Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Saturday, April 18, 2026, on the 1,515th day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
A shooting left at least five people dead on Saturday in a residential area of the Ukrainian capital, kyiv. “So far, the deaths of five people have been confirmed,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X, adding that “four hostages have been rescued. »
The suspect in this shooting in broad daylight in a large residential area on the right bank of the capital “was killed during his arrest,” Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said earlier. The police tried to arrest him in the supermarket where he “had taken hostages and shot at the police”, according to the minister.
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said 15 people were injured and at least ten were hospitalized.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said in a statement that the suspect is “a 58-year-old man born in Moscow.” He is said to have first opened fire in the street, “after which he barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages. »
Today’s statement
« President Macron and I have very close views on how to build the strength of Europe, the sovereignty of Poland, France and Europe, and how to cooperate on security, including using France’s nuclear potential. »
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Gdansk in Poland on Monday to establish a bilateral strategic rapprochement, particularly on nuclear deterrence, in a period of strong transatlantic uncertainties and one year before key elections in the two countries.
This summit is in line with the Franco-Polish Treaty of Friendship and Enhanced Cooperation signed on May 9, 2025 in Nancy (eastern France), which raised Poland to the level of France’s closest allies, with Germany, Italy and Spain.
The number
5 %. The director of the Consumer Observatory at UFC Que Choisir estimates the increase in shelf prices at 4 to 5% in the coming months, following the war in Iran. An increase which “will not be of the same order of magnitude” as that experienced following the war in Ukraine in 2022-2023, that is to say “20-25% increase in a little over a year”.
The trend
The US Treasury Department has temporarily extended the suspension of the majority of sanctions targeting the Russian oil industry until May 16, a decision which comes as the resumption via the Strait of Hormuz has led to a sharp drop in oil prices. The decision, effective today, concerns all operations related to the loading and delivery of oil from Russia, and also applies to ships from the Russian ghost fleet hitherto under sanctions.
The only limit is that transactions with Iran, North Korea, Cuba, as well as occupied Ukrainian regions, including Crimea, remain prohibited.
Our file on the war in Ukraine
The US government had already temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil stored at sea, with the aim of mitigating soaring oil prices. But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assured Wednesday that this suspension would not be extended beyond the initial period. “We will not renew the license for Russian oil,” he said at a press conference.
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