At the start of the #US campaign against #Iran in the #MiddleEast, the #Trump admin temporarily eased sanctions on #Russia's #oil and #naturalgas to keep #energy prices low. Now, those sanctions snap back. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

What impact will #Hungary's election of Peter #Magyar have on the war between #Russia and #Ukraine? Kyiv is looking forward to more support from the #EU and #NATO but will #Tisza's approach be dramatically different? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The #Easter #ceasefire between #Russia and #Ukraine, such as it was, is coming to an end. In neighboring #Hungary, #Putin's ally #Orban was ousted in parliamentary elections. What will that mean for Kyiv? Read about it in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Russia and #Ukraine agreed to a #ceasefire for Orthodox #Easter, but sporadic attacks continued throughout the day. Many Ukrainians are waiting for tomorrow's #elections in #Hungary to see if #Orban's pro-Kremlin government will fall. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

In the leadup to an #Easter #Ceasefire, #Ukraine spent the day targeting #Russia's military and #fossilfuel facilities. The Kremlin's forces targeted civilians. Read more in the daily #Ukraine Update:

Pres. #Trump pressures #NATO allies to send their navies to police the #StraitofHormuz. At the same time, #Russia is sending ships to escort its #ShadowFleet of tankers through the English Channel for fear of arrest. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

Pres. #Trump’s personal animosity toward #Ukraine’s president #Zelensky and inexplicable affinity for #Russia's dictator #Putin means the #WhiteHouse cannot develop a cohesive security strategy. He is fighting #Iran with one hand and rewarding its allies with the other. Read More:

Will the #ceasefire between the #US and #Iran hold? No one knows. In the meantime, #Ukraine is using long-range #drones to thwart #Russia's attempts to capitalize on high #energy ( #oil, #naturalgas) prices due to the closure of the #StraitofHormuz. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine is now sending more drones into #Russia than #Putin's forces can launch into Ukraine. At the front, Ukraine holds the edge in #FPVDrones. The war could be won in the air, just not in a way anyone expected at the start. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

Russian air defences are collapsing as rapidly as Trump’s mental faculties. Ukrainian drone strikes are tearing apart what remains of Russia’s energy and military power. Unfortunately, Americans of good conscience have not yet risen up and removed Trump from power.

As #Ukraine's long-range #drones strike #Russia's #fossilfuel ports in both the #BalticSea and #BlackSea, it is increasingly clear #Putin's air defense crisis is real. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

A new report by the ISW indicates battlefield dynamics have shifted in #Ukraine's favor. Russia's loss of #Starlink, manpower shortages, and Ukraine's #FPVDrones mean #Ukraine is well-positioned for the campaign season. Will it last? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update.

#Russia shifts to round-the-clock air raids. #Ukrainians spent Good Friday in bomb shelters while Russian forces bombed churches, monasteries, civilian homes, and a veterinary clinic. Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine's drones reach #Ufa. #Russia loses commanders in #Crimea crash. #Trump threatens #NATO withdrawal and an end for support for #Kyiv. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

Frustrated with his enemies, #Trump lashes out at his allies. Unable to make headway in the #MiddleEast and the war with #Iran, the President spoke to the Telegraph about leaving #NATO and the Financial Times about cutting arms deliveries to #Kyiv. Read more:

#Ukraine's long-range #drone and #missile forces are racing to damage or destroy #Russia's #fossilfuel facilities and prevent #Putin from capitalizing on higher #energy prices resulting from the #US, #Israel, #Iran war in the #MiddleEast. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Trump's animosity toward #Ukraine is making his war in #Iran more difficult. Under #Hegseth, the #Pentagon has refused support from Ukraine's veteran air defenders simply to avoid a diplomatic win for #Kyiv. ( #Russia, #MiddleEast #Hormuz, #Drones) Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine's long-range #missiles and #drones continue to ravage the roadsteads at #Russia's ports putting a damper on Putin's possible petroleum windfall. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The #Trump admin echoes #Russia's claims that a Kremlin capture of the #Donbas is inevitable. The #WhiteHouse is demanding #Ukraine withdraw in exchange for security guarantees. Just one problem for them both -- Ukraine's defenders continue to stand strong. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Fuel, #Funds, and #Arms, how is the conflict in the #MiddleEast impacting the war between #Russia and #Ukraine? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The #Trump admin told #Congress that it intends to use funds from the #PURL program (that allows #NATO allies to buy military aid for #Ukraine) to restore the #Pentagon's arms stockpile. Does this mean less aid for Kyiv or is it just a misunderstanding? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

In 3 days, #Ukraine's drones have severely damaged #Russia's #oil and #naturalgas terminals on the #BalticSea. With the war in the #MiddleEast (#US, #Israel, #Iran) closing the #StraitofHormuz, #Putin should be raking in the cash. Instead, the #AFU have cut 40% of his export capacity. Read more:

In the past 24 hours, #Ukraine endured the largest drone and missile barrage of the war, and possibly the largest drone barrage in history. Unable to make progress at the front, #Putin's #Russia seems determined to make Ukraine unlivable for civilians. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine flexes its long-range strike capabilities with raids in #Leningrad, #Rostov, and #Smolensk Oblasts. #Russia's air defenses look increasingly depleted at home and at the front. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Putin expands #Russia's internet ban to #StPetersburg but #Ukraine's #drones fly there anyway. Read more in the daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine's diplomats are in #Florida to meet with members of the #Trump administration. #Russia faces setbacks at the front and the #US is focused on #Iran and the #StraitofHormuz. The balance of power has shifted but will it yield results? Read more:

A 3rd day of #Russian mechanized attacks means a 3rd day of high Russian casualties. #Putin wants to complete the capture of #Donetsk by seizing #Kramatorsk and #Sloviansk. At present, the Armed Forces of #Ukraine seems prepared to defend them, but there's a long summer ahead. Read more:

#Ukraine's long-range #missiles and #drones are not only a major threat to #Russia. They are a sign of the changing face of war. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Russia's army launched coordinated assaults along a 100km section of the front. #Ukraine's defenders repulsed them inflicting heavy casualties. The opening salvo of the 2026 campaign season went #Kyiv's way, but there is a long season ahead. Read more:

#EU financial aid for #Ukraine is tied as the conflict between #Kyiv, #Hungary, and #Slovakia over #Russia's #oil and #naturalgas comes to a head. #Zelensky is ready to reopen the #Druzhba pipeline but will that be enough to get vital funds flowing? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Russia's sudden #internet lockdowntriggered a wave of conspiracy theories. Is #Moscow disrupting #Ukraine's drone attacks, limiting the spread of bad news, thwarting a coup, preparing for war with #NATO in #Estonia? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine braces for #Russia's spring & summer offensives. #Putin's army will likely push toward #Zaporizhzhia in the south and the fortified cities of #Kramatorsk and #Sloviansk in the east. Are the #AFU's innovative #FPVdrone tactics and fortifications ready? Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update.

#Kyiv endures another massive #Russian barrage. #Ukrainian troops are pushing back in #Zaporizhzhia thanks to #FPVDrones. #Iran threatens #Ukraine over support for #US and allies in the #MiddleEast. Rad more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

In #Russia, the #Kremlin continues to tighten control of internet access including restricting #vpn and apps like #Telegram, #WhatsApp, #YouTube, and #Instagram. Does #Putin fear a coup, bad news from the front, more #Ukrainian air attacks, or something else? Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update:

A growing conflict in the #MiddleEast between the #US, #Israel, & #Iran has triggered a global increase in #oil prices. #Ukraine is using long-range #drone and #missile strikes to limit the degree to which #Russia can profit from new higher prices. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

New #FPVDrone technology is providing a clear advantage to #Ukrainian troops at the front. #Russian forces will likely adapt over time, but #Kyiv's commanders intend to make the most of this window of opportunity. Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine used #StormShadow missiles to target a #Russian factory in #Bryansk. The #AFU is pushing back the Russians in #Kharkiv, #Zaporizhzhia, and #Dnipro. #Russia's casualties may be higher than even #Kyiv reported. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The fight between the #US, #Israel, #Iran and nations in the Gulf has triggered a rise in #oil prices. #Ukrainians worry about increased revenues for #Putin's war machine and greater pressure for normalized relations with #Russia in #Washington and #Europe. Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update.

#Ukrainian drones range above southern #Russia. Forces position for more fighting in #Zaporizhzhia and #Dnipropetrovsk. #Hungary's #Orban has yet to release seized Ukrainian funds. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine endures another brutal air attack. #Kyiv strikes Russian military bases and #fossilfuels facilities. The #US war in the #MiddleEast could boost #Russia's economy. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

For #Trump, no #Ukrainian virtue can go unpunished and no #Russian sin can go unrewarded. #Zelensky offered help combatting #Iran's drones and faced Trump's wrath. The Washington Post says #Putin is helping to kill #US soldiers and he got sanctions relief. Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update:

The #Trump administration is asking #Ukraine for support in targeting #Iran's #Shahed drones. At the same time, the President is blaming #Kyiv for failed peace talks with #Russia and #US arms shortages. It seems nothing will cure President Trump's #Zelensky derangement syndrome. Read More:

#Ukraine successfully targeted vessels of #Russia's #BlackSeaFleet in #Novorossiysk this week. #Kyiv already forced the fleet from #Crimea through drone and missile attacks. Now it appears nowhere in the #BlackSea is safe for Russia's navy. Read more:

After a deadly winter, #Ukraine looks ahead to the summer campaign season. #Russia will clearly continue the ground war in the nation's east and south. What more can intelligence determine about #Putin's intentions? Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

In February, the #AFU liberated more territory than they lost. #Ukraine continues to regain territory in #Zaporizhzhia and #Dnipropetrovsk and #Russian casualties have steadily increased. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukrainians celebrate the end of meteorological winter. #Russia used every resource to destroy the nation's #heating and #electricity. #Ukraine withstood the resulting humanitarian crisis albeit at great cost. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The world reacts with understandable horror as a #Shahed drone from #Iran strikes an apartment building in #Bahrain. #Ukrainians just want the world to remember they have faced 57,000 #Shahed type drones since the full-scale invasion began. Read more in the Daily #Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine's long range #missiles and #drones are flying deeper and deeper inside #Russia. The #Kremlin does not have the air defenses to protect its vast territory and #Kyiv is targeting key nodes in Russia's war industries. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

#Ukraine endures another massive #Russian air raid. Recent Ukrainian success at the front undermine #Russia's narrative about the war. #Trump and #Zelensky share a phone call, but #Putin is unwilling to compromise. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update:

The #Trump admin thinks if #Ukraine gives #Putin the #Donbas, with its fortifications, he'll be satisfied. #Kyiv fears renewed #Russian attacks from even better ground. Ukraine wants to defend #Donetsk, or at the least bleed #Russia dry fighting for it. Read more in the Daily Ukraine Update: