For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia claims advances near Chasiv Yar as Ukraine hails new aid, by Victoria Lukovenko | AFP Russia’s Defense ministry said today its forces had gained territory near the key battleground town of Chasiv Yar in east Ukraine, highlighting the pressure facing Kyiv as it gears up to receive $61 billion in new U.S. aid. READ MORE . . .
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As the House approves over 60 billion dollars of aid, Ukrainians say the delay cost them. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR Delays in military aid have cost Ukraine’s forces lives, time, and territory. Passage yesterday of nearly 61 billion dollars in US funding has Ukrainians relieved, but uncertain about the future. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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FROM APRIL 20 House approves foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Reported by Deirdre Walsh | NPR After months of GOP-led delays, the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM APRIL 20 The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate, by Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro | AP WASHINGTON — The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. The $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed overwhelmingly in a matter of minutes, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 20 Ukraine’s prime minister says, if passed, $60B U.S. aid package will be critical. Reported by Andrew Limbong, Tinbete Ermyas and Michael Levitt | NPR As Congress considers whether to send more aid to Ukraine, that country’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, is visiting the United States, and making the case for why further funding matters. He says . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Units of South battlegroup fully free Bogdanovka in Donetsk People’s Republic — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Units of the South battlegroup have fully freed the Bogdanovka settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and repelled two counterattacks by the Ukrainian armed forces near Chasov Yar and Krasnoye, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The enemy lost . . . . . . READ MORE . . .
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Bloomberg: Blinken to warn Beijing over support for Russia in upcoming trip to China, by Nate Ostiller and news desk | The Kyiv Independent U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will warn Beijing that the U.S. and its allies are “united in their opposition” to China’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Beijing has . . . READ MORE . . .