Portal:Current events/2022 April 19
April 19, 2022 (Tuesday)
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)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Donbas
- 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)
- International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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)