LIVE Ukraine war – day 769: Russians say they intercepted 6 Ukrainian drones / Ukrainians allegedly shot down an “Outpost” drone over the Black Sea / Mike Johnson hints that US aid to Ukraine could soon be approved in the House of Representatives

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, hinted that a vote on funds for Ukraine could be imminent in the House, even at the risk of him losing his position as parliamentary leader, The Guardian writes. Johnson mentioned “important innovations” to a possible package of measures for Ukraine during an interview with Fox News and suggested that a vote on such a bill could take place as soon as Congress returns from recess. Easter, on April 9.

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07:39 Ukrainians say they shot down a Russian “Outpost” drone over the Black Sea

A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, Illya Yevlash, said on national television that Kiev forces shot down a Russian “Outpost” drone over the Black Sea.

07:23 The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that its air defense units had intercepted six Ukrainian drones attempting to carry out a “terrorist attack”.

Also, the governor of the Russian border region of Belgorod, Viachelsav Gladkov, wrote on Telegram that defense units shot down 19 air targets, and Ukrainian shelling of the region injured 10 people. (Reuters)

00:52 Russia plans to reverse its designation of the Taliban as a terrorist organization.

The information appeared on the same day that the Russian state agency TASS wrote that the Taliban were invited to participate in the “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” event scheduled for May.

Brief recap of recent events:

• The Russians attempted their biggest mechanized attack since October 2023, but it appears to have ended in disaster. The first images of the large mechanized assault attempted by the Russians near Tonenke also appeared on social networks.
• Another blow to the Kremlin’s version of the Moscow attack: Iran had warned Russia days before the massacre after interrogating an ISIS-K commander.
• The Russian army’s new robotic mini-tanks, armed with grenades, joined an assault last week on Ukrainian positions around the town of Berdychi, west of the ruined city of Avdiivka.
• The president of Croatia claims that his country, which is marking its 15th year as a member of NATO, has no say in the decision-making process within the alliance and that all crucial decisions about it are made in Washington.
• Jonathan Poquette, an American sniper fighting as a volunteer in the Ukrainian army, says that Kiev’s forces lack even basic ammunition such as bullets and grenades that they desperately need.
• A group of anti-Kremlin hackers has stolen Russia’s prisoner database, hoping it can be used to glean more information about how Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died.
• Russia’s attacks “almost completely” destroyed Kharkiv’s energy infrastructure. The latest strikes destroyed a large part of the city’s energy network, Mayor Ihor Terejov admitted.
• Dmitri Liubinski, Russia’s ambassador to Vienna, accuses in a wide-ranging interview with TASS that Austria took a “particularly hypocritical” position after the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow and that it is among a “hateful circle” of countries .
• The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday evening asked Ukraine to arrest the head of the security service in Kiev and extradite him to Moscow.
• “Guys, it’s war!” A Ukrainian political scientist reveals Kiev’s biggest mistake, measures Zelenskiy’s declining popularity and what the West should do now.

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