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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 18.04.2026.
It displays 92 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.04.2026 ⇢ The Day Kyiv's Supermarket Shooter Was Liquidated
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Morning coverage focused on U.S. policy shifts, with multiple sources reporting the weakening or lifting of sanctions on Russian oil shipments despite previous promises, alongside continued Russian drone strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Early afternoon reporting detailed Ukrainian strikes against Russian targets, including four oil refineries and three warships in Crimea. Late afternoon coverage shifted dramatically to a shooting in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, where a gunman opened fire in a supermarket, with initial reports of casualties escalating throughout the evening to six dead and fifteen injured, including an infant. The attacker, identified as a 58-year-old native of Moscow, was liquidated by police during a special operation, and the incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack.
18.04.2026
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Latvia and Germany hosted an informal UN briefing on Russia’s war against Ukraine ahead of Security Council meeting on Monday.
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06:03⇢Night Attacks and Shifting American Support
⌨The newspapers report on overnight attacks on Ukraine and occupied Crimea, with explosions reported in multiple locations (Glavcom). Simultaneously, coverage continues on U.S. policy shifts, including Pentagon statements about support limitations and sanctions being lifted on Russian oil (UNIAN, Pravda). The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet regarding Russian attacks (Kyiv Post).
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Overnight attacks have left 380,000 residents without power in the Chernihiv region, while strikes in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia hit industrial sites and residential areas, injuring at least two.
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Америка повідомила про нове рішення щодо РФ на тлі війни на Близькому Сході
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08:58⇢The Sanctions Retreat
⌨The newspapers report on U.S. decisions to extend and weaken sanctions on Russian oil shipments, with multiple sources describing this as a reversal of previous promises (UNIAN, Liga.net, Pravda). Simultaneously, coverage continues on overnight Russian drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine, causing widespread power outages and injuries (Kyiv Post).
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Radio Svoboda
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Ukrinform (En.)
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Ukrinform (En.)
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A moped driver is in critical condition after a targeted drone attack near Bilozerka, while overnight shelling in Kramatorsk left two others wounded and residents trapped.
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11:57⇢Drones Over Kherson and Kramatorsk
⌨The newspapers report on widespread Russian attacks across Ukraine, with multiple sources detailing drone strikes, missile impacts, and infrastructure damage in various regions, including Kherson and Kramatorsk where civilians were injured (Pravda, Kyiv Post, TSN, Glavcom). Simultaneously, coverage continues on U.S. decisions to weaken sanctions on Russian oil shipments, described as a reversal of previous promises (Ukrinform UA, Liga.net).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Speaking in Arizona, the US president compared NATO to late campaign donors and dismissed the conflict with Tehran as a mere “military excursion.”
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Ukrinform (En.)
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15:14⇢Four Refineries and Three Warships Struck
⌨The newspapers report on Ukrainian strikes against Russian energy and naval targets, with multiple sources detailing attacks on four oil refineries (Glavcom, UNIAN, Pravda) and three warships in Crimea (Ukrinform UA, Ukrinform). Coverage continues on U.S. sanctions policy regarding Russian oil (Liga.net).
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Leading lawmakers condemned a “180-degree reversal” on Kremlin sanctions, arguing that the move emboldens Vladimir Putin following Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine this year.
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Безпека Європи у руках українців і турків. Що задумав глава турецького МЗС
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17:53⇢Kyiv's Street Shooter
⌨The newspapers report on a shooting in Kyiv where an unknown assailant opened fire on people, resulting in multiple casualties including a child (Glavcom, UNIAN, TSN, Ukrinform UA). Simultaneously, coverage continues on U.S. sanctions policy regarding Russian oil, with Senate Democrats criticizing Trump's sanctions relief for Putin (Kyiv Post).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the casualties following a shooting spree in the Holosiivskyi district, noting that a child and a security guard are among those wounded.
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Police special forces stormed a supermarket in the Holosiivskyi district, neutralizing the gunman who killed two people and wounded five others, including a child.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the end of a major special operation in the Holosiivskyi district, where a 58-year-old attacker opened fire with automatic weapons.
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18:43⇢Moscow-Born Gunman's Supermarket Siege
⌨The newspapers report on a shooting in Kyiv where a gunman opened fire on people in a supermarket, resulting in multiple casualties including five killed, with the attacker being a 58-year-old native of Moscow who was liquidated by police during a special operation (Glavcom, UNIAN, Pravda, Kyiv Post, TSN, Ukrinform UA).
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Ukrinform (En.)
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21:33⇢Kyiv's Supermarket Shooter
⌨The newspapers report on a shooting in Kyiv where a gunman opened fire, with casualty figures rising to six dead and fifteen injured, including an infant, and details emerging about the attacker's background and the police operation (Glavcom, UNIAN, Pravda, Ukrinform UA, Ukrinform, Kyiv Post, TSN).
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