All six units of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant have been put into cold shutdown mode without any “violations of the safety limits and conditions,” the DW's Russian service reported.

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Immediate transfer of Patriot system to Ukraine in addition to air defense systems that have already been delivered and are still planned, is underway, German Defense Ministry reported on X on April 13.

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An attempted assassination of the Governor of Kherson Oblast, Oleksandr Prokudin, was thwarted on April 10, head of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, Vasyl Malyuk, revealed during a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities on April 12.

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New Jersey Rep. Mickey Sherrill criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump for saying it wouldn’t be “appropriate” to go to Ukraine, noting that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “simply doesn’t want him to,” The Hill reported on April 12.

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The Kremlin passed new laws that are likely an attempt to cheer up Russian soldiers, financially encouraging more recruits to join army in exchange for benefits, and limiting criticism from wives of fallen occupiers.

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A 58-year-old driver of an emergency medical team was injured in a Russian FPV drone attack on an ambulance in the frontline Kupyansk district shortly after 1 p.m. EET, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram on April 13.

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Following an audit of its military, Ukraine has established that “thousands” of military personnel assigned to rear units can be redeployed to the front line to relieve some of the more battered brigades, the General Staff announcedon April 12.

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Moscow has started recruiting women serving time across Russian correctional facilities to bolster its military, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on April 12.

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A former head of the internal supply department at Ukraine’s SBU security service, suspected of embezzlingstate funds during fuel purchases, has been taken into custody for 60 days with a UAH 3 million ($76,000) bail.

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Ukraine’s SBU security service has charged a high-ranking Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) priest in Ukraine with justifying Russia’s war against Ukraine and inciting religious hatred, SBU announced via Telegram on April 12.

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Ukraine’s railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) will soon get a batch of U.S.-made diesel locomotives.

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China continues to assist Russia in boosting its military industrial output through supplies of machinery, microelectronics, drones, and cruise missile technology, Reuters reported on April 12.

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Ukraine may have to reintroduce scheduled rolling blackouts this summer if Russia continues its large-scale attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the Energy Ministry warned on April 12.

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The Ukrainian government is negotiating with Western partners to acquire additional air defense systems to protect HPP from further Russian missiles strikes, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko told public broadcaster Suspilne on April 12.

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During a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on April 12, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that there is no need for Belarus to enter the war against Ukraine, adding that the Ukrainian-Belarusian border is 'mined and fortified.'

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The Netherlands pledged an additional €1 billion ($1.06b) in military aid and €400 million ($425m) to bolster Ukraine's economy and fund critical energy infrastructure repairs.

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China's acting Consul General, Sun Chuanjiang, publicly disparaged Russians by comparing Irkutsk's airport to a rural Chinese bus station, videos of which circulated widely on local social media on April 12.

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry is charting a new direction to preserve Ukrainian identity among the war-displaced millions, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

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The recent attack on Trypillia Thermal Power Plant, resulting in its complete destruction, is believed to have been executed using Russia's latest cruise missile, the Kh-69, which shares similarities with the Storm Shadow/SCALP and Taurus.

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Ukrainians “must be ready for any scenario” this spring and summer and stock up on generators against the backdrop of Russia’s massive strikes on the country’s energy system, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.

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