As a result of strikes on the airfield in Dzhankoi in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the S-400 system and the command post of the Russian air defense missile regiment were hit.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that Ukraine’s general government gross debt may rise to 94% of GDP in 2024, which is lower than the previous forecast.
After the Russian missile strike on Chernihiv, which caused numerous casualties and destruction, the European Union's Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, said that Russia must pay for these war crimes.
After a missile attack by Russian troops on the civilian infrastructure of Chernihiv, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine is working daily to receive additional air defense systems as soon as possible.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has attended an informal meeting of the EU energy ministers, dedicated to the development of energy infrastructure.
Ukraine will request convening a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on the protection of airspace, and the supply of air defense systems and missiles.
Fifty combat engagements occurred along the front lines in Ukraine on Tuesday, April 16, with Ukrainian forces repelling most attacks in the Novopavlivka, Bakhmut and Avdiivka sectors.
The U.S. Senate's Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, has said he hopes to get detailed proposals from House Speaker Mike Johnson on foreign aid, including aid to Ukraine and Israel, on Tuesday.