‘Volcanic eruption’ as Ukraine hits one of Putin’s largest oil refineries & inside a morgue for frontline soldiers

Day 1,513.


Today, as Hungary’s new prime minister Péter Magyar signals he
will not veto the €90 billion European Union loan for Ukraine –
and Slovakia’s opposition to the package appears to be crumbling
– we ask whether Brussels can finally get the funding approved.
We report on a continued surge in Ukrainian airstrikes against
high-value Russian targets, and consider whether the air war in
Russia’s war against Ukraine is beginning to tilt in Kyiv’s
favour. We also examine developments in Ukraine’s domestic
politics, as former presidential aide Andriy Yermak faces
scrutiny from the country’s anti-corruption authorities. And
later, we bring you a special interview from Adélie’s recent trip
to Ukraine with Asami Terajima on the military’s efforts to
prevent troops going AWOL and visiting a Kharkiv morgue.


Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on
X.


Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz
on X.


With thanks to Asami Terajima – frontline reporter at the Kyiv
Independent.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Top Zelensky allies Yermak, Arakhamia targeted in new searches,
summons, source says (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/yermak/ 


The Mushroom Captivating Wartime Ukraine (New Lines):


https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-mushroom-captivating-wartime-ukraine/ 


Russian air defenses are collapsing. Now Ukrainian warplanes can
hit harder (Euromaidan):


https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/15/donetsk-airport-raid/


Inside Ukraine's AWOL and military desertion crisis


https://kyivindependent.com/inside-ukraines-awol-and-desertion-crisis/


As Ukraine war deaths mount, Kharkiv morgue strains to identify
the truth


https://kyivindependent.com/you-cant-turn-off-your-emotion-inside-a-ukrainian-morgue-as-war-deaths-mount/


Coming of age during war, where mistakes can cost a life


https://kyivindependent.com/coming-of-age-during-war-where-mistakes-can-cost-a-life/


War Notes Newsletter


https://kyivindependent.com/newsletters/war-notes/


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