Newsletter 01/04/2024
Daily news digest
Top
Zelensky chairs meeting with military, officials to discuss war drones
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine held a meeting with military commanders and government officials on the issue of unmanned capabilities amid the ongoing war.
Hackers steal database of Russian convicts to avenge Navalny’s death – media
After Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers gained access to the computer network run by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSVP of Russia) and claimed they had snatched data on hundreds of thousands of prisoners.
Johnson says Ukraine aid will include some 'innovations'
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he expects to move a package that includes aid for Ukraine when the House returns from recess and expects the package to include "some important innovations."
Russia positioning barges near Novorossiysk port to defend against Ukrainian attacks – UK intel
Russia has positioned barges near the entrance to the Black Sea Fleet facility of Novorossiysk Sea Port in an effort to enhance the defenses of the port against attacks from Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs).
Car bomb kills Russian collaborator in Luhansk region - media
In the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, Luhansk region, a car bomb has killed Valerii Chaika, a local collaborator, former deputy of the Starobilsk District Council and "an advisor to the head of the administration of the Starobilsk district of the LPR."
War
Ukrainian forces obliterate Russian armored convoy
Fighters with the 25th Separate Sicheslav Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed a column of Russian military equipment.
SBU detains businessman in Kyiv who supplied Russians with building materials for 'dragon's teeth'
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a businessman in Kyiv who supplied building materials to Russia for the construction of fortified areas in the temporarily occupied territories.
Putin ordered construction of resorts on Sea of Azov despite shelling - National Resistance Center
Despite constant strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the high activity of the partisan movement in the occupied territories, Putin pays considerable attention to the development of the "recreation" sphere there.
Politics
Russian church spreading neo-Nazi narratives - Ukraine’s envoy to UN
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, appealed to the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a proposal to deprive the World Russian People's Council of its special consultative status for spreading xenophobic, neo-Nazi, and neo-colonial narratives.
Economy
British intelligence analyzes Russia’s arms production under sanctions
Global sanctions against the Russian Federation continue to disrupt the supply of key resources to the Russian defense industry, affecting Russia's weapons production.
Ukraine receives $118M from Japan for health care and recovery
Ukraine's state budget has received a $118 million grant from the Government of Japan as part of the World Bank's Health Enhancement And Lifesaving (HEAL Ukraine) and Housing Repair for People's Empowerment (HOPE) projects.
Sweden allocates $3.7M for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Swedish government has allocated about SEK 40 million ($3.7 million) for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Interview
From hairdressers to deminers: how HALO Trust is demining Mykolaiv region
Mykolaiv region is one of the three most heavily mined regions of Ukraine. International partners are helping to clear its land of deadly Russian hardware. The team of The HALO Trust, the world's largest humanitarian demining organization, has been working here for a year.
First of all, they focus on the territories that were under occupation or in the area of active hostilities. Recently, the first 13 demined areas with a total area of 360,000 square meters were handed over by the HALO Ukraine team to the communities of Bashtanka district for further use in agricultural production. From now on, local residents will be able to use this land again: grow crops, work in gardens or graze cattle.
The signing of the relevant documents took place in a solemn ceremony on one of the demined fields near the de-occupied village of Novopetrivka. Our correspondent was there.