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Reuters: Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. The conclusions, reviewed by Reuters, also found that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military reportedly struck Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast overnight on April 7, Russian Telegram media channels reported, renewing its attacks on the oil terminal.
Reuters: A Russian drone strike on a city bus killed three people and injured 12 more on Tuesday in the city of Nikopol in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian officials said.
ISW: Russia is facing increasing recruitment challenges as the pool of Russians willing to sign contracts declines, despite Kremlin efforts to increase signing bonuses and tap additional sources of manpower.
Reuters: Specialist mini jet engine makers across Europe are ramping up production and investment to head off a looming supply shortage that threatens to hold back Ukraine's rapid deep-strike drone programme at a critical stage of the war with Russia.
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JPost: Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure targets within Israel, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Post from a source close to Ukrainian intelligence.
The Kyiv Independent: A chemical plant in Rossosh, Voronezh Oblast, was struck by Ukrainian drones on April 6, independent Telegram outlet Exilenova Plus reported.
CBS News: Former CIA director David Petraeus has traveled to Ukraine 10 times since Russia's invasion in 2022. During his most recent trip last week, he told CBS News that Russia "no longer has the upper hand."
Reuters: Russia on Monday said that Ukrainian drones attacked the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Black Sea terminal, which handles 1.5% of global oil supply, damaging the single point mooring, loading infrastructure and four vast storage tanks.
ABC News: Ukraine launched more cross-border attack drones than Russia in a one-month period for the first time since the start of the ongoing war in 2022, according to daily data published by the Ukrainian Air Force and Russian Ministry of Defense, which was analyzed by ABC News.
Reuters: The Ukrainian military struck a Russian warship in the port of Novorossiysk as well as a drilling rig in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea overnight, Kyiv's drone forces commander said.
The Defence Forces of Ukraine will receive advanced Tridon Mk2 air defence systems from Sweden. These systems will enhance Ukraine’s air defence capabilities in countering Shahed drones and other aerial threats.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s largest business lobby said Monday it is ready to work with the government on a windfall tax to help plug a widening budget deficit driven by soaring wartime spending.
United24 Media: Russian authorities are increasingly granting suspended sentences to convicts and suspects who agree to sign military contracts and deploy to Ukraine, The Moscow Times reported on April 6, 2026.
Reuters: Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior executive told Reuters, creating a low-cost alternative to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system.
The Moscow Times: Authorities in China have signaled that they are ready to extend a visa waiver program for Russian citizens by one more year, Russia’s Foreign Ministry told the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia on Monday.
United24 Media: Russia has ranked among the lowest countries globally for internet freedom, scoring just 4 out of 100 in a new index compiled by Cloudwards.
Politico: Serbia’s top military brass said Ukraine was not behind an incident involving explosives near a gas pipeline with Hungary, in a rebuke to Hungarian PM Orbán, who heavily implied Kyiv was involved.
Reuters: A Russian official confirmed that a senior Russian air force commander was killed when a military transport aircraft crashed in occupied Crimea last week killing 30 people.
United24 Media: Russia is intensifying the propaganda component of its youth paramilitary organizations, with a growing focus on media training for children and teenagers.
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