Here’s a summary of the situation on Monday, April 22, 2024:
Conflict and Attacks
- Russian shelling in the town of Ukrainsk in the Donetsk region resulted in one death and four injuries, according to the local prosecutor’s office. In the Odesa region, a Russian missile attack injured four people, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its forces had taken control of the settlement of Bohdanivka in the Donetsk region, which is located west of the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut. However, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces had repelled 13 enemy attacks in various villages, including Bohdanivka, without providing specific details.
- Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk stated that the navy had struck and damaged the Kommuna, a Russian rescue vessel in Sevastopol, located in Russian-occupied Crimea. The Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol claimed that Russian forces had repelled an anti-ship missile attack on one of its vessels in the port, resulting in a small fire.
Military Support and Spending
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his approval of the US House of Representatives’ passage of a bill granting $61 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine. He urged the United States to expedite the bill's approval and initiate the transfer of weapons.
- European Union foreign ministers planned to meet in Luxembourg to discuss strategies for bolstering Ukraine's air defenses.
- Global military spending has reached a record high of $2.4 trillion, with a 6.8 percent increase, driven largely by conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Russia increased its military spending by 24 percent, totaling $109 billion in 2023, while Ukraine's military spending grew by 51 percent to $64.8 billion, with an additional $35 billion in military aid from its allies, primarily the United States.
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