War in Ukraine
Thousands of Tons of Sunflower Oil Spill Into Black Sea After Kremlin Hits Odesa Region Port
A Russian strike damaged a storage tank in Chornomorsk port, spilling thousands of tons of sunflower oil into port waters and threatening marine and avian wildlife.
April 27, 2026
Ukraine
Tusk Says Ukraine Will Help Poland Build ‘Drone Armada’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine will support Poland’s plans to build a large-scale drone force, citing Kyiv’s battlefield experience and technical expertise.
April 27, 2026
Russia
Drone Strike Near Zaporizhzhia NPP Leaves One Dead, IAEA Launches Probe
A drone strike near the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant killed a worker, the IAEA said. The agency is investigating amid renewed safety concerns.
April 27, 2026
US
Iran Proposes Strait Deal With US, Seeks to Delay Nuclear Talks
Tehran is reportedly pushing a phased agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while postponing key nuclear negotiations, according to unnamed officials cited by the media.
April 27, 2026
Zelensky
Zelensky: Ukraine Downs 90% of Russian Drones, Ballistic Defense Still Falls Short
Ukraine faces a critical shortage of Patriot air defense systems, and stockpiles could shrink further if the war continues, the President Zelensky warned.
April 27, 2026
HUR
Russian Troops Accused of Cannibalism Amid Front Line Winter Food Shortages
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence has shared evidence with The Sunday Times, including photographs and intercepted audio messages allegedly exchanged between senior Russian officers.
April 27, 2026
Russia
Ukraine’s HUR Exposes Russia’s New ‘Kovyor’ Missile – Packed with Foreign Tech
The missile carries a 250-kilogram explosive bomb built into its front section. Its body is made from layered fiberglass materials with reinforced parts.
April 27, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Exploits Critical Gaps in Russian Air Defenses, Strikes Deep Targets
ISW analysts say overstretched Russian air defenses are enabling increasingly long-range and intensive Ukrainian strikes on energy and military targets.
April 27, 2026
War in Ukraine
Heavy Price of Freedom: Georgian Commander Falls in Ukraine
Decorated Georgian company commander Bacho Bebia, who led AFU soldiers and fought for Ukraine, lost his life to Russian fire on April 20, bringing the total of fallen Georgian fighters to nearly 90.
April 27, 2026
Russia
North Korea’s Kim Reaffirms Support for Russia’s ‘Sacred’ Ukraine War
A string of high-level Russian officials have visited North Korea in recent days, with Defence Minister Andrey Belousov meeting Kim on Sunday.
April 27, 2026
Defense Industries
A Vision of Drones in Every Soldier’s Backpack – Black Forest Systems CEO
Interview with Black Forest Systems CEO outlines the vision to change the battlefield with individual drones for the infantry and Special Forces units.
April 27, 2026
Ukraine
Beyond the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone: How Life There Endures Today?
Kyiv Post visited villages and towns affected by the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Though many lay beyond the evacuated 30-km exclusion zone, life there has never fully recovered since 1986.
April 27, 2026
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 26, 2026
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on April 26, 2026
April 27, 2026
Ukraine War News Today - Top Stories and Breaking Updates from Kyiv Post
Follow today’s breaking news from Ukraine. Key updates, major headlines, and top stories — all in one place. Updated daily by KyivPost.
April 27, 2026
Ukraine
Memories of Pripyat Before 1986 – Conversation With a Former Resident
A former Pripyat resident, who later followed in her parents’ footsteps and became a nuclear plant worker, recalled her lost youth and the fading image of a once prosperous city with Kyiv Post.
April 26, 2026
Russia
OPINION: Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook
Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later
April 26, 2026
Drones
SBU Special Ops Strike Three Warships and MiG-31 Jet in Occupied Crimea
Alpha units hit two landing ships, a reconnaissance vessel, and a MiG-31 fighter at Belbek airfield, crippling key naval and air defense infrastructure in Sevastopol.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
‘Ukrainian Theater Cannot Exist Outside the War Today – It Must Be Its Voice’ – Interview With Rostyslav Derzhypilsky
After 18 years at the helm of the Ivano-Frankivsk drama theater, Rostyslav Derzhypilsky has extended the legacy of a stage founded in the Austro-Hungarian era and reshaped it for a country at war.
April 26, 2026
Europe
Zelensky Says Three More Nations Pledge €400 Million to PURL Defense Program
President Zelensky announced that three countries contributed €400 million to the PURL mechanism, while the first €45B EU loan tranche will fund domestic drone production and energy security.
April 26, 2026
Ukraine
Ramstein Coalition Provides Over $150 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine
The defense ministry confirmed that 50 nations have supplied critical weaponry, including F-16 jets and Patriot systems, while the PURL mechanism secured an additional $5 billion in US hardware.
April 26, 2026