Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 19 April 2023

  • The IAEA conducted unannounced inspections at the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi NPPs
  • The European Commission proposes preventive measures for Ukrainian agricultural products and 100 million aid to EU farmers
  • Germany transferred the second IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine
  • Russia has significant reserves of old weapons to wage war, although the country's military-industrial complex is degrading
  • Hungary has expanded the list of agricultural products prohibited for import from Ukraine
  • Patriot air defense system arrived in Ukraine
  • A shortage of rocket engines in the US is holding back the production of pre-HIMARS missiles for Ukraine
  • Bulgaria banned the import of food from Ukraine
  • Russia bypasses sanctions and buys Western electronic components for weapons through Armenia and Kazakhstan
  • Gas storages in the EU are full to a record level
  • The Prime Minister of Moldova on the arrival of the head of Tatarstan: Aggressors have nothing to look for here
  • Grain initiative: Ukraine and Turkey reached an agreement on the renewal of inspections
  • Russian airstrike on Vovchansk: the bodies of 2 dead were recovered from the rubble
  • Hackers managed to identify more than 150 occupants of the assault aviation regiment of the Russian Federation
  • In April, India and China bought Russian oil at a higher price than the "price ceiling"
  • NATO Secretary General: Russian nuclear threats will not intimidate us, support for Ukraine will continue
  • In the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russians destroyed infrastructure facilities
  • An enemy drone was shot down over Dnipropetrovsk region
  • At night, anti-aircraft fighters destroyed 10 of 12 enemy "Shakheds" in the Odesa region
  • South Korea for the first time announced the possibility of providing weapons to Ukraine - Reuters
  • Biden continued blocking Russian ships in US ports
  • Explosions rang out in Odesa and the region, air defense was working
  • The Russians attacked Odesa with "Shakheds", hitting an infrastructure facility

  • 18 April 2023

  • Defenders of Ukraine shot down 4 enemy tanks and 23 drones per day
  • The enemy fired 350 shells in the Kherson region: one person died, 10 were wounded
  • 165 Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast: one killed, two wounded
  • In Finland, the land and real estate of the Russian Center of Science and Culture were frozen
  • The Pentagon confirmed that the first Bradley fighting vehicles are already on the battlefield in Ukraine
  • Air defense destroyed 7 enemy drones, including 6 "Shakhed" in the sky over the Zaporizhzhia region
  • The USA warned the Russian Federation: access to secret American technologies at the ZNPP is prohibited
  • Germany announced the shipment of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine
  • Poland proposes to ban the import of all Russian gas and diamonds
  • Japan will be the first to cover military risks when investing in Ukraine
  • Ukraine agreed with Poland to unblock the transit of its agricultural products
  • Vodka maker Absolut has halted exports to Russia after threats of a boycott
  • Heavy fighting is taking place near Bakhmut, near Avdiyivka the Russian attacks have stalled
  • The Russian national basketball team was suspended from the Olympics
  • ENTSO-E has increased opportunities for importing electricity to Ukraine
  • Russia summoned the ambassadors of the USA, Britain and Canada for "interference in internal affairs"
  • 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers are considered missing
  • Grain initiative: vessel inspections do not take place for the second day in a row due to the actions of the Russian Federation
  • Zelensky visited the front line in Avdiivka
  • Life imprisonment for treason was approved in Russia
  • Borrell called on China to stop Putin in order to normalize relations with the EU
  • The Russian Federation struck the market and high-rise buildings of the Ukrainian city: 8 injured
  • Romania's ruling party asks the government to suspend grain imports from Ukraine
  • Poland started to build an electronic barrier on the border with Russia
  • Putin's spokesman: Russia will listen only to those "peace" proposals that are in its interests
  • The European Union has taken a step to join Ukraine to the EU roaming zone
  • Russians hit Kherson: 1 dead, 9 wounded
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