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• Russian Drones Again Strike Odesa, Injuring 3 RFE/RL 16 Apr 2025 -- For at least the third time this year, Russian drones attacked Ukraine's historic port city of Odesa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, injuring three people and setting residential and commercial buildings ablaze.

Ukraine

• Kyiv Cites 'Significant Progress' In Talks With US On Partnership Deal, Rare Earth Minerals RFE/RL 16 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said there has been "significant progress" in negotiations with the United States toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement that includes a deal on rare earth minerals.
• A Truly Reliable Peace Can Only Be Achieved When Reality Forces Russia to Come to Terms With Our Capabilities - Address by the President President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2025
• Presidential Office Hosts Briefing for Foreign Diplomats on Sanctions Policy Against Russia President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2025
• President of Ukraine Holds Phone Conversation with President of Finland President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2025
• Ukraine Will Keep Ramping Up Arms Production to Ensure Its Own Security - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2025

Russia

• Russia Offers Subsidized Mortgages In Ukrainian Cities, Including Kyiv-Controlled Kherson RFE/RL 16 Apr 2025 -- The Russian government's Family Mortgage program has started offering subsidized loans to Russian citizens who want to buy property in Ukrainian towns -- including some under Kyiv's control - alongside cities within Russia.
• Russia's strategic goals on Ukraine unchanged: intelligence chief People's Daily 16 Apr 2025 -- Russia's strategic goals regarding Ukraine remain unchanged, Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, said Tuesday.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region as of 16 April 2025 Russia MoD 16 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 16 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 16 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 16 Apr 2025

United States

NATO

United Nations

• Update 286 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 16 Apr 2025 -- Frequent air raid alarms, the regular sound of explosions nearby and the presence of drones are continuing to highlight the dangers facing Ukraine's main nuclear sites during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp visits Ukraine, reiterates support for legislative and institutional framework on national minority issues OSCE 16 Apr 2025 -- OSCE High Commissioner Christophe Kamp visited Ukraine between 6 and 12 April, where he met with a wide range of interlocutors, including representatives of the government, local authorities, national minority communities, civil society and the international community in Kyiv and Uzhhorod.
• Planning For A Ukraine Cease-Fire, Turkey Hosts Talks On Black Sea Security RFE/RL 16 Apr 2025 -- Military leaders from several nations are quietly holding under-the-radar talks at the headquarters of the Turkish Navy in Ankara this week, focusing on Black Sea security in the event of a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

News Reports