The Israeli army approved the assault on Rafakh in the south of the Gaza sector and is ready to act, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference in Jerusalem. In addition, he noted the readiness of the Israeli authorities to evacuate the civilian population and distribute humanitarian assistance.

France will transfer to Ukraine a new package of military assistance. It will include "hundreds" of old, but also suitable for use in battle, VAB armored personnel carriers and a party of Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles. This was announced in an interview with La Tribune by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Sebastian Lekorny.

Earlier, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov proposed abandoning a missile danger signal at night, since during shelling it is “safer to be at home”. At the same time, he invited residents to express his opinion in the comments. Earlier, the Pepel project calculated that 133 civilians died during the entire war in the Belgorod and the Belgorod Region. The authorities do not officially confirm this information.

The lower house of the American parliament will vote on the allocation of military assistance for Ukraine on April 9, when the congressmen return to work after Easter holidays, the Republican Parliamentarian Mike Lawler said in an interview with CNN. He expresses such confidence based on conversations with the republican speaker of the American Congress Mike Johnson.

During the counter -terrorist operation in Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, three people were detained, "involved in terrorist activities." This was reported by the National Anti -Terrorism Committee. “There are no victims among the civilians and losses among the personnel of the forces of law and order. The necessary operational-search measures and investigative actions continues, ”the department said.

Maxim Kuzminov, who overtook him in Ukraine in the summer of 2023, shot six times in the pilot of the Russian military helicopter, and then his body moved by a car, writes with reference to the sources of The New York Times. According to this information, Kuzminov was killed from Makarov’s pistol, as evidenced by the 9-mm sleeves found at the site of his death. At this time, he lived in Spain.

The authorities of the EU countries suspect the Kremlin of transferring funds to European politicians to promote the Russian position. Including we are talking about the members of the German extreme right -wing party "Alternative for Germany" (ADG), writes Spiegel and the Czech newspaper Deník N. According to this information, first of all, this is the deputy of the Bundestag Petr Bistron and the deputy of the European Parliament Maximilian Kra. Both are in the Adg.

A yearlong investigation by The Insider , in collaboration with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel , has uncovered evidence suggesting that unexplained anomalous health incidents, also known as Havana Syndrome, may have their origin in the use of directed energy weapons wielded by members of Russian GRU Unit 29155. Members of the Kremlin’s infamous military intelligence sabotage squad have been placed at the scene of suspected attacks on overseas U.S.

Student of Moscow State University Oleg Tarasov, who called his Wi-Fi network in the hostel “Slava Ukraine!”, Was expelled from the university by decision of the ethical commission of the university. This was reported with reference to the source by the Telegram channel "First University". It is noted that Tarasov studied at the faculty of public administration. Earlier, the Nikulin court arrested him for 10 days, and also confiscated the router.

In Turkey, elections to local authorities were held. According to the calculation of 57% of the vote, for the first time in 20 years, the first place was taken by the opposition Republican People's Party (RNP) (according to preliminary data, 37.46% elected, while 36.54% voted for the party). As for large cities, the current mayor of Ankara from the RNP Mansur Javash confidently leads, having received support for 58.8% of voters after.

General, chief of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, Alexander Lapin, was appointed commander of the Leningrad Military District, URA.RU reports with reference to a source in military circles. According to the source, the position is “equivalent”, however, to command the district and parallel to the “more honorable” group. The Leningrad and Moscow military districts reappeared in Russia on March 1, 2024 according to Putin’s decree.

The Space Epoch space startup, together with the Chinese online store Taobao (belongs to Alibaba, which also owns the Aliexpress international trading platform), develops intercontinental missiles that can deliver goods to any point of the world, Reuters reports , citing a company's statement. The project is at an early stage of development. Within its framework, it is planned to develop a rocket capable of carrying up to 10 tons of healthy cargo in a container of 120 cubic meters.