Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleh Synyehubov says that seven people have been killed and 22 others have been injured in the oblast during the past 24 hours.
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April 13, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States says that it is sending an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, as well as heavy weapons, including artillery systems, artillery rounds, armored personnel carriers, Mi-17 helicopters transferred from Afghanistan, 300 Switchblade drones and unmanned surface vehicles for coastal defence.
The Ukrainian military says that it has struck the Russian Navy's cruiser Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles hours after the warship was reported to be on fire in the Black Sea.
The Israel Defense Forces raid the city of Nablus in the West Bank, killing one person and injuring 31 others.
South Africa says that it is extending its participation in a multinational counter-insurgent coalition in Mozambique.
The Russian defence ministry says it will begin to target Ukrainian "decision-makers", including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and command centres in the capital Kyiv if Ukrainian forces continue to attack Russian territory.
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says U.S. and NATO vehicles transporting weapons on Ukrainian territory are "legal military targets".
Presidents Andrzej Duda of Poland, Gitanas NausÄ—da of Lithuania, Egils Levits of Latvia, and Alar Karis of Estonia arrive in Kyiv and meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Russian defence ministry claims that around 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered to Russia. Ukraine makes no comment.
Disasters and accidents
Eighteen people are killed when a truck carrying 29 people flips over in Indonesia's West Papua province.
Ten people are killed and 14 others are injured when a truck crashes into a tourist bus in Aswan Governorate, Egypt.
The death toll from the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, during the last five days increases to 300.
Six people are dead and 13 more injured during a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Two people are killed and 200 homes are reportedly damaged during the McBride Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Health and environment
The U.S. CDC and TSA announce that they have extended the mask mandate for public transportation until May 3.
U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra announces that the Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 90 days. The state of emergency was expected to expire on April 16.
A bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation (styled on Mississippi's bill) and restricting its access to minors comes into force after the legislature overrides Governor Andy Beshear's veto.
International relations
The British government and Rwanda agree on a deal to relocate illegal migrants who arrive on boats in the United Kingdom to processing centres in Rwanda.
Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Finland will decide on NATO membership within "weeks", after Russia warned the country against joining the Western military alliance.
Law and crime
The suspect in yesterday's mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the New York City Subway that injured 23 people is arrested following a tip from bystanders.
Disney announces that it shut down Club Penguin Rewritten, which was seen as a successor to the defunct Club Penguin, over concerns of copyright infringement. Assets are seized by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Three people are arrested in London, United Kingdom on suspicion of distributing materials infringing copyright.
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