Ukraine signs 10-year security agreement with Latvia
Bolstering Ukraine's defense, Latvia pledged around $120 million in military aid for 2024 under a new bilateral accord.
Borrell calls for EU focus on preventing destruction in Ukraine, sending those 7 Patriot Kyiv “asking desperately for”
Providing Ukraine with seven Patriot air defense batteries is "inconceivable" not to do, EU's Borrell stated, relaying Kyiv's urgent request.
Japan imposes export controls on Russia, targeting industrial and oil, gas sectors
Japan has imposed additional sanctions on Russia, prohibiting the export of 164 types of goods that could contribute to strengthening Russia's industrial infrastructure. The updated sanctions list targets items for industry, oil & gas sectors
Kuleba: Ukraine wants at least 7 Patriot air defense systems
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv has identified over 100 available Patriot air defense systems held by allies, urging the transfer of at least 7 systems to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian aerial bombardment. “I feel like hitting the wall. I just don’t understand why it’s not happening”
Russia attacks Ukraine with 82 air targets, hitting energy infrastructure in Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
Ukraine's air forces downed 57 targets & reported that Russian main target was Lviv Oblast. In Kharkiv 200K consumers left without power due to Russian attack on the energy infrastructure facility there
Germany delivers military aid to Ukraine
The new aid package contains thousands of artillery shells, armored vehicles, reconnaissance drones and demining systems
SBU detains ex-lawmaker of pro-Russian party while attempting to flee Ukraine
The 60-year-old is suspected of financially contributing to Russian aggression through taxes paid by his company to Russian authorities after re-registering under Russian jurisdiction
Russian attack on Kostiantynivka kills mother, her 13-year-old child
Russian troops hit a two-story building in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, on 9 April, killing three people, Ukraine’s State…
British ministry: Russia aims to recruit 400,000 contract soldiers in 2024
Russia aimed at sustaining its forces in Ukraine, which have suffered significant losses, and plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 1.32 million this year and 1.5 million subsequently, according to the British Defense Ministry.
ISW: Russian forces likely capture Pervomayske, southwest of Avdiivka
However, some Russian sources claim that Russia has not fully captured the village, one of the hottest points in the ongoing war, but reached the west of Pervomayske
General Staff: Russian losses exceed 450,000 troops
This number includes 830 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
US transfers seized Iranian arms to Ukraine
US seized over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPGs & 500,000+ rounds of ammo in July 2023 forfeiture against Iran's IRGC. The weapons were being illicitly transferred from IRGC to Houthi rebels in Yemen, violating UN sanctions.
Ukraine downs 14 drones, 2 missiles overnight
Russian drones, missiles hit energy and logistics
infrustructure in Odesa & a recreational facility, an energy infrastructure facility in Mykolaiv
Russia destroys over 60,000 hectares of Ukrainian forests worth over $ 360 mn – investigation
About 80% of the protected natural area of the Svyati Hory National Nature Park in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast has been devastated due to the intense combat.