As the conflict marches on into its 785th day, here are the latest updates as of Friday, April 19, 2024:
Fighting:
- Russian shelling in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region near the front line claimed two lives and left two others injured. In the southern Kherson region, at least 16 individuals were wounded in a separate incident of Russian shelling.
- Two people sustained injuries following a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
- The death toll from a Russian attack on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine has climbed to 18, with an additional 78 individuals injured after three missiles struck the city center on Wednesday.
- Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported significant damage inflicted on Russia’s Dzhankoi airfield in occupied Crimea during an attack on Wednesday. The strike reportedly damaged four missile launchers, three radar stations, and other equipment. The extent of damage to aircraft is still being assessed, with no official comment from Russia on the incident.
- Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed to have brought down five Ukrainian balloons, equipped with GPS modules and carrying explosives, with three over the Voronezh region and two over the Belgorod region.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted an attempted drone attack on the training center of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Fortunately, no damage or injuries were reported.
Politics and Diplomacy:
- Polish prosecutors announced the arrest of a man suspected of collaborating with Russia’s military intelligence in a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Germany apprehended two individuals suspected of conspiring with Russia to carry out sabotage attacks on United States military sites within Germany, aiming to undermine support for the Ukrainian war. Both suspects hold dual German-Russian citizenship.
- China’s Eurasian Affairs envoy Li Hui engaged in discussions regarding the Ukraine conflict and bilateral relations with Ukrainian ambassador Pavlo Riabikin, as per the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without further elaboration.
Weapons:
- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed Ukraine’s pressing need for enhanced air defense capabilities during a meeting of G7 foreign ministers. Kyiv’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, urged allies to provide more Patriot systems.
- Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, raised concerns over the European Union observing indications of China supplying dual-use components to Russia, potentially for weapon production.
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