Ukraine-Russia War: 2026-04-23

Ukrainian drone forces hit an FSB command post in occupied Donetsk on Wednesday, killing 12 officers and wounding 15 others, according to Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi, known by his call sign Magyar. Eight precision strikes were carried out using FP-2 drones produced by Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, designed for medium-range strikes with a 60-100 kg payload. The operation was conducted jointly with the 1st Corps of the Azov Brigade. The targeted post was responsible for sabotage operations, intelligence networks, recruitment, terrorist attacks and arson coordination, Brovdi reported.

President Zelensky rejected any form of partial EU membership for Ukraine at an informal summit in Cyprus. Ukraine defends Europe, and not symbolically, people are actually dying, Zelensky said. He warned Ukrainian institutions not to seek symbolic membership, citing the Budapest Memorandum and NATOs symbolic path as failed symbolic unions. EU Council President Antonio Costa said the next step is opening the first accession negotiation cluster. The 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine was approved along with the 20th sanctions package against Russia. Hungary continues to block accession clusters.