Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov announced significant financial and personnel challenges affecting the planning of payments to military personnel. Decisions on increasing payments will be made after analyzing the available capital.
The Verkhovna Rada voted to extend martial law in Ukraine until May 4, 2026. 333 people's deputies voted for this decision.
The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the Ministry of Health and the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection to control drug prices. Fines are provided for markup violations, and reports will be submitted weekly.
Mykhailo Fedorov, the new Minister of Defense, stated the need for a comprehensive audit of the TCCs. This will allow accumulated problems to be eliminated without weakening defense capabilities.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appointed Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense. 277 people's deputies voted for the corresponding Resolution.
Mykhailo Fedorov, a candidate for the position of Minister of Defense, announced a forthcoming deep audit of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The audit aims to identify additional opportunities to improve the financial and social welfare of military personnel.
The leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, reacted to the searches in the party's office.
Ihor Terekhov, head of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities, stated that the introduction of VAT for sole proprietors threatens the closure of up to 25% of small businesses.
The procedure for appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense has begun in the Verkhovna Rada. This may take approximately 45 minutes.
The Odesa private clinic "Odrex" is a defendant in 10 criminal proceedings. The investigations concern fraud, improper performance of duties by medical personnel, and premeditated murder.
People's Deputy Yulia Tymoshenko reported that during the searches in the office, law enforcement officers were looking for a safe and personal savings. She stated this in the Verkhovna Rada.
Russia continued its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, targeting Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions. President Zelenskyy stated that the first priority is strengthening air defense, primarily with missiles for the systems.
Authorities have announced the mandatory evacuation of children from five settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The decision concerns 40 children from 26 families, who will be accommodated in Cherkasy Oblast.
This refers to fifty foreign machine tools that are operating for the Russian military-industrial complex. Among them are equipment of Czech, American, and Chinese production, which is used for manufacturing weapons.
NABU and SAP announced suspicion to the head of one of the parliamentary factions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. She is suspected of offering undue benefits to people's deputies.
Kryvyi Rih was once again attacked by UAVs, which led to emergency power and heat outages for tens of thousands of subscribers. The consequences of the night strikes have been eliminated, and the situation has been stabilized.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, envoys of Donald Trump, plan to visit Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. The purpose of the visit is to promote a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
In Kyiv, at a hostel on Zhylianska Street, a man threw a grenade at another after they had been drinking together. Police detained the 27-year-old suspect, who faces up to 15 years in prison.
The most difficult situation in energy after Russian attacks remains in the capital region. In Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, outage schedules are not in effect, and there are also restrictions in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy supported the appointment of Denys Shmyhal as Minister of Energy. He was previously dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense.
Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, has received a notice of suspicion from law enforcement. This happened after searches at the party office by NABU and SAPO.
Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Dnipro, which killed over 40 people. The enemy X-22 missile destroyed two sections of the building, taking the lives of a distinguished boxing coach of Ukraine and children.
In Thailand, 22 people died and 80 were injured when a construction crane fell onto a train traveling from Bangkok. Among the injured is a one-year-old child.
Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko confirmed the searches at the party office, which lasted all night. She denied the accusations, stating that only her work phones, parliamentary documents, and personal savings were seized.
An explosion of a gas mixture occurred on the first floor of a high-rise building in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. A man with burns was rescued, and the fire was extinguished over an area of 10 square meters.
In Mariupol, a shootout occurred between Kadyrovites and Russian soldiers near a club. One Russian soldier was killed, and a 'Akhmat' fighter was seriously wounded.
NABU and SAP investigators conducted searches all night at Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna party office. This happened after law enforcement announced the exposure of the head of a parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada for bribing MPs.
In Kryvyi Rih, all emergency-disconnected subscribers have been reconnected after the attack. Boiler houses, water supply, and electric transport are operating normally.
After the US seized tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, 26 vessels of the "shadow fleet" changed their registration to Russian. This provides them with political cover and increases geopolitical risks.
Donald Trump is once again showing interest in Greenland, calling it a "big real estate deal" and a matter of US strategic security. This has caused concern among Danish and European leaders, who see it as a threat to sovereignty and NATO's integrity.
