Ukraine

Zelenskyy explained that the Armed Forces have rotations in different areas and that it should not be generalized that they do not exist at all. At the same time, the Ukrainian army has a "powerful fist" - strong and professional brigades that need longer rotations.

Ukraine has strong defense lines protecting Kharkiv and the city is not in danger, despite russia's plans to seize it and the entire east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine lacks ammunition for a counteroffensive against Russia and only has enough for defense, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

President Zelensky said that the majority of representatives of territorial recruitment and social support centers are now military personnel with combat experience, part of a reboot of these centers launched last year to restore respect for people in uniform.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expects the US Congress to approve a large-scale military aid package that is crucial to protecting Ukraine from possible Russian counteroffensives.

Ukraine expects about 80-100 countries to take part in the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland, where a joint action plan for achieving a just peace will be prepared.

President Zelenskyy calls on MPs to vote for the draft law on mobilization to counter Russia's disinformation campaign and unite society in times of war.

In some frontline areas, the construction of fortifications with three lines of defense, including anti-tank ditches and "dragon's teeth," is 92-98% complete, as President Zelensky announced during a telethon.

President Zelenskiy expects Ukraine's parliament to vote on amendments to mobilization legislation in the coming weeks, while Russia intends to mobilize 300,000 troops by June 1, despite disciplinary problems.

The NATO Secretary General expects that by the next NATO summit in July, the allies will have agreed to create a new multi-year fund of 100 billion euros to provide long-term military support to Ukraine.

The main thing for a future drone operator is the desire to learn and destroy the enemy.

Children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are being brought to Moscow for another propaganda forum aimed at justifying the Kremlin's Nazi policy, organized by the Kremlin's First Movement in May, and collaborators are compiling lists of teenagers to participate.

On April 6, russians shelled three settlements in Kharkiv district with guided aerial bombs, damaging a shop, a boiler room, a private house, and an outbuilding.

russia's overnight attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killed 7 civilians, wounded 11, and damaged homes and schools, prompting the US ambassador to Ukraine to call for urgent support for Kyiv.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Chernihiv region to discuss the situation at the front, the needs of the army, the deportation of Ukrainian children, and called on the United States to make a decision on a further package of support for Ukraine as soon as possible.

The draft law on mobilization and military service is scheduled to be considered by the Ukrainian parliament on April 10 and voted on April 11.

The russian occupation forces launched a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, at Odesa region, damaging equipment and an administrative building at a utility company.

russia plans to conscript up to 15,000 residents of occupied Crimea into its armed forces as part of a new draft campaign, according to the head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

Another group of russian invaders was transferred to occupied Dzhankoy to be sent to the front to compensate for heavy russian losses.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Armed Forces are actively using Ukrainian-made drones to destroy Russian occupiers, protect soldiers' lives and reduce Russia's military potential, and that drone production will continue to grow this year.

Lukashenka signs a law allowing military commissariats in Belarus to notify citizens of conscription via SMS, and telecommunications operators are obliged to provide phone numbers.

According to British intelligence, Russian air defense forces have repeatedly shot down their own planes due to a lack of situational awareness and coordination, which was likely caused by rising tensions and fear of further Ukrainian action.

Russia is deliberately attacking Ukraine's thermal and hydroelectric power plants to damage its economy, causing significant damage to electricity generation and transmission facilities, with losses already measured in billions of hryvnias.

Ukraine's Energy Minister does not rule out an increase in electricity tariffs. In July and August, Ukrainians will be asked to save electricity as much as possible.

On the night of April 6, a mobile fire team shot down a Russian Kalibr missile that attacked Ukraine.

U. S. officials warn that China is providing significant assistance to Russia's military-industrial complex, which threatens Ukraine and global security.

In several cities in Donetsk region, water supply has been cut due to emergency repairs to the main water supply system.

Mobile firing groups of the Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade shot down six enemy "Shaheds" on the night of April 6.

At night, a pipeline used by the Russians to pump oil from a local oil depot to tankers was blown up in the port area of the Azov Sea Port. Tanker loading of oil products has been suspended for an indefinite period.

A Russian terrorist attack in Kharkiv killed 6 people and wounded more than 10. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on partners to help strengthen air defense in the region.