Ukrainian troops are holding their positions and fighting fierce battles against russian troops in Serebryanske Forestry and Bilohorivka, despite the enemy's attempts to push them out of the region.
Ukrainian troops successfully hit the large russian landing ships Yamal and Azov, a communications hub and several facilities of the russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, as well as an oil depot in occupied Crimea.
About 500 trucks are queued up at three checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border due to the blockade of Polish farmers, while no crossing from Ukraine to Poland is possible at the Yagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna says that the key opponents of Ukraine's invitation to NATO are the United States and Germany, which urge Kyiv not to spoil the "atmosphere" at the upcoming summit in Washington.
Ukraine expects to start accession talks with the EU in June 2023 on the basis of a gentlemen's agreement with most EU countries.
Ukraine expects to start actual accession negotiations with the EU in the first half of 2024, with negotiations taking place simultaneously with sectoral integration and the expansion of the economic visa-free regime with the EU.
The government allocates more than UAH 5 billion for a water pipeline construction project to overcome the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP.
The Ukrainian government has approved the establishment of the Aviation Center of the Security Service of Ukraine to perform tasks related to the protection of national security, territorial integrity and the fight against terrorism, especially in combat areas.
Ukraine is considering the possibility of introducing a special tax on Russian resources, such as oil, gas and diamonds, after the victory to cover the damage caused by the aggressor, but no concrete decisions have been made yet, as the focus is currently on seizing Russian sovereign assets, gold and foreign exchange reserves.
Despite the Russian attacks on energy facilities, there is no capacity shortage in Ukraine's power grid, and power supply will be restored to all households within 24 hours.
In Chernihiv region, a cultural center was destroyed by enemy shelling and two civilians were wounded, the head of the Chernihiv regional military administration said.
A Russian drone strikes a minibus carrying civilians in Chernihiv region, wounding three people.
There are two fully functioning camps for Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, while the third has not yet been fully launched.
The Ministry of Justice expects the parliament to consider a bill that would allow thousands of prisoners to be released for contract service in the armed forces during mobilization and martial law, except for those convicted of crimes against Ukraine's national security.
An office of the International Register of Damage for Ukraine has opened in Kyiv, which will record all damages caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine and serve as legal evidence to substantiate compensation claims. The first applications for housing destruction are expected in a few weeks, and other categories such as loss of life, health, forced displacement, and environmental damage are planned to be included.
Today, the first meeting of the PIC to investigate the effectiveness of the work of Kyiv public authorities regarding the closed Kyiv Metro stations was held. Bezghin noted that all the issues were not resolved at today's meeting of the PIC, so it will continue.
The reconstruction of the Kyiv subway tunnel between the Lybidska and Demiivska blue line stations is scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has announced.
The activation of the Russian DRG in the Sumy region over the past few months may be an attempt to divert additional Ukrainian Defense Forces from other directions, the military expert believes.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announces the resignation of Dmytro Levchenko, director of Kyivpastrans, and the dismissal of Pavlo Kyryliuk, production director of the utility.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal has said that there is currently no need to mobilize 500,000 Ukrainians into the armed forces.
Ukraine's prime minister expects the blocked $61 billion U. S. aid package to be unblocked by Congress this month or next.
Amid Russia's missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the U. S. Congress to unblock aid to Ukraine to save lives, protect freedom and defeat Russian terror.
Zelensky reacts to Russia's massive missile attack on Kyiv.
Russia has increased its unmanned reconnaissance activity in the south to 147 units per day in an attempt to compensate for the absence of A-50 aircraft, said Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Russian ships were not involved in the morning's massive missile attack on Ukraine, as they have not been on patrol for two weeks, and the missile carriers have been at their base for more than a month, said Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Military District.
The 12-year-old girl and her parents were safely returned from the occupied territories to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Ukraine proposes to impose additional special taxation on Russian oil, gas, diamonds, and other raw materials exports after the victory to cover the damage caused by Russian aggression, and insists on confiscating about $300 billion of Russia's frozen sovereign assets to rebuild Ukraine.
The EU emphasized its commitment to continue supporting Ukraine's energy sector by providing essential energy goods and equipment, promoting energy efficiency and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy sources.
Ukraine expects to receive the first batch of shells under the Czech initiative to supply one million shells in April, which will provide critical ammunition to the battlefield.
The EU recalled that Ukraine's progress towards EU membership will depend on its own merits and the EU's ability to accept new members, while recognizing Ukraine's commitment and progress despite the war with Russia.
