Presenting the latest updates on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Fighting
- Ukrainian military launched a swarm of drones at the Morozovsk airbase, claiming to have destroyed six Russian warplanes, significantly damaged eight other jets, and killed or injured 20 members of the Russian military base. Russia countered, stating that its air defenses downed 53 Ukrainian drones, with minimal damage to a power substation.
- An overnight Russian drone strike on Kharkiv resulted in six fatalities and 11 injuries, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, carried out by Iranian-made Russian drones, targeted high-rise buildings, dormitories, and a petrol station.
- Pro-Russian separatists in Moldova reported an explosive drone hitting a military base under their control near the Ukrainian border, causing minor damage to a radar station. They refrained from directly blaming Ukraine.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its troops gained control of the settlement of Vodiane in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Russian state media also reported soldiers entering the suburbs of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut.
- At least three people were killed and 13 wounded after Russia fired five missiles on Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, as per the regional governor.
Diplomacy
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cautioned China of “significant consequences” if its companies provide material support for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
- The Kremlin criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s claim that Russia is attempting to sabotage the Paris Olympics through a disinformation campaign, calling it “wholly unfounded”.
- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is set to visit the United States next week to persuade Republican politicians to approve a $60bn package of aid for Ukraine, which has been delayed in the US Congress for months.
- Japan is adding 164 new industrial…
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