❗️Belgium will purchase and transfer 15 Gepard air defense systems to Ukraine as part of a €1 billion military aid package. The units, previously owned by OIP Land Systems, will undergo full refurbishment before delivery to Ukrainian forces. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Ibh3Nzzoez

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 22, 2026

In other words "I'll meet with him to accept his surrender".

"Putin is ready for a meeting with Zelenskyy." - Peskov.

However, he added that such a meeting could only be productive at the stage when agreements are being finalized.

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) April 22, 2026

Russian President Putin is ready to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky, but it can only be productive once the agreements are finalized, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on Wednesday.

He also noted that Moscow sees no political will on the part of Kyiv to "resolve the… pic.twitter.com/JFUgAavb00

— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) April 22, 2026

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Russian President Putin is ready to meet with a subservient Ukrainian President Zelensky, but it can only be productive once Ukraine has capitulated, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on Wednesday.

He also noted that Moscow sees no political will on the part of Kyiv to give us what we want, and agree to become a vassal state.

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There we go. Must have been lost in translation.

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From what I've read, Russia is getting their asses kicked last six weeks. Am I wrong?

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It hasn't been going as well as they'd like, or they'd like the domestic audience to believe, no.

Anyone that thinks Ukraine is winning is crazy though. Ukraine is not winning. Just hoping to find a resolution before giving out.

Ultimately it's what Russia decided to do in the end.

MaroonStain said:

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From what I've read, Russia is getting their asses kicked last six weeks. Am I wrong?

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they are just butting their heads against a drone wall, decimating their male population and getting their industrial base blown up in the process.

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Aggiefan#1 said:

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Anyone that thinks Ukraine is winning is crazy though. Ukraine is not winning. Just hoping to find a resolution before giving out.

Ultimately it's what Russia decided to do in the end.

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Depends. At least in the short term, continuing to exist as a nation independent of Russian control could be seen as a win. The alternative to that would certainly seem to be much more of an L.

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Bingo! The fact that Ukraine still exists as an independent nation after being invaded by the second most powerful land army in the world is a victory in itself.

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Rossticus said:

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Putin said Russia will continue expanding a “security zone” along the border with Ukraine, describing it as an ongoing process. He stated the zone will be extended until what he called threats to Russian border regions are removed. #Russia pic.twitter.com/MGVFsqegvM

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 21, 2026

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man, he is living in a fantasy land of some sort

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I wonder if, at this point, his generals are telling him the truth...

Kind of like when the Generals didn't tell Hitler the whole truth because they didn't want to get the Nazi equivalent of "fell out of a window"...

If anyone can pull it off, they've demonstrated the potential… but it's a hell of an ask. You're going to have a lot of countries signing defense agreements with Ukraine to get access to their tech by the time this whole thing wraps up.

The US has burned through up to 61% of its Patriot missile arsenal in 39 days of the Iran war. It might take years for US forces and the countries that rely on these munitions to get their refills.

This is bad news for Ukraine. Russia manufactures over 60 ballistic missiles per…

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) April 22, 2026

"The US has burned through up to 61% of its Patriot missile arsenal in 39 days of the Iran war. It might take years for US forces and the countries that rely on these munitions to get their refills.

This is bad news for Ukraine. Russia manufactures over 60 ballistic missiles per month, Ukrainian intel agencies say.

Zelenskyy is now asking Ukrainian engineers to solve in one yeara domestic Patriot equivalent, without the radar pipeline, without the budget, without a guarantee it works in combat.

Ukraine might have no alternative but to try."

Ukraine is contracting 25,000 ground robots in six months.

That is twice the entire output of 2025 — and it is happening in the first half of 2026 alone.

Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov @FedorovMykhailo announced the milestone on April 18, following a meeting with… pic.twitter.com/R3RTrJgwlJ

— Army Media 🇺🇦 (@armyinformcomua) April 22, 2026

Rossticus said:

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If anyone can pull it off, they've demonstrated the potential… but it's a hell of an ask. You're going to have a lot of countries signing defense agreements with Ukraine to get access to their tech by the time this whole thing wraps up.

The US has burned through up to 61% of its Patriot missile arsenal in 39 days of the Iran war. It might take years for US forces and the countries that rely on these munitions to get their refills.

This is bad news for Ukraine. Russia manufactures over 60 ballistic missiles per…

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) April 22, 2026

"The US has burned through up to 61% of its Patriot missile arsenal in 39 days of the Iran war. It might take years for US forces and the countries that rely on these munitions to get their refills.

This is bad news for Ukraine. Russia manufactures over 60 ballistic missiles per month, Ukrainian intel agencies say.

Zelenskyy is now asking Ukrainian engineers to solve in one yeara domestic Patriot equivalent, without the radar pipeline, without the budget, without a guarantee it works in combat.

Ukraine might have no alternative but to try."

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I worked on ERINT, the missile that was downselected to be PAC-3.

This is NOT an easy problem to solve...They will need a LOT of help but I doubt that the US or Israel would be willing to give up the important tech.

Contracted, but manufactured? I have to wonder if they are able to actually fulfill that.

Huge. Europe continues to step up, approving a $106B loan for Ukraine.

"Ukrainian officials say that a majority of the funds will go toward military production. "We know that roughly two-thirds will be spent on our defense industry," Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Strategic Industries, told CBS News. "Our defense industry is capable of producing $50 billion worth of weapons but the government right now can only buy $15 billion."

MONEY

What if we up production of guidance units and have others manufacture rocket motors and bodies? I would imagine Ukraine or Japan or South Korea or someone could produce compatible rocket bodies and warheads.

Russia sold 22 tons of gold in Q1 2026 — nearly 40% of all the net gold it bought across the previous six years.

A $61.3B federal deficit by end-March forced the sale as oil and gas revenues collapsed — United24. 1/ pic.twitter.com/e9vq8tUKxw

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) April 23, 2026

‼️ZELENSKYY: U.S. arms supplies to Ukraine under the PURL program have not stopped, despite shortages of air defense missiles caused by the war in Iran. Earlier, the U.S. informed several European countries—including Baltic nations—of potential delays in weapons and ammunition… pic.twitter.com/PF1NLYpHol

— Kateryna Lisunova (@KaterynaLis) April 23, 2026

MORE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on April 22 at a Russian Orthodox Easter reception that one of Russia’s war goals in Ukraine is to protect the “honor and dignity” of Russian citizens, including their right to use the Russian language and practice the Orthodox… https://t.co/IvsK9u4GsG pic.twitter.com/ALnSmXi9Rw

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) April 22, 2026

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‼️ZELENSKYY: U.S. arms supplies to Ukraine under the PURL program have not stopped, despite shortages of air defense missiles caused by the war in Iran. Earlier, the U.S. informed several European countries—including Baltic nations—of potential delays in weapons and ammunition… pic.twitter.com/PF1NLYpHol

— Kateryna Lisunova (@KaterynaLis) April 23, 2026

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MORE DETAILS

A civilian An-28 modified to defend Ukrainian skies, equipped with underwing pylons for anti-Shahed interceptor drones and a minigun on board. https://t.co/sXhyhOAD7N pic.twitter.com/EJKfhJ5bEL

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) April 23, 2026

That's extremely cool and extremely terrifying at the same.

Satellite images from the russian holiday town Tuapse show catastrophic burning from space. Black oil is still raining down on the beaches. Tourists are furious. The war russia started is finally reaching every single corner of the country. pic.twitter.com/uqPExgbnO1

— Caolan (@CaolanReports) April 23, 2026

That entire area is now essentially a massive superfund site.

Russian Foreign Ministry has officially stated that Trump/USA has invited Putin to go to the G20 summit. The US is working overtime to rehabilitate the Russian dictator and European states need to take this into consideration. https://t.co/AvTMu1L8Wj

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) April 23, 2026

Trump on Vladimir Putin possibly coming to the G20 in Miami: "If he came it would be probably very helpful"

(Note how Trump then parrots Putin's talking points about the G7) pic.twitter.com/1Iht6zu9dU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 23, 2026

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) - @RepDonBacon: We are one signature away to get a vote on the floor that would put sanctions on Russia and renew military aid to Ukraine. We need one more signature, and I can guarantee you there'll be a lot of Republicans who vote for that. We gotta… pic.twitter.com/mSOxP5ih9m

— Kateryna Lisunova (@KaterynaLis) April 23, 2026

📡 Satellite images of the results of yesterday's attack on the Novokuybyshevsk refinery, - Dnipro Osint

Traces of severe burning of AVT-11 (AVT-6) unit were detected. 80% of the plant's capacity was disabled, the unit processes 6 million tons of oil per year.

Anti-drone nets… pic.twitter.com/vTnawwsFRp

— MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) April 24, 2026

Ukraine’s 425th Skelia Regiment advanced 15 km into Russian positions on the Oleksandrivka axis, capturing Ternove and establishing a foothold. Over 600 Russian troops were eliminated during the first month of fighting in the area. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/MLYtnj6Zqp

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 24, 2026

Ukraine confirms its cruise missiles smashed a key Russian drone factory in Taganrog, wrecking buildings at a major production site.

The facility is a core part of Moscow’s UAV program, linked to Molniya and Orion drones.https://t.co/dVDBl5dpLu

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) April 24, 2026

More on Ukraine now launching interceptor drones in mid-air from turboprop planes.

"Ukraine has been successfully using several locally produced drones to counter Russian Shaheds for some time now. Both the P1-Sun and the AS-3 Surveyor are small, relatively inexpensive drones built specifically to zip through the skies and intercept long-range one-way attack drones.

In the case of the P1-Sun, this uses a modular, 3D-printed airframe, can operate at altitudes up to 16,400 feet (5,000 meters), and reach speeds of up to 280 miles per hour (450 km/h). This is sufficient to intercept jet-powered drones such as the Russian Geran-3, under some circumstances."

INNOVATION

Russian Z-blogger Mikhail "Rybar" Zvinchuk claims that "what's happening on the battlefield has turned into a utter bleakness"

"We are jumping around Kupiansk, debating whether it’s captured or not... we are fighting over "granny hamlets", which has long been a subject of… pic.twitter.com/bM5L5EutN6

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 24, 2026

⚡️ “An open war has been declared on us” — Lavrov

Russia’s foreign minister claimed the West is trying to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia and is using Ukraine as a tool.

“The Kyiv regime is being used as a spearhead. Without Western weapons, intelligence, satellite data… pic.twitter.com/xVYYlLxHe5

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 24, 2026