20 April 2022 in Russo-Ukrainian war

  • The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit nine Russian air targets
  • The United States and its allies have discussed postwar security guarantees for Ukraine
  • The manufacturer of Switchblade drones will hand over 100 drones to Ukraine
  • Russia has stated that the Geneva Convention does not apply to foreigners: "Subject to denazification"
  • The IAEA and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have established direct communication
  • Half a million Ukrainians were deported to Russia and banned from leaving
  • Pentagon: Russia is replenishing forces, attacks in the Izyum and Donetsk regions are just the beginning
  • Apple has closed the TikTok application for Russians
  • Luhansk region: Russians shelled Novodruzhesk, a city without gas
  • Continental resumed tire production in Kaluga
  • Toshiba has stopped accepting orders and investing in Russia
  • Norway handed over Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine
  • Russians threaten civilians in Mariupol that they will shoot if they do not see white ribbons
  • The head of the State Duma of Russia: We will calculate the damage from the sanctions, Europe will have to compensate
  • Shell recalls staff from Russian projects - Bloomberg
  • Danone stops new investments and imports into Russia of products under the Evian and Alpro brands
  • In Germany, they fear their own weakening in the event of the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine
  • Global companies such as McDonald’s, IKEA, Renault continue to pay 200,000 Russians despite the shutdown
  • Part of Luhansk region without electricity, gas and water until the end of the war
  • The German government says it can no longer provide Ukraine with weapons from the Bundeswehr's reserves
  • In April, Russian coal exports fell by more than 20% amid sanctions and embargoes
  • The President of the European Council visited Borodyanka
  • Germany promises training and services for the Armed Forces
  • Russia has not yet received significant territorial gains in the Donbas - the United States
  • Industrial producer prices in Germany up 30%
  • Ukraine supports the four-day ceasefire initiative
  • Russia does not abandon attempts to capture Luhansk and Donetsk regions, transfers weapons and advances
  • Japan officially abolishes trade status of Russia "most favored nation"
  • Kyiv region: in Borodyanka they finished dismantling the debris, 41 bodies were found
  • Finland: It is important to decide on NATO together with Sweden
  • The Chinese payment system UnionPay is afraid to cooperate with Russian banks
  • Tobacco manufacturer Imperial Brands has transferred its business in Russia to investors
  • The Russians began to boycott the G20-Bloomberg meetings
  • The United States is training about 50 Ukrainian instructors to use howitzers
  • The Marine Guard declared a mine danger at the mouth of the Danube
  • In Nikolaev explosions are heard again
  • Zelensky on the crimes of the Russian Federation in Kyiv region: we will find each surname
  • The United States has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia
  • Russia must be recognized as a sponsor of terrorism - Zelensky
  • The presidents of the senates of the Czech Republic and Poland called for the urgent provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine
  • The United States is imposing sanctions on the Russian crypt and Transcapitalbank
  • 80% of Luhansk region is now under Russian control
  • Kharkiv: high-rise buildings are on fire after the shelling in Saltivka
  • The United States is concerned about China's support for Russia's actions
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