Svyrydenko announced that municipal equipment, specialized machinery, and demining machines should have at least 20% Ukrainian content to expand the localization of certain goods.
Up to 40% of taxes on purchases of Ukrainian goods are returned to the Ukrainian budget.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said that the Russian occupiers brought hundreds of agitators and organizers from the occupied Crimea and Russia to conduct illegal early voting in the "elections" in Melitopol and Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine continues to insist that a special international tribunal to bring Russian leaders to justice for aggression should have jurisdiction over the president, prime minister, and foreign minister of Russia.
Ukraine will not open its airspace until it can guarantee flight safety, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, Andriy Yermak, told reporters.
According to the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Russia is working on plans to delay and disrupt the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.
Ukraine is working on a security cooperation agreement with Japan and will discuss the content of the agreement with the United States after Congress approves further assistance to Ukraine.
Russia did not plan for a long war, and each additional month of fighting leads to catastrophic consequences for its economy and internal situation.
The Belgian Prime Minister announces plans to open offices of the Belgian Development Agency in Kyiv and Kharkiv to prioritize Ukraine's recovery.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo discussed the continuation of military and financial support for Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy awarded the servicemen who defended Antonov Airport at the beginning of the russian invasion with state awards, including the title of Hero of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy noted that the priority in negotiations with the EU this year is to protect Europe from russian aggression and jointly resolve existing contradictions.
Zelenskiy said that Ukraine lacks air defense systems to protect civilians from russian attacks and needs long-range weapons to stop attacks on cities like Kharkiv.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the downing of the russian A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft was the result of Ukraine's alliance with its partners.
The EU plans to open an innovative defense office in Kyiv to integrate Ukraine into EU defense and industrial programs.
The European Commission will outline general guidelines for Ukraine's EU accession negotiations in mid-March.
Italy and Ukraine signed a long-term security cooperation agreement that lays a solid foundation for a long-term security partnership and defines areas of bilateral cooperation, including military, financial and humanitarian assistance.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Georgia Maloney discussed further cooperation between the countries in the context of Italy's G7 presidency. Zelenskyy thanked Italy for its support to Ukraine in defense and reconstruction.
Ukrainian defenders repelled a russian airborne assault on an airfield near Kyiv on February 24, delaying russia's plans to use it as a springboard to seize the capital.
Ukraine and Canada sign a security cooperation agreement that establishes a strategic partnership and provides more than $3 billion in assistance to strengthen Ukraine's defense and resilience against russian aggression.
Canada and Ukraine discussed the provision of new air defense systems and armored vehicles as part of long-term military assistance.
The Belgian Prime Minister emphasized the need to do more to support Ukraine and help it achieve victory over russia.
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence said that russian chief of general staff gerasimov is one of the few generals who can make other generals work.
Ukraine and Canada sign an agreement that provides more than C$3 billion in macro-financial and defense assistance from Canada to strengthen Ukraine's security and resilience against Russian invasion.
All 10 members of the russian crew were killed when their A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft was shot down.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, russia has developed plans to disrupt the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine, but it will be extremely difficult for them to implement such plans.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine discussed the settlement of the crisis on the Ukrainian-Polish border with the President of the European Commission and presented the Ukrainian "Plan of Understanding".
Ukraine's military intelligence chief said that cooperation with partner countries on information about missile launches is critical to Ukraine's defense, and that guerrilla groups in russia help to obtain information and take special measures against the enemy.
President Zelenskyy and the leaders of Canada, Italy, Belgium and the European Commission honored the fallen Ukrainian defenders who gave their lives fighting for Ukraine's freedom and sovereignty in the face of Moscow's invasion by laying flowers on St. Michael's Square in Kyiv.
Trudeau, de Crewe, Maloney and von der Leyen visited Gostomel to pay tribute to Ukrainian defenders and reaffirm support for Ukraine's sovereignty against Russian aggression.
