Portal Current events 2022 April 19

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Donbas
    • Eastern Ukraine offensive
      • Ukraine says that Russian forces have begun an anticipated military offensive in the Donbas with explosions reported in multiple cities. (BBC News) (Reuters)
    • War in Donbas
      • A civilian is killed and several others are injured by an explosion in Kramatorsk. (Times of Israel)
    • Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Amidst American allegations that Russia may use nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that the country will not use them and will continue using conventional weapons. (Newsweek)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • The Iron Dome intercepts a Hamas missile fired into Israel's Southern District from the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel)
  • Israel fires missiles at a Hamas weapon depot in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack. No injuries are reported. (Reuters)
  • At least 40 Palestinians are injured after the IDF fires tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians protesting a march held by right-wing settlers near the former settlement of Homesh. (Al Jazeera)
• 2022 Kabul school bombing
  • At least six people are killed and many others are injured by a school bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
• 2022 Sri Lankan protests
  • One person is killed and 14 others injured after police fire live bullets at protesters in Rambukkana. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• A tractor collides with a military vehicle in South Darfur, Sudan, killing five people. (Radio Dabanga)

International relations

• International reactions to the Russo-Ukrainian War
  • International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The Russian foreign ministry expels 21 Belgian diplomats, 15 Dutch diplomats and 4 Austrian diplomats as a reciprocal measure. (The Moscow Times) (Anadolu Agency)
  • International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Greece seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas/Lana off the island of Euboea as part of European Union economic sanctions on Russia. The ship had 19 crew members on board, according to the Ministry of Shipping. (Reuters)
• Iran–Israel relations, Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi warns Israel that Iran will respond to any hostile action taken against it. (DW) (Al Jazeera)
• China–Solomon Islands relations
  • The foreign ministers of the People's Republic of China and Solomon Islands sign a security pact. (Al Jazeera)
• Cameroon–Russia relations
  • Jeune Afrique reports that on 12 April the defence ministers of Russia and Cameroon signed a new military cooperation agreement, renewing a similar agreement signed in 2015. (Jeune Afrique)

Politics and elections

• 2022 East Timorese presidential election
  • The East Timorese people head to the polls for the second round of the presidential election between José Ramos-Horta and incumbent Francisco Guterres. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• The United States says it will ban anti-satellite missile tests. (BBC News)