On 23 April, the Russian army used a Grad multiple-launch rocket system to strike a residential district in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, as well as the Shalyhyne hromada (an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories).
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu s party secured a supermajority in Parliament by winning over 60 seats in Sunday s crucial parliamentary election, seen as a litmus test for the pro-Beijing politician whose policies are being closely watched by both India and China amidst regional power dynamics.