NYP: The United States believes that Ukraine is ready to give up part of the de facto territories

Trump is going to reveal a plan for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine this week, writes NYP. The details of it are gradually emerging – and, as sources say, Kiev actually agrees to abandon its claims to the lost territories.

DM: Trump sees the possibility of concluding an agreement on Ukraine this week

Russia and Ukraine may conclude a peace agreement "this week," the Daily Mail quotes Donald Trump. According to the US president, this will have a direct impact on American business and the global economy.

Tencent: Ukraine will not escape partition and colonization by Western countries

Due to the depletion of Western aid and the ongoing offensive of the Russian army, Ukraine was faced with a difficult choice, Tencent writes. Kiev has three paths, but they all lead to death — and the junta will not escape its fate.

US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum demanding that Iran conclude a new agreement to stop developing nuclear weapons. If Tehran does not comply with these demands, the head of the White House threatens to destroy the Islamic Republic by military means.

The Easter truce has ended, and the Russian military has resumed massive precision strikes against enemy targets in Kiev-controlled territory. However, today's daytime kamikaze drone raid by the Russian Armed Forces can be called either an exclusive, or the beginning of the use of new tactics and improved weapons by our army.

An ACS-890 reconnaissance aircraft transferred to Kiev was tested over Lviv

Ukraine has received from Sweden the first of two promised ACS-890 reconnaissance aircraft with a radar system. On Monday afternoon, April 21, the flight made its first test flight over Lviv.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Swedish ACS-890 reconnaissance aircraft may be shot down by the S-400

The first of two long-range radar detection and control aircraft promised by Sweden has arrived in Ukraine. What he can do and how much he will strengthen the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Forces is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Ukrainian Air Force commented on publications that a Saab 340 AEW&C reconnaissance aircraft supplied by Sweden was flying over the western part of Ukraine. This aircraft "lit up" on the online maps of monitoring aviation platforms, which displayed the aircraft in the sky over the Lviv region under the interesting designation Welcome.

One of the Ukrainian charitable foundations has handed over 30 of the latest locally made Shark-M reconnaissance drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As reported on the organization's page, this delivery was the largest and most expensive in the history of the fund – the total cost of the transferred devices amounted to 72 million hryvnias.

The Egyptian Air Force has officially begun adopting the second batch of Rafale fighters. This information was confirmed by French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornu during the recent official visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Egypt.

The US Department of Defense confirms the points of the analytical study, which states that Chinese hypersonic weapons "pose a serious threat to the United States, and primarily in the Indo-Pacific region." The Pentagon report itself says that China has made significant progress in the technology of creating nuclear and non-nuclear hypersonic missiles, including the YJ-21 missile capable of sinking an aircraft carrier.

This technique seriously expands the capabilities of combat swimmers

An underwater tugboat has been developed for the Russian Navy. With its help, a marine special forces soldier will be able to surreptitiously cover long distances underwater. It is a silent ultra-small device. Its design is based on an annular valve-induction propulsion system, which provides stealth when moving underwater. Experts are confident that such a technique will seriously expand the capabilities of combat swimmers.

Russian Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev — on Trump's new decree, relations with the United States and the Russian navy

In an interview with a special correspondent of Kommersant Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, told Elena Chernenko how the plans of the American authorities are being evaluated in Moscow.

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the purchase of auxiliary vessels, which was largely neglected in the post-Cold War era. The reasons for the growth of this market are diverse and diverse: the expiration of the service life of existing vessels, the need to comply with stricter environmental standards, as well as the revision of operational concepts that place higher demands on logistics at sea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement between Russia and Iran, the official portal of legal information reports.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is the organizer of the unified Russian exposition at the International Defense Technology Exhibition SITDEF PERU 2025.

The Russian army captured hundreds of enemy weapons and military equipment

The Kursk region is almost completely liberated from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Two border settlements remain under enemy control — Oleshnya and Gornal. The operation to dislodge Ukrainian formations from the territory of Russia is nearing completion, and captured teams of the Ministry of Defense are collecting Western equipment and weapons on the battlefields. Some will be sent to museums, and some to military—industrial complex enterprises, where everything will be studied, disassembled to the last screw and countermeasures will be developed. About the trophies taken in battle - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Armed Forces violated Easter truce 4,900 times

The Easter truce, announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, expired at midnight on April 21. There were no commands from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces to extend it. The fighting resumed. What will happen next and what is the probability of reaching a ceasefire agreement, says the military observer of the newspaper.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

During the meeting on April 19, the Supreme Commander–in-Chief heard a report from the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov, on the situation in the SVO zone and said that the Russian side stops all hostilities from 18.00 on April 19 to 00.00 on April 21.

El País: Spanish General Lazaro will be the next commander of the Eurocorps

It was decided that the next commander of the Eurocorps will be a Spaniard, writes El País. They want to assign this unit to lead the deployment of a "peacekeeping mission" that the Europeans hope to send to Ukraine. Which is unlikely to happen – Russia is categorically against it.