❗️Zelensky in Kryvyi Rih: the president visited the tragic site of the strike, where the Russian Federation killed 19 people, 9 of whom were children. pic.twitter.com/EFad1WmH8b
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 11 avril 2025
In Kryvyi Rih, President Zelensky visited the site of the strike where the Russian Federation killed 19 people, including nine children.
European allies just pledged over €21 billion in new military aid to Ukraine after the latest Ramstein-format defense meeting.
"It takes two to want peace, but it only takes one to want war," said HR/VP @kajakallas
. One month ago, Ukraine accepted a ceasefire proposal. Russia refused to agree and chose violence. As @andrii_sybiha said: "Russia remains the only obstacle to peace." #StandWithUkraine
Source: https://
economist.com/leaders/2025/0
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Denmark and a few others have started buying directly from Ukraine’s arms sector. Scaling this with long-term contracts and joint ventures could address Ukraine’s shortage of air-defence missiles. 6X
Ukraine’s defence industry has unused capacity to produce up to $35bn of arms in 2025. Budget constraints – not factory limitations – are the main bottleneck to scaling production. 4/
Ukrainian companies now produce over 1 million drones monthly, including FPV, reconnaissance, and long-range strike models. These drones are used daily to destroy Russian tanks, command posts, and logistics hubs. 2/
Ukrainian officials estimate a kill ratio of 7–10 Russian soldiers for every Ukrainian lost. Despite being outnumbered, Russia has failed to capture Pokrovsk (pre-war pop. 60,000) after nine months of assaults. 3/
The Economist: Ukraine’s defence output is projected to hit $15bn in 2025, up from $1bn in 2022. Most of the weapons used at the front – artillery, drones, missiles – are now made inside Ukraine, reducing reliance on U.S. or EU. 1/
Operational update as of 16:00 on 11.04.2025 regarding the Russian invasion
