War between Russia and Ukraine: list of important events, day 421

As the conflict enters its 421st day, we review key developments.

This is the situation on Wednesday, April 20, 2023:

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Russia launched a drone strike on Odessa, hitting civilian infrastructure. General Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian air force, added that air defenses had destroyed 10 of the 12 “kamikaze” drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspected the border with Belarus and Poland and thanked border guards for their work in “protecting” the area.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. Steinmeier was speaking in the Polish capital at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and called for mediation to end the war.
Lloyd Austin, the US defense chief, urged Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden’s NATO membership offer.
Jack Teixeira, the US pilot accused of leaking top secret documents from the Pentagon, will remain in jail for at least another two weeks after his lawyers asked that a hearing on his detention be postponed to give them time to prepare.
A Moscow court rejected an appeal by prominent Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin against an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence for criticizing Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Ukraine has received the first deliveries of the US Patriot air defense system.
The Kremlin warned that by sending weapons to Ukraine, South Korea would join the war. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol previously said Seoul would extend its support to Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if there were “a situation that the international community cannot approve, such as a large-scale attack on civilians, a massacre or a serious violation of the laws.” of war”.
According to the state TASS news agency, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected newly installed silo-based Yars strategic missile systems in the Kaluga region, south of Moscow.