Russia is able to maintain a full ceasefire throughout Easter weekend, Ukraine would like to extend the truce for 30 days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 19. Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he ordered a halt on all combat operations during the Easter holiday. The temporary ceasefire is […]
Ukrainian troops were ordered to cease firing on Russian positions shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an “Easter truce” on April 19, a senior Ukrainian military officer told the BBC’s Russia service. Putin earlier said he ordered a temporary ceasefire on Easter weekend, halting all military action from 6 p.m. Moscow time on April […]
Ukrainian forces have advanced in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on April 19, citing a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Ukraine launched a small-scale offensive in Belgorod Oblast in late March, marking Kyiv’s second cross-border operation in Russian territory after the August 2024 Kursk incursion. Zelensky said on April 19 that Syrskyi briefed […]
Oba Femi and Stephanie Vaquer walked into NXT Stand & Deliver at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday as champions and exited the arena with their belts still strapped around their waists. In high-octane, multi-person matches, Femi and Vaquer remained dominant. Femi defeated Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans in a triple-threat match. Femi somehow […]
Shohei Ohtani is officially a dad. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ two-way superstar announced the birth of his first child, a daughter, in a social media post Saturday. Ohtani welcomed his daughter with wife Mamiko Tanaka. “I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter,” Ohtani wrote in the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed skepticism over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Saturday that Russia would observe a temporary ceasefire during the Easter holiday. After the announcement, Zelenskyy posted on X that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine, adding that Russian attack drones were detected in the skies. “Shahed drones in our skies […]
Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions injured at least six civilians over the past day, local authorities reported on April 19. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia deployed eight missiles of different types, and 87 long-range drones – 33 of which were shot down and 36 turned out to be decoy, on April 19. Recent […]
U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, a pro-Ukraine Republican representing Pennsylvania, visited Ukrainian troops near the front line on April 18, following his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. “These are amazing soldiers, the men and women of the Ukrainian military, much like the men and women of the U.S. military, have this amazing fighting spirit. […]
Russian troops are solidifying their presence in the village of Kalynove in Donetsk Oblast as they prepare for an advance toward Stara Mykolaivka and the road to Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState reported on April 18. Russian forces are deploying infantry and establishing logistical routes and communication lines in Kalynove, according to DeepState. There has […]
Russia has lost 940,150 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 19. The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,676 tanks, 22,266 armored fighting […]
The U.S. shared a draft concept for monitoring a potential ceasefire in Ukraine with European and Ukrainian officials in Paris, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on April 18, citing an unnamed Western official. The draft concept was reportedly shared during meetings in Paris on April 17, where European, Ukrainian, and U.S. officials gathered to […]