As the war enters its 776th day, major developments include:
This is the situation as of Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
finding
- The United Nations Human Rights Observatory confirmed at least 604 civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in March, a 20% increase from February. The death toll included at least 57 children, double the number in February.
- Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Russia's Bryansk region, said a woman and a child were killed in Ukrainian shelling of the village of Klimovo, about 10 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border. Bogomaz announced that three people were injured.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy toured fortifications and trenches in northeastern Kharkiv and renewed his call for military aid to protect the country's second city from Russian attack. Shortly after President Zelenskiy announced his visit, Russia fired a guided bomb into the city, injuring at least three people.
- Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oreshchuk said that Ukraine's air defense systems destroyed 20 Russian-launched attack drones targeting critical infrastructure and power facilities in seven Ukrainian regions overnight. Damage was reported in Lviv, Odessa and Poltava.
- Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange accusations over the attack on Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Moscow claimed that Kiev attacked the site with drones over a three-day period. Kiev reiterated that it would not take any military action against nuclear facilities.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency's board will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday at the request of both Ukraine and Russia to discuss the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The nuclear watchdog earlier said the situation was “extremely serious”.
politics and diplomacy
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov concluded his two-day visit to Beijing, meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and top diplomat Wang Yi. Foreign Minister Lavrov and Wang said the two countries aim to deepen security cooperation. China and Russia declared an “unrestricted” partnership shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine, and relations have deepened ever since. The Chinese government maintains it is neutral regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and urged US lawmakers to pass a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, which has been blocked by right-wing Republicans. He also traveled to Florida to meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump. Trump's office said the two discussed, among other things, “ending the murders in Ukraine.”
weapons
- The US military says it has transferred to Ukraine weapons including more than 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, as well as more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition seized in transit from Iran. . To the Houthi forces in Yemen.
- The US State Department has approved $ 138 million to provide critical repairs and spare parts for the Kiev air defense missile system “Hawk”.