Russia-Ukraine war: List of crucial occasions, day 789

As the war enters its 789th day, these are the primary advancements.

Individuals take a look at pieces of the tv tower struck by a Russian attack on Kharkiv [Andrii Marienko/AP]

Here is the scenario on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Combating

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated a Russian rocket attack that ruined Kharkiv’s 240-metre (787-foot) tv tower became part of an intentional effort by Moscow to make Ukraine’s second-largest city uninhabitable.
Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern military command, explained the scenario around Chasiv Yar and its surrounding towns as “hard” however “manageable” as a Russian force of about 20,000-25,000 soldiers attempts to storm the eastern Ukrainian town, which pushes tactical high ground in the partially-occupied Donetsk area.
Ukraine rejected Russian claims that it had actually taken control of Novomykhailivka in eastern Ukraine, stating its forces were still in control of the town, some 40km (25 miles) southwest of the Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

A court in Moscow sentenced a 39-year-old Russian guy to 5 years’ required labour for spreading out “intentionally incorrect info” about the army after speaking about the war in Ukraine in an unscripted street interview with reporters from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is moneyed by the United States federal government.
A military court in Moscow sentenced Meta Communications Director Andy Stone to 6 years in jail for “openly safeguarding terrorism”, a decision bied far in absentia, the RIA news company reported. Meta is designated an extremist organisation in Russia and its social networks platforms Facebook and Instagram have actually been prohibited considering that 2022 when Russia released a major intrusion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy spoke on the phone with United States President Joe Biden and stated that Kyiv and Washington had actually begun talks on a bilateral security cooperation arrangement, and settled prepare for more ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) long-range rockets to be sent out to Ukraine.
European Union ministers stated they were looking urgently at how to offer more air defences to Ukraine however stopped short of making concrete promises to supply the Patriot systems that Kyiv has stated it requires most.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will go to Poland on Tuesday and reveal a 500 million pound ($617m) increase in military assistance for Ukraine, alerting that Russia should be beat to avoid its soldiers from pushing even more into Europe. The UK will likewise send out to Ukraine what it referred to as its largest-ever single plan of military devices, consisting of 60 boats, more than 1,600 strike and air defence rockets and almost 4 million rounds of little arms ammo.

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Al Jazeera and news firms