At night and in the morning, Ukraine received emergency electricity supplies from Romania, Slovakia, and Poland due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
For the destruction of enemy weapons and equipment, the Ukrainian military will receive monetary rewards and additional vacation days, as well as benefits in the form of certificates for the purchase of cars and compensation under the eHouse program during martial law.
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and an emergency shutdown of the tuapse oil refinery in russia, damaging the liquefied natural gas unit but leaving the crude oil distillation unit intact.
The temporarily occupied port in Berdiansk is barely functioning due to an acute shortage of workers, as most locals do not trust the russian troops.
According to President Zelenskyy, after the Russian strikes, Ukraine's energy sector lost significant generating capacity, which necessitates rational consumption of electricity until it is restored.
Tomorrow, no power cuts are planned for household consumers in Ukraine, with restrictions applying only to industry from 19:00 to midnight.
Due to significant restrictions on the part of the NPC (about a third of normal consumption) and the maximum import capacity of 1. 7 GWh, stabilization outage schedules will be reintroduced in Ukraine starting from 19:00 today.
Bitcoin recovered slightly, trading around $66,000 after rising 8% from last week's low of $60,000 due to positive inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs over four days and a weakening dollar amid signs of declining inflation in the US.
The reopening of the Lviv airport will make Lviv region attractive to foreign tourists and investors, but this will only happen when the skies over the region are closed.
The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko discussed with the G7 ambassadors the government's reform of civil servants' remuneration based on job classification aimed at ensuring predictability, transparency and decent salaries to attract professionals to work in government agencies.
Many truck drivers are refusing to travel abroad due to fear and uncertainty at checkpoints and borders, some of them leaving loaded trucks and not returning, forcing companies to temporarily suspend operations while waiting for the government to respond to the impact of the new laws.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has amended the requirements for certification of domestically produced medicinal products for international trade and confirmation of active pharmaceutical ingredients for export, implementing WHO recommendations and promoting the unification of registration of medicinal products for domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in importing countries.
The government has mobilized about UAH 420 billion to finance critical needs through measures such as redistribution of taxes, dividends, and profits.
More than 11 million hectares of spring crops have already been planted in Ukraine, accounting for more than 90% of the planned sown area, with corn, barley, wheat, oats, peas, buckwheat and millet being the main crops grown in different regions.
The Reni International Automobile Checkpoint on the border with Moldova in Odesa Oblast has been reconstructed, allowing for joint control with Moldova and paving the way for the Green Corridor initiative to facilitate transit to the Romanian port of Galati.
Due to delays in the delivery of military equipment, defense spending is growing significantly, which could potentially lead to a budget revision to provide additional funding for the security and defense sector.
In 2023, Naftogaz launched 86 new wells and to reach production of about 15 billion cubic meters of gas in 2024 to increase Ukraine's energy independence and resilience.
The government instructs the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Energy Efficiency Fund, together with local authorities, to develop programs that will ensure minimum energy independence for communities and apartment buildings.
The state budget allocated more than UAH 1. 5 billion for the reconstruction of Zmiivska TPP in Kharkiv region and Trypilska TPP in Kyiv region to ensure efficient and quick completion of the work.
The Government of Ukraine is working to rebuild the energy infrastructure, decentralize and ensure reliable energy supply to critical facilities, improve energy efficiency and increase energy production to address the difficult situation caused by Russian attacks on the energy system.
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The International Working Group on Sanctions Against russia recommended that the seven largest European banks operating in russia by assets should leave the russian market and pay fines proportional to the taxes paid there.
Ukraine amends the procedure for booking employees of the fuel and energy and digital sectors for military service during a special period.
"Naftogaz of Ukraine is actively preparing for the new heating season. This year, gas production has been increased to 15 billion cubic meters and oil production by 2 million tons.
The McFaul-Yermack Sanctions Group presented the Action Plan 3. 0, proposing measures such as confiscation of frozen assets of the Russian central bank, increased enforcement of oil price ceilings, a full embargo on Russian uranium, aluminum and steel exports, sanctions against Western companies operating in Russia, and equating tax payments to Russia with bribery to undermine Russia's economic and military capabilities to halt its aggression in Ukraine.
There is a significant deficit in the Ukrainian energy system, which necessitates hourly blackouts from 19:00 to 24:00 and imports that reach the technically permitted maximum.
The recent blackouts were caused by a sharp cold snap and damage to many maneuverable generating facilities as a result of missile and drone attacks by Russia, but some warming is expected in the next few days, which could reduce the shortage of generating capacity and the number of curtailment schedules.
In the first quarter of 2024, Ukrainian banks earned a net profit of UAH 40. 5 billion after tax, up 19% year-on-year, despite the increase in the tax rate from 18% to 25%.
DTEK has warned consumers in several regions that stabilization blackouts will be applied from 19:00, but there should be no power outages until then.
The National Bank of Ukraine strengthened the hryvnia by 14 kopecks, setting the official exchange rate at 39. 4395 UAH/USD.