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The US 82nd Airborne Division has cancelled its annual All American Week event. This is due to units being deployed to the Middle East as part of operations against Iran.
Kyivstar subscribers can use the Starlink Direct to Cell satellite service in areas without mobile coverage. The technology works without the need for additional devices, provided the basic requirements are met.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ unmanned systems unit struck the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov in the port of Novorossiysk. The Sivash drilling rig was also hit.
During the night of 5–6 April, Russian strikes resulted in casualties, injuries, the destruction of homes, damage to infrastructure and power cuts in several regions of Ukraine. The highest number of casualties was recorded in Odesa.
Iranian media have reported that an American military aircraft has been shot down over the country. A search and rescue operation is underway to locate the crew.
Speaking to journalists, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined the key challenges facing Ukraine in the areas of defence, diplomacy and financing. He discussed US military aid, the threat of further Russian attacks, the negotiation process, security guarantees and cooperation with countries in the Middle East.
British strongman Eddie Hall has assessed the prospects of a bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven. He believes the Ukrainian is in for a tough test.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, nearly 200,000 hectares of land have been cleared of mines in Ukraine. Explosive ordnance disposal experts have defused hundreds of thousands of explosive devices.
During the night of 3 April and in the morning, Russian troops attacked the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The shelling has resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as damage to residential buildings, infrastructure and civilian facilities.
Beijing believes that the war against Iran has not shifted the balance of power in the US’s favour and regards it as a strategic mistake. The Chinese authorities are deliberately refraining from intervening in the conflict.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt arms supplies to Ukraine in an attempt to force European countries to join a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This is one of the key routes for global oil supplies, which has effectively been blocked following US and Israeli strikes against Iran.
During the night at the end of March, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces disabled two Russian air defence systems. Among them was a rare ‘Imbir’ radar station in the Luhansk region.
