You missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine ? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Friday, April 10, 2026, on the 1,507th day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
Three people, two in Ukraine and one in Russialost their lives in strikes this Friday. But this weekend, on the occasion of Orthodox Easter, the guns should briefly fall silent. It is Vladimir Poutine who first announced this total ceasefire long demanded by kyiv. It will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. and end Sunday evening. Volodymyr Zelensky shortly afterwards made it known that his country was ready to respect this rare pause in hostilities.
The truce could make it possible “to evacuate the bodies of the dead or even the injured, which has become almost impossible because of the drones,” analyzes “Rybar”, a pro-Kremlin blogger, cited by AFP.
Today’s statement
« We showed a few countries how to work with (drone) interceptors. Did we destroy them? Yes. Did we do it in just one country? No, in several. »
Volodymyr Zelensky affirms that the Ukrainian units sent, for their expertise, to several Gulf countries have proven themselves and shot down Iranian drones.
The number
19 ans. The heavy sentence received by former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov. Accused of corruption, he was arrested in August 2024 during a wave of arrests, resembling a purge, in the high military hierarchy. The ex-oligarch is 69 years old and will have to serve his sentence in a penal colony with a “severe regime”.
The trend
Business as usual. A Russian envoy from Vladimir Putin is in Washington. But only to talk about economic issues. “Kirill Dmitriev is not leading negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine. This does not constitute a resumption of negotiations,” said Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson.
Our file on the war in Ukraine
On March 11, the day after the last trip of the Russian “Mr. Economy” to the UNITED STATESDonald Trump had partially lifted sanctions on Russian oil by authorizing the purchase of stocks located on ships at sea.
This exemption expires this Saturday. The question is whether it will be renewed. Volodymyr Zelensky fears it in any case and has taken the lead: “A ceasefire has started in the Middle East and the Gulf. I expect the sanctions on Russian oil to be fully restored to the way they were before,” he said on Friday.
