Ukraine downs 15 of 16 Shahed drones overnight Tue
In the early hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 15 of the 16 Shahed one-way attack drones Russia launched at the country.
23 April 2024
In the early hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 15 of the 16 Shahed one-way attack drones Russia launched at the country.
Sumy region is seeing an increased number of Russian airstrikes, missile attacks, rocket salvos, and FPV drone attacks.
Over the past day, 86 combat engagements took place along the front line while Ukraine’s Air Force hit two Russian anti-aircraft warfare systems and 16 enemy clusters.
The U.S. administration is preparing a larger-than-normal package of military aid to Ukraine, which will include armored vehicles in addition to urgently needed artillery and air defenses.
Russian troops struck a television infrastructure facility in Kharkiv with an Kh-59 missile.
Soldiers with the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed a Russian Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer in temporarily occupied territory in southern Ukraine.
22 April 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Monday received in Kyiv a bipartisan delegation of U.S. House Representatives.
The United States assistance, which will include air defense capabilities, will arrive in Ukraine "very soon."
The Republicans have finally realized that further blocking aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is self-harming to their election campaign
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden over the phone on Monday following a critical House vote on Saturday.
Over the past day, 62 combat engagements took place at the front, with the majority of attacks repelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka directions.
An excavator driver was killed in the shelling of the village of Yurchenkove, Kharkiv region.
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
Air defense systems, which Ukraine will receive from international partners in the near future, can become a decisive factor in protecting Ukraine's skies and save thousands of lives, providing Ukrainian defenders with the opportunity to repel aggression and force the enemy to retreat.
In the operational area of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders have repelled four assaults by Russian invaders in the Orikhiv sector and four attacks on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained in Kyiv a Russian national who is believed to have been helping Russia target their missile and drone strikes on air defense capabilities, including NASAMS and Patriots, around Kyiv.
Europe should not relax after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a major assistance package for Ukraine but on the contrary, it must step up efforts, including on strengthening Russia sanctions and pacing up the use of frozen Russian assets.
Ukraine will face a difficult period in May and June.
Over the past day, April 21, Kharkiv and 15 settlements of the Kharkiv region came under enemy fire. A 19-year-old man was injured.
In the Odesa region, Russian Shahed-131/136 drones hit a farm at night. The warehouse and equipment were damaged.
Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 22, 2024 amounted to about 460,260 troops, including 730 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours.
The enemy attacked Ukraine with seven Shahed-131/136 strike drones launched from Cape Chauda (Crimea) and three S-300/S-400 air defense missiles fired from occupied Donetsk region on the night of April 21-22.
The enemy launched 4 missile strikes, 45 air strikes and 71 MLRS attacks against Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
21 April 2024
Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak thanked the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine and expressed hope that the Senate would approve the bill as soon as possible.
On the evening of April 21, a blast rocked the City of Kharkiv where at least one person was injured.
Mark Warner, chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, said that the United States could send aid to Ukraine, including long-range ATACMS missiles, next week.
There were 65 combat engagements at the frontline over the day, with the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelling most attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka directions.
Rescuers have been eliminating the consequences of a missile strike on an agricultural terminal in the Odesa region for three days.
A decision should be made at the NATO level to shoot down missiles in Ukrainian airspace heading towards Poland or Romania.
Patriot is an air defense system only when it is operational, and Ukrainians need it now.