The situation 1120 – 10. April 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on April 9 that Ukraine is interested in purchasing a large package of weapons from the United States, possibly within the framework of a future US-Ukraine mineral deal, as part of Ukrainian efforts to obtain security guarantees that would deter a future Russian invasion.

Russia’s continued unsubstantiated accusations of Ukrainian violations of the energy strike ceasefire - despite the lack of any publicly available official ceasefire agreement – demonstrate how Russia will likely act in the event that Russia accepts the ground ceasefire to which Ukraine and the United States have already agreed

Russia continues to use bilateral talks with the United States to delay negotiations about the war in Ukraine, suggesting that the Kremlin remains uninterested in serious peace negotiations to end the war.

Russia is reportedly using social media and financial incentives to recruit Chinese nationals to voluntarily join the Russian military.

Russian forces reportedly recently executed a wounded Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) in the Lyman direction.

The Kremlin continues to use narratives it has historically used against Ukraine to set conditions to justify possible future aggression against Estonia.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar, and Russian forces advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk.

A Russian insider source claimed that Russian authorities are preparing a dedicated position in Russian regional governments that will oversee veterans' affairs, and the federal government may include similar positions in the future.

The full update of the Russian offensive 1120 is available on UNDERSTANDING WAR