Black Sea

Ukraine continues to support the Sudanese people with grain supplies as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative.

Russia is using mobile platforms and drones for reconnaissance and missile strikes from Crimea to compensate for the absence of missile carriers at sea after Ukraine successfully destroyed Russian strategic bombers.

After Ukraine successfully destroyed a russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber, russia significantly reduced its strategic aviation activity in the Black Sea region.

As of today, there are no missile launchers in the Black and Azov Seas, only patrol boats that survey the area, according to a spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.

According to the IMF, trade disputes between Ukraine and its European neighbors have affected Ukraine's economic growth and budget revenues.

President Zelenskyy discussed with Prime Minister Sunak preparations for the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, thanked the United Kingdom for a new military aid package, and emphasized the need for the world to force Russia to peace.

Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga met with the Turkish Ambassador to discuss bilateral activities, President Zelenskyy's Peace Formula, preparations for the Global Peace Summit, and the security situation in the Black Sea region.

The defense forces repelled four attacks near Orikhivske, three near Staromayorsk and one near Robotyno, and the enemy continues to try to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of their positions in the south.

The russian occupiers launched a ballistic missile at Odesa from Crimea, hitting an infrastructure facility, and the air defense forces destroyed 3 enemy reconnaissance groups in Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.

During a night attack on April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian X-59/X-69 missiles and three reconnaissance drones.

Experts of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise continue to conduct research to fully establish the consequences of the environmental disaster caused by the Russian explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine, as new circumstances and facts related to the tragedy are constantly emerging.

Despite Russia's attempts to destroy Ukraine's infrastructure, Odesa region continues to function, with businesses operating and residents preparing for the beach season.

On the night of April 19, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack using 36 missiles and drones, but Ukrainian air defense systems successfully destroyed 29 of them, including for the first time a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles.

A russian missile from the Black Sea targets Ukraine's Odesa region.

Ukraine's Air Force announces the launch of Shaheds from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa.

Russia could move its Kalibr missile carriers from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea to protect them from Ukrainian attacks, with Buyan-M corvettes being a possible option due to the infrastructure at the Caspian naval base.

President Zelenskyy was briefed on the situation at the front, Russia's "painful" losses in Crimea, and the enemy's deployment of ships to the Caspian Sea after Ukraine's actions in the Black Sea.

President Zelenskiy announces an increase in domestic military production in Ukraine, including 10 Bogdanas aircraft this month, and long-term contracts with companies.

Germany has launched a global initiative called Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) to address Ukraine's air defense gaps, calling on allies and partners to provide air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities, troops and critical infrastructure.

The Ukrainian reconnaissance unit Kabul 9 destroyed 10 enemy military targets in two days, including vehicles, a fuel truck and an ammunition depot in the Zaporizhzhia sector of the frontline.

At the Ukraine-U. S. 2024 Partnership Forum in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal highlighted sectors of the Ukrainian economy that are promising for American business, such as energy, agriculture, defense, raw materials processing, and IT, and described steps the government is taking to attract investment.

During the visit, Bart Eide familiarized himself with the consequences of Russian terrorism, in particular, he saw with his own eyes a house destroyed by a Russian drone, where 12 civilians were killed.

At present, there are no Russian warships on duty in the Black and Azov Seas, but this does not reduce the threat of missile attacks on Ukrainian territory.

Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia agree to ensure safe navigation for merchant ships in the Black Sea, with Kyiv and Moscow pledging not to attack, seize, or search non-military cargo ships.

Ukraine has effectively improved freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, and Russia's maritime advantage has been broken, but Ukraine needs to expand its efforts to launch strategic strikes against Russian military targets to secure a strategic victory, according to Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oscar Bolin.

The SBU's modernized Sea Baby maritime drone can deliver almost a ton of explosives over a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers, allowing it to hit targets anywhere in the Black Sea and potentially counter entire enemy fleets.

The upcoming Ukraine-Latin America summit in 2024 should cover issues of international peace, security, countering Russian propaganda, human rights, democracy, as well as related commercial areas such as industrial technology, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States believes.

Russia cannot be a partner in solving problems, because Russia itself is a problem, as Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during the Black Sea Security Conference.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on international partners to urgently provide Ukraine with additional Patriot systems, modern air defense systems, weapons and ammunition to defeat Russia and restore Ukraine's territorial integrity, and ensure stability and security in the Black Sea region.

hosea is holding the international food security system hostage by obstructing freedom of navigation and destabilizing other countries, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Stefan Dimitrov said.