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Combat Operations

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Presses Call For Help As U.S. House Set to Vote On Ukraine Aid RFE/RL 19 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up his calls for urgent military assistance, saying NATO members must decide "whether we indeed are allies," as a crucial vote in the U.S. Congress for a new Ukraine aid package was expected to finally take place on April 20.
• Zelenskyy appeals to NATO members for arms, aid for Ukraine VOA 19 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to NATO members Friday to step up arms deliveries to Ukraine, which is struggling with diminished munitions while Russia has an air advantage and more ground forces.
• This Year Cannot be Just a Year of Further Discussions, We Need Decisions of Our Partners - Address of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• In Dnipro, the President Thanked the Rescuers Who are Eliminating the Consequences of the Russian Attack President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• It is not fair to resist bombs merely with bravery - the President during the extraordinary meeting of the Ukraine - NATO Council President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• Andriy Yermak had a telephone conversation with Péter Szijjártó President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• Ukraine and Israel Should Join Forces in Fighting Aggressors - Andriy Yermak President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• The President of Ukraine Visited One of the Command Posts of the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade, Defending Chasiv Yar President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• President Held a Meeting on the Security Situation and Inspected the Construction of Fortifications in the Donetsk Region President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024
• In the Donetsk Region, the President Visited the Medical Company of the 95th Air Assault Brigade and Thanked the Warriors and Combat Medics President of Ukraine 19 Apr 2024

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 19 Apr 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation using the Vampire RM-70 multiple-launch rocket system, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, and ATACMS operational-tactical missiles.
• Russia Carries Out 34 Group Strikes on Ukrainian Military, Energy Facilities in Past Week Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of special military operation.
• Lavrov Discloses For First Time Partial Terms of Istanbul Deal With Ukraine Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- The security guarantees outlined in the Istanbul agreements for resolving the conflict in Ukraine were utterly serious, nearly on par with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty).
• Technical Malfunction Resulted in Crash of Tu-22MR Plane in Stavropol Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- A Tu-22M3 of the Russian aerospace forces has crashed in Russia's Stavropol Territory while returning to a home airfield after completing a combat mission, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

United States

NATO

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Participation in Virtual NATO-Ukraine Council Meeting in Defense Ministers Format DoD 19 Apr 2024
• NATO-Ukraine Council Looks to Speed Aid to Besieged Country DoD News 19 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian leaders briefed NATO defense ministers about the situation on the battlefield and the country's critical needs during a remote meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council today.
• Secretary General chairs meeting of NATO-Ukraine Council, Allies agree to step up support NATO 19 Apr 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg chaired a virtual meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of defence ministers on Friday (19 April 2024), to address Ukraine's urgent need for air defences and other military aid. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy briefed Allies on the situation on the battlefield and Ukraine's urgent needs.

United Nations

• Ukraine war 'stark reminder' of the trials facing multilateralism UN News 19 Apr 2024 -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine is "a stark reminder" of the challenges to multilateralism and remains the top priority of UN partner the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Security Council heard on Friday.
• There is no peaceful morning in Ukraine: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks in Dnipro city and other parts of the region UNOCHA 19 Apr 2024

Foreign Reactions

• G7 Italy 2024 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Steadfast Support for Ukraine US Dept. of State 19 Apr 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
• Europe falters on boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine, as US military aid held up VOA 19 Apr 2024 -- European nations are struggling to agree on providing urgently needed weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv's forces struggle to hold ground against invading Russian forces.
• New grant scheme to strengthen Ukrainian civil society Government of Norway 19 Apr 2024 -- Civil society in Ukraine has a key role to play in uniting the country and building resilience against Russia's war of aggression. Norway is allocating NOK 70 million to a newly launched, application-based scheme to support the work of Ukrainian civil society organisations.
• Lithuania's Foreign Minister: "Support for Ukraine is the top priority of Lithuania's Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE" Lithuania MFA 19 Apr 2024 -- On April 19 in Vilnius, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE). The meeting focused on the priorities of Lithuania's Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, which will begin on May 17.

News Reports

• Two Florida Steel Traders Sentenced for Money Laundering and Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violations US Dept. of Justice 19 Apr 2024 -- John Can Unsalan, aka Hurrem Can Unsalan, the president of Orlando, Florida-based steel trading firm Metalhouse LLC, was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote violations of U.S. sanctions against Sergey Kurchenko, a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch. Unsalan's former business associate, Sergey Karpushkin, a Belarusian national residing in Miami, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in the scheme.