Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important in the Ukrainian war on April 26, 2024. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for the third year.
08:03. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his evening video call on Thursday that he wants to expand Ukraine’s defense industry with the help of Western investments.
Zelensky said he is asking international partners who do not have their own production capacity to invest in Ukraine’s defense industry to jointly produce weapons and strengthen the frontline in the war against Russia.
The request comes amid Ukraine’s heavy dependence on Western arms supplies and Kyiv’s long wait for new US aid, which has been delayed by a political row in the US Congress.
07:06. Russian soldiers, who have returned home after participating in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, have killed and maimed more than 200 people, the “Vjorstka” publication has counted, based on information from open sources.
According to media data, since the start of the full-scale war, soldiers who have returned home have committed at least 84 crimes involving human victims, including intentional murder and serious harm to health, which resulted in death.
00:10. It is not too late for Ukraine to gain the upper hand in the war against Russia, as new Western aid is on the way, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
“During the last months, NATO allies have not provided the support we had promised,” the head of the alliance said in a speech during his visit to Berlin.
“But it is not too late for Ukraine to prevail because our support is on the way,” he added.
