Iran's missile attack on Israel demonstrates the need to strengthen the missile defense systems of both Israel and Ukraine. To do this, the United States must unlock a military aid package for Kyiv and Tel Aviv.
In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks in the Orikhiv sectors, as well as three assaults on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Illia Yevlash has said that the delivery of an additional Patriot air defense system from Germany to Ukraine will take some time, but this process will take place as soon as possible.
The Kremlin has signed new laws aimed at supporting Russian troops fighting in Ukraine to encourage more recruits to go to war and limit criticism from their families, but they are likely to have long term implications for the Russian economic situation and outlook.
Ukraine will receive a EUR 5 million grant from the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P Fund) to support war-related emergency measures in Ukrainian hospitals.
The development of the defense industrial base may eventually allow Ukraine to maintain its defense against Russia and meet long-term national security needs, but now it needs Western air defense systems.
All six reactor units of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) are now in cold shutdown for the first time since late 2022 after unit 4 reached this operational state early on Saturday, April 13.
Germany will deliver an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, and thanks to its leadership, the Ukrainians will have more protection against Russian terror.
In the past 24 hours, there were 60 combat engagements on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the concept of a state targeted scientific and technical program on the use of artificial intelligence technologies in priority sectors of the economy, for the period until 2026.
Today Russian troops have shelled the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, eight times, damaging shops, a medical facility, and private houses. No casualties have been reported.