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24  avril     18h55
Ukrainian President grateful for US support, emphasizes need for swift action
Yuri Zoria    President Zelenskyy thanks Biden and the US for adopting aid, saying, everything should be done now to ’compensate for the six months that have passed in the debate’, after the six plus month aid delay facilitated some Russian advancements on the battlefield.
    18h38
US secretly supplies Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles media
Euheniia Martyniuk    Having long range ATACMS allows Ukraine to threaten Russian assets throughout Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet.
    17h56
Pentagon officially announces rumored 1 bn military aid for Ukraine
Yuri Zoria    The Pentagon declared a billion military aid package for Ukraine, including air defense, artillery, and armored vehicles. Some items are expected to be delivered within days.
    17h23
Ukraine plans to adopt NATO medical standards for combat trauma treatment
Olena Mukhina    Ukraine is forging closer ties with NATO as it adopts the alliance’s medical standards for combat trauma assistance and accelerates efforts to develop new clinical protocols based on the Joint Trauma System.
    16h22
Biden signs 95 billion war aid measure with aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
Olena Mukhina    The announcement marks an end to the standoff over military aid for Ukraine in the US Congress.
    15h51
Ukraine’s security service detains Ukrainian man for guiding Russian missiles at Odesa
Vira Kravchuk    The man provided coordinates to Russian forces to strike SBU and prosecutor’s office sites in Odesa, driven by a desire for vengeance after a prior conviction.
    14h43
Russia arrests ally of Defense Minister Shoigu over Ukrainian cyber attack, not bribery Media
Euheniia Martyniuk    Timur Ivanov, who has served as a deputy to Sergey Shoigu since , was arrested on April.
    14h21
Defiant 88-year-old man flees Russian occupation in Donetsk, refusing to obtain Russian passport
Maria Tril    In an astonishing act of defiance, an year old Ukrainian man fled Russian occupation on foot after refusing demands to obtain Russian citizenship.
    14h01
Reuters: Canada allows Airbus to use Russian titanium to circumvent sanctions
Maria Tril    Despite Canadian sanctions on Russia’s VSMPO Avisma Corporation, the world’s largest titanium producer, the Canadian government has granted Airbus permission to continue using Russian titanium in its aircraft production.
    13h41
Top priest of Moscow-backed church accused of leaking Ukrainian military checkpoints to Russia
Euheniia Martyniuk    Metropolitan Arsenii, a Russian national, heads the historic Svyatogorsk Lavra monastery in Donetsk Oblast, one of Ukraine’s major Orthodox monasteries.
    13h26
Frontline report: Ukrainian defensive line breached by Russian flanking maneuver near Avdiivka
Reporting from Ukraine    In a daring move, Russian forces have exploited a gap in Ukrainian defenses near Avdiivka, breaking through along the railway line to establish a foothold in the town of Ocheretyne
    11h57
UN identifies 85 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops in Ukraine in 2023
Vira Kravchuk    The UN report reveals that sexual violence was often used as a method of torture against Ukrainian men held captive by Russian armed forces and law enforcement authorities.
    10h58
UK sends largest fire and rescue aid convoy to Ukraine
Maria Tril    In the largest convoy, British fire and rescue vehicles loaded with over, pieces of firefighting equipment set off for Ukraine
    10h34
Ambassador to US Markarova: Ukraine negotiating local Patriot system production
Maria Tril    Ukraine negotiates with the United States over the potential joint production of Patriot air defense missile systems, according to Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its air defenses against Russian attacks.
    08h58
US sets up robust logistics network for rapid delivery Ukraine’s 60 mn aid
Maria Tril    According to Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder, the US, in collaboration with its allies and partners, has created a robust logistics network to facilitate the swift delivery of defense aid to Ukraine.
    07h46
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 790: US and allies rally support as Ukraine strengthens mobilization of people and resources amid increasing Russian attacks
Bohdan Ben    Ukraine suspends consular services for conscription age men abroad to boost mobilization while also liberalizing legislation on cotton production.
    07h39
Russian media: Drone attacks hit Russian Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh oblasts
Maria Tril    Drones hit industrial zone, oil refinery, and fuel energy infrastructure facilities in three Russia’s oblasts.
    06h56
Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, Odesa injured 7 people
Maria Tril    Russian troops hit Kharkiv with a S missile damaged residential buildings, office builidngs gas pipelines.
    06h45
Reuters: US has no immediate sanctions plan for China, sources say
Olena Mukhina    Today, US Secretary of State Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing, during which he will personally warn China of potential economic measures after reports found it has been supporting Russia’s defense industry with vital comptonents.
    03h47
Media: UN Security Council to vote on resolution against space weapons amid reports of Russia’s nuclear threat
Olena Mukhina    In a potential face off at the UN Security Council, the US and Russia are poised to debate the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, with the US proposing a resolution urging countries to prevent an arms race beyond Earth’s orbit.
    02h42
US Senate overwhelmingly approves Ukraine aid, Biden says he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk (updated)
Yuri Zoria    The US Senate has approved a billion foreign aid package, including billion for Ukraine, with President Joe Biden promising to sign the bill as soon as it reaches him.
23  avril     22h42
US Senate advances Ukraine aid bill as Pentagon set to send 1 bn package once bill clears Senate and Biden
Yuri Zoria    The US Senate advanced a billion foreign aid bill including billion for Ukraine, setting up a final vote, as the Pentagon prepares billion military aid package for Ukraine, pending the passage and enactment of the legislation.
    19h45
Obey to pray: Russia’s ruthless crackdown on faith in occupied Ukraine
Vira Kravchuk    From a Protestant pastor imprisoned for his American citizenship, to an Orthodox bishop pressured to embrace the Russian World, to an evangelical church shuttered after sheltering the displaced, the stories of religious persecution in occupied Ukraine are as diverse as they are devastating.
    19h23
Military: Russia attempts breakthrough to Chasiv Yar amid Ukrainian resistance in Donetsk Oblast
Yuri Zoria    In eastern Ukraine, Russian troops step up offensives, attempting to seize Ivanivske and break through Ukrainian defenses near Chasiv Yar, the Ukrainian military says.
    18h35
Ukraine liberalizes legislation on cotton production needed for explosives
Bohdan Ben    The plan is to grow and process cotton plant in southern Odesa Oblast to meet domestic needs. The new law simplifies regulations for the time of martial law.
    17h07
Ukraine allocates an additional 200 million for fortifications, bringing the total to 1 billion
Bohdan Ben    Ukraine’s government started extensively building fortifications in the border and frontline areas at the beginning of .
    15h01
The Russians are preparing unpleasant surprises for the Defense Forces Ukraine’s National Guard Commander
Bohdan Ben    Oleksandr Pivnenko says the next months will be difficult for Ukraine, but the National Guard is preparing to prevent any strategic breakthrough.
    14h22
Le Parisien: French company supplies avionics to Russia’s VIP planes violating sanctions
Vira Kravchuk    A former executive of PGA Astronics disclosed to Le Parisien that the company equipped and maintained Russian aircraft used by high ranking officials, including President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
    13h29
Ukraine suspends consular services for men of conscription age abroad
Bohdan Ben    In particular, Ukrainian men abroad will not be able to prolong or update their passports until they register at the military enlistment office in Ukraine. Those without legal exempts from mobilization will have to serve.