Portal:Current events/2022 April 11

April 11, 2022 (2022年04月11日) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Eastern Ukraine offensive
    - Siege of Mariupol
      - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the city of Mariupol has been "completely destroyed", stating the death toll as "tens of thousands". (Washington Examiner)
    - Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that three people have been killed and eight more injured by rocket attacks in the region. (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Breslov-Hasidic Israelis are shot in Nablus after they attempted to enter through an unmanned checkpoint in order to pray at Joseph's Tomb. Fire damage is discovered inside several chambers of the tomb and is attributed to Palestinian rioters who were throwing stones at the tomb two days prior. (The Jerusalem Post) (BBC News)
- Five people are injured when their car is stoned in East Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
- A Palestinian militant is shot dead after throwing an incendiary device at Israeli security forces in the West Bank. (CTV News)

Business and economy

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- In response to the S&P's lowering of Russian foreign debt rating to "SD" (selective default), Finance Minister Anton Siluanov tells pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia that the government is preparing to sue in order to force the investors to accept their payments. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Pacific typhoon season
- At least 25 people are killed during floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Megi in the Philippines. (Reuters)
Trikut cable car accident
- At least three people are killed at the Trikut hills ropeway in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, India. (NDTV)
6 people, including 3 children, have been killed and 5 injured in a gas leak explosion in an apartment block in Moscow, Russia. (Radio Free Europe)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
    - COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia
      - Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate amid an increase in the number of cases in the city, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so. The mandate will take effect on April 18. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
    - Shanghai eases their lockdown in several areas of the city. (Bloomberg.com)
In Chile, Santiago governor Claudio Orrego announces that the national capital will ration water for the first time in its history, as the country enters its 13th year of drought. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

Politics and elections