Newsletter 04/04/2024
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Drone attack on Kharkiv: Four people killed, including three rescuers
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, informed that the body of a civilian woman had been discovered.
"At least 10 people were injured as a result of the occupiers' attack on Kharkiv. A 49-year-old man is in serious condition, other patients are in moderate and fair condition," he wrote on Telegram.
Germany to start searching for Patriot systems for Ukraine - Kuleba
Germany, as the head of the air defense coalition, is now initiating an immediate analysis of all available Patriot battery systems and other air defense systems, not only among Allies, but in the world, as well as what can be done and what combinations can be used so that these batteries could be delivered to Ukraine.
Several Allies may announce supply of air defenses to Ukraine in coming days - Stoltenberg
"Allies understand the urgency and therefore I welcome the announcements from several Allies to provide more ammunition and more types of systems to Ukraine. They also understand the urgency of stepping up when it comes to air defense in particular. And therefore Allies will now go back and look into their inventories, look into if there are any ways they can provide more systems, in particular Patriots. But also, of course, ensure that the systems which are already there have the ammunition but also the spare parts so they can all function as they should. So this is partly a question of systems, batteries, but also very much a question of delivering the interceptors to the systems which are already there [in Ukraine]," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Ukrainian cybersecurity official reveals structure of Russian hacker groups
Russian hacker groups are military units with code names that are part of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
War
Russians launch first deliberate attack on Ukraine’s solar power plant – Ukrenergo
On April 3, 2024, Russian troops deliberately targeted a solar power plant situated behind the lines in Ukraine.
Russians looking for new tactics on left bank of Kherson region - Humeniuk
The enemy is trying to push Ukrainian defenders' units out of the bridgehead on the left bank of the Kherson region, but is unsuccessful and therefore is constantly looking for new tactics.
In Lyman sector, soldiers from 66th brigade destroy five enemy depots, three positions
In the Lyman sector, soldiers from the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave destroyed five Russian ammunition depots and three their positions in the last day.
Defense
Latvia to send drones worth EUR 1M to Ukraine
“Work is underway with Latvian entrepreneurs to develop the drone manufacturing industry in Latvia. Currently, shipments of Latvian-manufactured drones are being prepared for delivery to Ukraine in the near future. The first drones worth one million euros will soon be delivered to Ukraine," said Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silina.
Czech Republic allocates hundreds of millions of crowns to purchase ammunition for Ukraine
As part of the Czech initiative, Prague has allocated hundreds of millions of crowns for the current purchase of artillery ammunition for Ukraine.
Economy
IMF names conditions for confiscation of Russian assets
The confiscation of frozen Russian assets should have sufficient legal underpinnings and not undermine the stability of the international monetary system.
Fact Check
Russian propaganda spreads fake about Zelensky's purchase of royal mansion in Britain
Propagandists passed off a template website as a British newspaper and used a little-known YouTube channel
On March 31, the English-language YouTube channel Sam Murphy (284 subscribers - ed.) posted a video claiming that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had allegedly purchased the Highgrove House mansion, formerly owned by King Charles III of the United Kingdom, for 20 million pounds. The video's author refers to six former mansion employees, who were dismissed after the change of owner, as well as Grant Harrold, the former butler to Charles III (2004-2011). Later, the video's information was shared on the English-language website London Crier. Russian media and Telegram channels then reposted it, referring to the allegedly British newspaper.