US to Allocate $40Mln in Defense Aid to Argentina Wishing to Be NATO's Partner

"The United States will allocate $40 million to support defense modernization of Argentina, which has declared its intention to become NATO's global partner, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires said.

Argentine Defense Minister Luis Alfonso Petri said that Buenos Aires wanted to become NATO's global partner and had already submitted a corresponding request. NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana welcomed the request, saying that closer political and practical cooperation could benefit both parties." Sputnik

Russia targets Ukraine's civilian rail, injuries reported as Dnipro station suspends services

"Russia attacked Ukraine's civilian railway in Dnipro on April 19, injuring railway workers and causing the station to suspend services, Ukraine's state railway Ukrzalizytsia (UZ) reported. Trains are not arriving at Dnipro station, instead being directed to the Nizhnyodniprovsk and Goryainove stations as final stops, UZ said." UP

Israel strikes Iran with a missile, U.S. officials say, as Tehran downplays Netanyahu's apparent retaliation

"Two U.S. officials told CBS News on Thursday night that an Israeli missile had struck Iran. The strike came less than a week after Iran's unprecedented retaliatory drone and missile attack on Israel, to which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to respond.

The U.S. officials did not provide any information about the location or extent of the Israeli strike, and the Israel Defense Forces would not comment on the attack when asked by CBS News." CBS

86 combat clashes in Ukraine in past day

"A total of 86 combat engagements were recorded along the frontline in Ukraine in the past 24 hours as the full-scale war with Russia rages on. Russians launched 11 missile attacks and 78 airstrikes, as well as 82 rocket salvos, on the Ukrainian positions and at populated areas. A number of residential buildings and civil infrastructure objects were affected and civilian casualties were reported. Over the past day, the following settlements have been targeted in Russian airstrikes: Orlivka, Sumy region; Vovchansk, Strelecha, and Borova of Kharkiv region; Nevske, Luhansk region; Yampolivka, New York, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka, Netailove, Selidove, Oleksandropil, Krasnohorivka, Vodiane, Vuhledar,

Urozhaine, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Novodanylivka, and Orikhiv of Zaporizhzhia region; Krynky and Ivanivka, Kherson region.
More than 120 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.
Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation saw no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: the enemy maintains their military presence near the, conducting subversive activities to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian troops to other operational axes.
Kupiansk direction: the enemy ran no offensive (assault) missions.
Lyman direction: the Russians enemy attacked Ukrainian positions four times in the Torske and Yampolivka areas in Donetsk region.
Bakhmut direction: Ukraine repelled 25 attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Nove, Ivanivske, and Klishchiivka of Donetsk region. Avdiivka direction: Ukraine’s defenders repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske of Donetsk region.
Novopavlivka direction: Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Heorhiivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, and Urozhaine of Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to penetrate Ukraine’s defenses 20 times.
Orikhiv direction: the enemy attacked Ukraine’s positions four times in the area of Staromaiorske, Donetsk region, and Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.
Kherson direction: the Russians pursue their intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro, where the latter repelled 11 enemy attacks.
At the same time, Ukraine’s troops continue to actively inflict losses on Russian manpower and equipment, exhausting the enemy along the entire line of contact.
During the past day, Ukraine’s Air Force hit nine enemy manpower clusters, while air defense forces took down two Kh-59 guided air missiles." Ukrin

Ukrainian Forces Target Tokmak City With MLRS

"The Ukrainian armed forces are using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) against the Tokmak city in the Zaporozhye Region." Sputnik

At least nine killed in Ukraine strikes as Kyiv says it downed Russian warplane

"Russian strikes on Ukraine in the early hours of Friday killed at least nine people, including three children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time. Moscow said a military plane crashed over the south of the country while returning to base from a combat mission after suffering a technical malfunction.

The downing of a Russian bomber used to fire cruise missiles at Ukraine would be a highly symbolic win for Kyiv, which has been pounded by hundreds of overnight Russian aerial strikes since Moscow invaded more than two years ago.
The latest overnight Russian strikes on the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least nine people and injured more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said Friday.
“A child who was heavily wounded during a massive enemy attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region today died in hospital. The death toll had now risen to nine, including three children,” the office of Ukraine’s Prosector General said in a statement on Telegram.
Strikes were recorded on the region’s Synelnykivsky area – where at least two children, aged six and eight, were among those killed – and the regional capital of Dnipro, the interior ministry said.
“Unfortunately, the number of victims is expected to rise. The rubble of the damaged buildings is being cleared,” Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said in a post on Telegram." France24

Ukrainian children ‘kidnapped’ by Moscow found in Germany

"Over 160 Ukrainian children allegedly “kidnapped by Russia” have been discovered living in Germany. The head of Ukrainian national police, Ivan Vygovsky, on Wednesday hailed the

discovery, telling national media that he had discussed the issue with Holger Munch, president of the BKA, during a meeting earlier in this week.
Allegations by Kiev that Moscow kidnapped Ukrainian children en masse have been exposed as a lie after some of the purported victims have been found in the EU, according to Russian children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. She is among the officials to have been accused of abducting youngsters from Ukraine amid the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.
When asked for clarification by RT Deutsch, the BKA said its officers had identified the children after they were flagged as “kidnapping” victims by Kiev. Their personal details were checked against German records.
The majority of the youngsters had entered Germany as refugees accompanied by their parents or legal guardians, the police said. In a handful of cases, suspicion of “unlawful transfer” remained, the statement added, without offering further details." RT

71 combat engagements on front lines in past 24 hours

"In the past 24 hours, 71 combat engagements took place on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled most enemy attacks in the Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka sectors. In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna sectors, Russia maintains a military presence in the border areas, continues to conduct sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling populated areas from its territory and increasing the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine.

In the Lyman sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks near Terny and Yampolivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aircraft, tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops.
In the Bakhmut sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 17 attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region; Verkhniokamianske, Vyimka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Novyi, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy was attempting to improve its tactical position.
In the Avdiivka sector, 11 enemy attacks were repelled near Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aircraft, attempted to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka and Urozhaine in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aircraft, attempted to break through the Ukrainian troops' defenses 12 times.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy, with the support of aircraft, attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times near Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson sector, the enemy has not abandoned its intention to force Ukrainian units out of footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro River. The enemy launched seven unsuccessful attacks on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Krynky, Kherson region.
According to the General Staff, the Ukrainian Air Force struck nine enemy manpower clusters.
Ukrainian missile units struck one enemy manpower cluster and one ammunition depot." Ukrin

Russians attempt to target critical infrastructure in Ivano-Frankivsk region

"Russians launched combat drones in an attempt to damage critical infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk region." Pravada

Venezuela’s Maduro Sends Devastating Message to Biden in English: ‘I You Want I Want I You to Want I Do Want’

"Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro attempted to issue a message in English to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the upcoming expiration of Biden’s generous oil and gas sanctions relief package to his regime.

The dictator’s latest attempt to speak English prompted the laughter of the audience of his weekly television show Con Maduro Más (“With Maduro Plus”), leading to his video going viral on social media platforms.
Maduro — who, prior to becoming Venezuela’s socialist dictator, was his predecessor Hugo Chávez’s foreign minister — has developed a reputation for poor proficiency of the English language. The dictator has issued several “English”-language messages and threats to former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama during their respective administrations.
“I tell the negotiators to tell President Biden the following message,” Maduro said in Spanish, before attempting English: “I you want I want, I you to want I do want.”
Maduro was apparently attempting to invite Biden to a bilateral dialogue. “If you want to, I want to. If you don’t want to, I don’t want to. That’s the end of it,” he clarified, eliciting the applause of his show’s audience." Breitbart

Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Amendment to Ukraine Supplemental Bill: Members Who Vote ‘in Favor’ Required to Join Ukrainian Military

"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced an amendment to a supplemental funding bill for Ukraine that would require members of Congress who vote “in favor” to enlist in the Ukrainian military." Breitbart

David Cameron Arrives in Israel to (Again) Urge Restraint Against Iran

"UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron arrived in Israel on Wednesday for talks where he is expected to repeat his warning against any response to the recent missile attack by Iran.

Lord Cameron will meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has vowed to retaliate to Iran’s weekend attack." Breitbart

Strikes Carried Out Against Odessa Port Infrastructure

"Strikes have been carried out against Odessa port infrastructure, and all the roads have been cordoned off, coordinator of the underground network in Nikolayev." Sputnik

Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on Dzhankoi airfield

"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed the strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian airfield in Dzhankoy. Atesh (the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar underground resistance movement in temporarily occupied Crimea) announced that a series of strikes carried out on the Dzhankoi airfield." Pravada

In frontline, 68 combat engagements took place over past day

"Over the past day, 68 combat engagements took place at the frontline....airstrikes hit Popivka, Vozdvyzhenske (Sumy region), Zolochiv, Vesele, Volokhivka, Hlushkivka, Kolisnykivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka (Luhansk region), Terny, Zarichne, Verkhnokamyanske, Chasiv Yar, Spirne, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka, Pervomaiske, Soloviove, Bila Hora, Novobakhmutivka, Oleksandropil, Antonivka, Kostyantynivka, Staromaiorske (Donetsk region), Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia region), Beryslav, Odradokamyanka, Kozatske (Kherson region).

More than 110x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire. Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border.
Kupyansk axis: on April 11, the enemy did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations.
Lyman axis: the enemy conducted 9x attacks on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinities of Terny, Torske, Hryhorivka (Donetsk region) and Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk region).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian forces repelled 19x attacks of the adversary in the vicinities of Verkhnokamyanske, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka (Donetsk region), where the enemy, using air attacks, attempted to improve its tactical position.
Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 11x attacks in the vicinities of Ocheretyne, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka, Netailove, Pervomaiske (Donetsk region).
Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, where the invaders made 20x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense.
Orikhiv axis: the enemy conducted 4x attacks on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinities of Staromaiorske (Donetsk region), Robotyne, northwest of Verbove (Zaporizhzhia region).
Kherson axis: the enemy does not abandon its intention to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River. For instance, on April 16, the invaders launched 5x unsuccessful attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian troops.
At the same time, the Ukrainian soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation troops, and exhausting the enemy all along the line of contact. Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 6x concentrations of troops, 2x command posts of the adversary.
The Ukrainian Missile Forces hit 1x concentration of russian troops." Ukrin