Президент заявив, що обидві держави після цього почнуть "робити великий бізнес" зі Штатами і "зароблятимуть статки"
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 21.04.2025.
It displays 84 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
21.04.2025 ⇢ Day Pope Francis Died as Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Loomed
⌨Russia launched nearly 100 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight, shattering the supposed Easter ceasefire announced by Putin just two days earlier. Ukrainian forces claimed to have intercepted 42 drones, with 47 more "locationally lost."
By morning, news of Pope Francis' death at 89 dominated headlines, with world leaders expressing condolences. Vatican officials later confirmed an acute stroke as the cause of death.
Meanwhile, pressure mounted on Ukraine to respond to Trump's peace plan, reportedly requiring Kyiv to renounce NATO membership and recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea. Zelensky announced a Wednesday meeting in London with US, UK and French representatives to discuss "peace proposals," while Trump promised to reveal terms of a potential agreement within three days.
Ukrainian forces reported striking a Russian drone launch base in Kursk region, eliminating about 20 operators, while noting Russian withdrawals from western Pokrovsk outskirts.
By morning, news of Pope Francis' death at 89 dominated headlines, with world leaders expressing condolences. Vatican officials later confirmed an acute stroke as the cause of death.
Meanwhile, pressure mounted on Ukraine to respond to Trump's peace plan, reportedly requiring Kyiv to renounce NATO membership and recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea. Zelensky announced a Wednesday meeting in London with US, UK and French representatives to discuss "peace proposals," while Trump promised to reveal terms of a potential agreement within three days.
Ukrainian forces reported striking a Russian drone launch base in Kursk region, eliminating about 20 operators, while noting Russian withdrawals from western Pokrovsk outskirts.
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A drone unit commander said that Russia’s activity had “significantly decreased both in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions”, combat zones in the south and northeast where the unit is active.
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00:33 (21:33)⇢Easter Truce Violations Soar as Trump Predicts Peace Deal Next Week
⌨The newspapers report on the Easter "ceasefire" situation with Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of violations. President Zelensky claims Russian forces violated the truce over 2,000 times today (Ukrinform UA), while proposing an extension of the ban on long-range strikes (Pravda). A drone commander noted decreased Russian activity in some regions (Kyiv Post). Meanwhile, Trump has announced expectations of a Ukraine-Russia agreement next week, claiming both countries will subsequently "do big business" with the US (Liga.net, UNIAN). Media also notes Fox News mistakenly attributed Kyiv to Russia during Moscow church service broadcasts (Novoe Vremya).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Обов’язкове додавання 5%-го біоетанолу в бензин має зменшити ціни на пальне. Але це лише декларація. Справжня мета – експорт біоетанолу в ЄС
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Ukrainska Pravda
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07:45 (04:45)⇢Trump Demands Ukraine Renounce NATO and Crimea
⌨The newspapers report on Trump's proposed peace plan for Ukraine, which reportedly includes Ukraine renouncing its NATO aspirations and recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea (Novoe Vremya, Pravda, UNIAN). Meanwhile, Zelensky states that Russian forces violated the Easter "ceasefire" almost 3,000 times (Ukrinform UA). Other topics include mandatory 5% bioethanol addition to gasoline starting May 1, which is presented as potentially reducing fuel prices but may actually be aimed at increasing bioethanol exports to the EU (Liga.net).
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Ukrinform (En.)
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Kyiv’s response is expected at a meeting in London this week, where US, Ukrainian and European officials will seek consensus before possibly presenting the plan to Moscow.
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За попередніми даними, внаслідок атаки постраждалих немає
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10:21 (07:21)⇢Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack as Peace Plan Deadline Looms
⌨The newspapers report on Russia's renewed attacks following the Easter ceasefire, with nearly 100 drones and missiles targeting multiple Ukrainian regions including Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk (Liga.net, Novoe Vremya, Ukrinform UA). Ukraine claims to have shot down 42 drones with 47 more "lost locationally" (Ukrinform UA). Meanwhile, Kyiv faces a deadline to respond to a Trump-backed peace plan, with Ukrainian officials expected to present their position at a meeting in London this week (Kyiv Post, UNIAN, Pravda). The frontline remains active with 96 combat clashes reported in the past day (Ukrinform).
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Despite Trump’s belief Moscow and Kyiv ‘will make a deal this week,’ policy analyst asks what the White House will do about Russian intransigence, telling Kyiv Post: “Something has to change.”
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Ukrinform
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Glavcom
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Коли запрацює реєстр військовослужбовців, що показало розслідування саботованих наказів на переведення і до яких результатів приводять опитування військових - ми розпитали керівницю цифрової команди МО
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Liga.net
Понтифік пішов з життя на 89 році. Кардинал Кевін Фаррел повідомив, що це сталося о 07:35 21 квітня
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LB.ua
Папа Франциск не завжди розумів Україну, він помилявся, потім перепрошував і знову партачив. Але ніколи не був байдужим і не лукавив.
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Despite Trump’s belief Moscow and Kyiv “will make a deal this week,” a policy analyst asks what the White House will do about Russian intransigence, telling Kyiv Post: “Something has to change.”
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Radio Svoboda
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Понтифік з краю Землі / Яким увійде в історію Папа Римський Франциск
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Radio Svoboda
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13:37 (10:37)⇢Pope Francis Dies at 89
⌨The newspapers report on the death of Pope Francis at age 89 (Liga.net, Novoe Vremya, Radio Svoboda, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN). Several outlets discuss his complex relationship with Ukraine, noting he made mistakes but was never indifferent (LB.ua, Novoe Vremya). Meanwhile, Trump team continues peace negotiations in Europe, with Trump expressing hope that Russia and Ukraine "will make a deal this week" despite skepticism from analysts about Russian intransigence (Kyiv Post). Russian forces are reportedly using new tactics to shell the Kherson region (Glavcom).
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Президенти, прем'єри та лідери інституцій відреагували на смерть папи римського Франциска 21 квітня
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Похорон папи зазвичай відбувається на площі Святого Петра через чотири-шість днів після його смерті
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Glavcom
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Ukrinform
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Liga.net
Військові зазначили, що удар є відчутним для ворога
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NV
Коли чекати на білий дим / Як оберуть наступного Папу Римського і хто керує Ватиканом доти — пояснюємо в інфографіці
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In a few sectors burial details took advantage to collect corpses from no-man’s land. But the killing didn’t stop and on Monday the assaults, shell and drone strikes were back to wartime “normal.”
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Військовий зазначив, що на цьому напрямку відбувся невеликий перелам
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16:54 (13:54)⇢Russians Withdraw from Pokrovsk Outskirts
⌨The newspapers report on Russia's Easter Sunday ceasefire, which resulted in less shooting in some areas for about a day, allowing for collection of corpses from no-man's land, though fighting resumed to normal levels by Monday (Kyiv Post). Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian drone launch base in Kursk region, eliminating up to 20 drone operators (Pravda, Ukrinform UA). Meanwhile, Russian forces are withdrawing from western outskirts of Pokrovsk according to "Khortytsia" military command (Liga.net). Media also notes the death of MP Volodymyr Moroz (Glavcom) and discusses potential successors to Pope Francis (Novoe Vremya, UNIAN).
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За 2024 рік пішли 600-700 людей, тоді як приєдналися 569 нових спеціалістів
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Air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv shortly after Putin’s announcement – and again in the early hours of Monday, when Russia resumed its drone strikes.
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Президент США зауважив, що його країна провела "дуже хороші зустрічі" з цього питання
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The meeting is expected to focus on a Trump-backed peace plan first presented last Thursday in Paris by his senior aides during talks with Ukrainian officials.
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20:19 (17:19)⇢London Peace Talks Set for Wednesday
⌨The newspapers report on upcoming peace talks between Ukraine, the US, France, and the UK scheduled for Wednesday in London (Kyiv Post, Novoe Vremya, Pravda, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN). Trump announced he will reveal the terms of a potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia in the next three days, noting that "very good meetings" have been held on this issue (Glavcom, Liga.net). The talks are expected to focus on a Trump-backed peace plan that was first presented last Thursday in Paris by his senior aides during discussions with Ukrainian officials (Kyiv Post).
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Президент зазначив, що українська сторона готова до "будь-якої розмови, як це забезпечити"
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Конклав-2025. Чи змінить смерть Франциска курс католицької церкви – аналіз фаворитів
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