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Morning Headlines
Kyiv Post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is preparing negotiations with European partners on the creation of a joint air defense system.
The Kyiv Independent: A substation was struck by drones in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and explosions were heard in several cities across Crimea overnight on April 14, Telegram channel Exilenova Plus reported.
Reuters: Russian drones attacked Ukraine's Izmail port in the southern Odesa region overnight, damaging a civilian Panama-flagged vessel, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
The Insider: Czech corporation Alta has continued to service machines that are used by the main producers of Russian tanks and artillery — even after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, The Insider found as part of an investigation conducted together with the Czech outlet VoxPot.
ISW: An open-source analysis of Russian contract recruitment reports that Russian recruitment continues to decline as battlefield casualties rise.
Reuters: The Philippines' Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday that the country is asking the United States for an extension on a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products.
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The Kyiv Independent: Spain and Belgium have pledged a combined 2 billion euros in new military aid to Ukraine following recent defense talks, officials said. The agreements focus on strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses, expanding drone capabilities, and increasing long-range artillery supplies.
Politico: Hungary's government will drop its opposition to the EU's €90 billion loan to Ukraine, incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar signaled, bringing a four-month standoff to an end.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck a major industrial facility in the Russian city of Cherepovets overnight, targeting a chemical plant producing fertilizers and industrial compounds, according to Russian independent outlet Astra.
Reuters: Rosneft is diverting oil supplies to the Tuapse refinery from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after the terminal, which handles roughly 14% of Russia's crude exports, was heavily damaged in a drone attack.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces have pulled back near Myropilske in Sumy Oblast, local command reports.
RFI, AFP: Athletes from Russia and Belarus are free to participate under their own flags in senior World Aquatics events after the global governing body on Monday lifted a ban on them competing.
The Moscow Times: A U.S. sanctions waiver allowing for the sale and delivery of Russian oil expired this weekend, leaving governments in a state of uncertainty as the Trump administration reportedly weighed an extension in order to soothe jittery markets.
Meduza: At least 27 air defense positions have been established around Putin’s residence at Valdai in the Novgorod Region, RFE/RL’s Russian service reported on April 12.
United24 Media: Russia is considering restoring up to 700 Soviet-era An-2 aircraft currently in storage after efforts to develop a modern replacement failed, according to a report by Russian media outlet Kommersant on April 13.
Ukrinform: The situation inside Kupiansk itself is currently relatively calm; however, on its outskirts Russian forces have resumed active assault operations, attempting to push back Ukrainian troops and advance toward the town.
The Kyiv Independent: Manufacturers from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the U.S. continue operating in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where Russia produces thousands of Shahed drones capable of reaching the EU.
United24 Media: Ukrainian intelligence has successfully carried out two rocket launches into space during the full-scale war, lawmaker Fedir Venislavskyi, who chairs the parliamentary subcommittee on state security and defense, said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on April 13.
Reuters: A Russian drone attack killed one person in Ukraine's frontline eastern Donetsk region on Sunday, Ukrainian police said on Monday, before the expiry of a ceasefire to mark Orthodox Easter.
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