daily review

A crowdfunding campaign in Slovakia has raised over $3 million to purchase ammunition for Ukraine's military. Russian strike at television tower in Kharkiv caused disruptions in digital television signals.

US Congress also paves way for confiscation of frozen Russian assets, first among G7 to do so.

Russian missiles struck Dnipro Oblast, killing 8 civilians, while Ukrainian forces achieved a historic milestone by shooting down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time.

President Biden supported a $61 billion Ukraine aid bill, set to be voted on by the US House of Representatives on 20 April, as nation reels from a deadly Russian missile strike in Chernihiv that claimed 17 lives and injured 78 others.

Today intelligence officials have also confirmed Ukraine's successful strike against a Russian command post in occupied Luhansk.

Russia hit key energy facilities in Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The assault, which involved 82 air targets, left 200,000 consumers in Kharkiv without power and severely damaged Kyiv's Trypilska Thermal Power Plant.

NATO chief Stoltenberg supports Ukraine's right to strike Russian military targets abroad, while the US warns that attacking oil refineries could disrupt global energy markets.

The European Union's decision to extend free trade with Ukraine comes with a catch – increased limitations that could lead to €331 million in losses for Ukraine. Russia has allegedly reached out to Kazakhstan for gasoline supplies as it faces shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks.

The Ukrainian prosecutor's office investigates the atrocity against the POWs, and Ukrainian intelligence officials assert Kyiv's non-involvement in any provocations at the ZNPP.

President Zelenskyy stressed that "Russia understands nothing but force" after the UN condemned Ukraine's strikes on a Russian drone factory. Meanwhile, Ukrainian F-16 pilots are training abroad, and technical crews are preparing to train others in Ukraine as the war persists.

Elon Musk predicts that Odesa could fall to Russia if the war in Ukraine drags on, but he believes Russia cannot conquer the entire country.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that without critical US military aid Ukraine may have to retreat against Russian forces, which now outgun them 6-to-1, according to Ukraine's new Armed Forces Commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Last week, severe Russian bombardment left Kharkiv completely without power for days, with electricity yet to be fully restored citywide.

Over 215,000 consumers in Kharkiv are without electricity due to Russian attacks on critical infrastructure. A Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv injured 7 people and hit a sports facility in the city center district. Russia's Kuibyshev oil refinery lost half of its capacity after a recent drone attack.

In the largest attack since invasion, Russia fired 151 missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, damaging critical energy infrastructure and causing casualties.