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6:30 AM EST - Ukraine improves its Press Freedom Index amidst global worsening of media freedom - Gwara Media - via Google News
6:30 AM EST - Japan May Finance Ukrainian Air Defense Development To Replace US Patriots - UNITED24 Media - via Google News
6:30 AM EST - HUR orchestrates mass slaughter of Russian Kadyrov's elite fighters in Sumy Oblast - video - The New Voice of Ukraine
6:30 AM EST - Rosatom signals possible return to Bulgaria nuclear project - The New Voice of Ukraine
6:30 AM EST - Businesses can obtain loans for power generation construction at 10% per annum under Sustainability Plans - Economy Ministry - Interfax Ukraine
6:30 AM EST - Ukrzaliznytsia to launch full-fledged digital service for registering freight cars for repairs on May 1 - Interfax Ukraine
6:15 AM EST - Pressure builds on Putin to escalate Ukraine war - Asia Times - via Google News
6:15 AM EST - What to expect from EU changes to Ukrainian refugee status? - The New Voice of Ukraine
6:15 AM EST - 'Three and a half years of search for my Yura' - Human Rights in Ukraine
6:15 AM EST - Ukraine could close most of EU accession negotiations within 12-18 months - Kachka - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Ukrainian diaspora and Penn State raised over $10,000 to support Ukraine's environmental recovery - mezha.net - via Google News
6:00 AM EST - Democrats And Republicans Near Discharge Petition For Ukraine Aid - Forbes - via Google News
6:00 AM EST - Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn't there - Business Insider - via Google News
6:00 AM EST - Two military recruiters and civilian die in Cherkasy Oblast crash - The New Voice of Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - SBU detains Mykolaiv man accused of helping Russia guide strikes - The New Voice of Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Russian ship suspected of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain turned away from Haifa after EU pressure - UA Wire
6:00 AM EST - Ukrainian paratroopers thwart Russian attempt to reach frontline positions via gas pipeline - Ukrinform
6:00 AM EST - Well-known businessman exposed for embezzling over ₴100 million from one of country's largest banks - Ukrinform
6:00 AM EST - Petition to honor janitor killed during Holosiivsky district shooting gathers necessary votes - official - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Culture Ministry grants critical status to eight enterprises in April - official - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Zelenskyy asks Cabinet to process Hero of Ukraine title for Stepan Hiha - official - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Poroshenko: West must live with aggression awareness - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - EBRD approves EUR 25 mln working capital and investment loan for Rozetka - Interfax Ukraine
6:00 AM EST - Russia Akhmat unit loses over 120 personnel in Sumy region - HUR - Interfax Ukraine
5:45 AM EST - Japan Eases Arms Rules, Ukraine Shows Interest - StratNews Global - via Google News
5:45 AM EST - Ukraine-Russia war: Russian officer killed in blast targeting 'Butcher of Bucha' - The Independent - via Google News
5:45 AM EST - Switzerland allocates additional CHF 50M for Ukraine reconstruction projects - Ukrinform
5:45 AM EST - Justice Ministry and State Archive Service digitize unique historical documents - official - Interfax Ukraine
5:45 AM EST - Language law in education to foster cooperation with Hungary - official - Interfax Ukraine
5:45 AM EST - Ukraine will join the euro area when it is economically beneficial - official - Interfax Ukraine
5:45 AM EST - Ukraine set to receive EUR 2.7 bln under Ukraine Facility program in June thanks to adopted laws - Kachka - Interfax Ukraine
5:45 AM EST - Cabinet to submit European integration bills six months before implementation deadline - official - Interfax Ukraine
5:30 AM EST - Russian forces launch 210 drones in overnight attack on Ukraine - Air Force - The New Voice of Ukraine
5:30 AM EST - Ukraine's SBU targets Kolomoisky in new PrivatBank financial fraud case - The New Voice of Ukraine
5:30 AM EST - Korchakivka in Sumy region remains under control of Armed Forces of Ukraine - Ukrinform
5:30 AM EST - Large groups of UAVs fly over Ukraine, heading west - official - Interfax Ukraine
5:30 AM EST - Zelenskyy's push for fast-track EU entry strains relations with partners - media - Interfax Ukraine
5:15 AM EST - NV Business analysis exposes backdoor defense deals and $150M ballistic missile scheme - The New Voice of Ukraine
5:15 AM EST - Kolomoisky served with new suspicion notice - for fraudulent misappropriation of over UAH 100 mln from PrivatBank - Interfax Ukraine
5:00 AM EST - EA-Ukraine VideoCast: Putin Wobbles Amid Stalemate and Ukrainian Counter-Attacks - EA WorldView - via Google News
5:00 AM EST - Ukraine's refinery strikes drive Russia's oil processing to 17-year low - The New Voice of Ukraine
5:00 AM EST - Ukrainian director Maryna Er Gorbach wins SEEfest Legacy Award in Los Angeles - The New Voice of Ukraine
5:00 AM EST - Kyiv-Uzhhorod train accident: Crane truck driver dies on way to hospital - Ukrinform
5:00 AM EST - MPs Zheleznyak and Honcharenko publish text versions of 'Mindich recordings ' - Interfax Ukraine
5:00 AM EST - Rivne region serviceman served with suspicion notice for attempted murder following shooting at TRC employees and police officer - Interfax Ukraine
5:00 AM EST - Venice Biennale jury resigns days before start of top art exhibition - BBC News
4:45 AM EST - Firearms circulation rules need modernization and clear regulation at law level - Klymenko - Interfax Ukraine
4:30 AM EST - Iran war leaves Ukraine waiting for peace talks with Russia: Zelenskyy - Türkiye Today - via Google News
4:30 AM EST - Ukraine: On the Frontline of Trauma-Sensitive Reporting - Institute for War & Peace Reporting - IWPR - via Google News
4:30 AM EST - Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil facilities in the Urals after targeting Black Sea coast - Le Monde.fr - via Google News
4:30 AM EST - Uzbekistan slowly becoming main buyer of Ukrainian sugar - The New Voice of Ukraine
4:30 AM EST - Ukraine advances near key Donetsk cities as Russia escalates infantry attacks - The New Voice of Ukraine
4:30 AM EST - Russia continues to attack the energy sector, critical infrastructure, and civilian targets: Zelensky shows consequences - Ukrinform
4:30 AM EST - Ukraine begins to flex muscle as an emerging air power, angering Russia - Aljazeera English
4:15 AM EST - Russian shelling causes new power outages in four regions of Ukraine - Ukrinform
4:00 AM EST - Ukraine Hits Major Russian Refinery, Pumping Station - Rigzone - via Google News
4:00 AM EST - Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk crushes former Russian player to reach her first-ever WTA 1000 final - The New Voice of Ukraine
4:00 AM EST - Zelenskyy: Russians launch 210 strike drones overnight into Friday, around 140 of them Shaheds - Interfax Ukraine
3:45 AM EST - Russia unleashes deadly drone barrage on Kharkiv civilians - The New Voice of Ukraine
3:45 AM EST - 'Heard Kinzhal overhead': Polish envoy on life in Ukraine and Kyiv work - The New Voice of Ukraine
3:45 AM EST - Astarta's net profit in 2025 falls by 4.2 times with 23% reduction in revenue - Interfax Ukraine
3:30 AM EST - Russian attack hit port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, officials say - Al Arabiya English - via Google News
3:30 AM EST - Court orders Kherson region energy supplier to return funds received through illegal tariff hike for military - Interfax Ukraine
3:30 AM EST - AMCU orders Kyivstar, Vodafone, and Lifecell to review recommendations for advertising 'unlimited' internet - Interfax Ukraine
3:15 AM EST - Drone warfare in Ukraine: Martian drones, swarms and mesh technology - Ukraine's Arms Monitor - via Google News
3:15 AM EST - New drone wave batters Tuapse's coastal infrastructure - video - The New Voice of Ukraine
3:00 AM EST - What do Ukraine's robot soldiers mean for the future of warfare? - Aljazeera English
3:00 AM EST - Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight - Aljazeera English
3:00 AM EST - MP Zheleznyak publishes new installment of 'Mindich recordings' - Interfax Ukraine
3:00 AM EST - IAEA mission to assess condition of Ukraine's electrical substations for seventh time - Interfax Ukraine
2:45 AM EST - War update: 138 clashes on front lines, fiercest battles in Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors - Ukrinform
2:45 AM EST - Man suspected of shooting in city centre detained in Odesa - police - Interfax Ukraine
2:45 AM EST - Air defence eliminates 190 of 210 enemy drones, hits by 20 drones recorded at 14 locations - Air Force - Interfax Ukraine
2:45 AM EST - Train collides with truck crane at level crossing in Lviv region: driver killed, 2 injured - Interfax Ukraine
2:45 AM EST - Enemy strikes 5 Kharkiv districts with drones, casualties and damage reported - mayor - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Ukraine-Russia war latest: Fire erupts again at major Black Sea port oil refinery after fourth Ukrainian attack - The Independent - via Google News
2:30 AM EST - Air Defense Forces shoot down 190 of 210 Russian drones - Ukrinform
2:30 AM EST - Serviceman who opened fire on TCC employees and police officer detained in Rivne region - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Russian drones attack Odesa region: 2 injured, port infrastructure damaged - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Enemy strikes 4 Kherson settlements, 1 killed and casualties reported - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Russian forces strike Mykolaiv, damage reported in private housing sector - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Enemy attacks three Dnipropetrovsk region districts around 20 times, one person injured - Interfax Ukraine
2:30 AM EST - Russians lose 1,420 personnel and 405 units of special equipment over past day - General Staff - Interfax Ukraine
2:15 AM EST - Russia-Ukraine ceasefire unlikely near term, ISW report suggests - Crypto Briefing - via Google News
2:15 AM EST - Russian desperate gas pipe infiltration tactics fail in Sumy Oblast - The New Voice of Ukraine
2:15 AM EST - 109 combat engagements recorded at front over past day - General Staff - Interfax Ukraine
2:00 AM EST - As world marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster, Ukraine warns of new nuclear risks - The Ukrainian Weekly - via Google News
2:00 AM EST - France closes Voyage to Ukraine season with powerful performance by Shchedryk Children's Choir - The Ukrainian Weekly - via Google News
2:00 AM EST - Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia amid talks of temporary ceasefire - The Ukrainian Weekly - via Google News
2:00 AM EST - Russian forces attack civilian infrastructure in Odesa and Izmail - photo - The New Voice of Ukraine
1:45 AM EST - Russian military loses another 1,420 troops in war against Ukraine - Ukrinform
1:30 AM EST - Hereford signs 'historic' friendship pact with Ukraine's Zhytomyr - BBC - via Google News
1:15 AM EST - Paul 'Pen' Farthing launches Ukraine animal rescue mission - BBC - via Google News
1:15 AM EST - Zelenskyy says he's seeking details of Putin's May 9 ceasefire proposal - NPR.org
12:45 AM EST - Inside Ukraine's drive to defeat the dreaded Shahed drone - Arizona Daily Star - via Google News
12:15 AM EST - Ukraine and Netherlands plan to launch joint drone production this year - Ukrinform
12:15 AM EST - Oil Companies' Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes - New York Times
12:00 AM EST - Russian port of Tuapse attacked by Ukrainian drones for 4th time - CBC - via Google News
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