26 April 2023 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Apr 2023
Ukrainian Navy Says Russia Refused To Allow Movement Of Four Ships In Black Sea Grain Deal RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia refused to coordinate the movement of four ships in and out of Ukrainian ports under the terms of a grain deal that has been in place since last summer, the Ukrainian navy said on April 26 in an apparent further complication of efforts to extend the deal.

President of Ukraine had a phone call with the President of the People's Republic of China President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2023
President Xi Jinping Speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Phone PRC MofA 26 Apr 2023 -- On the afternoon of 26 April, President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone at the invitation of the latter. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis.
Peace talks only way out of Ukraine war, China's Xi tells Ukraine's Zelensky Press TV 26 Apr 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the only way to end the war in Ukraine is negotiation between Kiev and Moscow.
Zelenskiy Has 'Meaningful' First Exchange With China's Xi As Russia Presses Assault On Bakhmut RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his first conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "long and meaningful" as Russia increased the pressure on the defenders of Bakhmut -- the site of the most intense battle for the eastern Donetsk region.

Now there is an opportunity to give new impetus to relations between Ukraine and China - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2023
Ukraine has a unique experience of protecting the state and people in the conditions of aggression, so we invite Italy to build a new security of the world together - President at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome President of Ukraine 26 Apr 2023

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on a telephone conversation between President of China Xi Jinping and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Apr 2023
Wagner Group Leader Accuses Russian 'Decision-Makers' Of Treason For Lack Of Ammunition In Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Apr 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-connected businessman who controls the notorious Wagner mercenary group, has accused "decision-makers" in Russia of treason for not providing his troops and military units of Russia's regular armed forces with ammunition needed to fight in Ukraine.
Russia Never Limited Ukrainian Grain Export Via Black Sea - Russian UN Envoy Sputnik 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia did not artificially limit the export of Ukrainian grain under the Black Sea Initiative, contrary to current allegations, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Gennady Gatilov said on Wednesday.

DOD Officials Detail Efforts to Support Ukraine, Defend NATO DoD News 26 Apr 2023 -- Russia's unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine has provoked the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II, and nations around the globe are rallying to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty, DOD officials told the House Armed Services Committee today.
Key US Commander 'Very Confident' Ahead of Expected Ukrainian Offensive VOA 26 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine's military forces have all the equipment, weapons and ammunition they need to launch their long-awaited spring offensive, according to a top U.S. military commander.

Ukraine: 8th Human Rights Dialogue takes place in Kyiv European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Apr 2023 -- Today in Kyiv, the European Union and Ukraine held the eighth Human Rights Dialogue. Both parties remain committed to continuing their annual dialogue, despite the ongoing full-scale armed aggression by Russia against Ukraine, and will continue their active efforts to prevent and address any human rights violations, including in the temporarily occupied and in the liberated territories of Ukraine.

War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 26 Apr 2023 -- The Federal Government supports the Ukrainian military in close coordination with its partners and allies. This list provides an overview of lethal and non-lethal German military support for Ukraine. It includes deliveries from the Federal Armed Forces, as well as supplies from German industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for so-called security capacity building.

Iran denies it is helping either warring side in Ukraine IRNA 26 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has denied allegations that the country is providing aid to either of the warring parties in Ukraine.
Iran not provide military aid to any side in Ukraine's war: Amir-Abdollahian ISNA 26 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths for talks on issues of common concern, including the conditions and humanitarian situation in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Ukraine.

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy, Xi Talk by Phone VOA 26 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, with the two men agreeing to send envoys to Beijing and Kyiv in a possible initial move to broker peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

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