Yet another expert has issued a grim recession warning, predicting a downturn was “pretty likely” with far more financial turmoil ahead. Source
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Two civilians have been injured in the cities of Orikhiv and Huliaipole in the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Saturday. Source
The Royal Netherlands Air Force [RNAF] will make an inquiry to the US to acquire long-range air-to-surface cruise missiles. The missiles are AGM-158 JASSM-ERs. Source
As of Saturday, 8 April, Russian troops continued their offensive on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka fronts; in particular, they are trying to take the city of Bakhmut under full control. Source
Leopard tanks are already fighting in Kherson. This is what a Russian officer told a journalist of RIA Novosti. There are Leopard tanks in the region, he said. Source
Australia could still avoid a recession despite fresh forecasts providing a grim backdrop for the upcoming budget, the Treasurer says. Source
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stated that Russia plans to hold early graduation from higher military educational institutions in a number of cities to replenish losses in the war against Ukraine. Source
Photo of a Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 tank with Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor mounted has appeared. This Soviet-era dynamic armor was developed in the mid-1980s Source
The world is hurtling towards a recession, with the risks skyrocketing for richer nations – including Australia. Source
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasises that the values for which Ukrainians are currently fighting are close even to the nations that are geographically far away. Source
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is heading to the US for a series of meetings with global financial leaders which he says will be crucial to shaping the government’s May 9 budget. Source
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasises that only together with Ukraine NATO will be able to guarantee real protection for Europe. Source
The holding Vysokotochnye Kompleksy has carried out tests of the new active protection system on a T-72 tank. The company is part of the Russian company Rostec. Source
Relief for rising power bills will be a key feature of the upcoming budget but the Treasurer has downplayed expectations further handouts are on the table for struggling Australians. Source
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has said that this year’s Good Friday procession in Rome was once again overshadowed by an attempt to equate the victim and the aggressor. Source
Two men were killed in the shelling of the town of Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast by Russian troops, and a woman was wounded in the village of Podoly. Source
Is Russia complicit in shooting down low-orbit satellites? This issue is again coming to the fore after, according to publication in publication Voennaya Miysl. Source
Chinese People's Liberation Army has carried out mock strikes on “foreign targets”. According to them, one of the targets was the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz. Source
Satellite images from the Sentinel-2 satellite reveal a 70 km long Russian army mega trench. It was excavated in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian sources said. Source
Ukraine has entered into an agreement with Poland to purchase 200 Rosomak armoured personnel carriers, of which 100 will be delivered now and 100 later. Source