Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,156

On Friday, April 25, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

In Kyiv, the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital so far this year saw 12 deaths caused by Russian missiles and drones. According to Ukrainian forces, the attack involved 145 drones and 70 missiles, including 11 ballistic missiles.
• According to military leaders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, is using its airstrikes to defend advances made by its ground forces.
• One of the ballistic missiles launched at Kyiv was manufactured in North Korea, according to President Zelenskyy’s statement on social media. It was a ballistic missile from North Korea, according to earlier Reuters news reports.
• The Russian military claimed that its strikes weren’t directed at civilians but were being directed at the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.
• According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv and seven other regions are still being attacked by Russia.

diplomacy and politics

Following the attack in Kyiv, US President Donald Trump rebuked Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a rare instance.
• “The Russian attacks on KYIV have disappointed me. Not necessary, and poor timing. STOP! Vladimir Every week, 5000 soldiers pass away. Let’s complete the Peace Agreement! Trump posted on Truth Social.

• According to Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of NATO, Moscow is now in charge of striking a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine.
• “I believe there is something on the table right now where the Ukrainians are really entertaining.” And I believe the balls are currently clearly in the Russian court,” Rutte told reporters.
• Viktoria Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian reporter, was tortured by Russian forces, according to Ukraine’s forensic medical investigation, which was revealed in a forensic medical report. She passed away last September after months in custody.

Economy

• Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko told the Reuters news agency that Ukraine is “as quickly as we can” in a crucial minerals deal with the Trump administration, which would give the US more access to Ukraine’s natural resources in exchange for military aid.
• Trump had previously stated that he anticipated signing the minerals deal this week, but it still seems unlikely.

Ceasefire

Trump continued to put pressure on Ukraine and Russia, and he claimed a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine was in the works.
• The Kremlin made the “pretty big concession” that it was ready to “stop the war, stop taking the whole country,” according to the US president.
• Trump also made the suggestion that Ukraine might not be able to recover Crimea.
• Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, claimed that although negotiations were “moving in the right direction,” specific details needed to be “fine tuned.”