Zelensky offers to help Trump unblock Strait of Hormuz & killing each Russian soldier costs Kyiv ‘under ‘$1,000’

Day 1,496.


Today, as Ukraine offers to assist in re-opening the Strait of
Hormuz, we hear reports of the Ukrainians being warned off
attacking oil energy infrastructure as the world continues to
reel from the war in Iran, before examining leaked calls between
the Russian and Hungarian foreign ministers that suggest an even
closer relationship between Moscow and Budapest than previously
understood. Finally, we reflect on the anniversary of the Bucha
massacre – one of the most notorious atrocities of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine – and hear the view from the battlefield with
frontline reporter Francis Farrell.


Contributors:


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


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


With thanks to Francis Farrell of the Kyiv Independent.


NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD
FOOTAGE:


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Francis’s Documentary on Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIILzKnFs2o 


Chernobyl Event Tomorrow by the Ukrainian Institute of
London/Royal Society of the Arts:


https://www.thersa.org/events/2026/04/40-years-on-chornobyls-legacy-and-european-environmental-security/ 


Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist
sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks (The Insider and
others):


https://theins.press/en/inv/290911 


Foreign fighters in Russian ranks rise above 27,000, Ukraine says
(Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/foreign-fighters-in-russian-ranks-rise-to-27-407-ukraine-says/?mc_cid=84888effdc&mc_eid=08d0680a95


Interview exclusive de Sergueï Lavrov, ministre des Affaires
étrangères russe (France 2):


https://www.franceinfo.fr/monde/russie/video-nous-nous-prononcons-pour-la-defense-des-interets-de-l-iran-regardez-l-interview-exclusive-de-serguei-lavrov-ministre-des-affaires-etrangeres-russe-sur-france-2_7896044.html


Pourquoi et dans quelles conditions la rédaction de France
Télévisions a-t-elle réalisé l'interview de Sergueï Lavrov, chef
de la diplomatie russe ? (France Info): 


https://www.franceinfo.fr/une-information-transparente-franceinfo/transparence-pourquoi-et-dans-quelles-conditions-la-redaction-de-france-televisions-a-t-elle-realise-l-interview-de-serguei-lavrov-chef-de-la-diplomatie-russe_7897925.html


Francis Farrell’s recent journalism for The Kyiv Independent:


https://kyivindependent.com/author/francis-farrell/ 


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