United States involvement in the Mexican Revolution with its diplomatic and economic rivals in Mexico, particularly Great Britain and Germany, meant that foreign powers affected the way the Mexican situation played out. When U.S. agents discovered that the German merchant ship, the "Ypiranga", was carrying arms to Huerta's regime, President Wilson ordered troops to the port of Veracruz to stop the ship from docking. The U.S. did not declare war on Mexico city but the U.S. troops carried out a skirmish against Huerta's forces in Veracruz. The "Ypiranga" managed to dock at another port, which infuriated Wilson. On April 9, 1914, Mexican officials in the port of
Timeline of the war in Donbass (April–June 2017) marines strong points near Vodiane and Shyrokyne. Ukrainian forces around Novotroitske received sniper fire. Small arms fire was used by rebel troops against Bohdanivka, Pavlopil and Hranitne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, rebel forces shelled Krymske with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, and fired small arms at Ukrainian troops in Lobacheve. Later in the evening, pro-Russian sources reported heavy fighting involving armoured vehicles and artillery around Donetsk city and Horlivka. According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 54 occasions on Ukrainian positions