Germany handed over to Ukraine the first Patriot air defense system and missiles for it. This was reported on the website of the German government. The exact number of air defense systems and ammunition is not specified. Also, over the past week, 16 Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks and 2 border guard vehicles have been delivered to Ukraine. At the same time, the representative of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ignat, was unable to confirm or deny the German government's report.

The occupying authorities of the Kherson region seized about 30 boats with motors from local residents. This was stated by Russia-appointed "acting governor" of the region Vladimir Saldo. “During martial law, the authorities can attract any technical means that they need for the needs of the army. So […] several boats were seized,” Saldo said. These small boats were given to the army. Saldo advised boat owners to contact the district administration.

More than 7,000 Ukrainian service members are missing in action, Ukrainian commissioner for issues of missing people Oleh Kotenko told Ukrainian TV. “This number exists, it is slightly over 7,000. We hope that the people we are looking for as missing in action are still prisoners of war,” Kotenko said. According to him, the statistics suggest that around 65% of missing personnel are alive and held in captivity, the rest have died.

The October Court in Izhevsk fined the local activist Nikita Gorbunov for 30 thousand rubles due to the picket with the poster "Hug, if against the war." About this writes the telegram channel "Udmurtia against corruption." Photo: "Udmurtia against corruption" Gorbunov was found guilty of public actions aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Kyiv and Warsaw have reached an agreement to restore Ukrainian grain transits through Poland starting on 22 April, Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported . The decision was made during talks in Warsaw. “We treat issues that our Polish colleagues have with the same attention that Poland pays to our problems. Therefore, we must quickly and constructively react to this crisis situation,” she noted.

The White House plans to enact rules by the end of the month to limit US investment in China. about this Politico writes , citing sources. Authorities will require companies to notify the government of new investments in Chinese tech firms and ban some transactions in critical sectors such as microchips, the sources said. Politico said the decision comes "at a particularly delicate time for the administration" as it seeks to ease tensions and maintain trade ties with Beijing.

In Belgorod, as a result of a grenade explosion in the courtyard of a private house, one person was killed. This was announced by the Governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. “In Belgorod, an emergency occurred in the courtyard of a private residential building - a grenade exploded. There is one dead and two injured," Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel. According to him, the mayor of the city Valentin Demidov has already left for the scene.

The short list of the International Boker of 2023 was declared. What the finalists of the most prestigious prize of the English -language book world write about Mettle: Vectonauta, Freepik On Tuesday, London was called the six finalists of the 2023 International Buker Prize. This year, it included Korean Chhon Möngwan with the novel “Kit”, Catalonka Eva Balthazar with “Stone”, Ivoarian Gaus with the novel “Stand firmly”, Bulgarian writer Georgi Mr.

Kyiv and Warsaw agreed to resume the transit of Ukrainian grain through Poland on the night of April 21-22. This was announced by the Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko. The decision was made at the talks in Warsaw. “We treat the problems that our Polish colleagues have with the same attention as Poland treats our problems. Therefore, we must respond quickly and constructively to this crisis.

More than seven thousand Ukrainian troops are considered missing, the Commissioner for Persons who disappeared under special circumstances Oleg Kotenko said on the air of the Ukrainian telemarathon. “There really is such a figure, it is a little more than seven thousand. We hope that those people whom we are looking for as missing are still in captivity, ”Kotenko said. According to him, according to statistics, about 65% of missing are alive and are captured, the rest were killed.

The jury in the case of Kaliningrad doctors Elina Sushkevich and Elena Belaya, convicted of the death of a newborn child, announced pressure from the judge. This was reported to Medvestnik by lawyer Kamil Babasov. On April 17, the First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction considered the appeal in the case.

An interview with Russian senator Lyudmila Narusova, the only lawmaker to vote against the digital summonses bill Lyudmila Narusova. Photo: the Federation Council Out of 170 members of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament), only Tuva senator Lyudmila Narusova voted against the digital summonses bill. “Let us not stretch the truth here,” she said as she spoke to fellow senators.

In Tver, a criminal case was opened against 19-year-old Semyon Koshevoy for attempted treason (Part 3, Article 30, Article 275 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by the "First Department". According to investigators, Koshevoy was going to join the Freedom of Russia legion and fight on the side of Ukraine. The young man was detained in the Belgorod region. Human rights defenders do not know what the investigation brings as evidence.

The Hague began to judge Hashim Tachi, the former leader of Kosovo, accused of war crimes. We explain how this is due to the attempt of the West to achieve peace in the Balkans Former President Kosovo Hashim Tachi during the trial in The Hague, April 3, 2023 Photo: EPA-EFE / KOEN VAN WEEL / POL After a long -term collection of evidence and the arrest of the accused in the Netherlands, a new trial began over the participants of one of the wars who accompanied the collapse of Yugoslavia.

In Yekaterinburg, security forces searched the home of PR man Yaroslav Shirshikov, who was the first to report the disappearance of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich. He was arrested after a search. It is reported by Kommersant-Ural with reference to an unnamed source. UPDATED AT 19:30 MSK Shirshikov was charged under article 205.2 of the Criminal Code (“Public calls for terrorist activities”), told E1.ru.