Key developments on April 23: Military: Russian forces using chemical weapons to storm Ocheretyne, situation 'difficult' Reuters: US preparing $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine Media: Greece preparing to give Ukraine at least 1 Patriot system, possibly 2 Ukraine suspends consular, passport services for military-age men abroad Governor: Over 20 Russian missiles targeted Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant in 2024 SBU detains man suspected of directing Russian attacks on Ukrainian special forces base Russian forces are deploying chemical weapons in an attempt to capture the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces.
Russian forces have launched over 20 missiles at the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) since the beginning of this year, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said on national television on April 23.
Ukraine's government to allocate funds for the purchase of electronic warfare systems to protect Ukrainian critical infrastructure, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on April 12.
Ukrainian officials said the damage to energy infrastructure caused by Russia is worse than in the winter of 2022-2023, although it is more localized, according to the Financial Times.