Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone strike damages infrastructure at major port

WorldPolitics
9 Apr 2026 • 12:28 AM MYT
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  • A secret unit of Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian-flagged Arctic Metagaz oil tanker in western Libya, causing an explosion and fire, with Ukraine saying the tanker, part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet, was transporting oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
  • A Russian overnight drone attack damaged a port facility at Ukraine's largest Danube river port, Izmail, though fires were extinguished and no casualties reported.
  • Ukrainian security services (SBU) detained an alleged FSB agent in Kyiv after thwarting an assassination attempt on a leader of Ukraine’s Federation of Employers using a remote-controlled bomb.
  • U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Budapest, accusing Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky of "scandalous" comments about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and echoing accusations of Kyiv interfering in Hungary's election.
  • Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest a Japanese company's investment in Ukrainian interceptor drone technology.

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