For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others or headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, LEBANON, YEMEN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 4-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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More than 30 people killed, 84 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy. From AP. KYIV — At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy today, officials said. Officials said two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM APRIL 12 Ukrainian fighter pilot died in F-16 combat mission, Zelenskyy confirms, by Alperen Aktaş | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday a 26-year-old fighter pilot was killed during a combat mission involving an F-16 fighter jet, and he expressed condolences to the family and comrades of Capt. Pavlo Ivanov. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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FROM APRIL 12 Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking its energy infrastructure five times in past 24 hours. From Reuters. Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukraine had carried out five attacks on Russian energy infrastructure over the previous day, a violation of a U.S.-brokered moratorium on such strikes. Ukraine and Russia have repeatedly accused each other . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says instant results not possible after Trump demands Ukraine progress, by Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today contacts with U.S. President Donald Trump’s team were moving ahead very well but that it was too early to expect instant results due to the level of damage done to relations under Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 Russia’s Lavrov praises Trump’s understanding of Ukraine conflict. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday for what he said was a better understanding of the Ukraine conflict than any other Western leader. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 Moscow says Kyiv’s allegations about Chinese citizens fighting on Russian side in Ukraine ‘completely untrue,‘ by Elena Teslova | Anadolu Agency MOSCOW — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Saturday refuted Kyiv’s allegations about Chinese citizens fighting in Ukraine as “completely untrue.” READ MORE . . .
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Trump extends Biden’s sanctions executive order against Russia, by Sonya Bandouil | The Kyiv Independent U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending for one year the sanctions against Russia originally imposed by former President Joe Biden in April 2021 over Russia’s harmful foreign activities, according to an April 10 document from the U.S. Federal Register. READ MORE . . .
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