NATO stands with you, Ukraine will prevail - Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will win the war unleashed by Russia and that the Alliance will support the country in its fight against aggression.
20 April 2023
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will win the war unleashed by Russia and that the Alliance will support the country in its fight against aggression.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, and NATO's supreme allied commander and commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, have discussed priority areas regarding weapons, equipment and ammunition.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that the inability of the European Union to implement its own decisions on the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine is frustrating.
Each, even the smallest, Ukrainian community should build cooperation and have ties with partner communities in all democratic countries of Europe and the world.
Since the beginning of the de-occupation of the Kherson community, 310 civilians have died as a result of constant shelling by Russian troops.
The situation on the Kinburn Spit, which is temporarily occupied by Russian forces, is complicated, and there is currently no communication with residents.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes that at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base on April 21, it is important to discuss the issue of providing the Ukrainian army with long-awaited long-range weapons.
The Russian occupation authorities recommend residents of some occupied settlements in Zaporizhzhia region move out to Crimea or Melitopol, but there is no talk of a mass evacuation.
The Ukrainian authorities interpret NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's visit to Kyiv as a sign of the Alliance's readiness to open a new chapter in its relations with Ukraine.
A man was killed in Russia’s shelling of Kizomys village, Kherson region.
France and Poland had a dispute, and as a result, the EU ambassadors failed to settle their differences over joint EU contracts to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.
As of 12:00 on April 20, Russian troops shelled border areas of Chernihiv region with mortars twice. Civilian casualties were reported.
Nine regions of Ukraine were under attack by Russian troops during the day.
The Netherlands and Denmark will hand over 14 German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine.
Russia has organized a so-called Dnipro Group of Forces (DGF) in the occupied part of Ukraine, according to the British intelligence.
In the south, the enemy continues to shell and terrorize civilians, in particular by dropping explosive grenades from drones.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov reminds that Ukraine's priority is to quickly create a multi-level air defense system. For this, we need modern fighter jets.
On April 19, 2023, Russian troops were shelling the border areas of the Kharkiv region’s Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Kupiansk districts.
In the morning, Russian troops fired mortars at the border Bilopillia community in Sumy region.
Even Belarus saw yesterday's flash in the sky over Kyiv, but it was not near the ground, so no wreckage can be found.
On April 19, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 60 times, having fired 298 projectiles.
On April 19, the Russian army killed one resident of the Donetsk region and injured two others.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 184,420 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 20, 2023, including 670 invaders over the past day alone.
Over the past day, Russian forces launched 3 missile attacks and 57 airstrikes, in particular using 26 Shahed-136 UAVs. Ukrainian defenders shot down 21 of the enemy drones.
Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled more than 55 enemy attacks over the past day. The Ukrainian Air Force launched seven strikes on Russian manpower clusters, while units of the missile troops and artillery struck two areas where enemy personnel and equipment were concentrated.
At the state level, everything is being done in Ukraine to increase the ability to defend against Russian strikes. Air defense systems and other weapons to protect the sky are already in Ukraine, they are really powerful.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that bright flashes over the city of Kyiv were not related to a falling satellite.
Air defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 10 of 11 enemy Shahed drones launched to attack Ukraine on the night of Thursday.
Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev threatens South Korea after Seoul says it may provide weapons to Ukraine.
19 April 2023
Over 60 cases of rape have been documented in the Kherson region as committed by Russian troops. Sexual violence is used by Russian forces as a political and military tactics.