Newsletter 23/04/2024
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U.S. preparing $1B weapons package for Ukraine - Reuters
The aid package includes vehicles, Stinger air defense munitions, additional ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems, 155 millimeter artillery ammunition, TOW and Javelin anti-tank munitions and other weapons that can immediately be put to use on the battlefield
Lithuania hands over M577 APCs to Ukraine
As part of uninterrupted military support for Ukraine, Lithuania has delivered an unspecified number of M577 armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
NATO preparing decisions for more robust support for Ukraine - Stoltenberg
According to him, decisions that are made today will have consequences for generations to come. He also said that Russia is receiving support for its war of aggression from China, Iran and North Korea.
UK sending largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Britain Rishi Sunak will travel to Poland on Tuesday, April 23, to announce a massive uplift in military support for Ukraine, including GBP 500 million in additional military funding and the UK's largest-ever delivery of vital equipment.
Ukrainian consulates abroad stop providing services to men of call-up age – FM Kuleba
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed reports of the suspension of consular services to Ukrainian men of combat call-up age who stay abroad.
Odesa region. During the night, the Russian Federation launched an attack on the region using Shahed drones.
War
Ukraine’s top security official points to hypercentralization as Russia’s weakness
Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, sees "hypercentralization" as one of the weak points of the Russian government system.
"Look at the situation in Makhachkala, Bashkortostan. Could they have stopped these demonstrations? No doubt here. (Wagner Group leader Yevgeny – ed.) Prigozhin's riot – could they have dealt with it? They could’ve. They just never received a command from the Kremlin. Without it, no important decisions are ever made. This increases the chance of an error," he said.
Ukraine downs 15 of 16 Shahed drones overnight Tue
In the early hours of Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 15 of the 16 Shahed one-way attack drones Russia launched at the country.
Invaders struck more than 500 times in Zaporizhzhia over past day
"Six settlements were under enemy fire. The enemy launched airstrikes on Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka. 182 UAVs of various modifications attacked Huliaipole, Levadne, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, and Novoandriivka," head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov.
Invaders erecting additional fortifications across Crimea - guerillas
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian occupation forces are intensifying the construction of fortifications against the background of the latest decisions from Ukraine’s Western partners on aid supplies.
Defense
Latvia ready to donate to Ukraine short-range air defense system
The Latvian government is set to hand over to Ukraine a short-range air defense system.
Society
Norway allocates almost $6.4M to strengthen civil society in Ukraine
"Safeguarding and supporting Ukrainian institutions and organizations is crucial to enable Ukraine to succeed in the battle against Russia, in its reconstruction efforts, in the implementation of important reforms and in the fight against corruption," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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US defense aid for Ukraine: Long-awaited legislation heading to Senate for final passage
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a major package of foreign aid bills containing funds for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, along with a response to America's other national security challenges. This vote, without exaggeration, became historic for our country, because it has finally put an end to the multi-month struggle against populism and apparently Kremlin-friendly rhetoric that penetrated Washington's Capitol Hill. This is how the Republican Congressmen, who have become tired of manipulations by their far-right colleagues from the MAGA faction, assess the situation. The package is expected to pass through the Senate vote and be signed into law by the US President within a few days’ time. Apparently, numbered days are left until the first shipment of desperately needed weapons and defense equipment is sent to Ukraine.