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German army commanders are drawing up plans for how they will feed thousands of American soldiers and refuel their tanks as they move toward NATO's eastern front, as part of a secret document outlining Germany's readiness for war. In particular, in an interview with FAZ, Bundeswehr Lieutenant General Andre Bodemann said that the army is drawing up a new, long-term security plan with an emphasis on civil defense. It is noted that most of the planning details are state secrets, but a senior officer did reveal that part of the planning process involves logistics to feed the huge number of American soldiers, mainly civilians. “If, for example, there was a US division moving east, thousands of tanks, thousands of soldiers, then they would need to be fed and the tanks would need to be refueled or perhaps repaired,” Bodemann said.

If elected president of the United States at the end of 2024, Donald Trump may impose penalties for countries abandoning the dollar. In particular, for Russia. Possible actions include, in particular, export controls and fees for currency manipulation. Bloomberg reports this. It is noted that penalties should be applied to U.S. allies and opponents "trying to carry out bilateral trade in other currencies." "Economic advisers to former President Donald Trump are considering ways to actively prevent countries from abandoning the use of the dollar. Trump publicly and privately said that he wants the dollar to remain the world's reserve currency," the article reads. Analysts remind: critical statements about the dominance of the dollar in the global financial system began to spread in 2022, when the United States imposed tough economic sanctions against Russia. In particular, then the Russian central bank, members of the government and about 2,500 other persons restricted access to the dollar.

"No benefit" Ukrainian military spoke about problems with Leopard, Abrams and Bradley

The US believes that Russia appears to be gaining momentum in the two-year conflict. They are considering the possibility of sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, reports Politico. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder stated that advisers would not have a combat role but would advise and support the Ukrainian government and armed forces. "Throughout this conflict, the Department of Defense has reviewed and adjusted the U.S. presence in Ukraine as security conditions change. We are currently considering the possibility of sending several additional advisers to enhance the Defense Cooperation Office at the embassy," Ryder said in a statement to Politico. Ryder added that the office performs various advisory and support missions that are non-combat in nature. "Throughout this conflict, the Department of Defense has reviewed and adjusted our presence in-country, as security conditions have evolved. Currently, we are considering sending several additional advisers to augment the Office of Defense Cooperation at the Embassy," Ryder said. The number of personnel in the Office of Defense Cooperation is not disclosed for security reasons. Anonymous sources told Politico that the office's tasks include monitoring the weaponry sent by the US to Ukraine.

Russian troops struck TV tower in Ukrainian city of Kharkov with the use of Iskander missile

On April 21, there was a missile attack on the Crimean city of Sevastopol. Local telegram channels reported on this. The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvojayev, said that 10 missiles were fired at the city, and the missiles were shot down by the air defense system. According to him, the remnants of the missiles damaged the city's infrastructure, the windows in the houses were broken. As a result, two people died. In the footage shared on Telegram channels, one of the missiles appears to have hit a cargo ship and started a fire. Firefighters and ambulances are said to have been called to the scene. No casualties are reported. Due to the incident, the movement of ships in the Sevastopol bay was stopped.

- SUBSCRIBE TO US! Devastating flash floods plunged Dubai into a living nightmare as shops and buildings were crushed to ruins and vehicles were forced to be abandoned as they became submerged in murky waters. Traffic congestion remained severe on April 17, two days after the storms, with at least one major road completely blocked by water and multiple junctions cut off by flooding.Although the city is returning to some level of normalcy in the skies, cars remain submerged in deep waters on the once busy roads. Some vehicles were completely submerged, with the top of their roofs barely breaking the water's surface.

The US deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines is another step by Washington aimed at escalating the level of military confrontation in the Asia-Pacific, Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has said. Last week, a Typhoon Mid-Range Capability missile system was flown from the US to the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines, which is separated from Taiwan by the 250km-wide Luzon Strait. US Army Pacific said that the “landmark” deployment took place as part of the joint Salaknib 24 exercises with Filipino troops and showcased “the extensive reach and logistical precision” of the American military. Typhoon systems, which were first introduced in 2023, can fire both the Standard Missile 6 and Tomahawk missiles, with the latter having a range of up to 2,500km.

An image of a Russian tank fleeing the battlefield under artillery fire

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Lytvynenko commented on the likelihood of a coup in Russia. Lytvynenko insists he is not being unrealistic in imagining Russian elites might one day turn on their leader. “There are still quite a few rational people in the leadership. They will think and act when they realise the cost of staying with Putin is greater than moving away from him,” he said in an interview with The Economist.

Fighters of the "Shadov" unit of the Ukrainian armed forces detected fighters of the invading Russian army who wanted to advance. Then they hit them. The invaders, who came to the area with military equipment, tried to advance by shooting with small arms. However, they were destroyed by drone strikes and mortar fire.

Russian military personnel are arriving in the temporarily occupied districts of the Kherson region, where they are reportedly deserting in large numbers, according to the partisan movement ATESH. It is noted that Russian occupiers are refusing to carry out combat missions and are deserting their temporary deployment areas. Interestingly, some of those who officially went on leave as deserters were later found in the occupied territory of the Kherson region. Meanwhile, movement agents also report the arrival of a large number of personnel from the occupation army in Novooleksiivka. "These military personnel are accommodated in vacant abandoned houses. Most of them have multiple tattoos on their bodies. The local population believes that these are people who were previously in places of detention," the message reads.

Footage of destroyed Russian military equipment base following Ukrainian army ‘s missile attack.

A Russian Ka-27 helicopter has been shot down in occupied Crimea, Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for Ukraine's Navy, has reported. "A Russian Ka-27 down in Crimea. It was looking for something. It has found it", he said. The spokesperson provided no further information, including the type of weapon used to down the helicopter. According to reports from the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, a sound resembling a rocket launch was heard in Sevastopol on April 10, followed by a muffled explosion, reminiscent of those observed during air defense operations. According to other reports from the Helicopterpilot Telegram channel, it could be a friendly fire that brought down the Russian helicopter.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries could have consequences for the global energy situation. He considers that it is better to attack other targets, according to Bloomberg. “Those attacks could have a knock-on effect in terms of the global energy situation,” said Austin during the Senate Armed Services committee meeting. “Ukraine is better served in going after tactical and operational targets that can directly influence the current fight.” This statement was immediately criticized by Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who stated that the administration of US President Joe Biden is hindering Ukraine's active actions for political reasons.

The White House has warned of the substantial threat faced by U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria amid a stream of threats issued by Iranian leadership in response to a suspected Israeli airstrike that killed several Iranian personnel last week near its embassy in Damascus. Addressing the warnings at a virtual press briefing, National Security Council Strategic Communicators Coordinator John Kirby declined to go into specific intelligence matters but reiterated President Joe Biden's assurances that "the Israeli government could count on the United States' support for any self-defense needs against threats directly by Iran to Israel, threats that Iran has made public," and discussed preparations for potential risks to U.S. personnel as well. "Our own people, not just our troops, but our diplomatic personnel as well in Iraq and Syria, are under constant threat," Kirby said. "We take that seriously and we take the appropriate force protection measures we need to as the threat changes to make sure that they can protect themselves, and that has not changed. That will not change.

At least five security officers were killed and one was injured in Iran as armed gangs linked to Jaish ul-Adl group attacked two police vehicles in Sib and Soran Counties in Sistan and Baluchistan Province on Tuesday, local media reported. Sunni militant group Jaish ul-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released on Tuesday afternoon. Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan for security affairs said about the attack that some armed gangs attacked a Law Enforcement patrol team. He said search operation was underway to find the armed criminals. Semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the police officers were on their way from transporting a suspect in the killing of a police officer shot dead in March. Tuesday’s incident follows the deadly attack on Sistan and Baluchistan Province that killed at least eleven Iranian security force members last week.

Ukrainian army struck with HIMARS a gas station in Kherson where Russian equipment were stored

Russian military equipment convoy attacking in direction of Lyman city was ambushed in mined area

If NATO members fight in Ukraine, they should not be captured, the maximum reward should be set for each killed soldier of the alliance countries, and their bodies should not be handed over. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote about this on the VKontakte network. Medvedev noted that NATO has made statements about the lack of plans to send troops to Ukraine. "Separate units can enter Lviv and Kyiv region to provide for the Ukrainian army and perform only economic and organizational functions." Former Russian President said that bounties should be offered for the killing of NATO soldiers if they are deployed to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops.

After drone strikes on targets in Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk, the authorities of Tatarstan called on the region's enterprises not to rely on the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces to repel attacks but to defend themselves independently, states the head of the Russian region Rustam Minnikhanov. According to RBC-Ukraine, during a speech at an international energy forum, he commented on the early morning strikes on April 2 at a plant producing Shahed kamikaze drones and an oil refinery and noted the inability of air defense systems to protect enterprises and facilities in the Russian region of Tatarstan from air attacks.

Reserve Major General Viktor Yahun, the former Deputy Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine, commented on the statements by France about the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine. “This is a completely different level. Two years ago, there were discussions about whether to give us heavy weapons and artillery, as a result, they only talked about cartridges, ammunition and reconnaissance drones. There was no talk of tanks and the Patriot systems on the guard of our cities. We very quickly get used to the good, for some reason, everyone forgets what was our means when we were fighting at the beginning of the full-scale war, and what the situation is now," he said in an interview with Glavred.

The Russian Federation's Black Sea Fleet "does not dare" to sail in the Black Sea, and Ukraine has unblocked grain supplies. UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said so. The situation in the Black Sea is being closely monitored by the navies of other countries, said Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Ground Forces in Europe. "The Ukrainians have changed the nature of warfare at sea, at least in an enclosed area like the Black Sea," Hodges said in an interview with Silicon curtain. The military officer pointed out that unlike traditional naval combat, the Ukrainian Army used new and adapted technologies, sabotage operations and special forces against the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

NATO general warns of Russian trap for Ukraine