After the morning shelling of Kharkiv, another 12-year-old boy was hospitalized. Thus, the total number of injured children has risen to nine, and the total number of injured is 103.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine held telephone talks with the head of European diplomacy. The discussion focused on the next steps to restore a just peace and strengthen air defense.
A new exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine will take place tomorrow with the mediation of the UAE, a source reports. About 500 prisoners and 46 wounded soldiers will be exchanged.
In Donetsk region, temples will be inspected on the eve of Easter, and the curfew will be controlled on the holiday. Believers are urged not to gather in large groups and to respond to alarms.
Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov stated that Lieutenant General Ivan Gavrylyuk will continue to work in the team. His new position and area of responsibility will be announced soon.
The US Vice President announced interesting news in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Secretary of State Rubio noted that the US will stop trying if there is no progress.
As a result of the UAV attack in Dnipro, fires broke out and residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, two children were injured, the authorities are clarifying the information.
Since the beginning of the day, 92 combat engagements have taken place at the front. The hottest situation is in the Pokrovsk direction, where the occupiers tried to break through the defense 29 times.
Explosions and partial power outages are reported in Dnipro as a result of an attack by enemy drones. The Air Force had previously warned of drones moving towards the city.
Russian troops shelled Izium in Kharkiv region. As a result of the missile strike, two people were injured and a private house was damaged, said the head of the OVA Oleg Synegubov.
In Kyiv, a 54-year-old woman beat and dragged her two-year-old grandson because he was being capricious. Administrative materials were drawn up against her for domestic violence.
The Georgian government has approved a plan to celebrate Independence Day on May 26 in Tbilisi and other cities, while the opposition is preparing large-scale protests.
Since the beginning of the day, 87 combat engagements have taken place, most actively in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Toretsk directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks and inflicted significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.
58 combat clashes took place at the front, mostly in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions. The enemy has lost more than 11,000 units of military equipment since the beginning of the year.
In occupied Mariupol, a visitor from Russia, Dzhabrail Murtuzaliev, fired into the air from a car. Local residents are outraged by the lack of reaction from law enforcement.
The occupiers struck with ballistic weapons within Sumy, the Air Force reported.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff, where they discussed the formation of a corps system in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They also discussed the staffing of brigades and providing them with the necessary equipment.
An explosion was heard in Sumy, local media report. The Air Force warned of a ballistic threat from the northeast.
The second tranche of 752 million pounds within the G7 ERA initiative has been received on Ukraine's accounts. The funds will be used to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
Donald Trump said that Putin started the war, but also blames Zelensky and Biden for it. Trump believes that the war could have been stopped, and calls it "Biden's war".
In the Zaporizhzhia region, the occupiers are increasingly using ammunition with poisonous gas, in particular RG-Vo grenades. The gas affects the mucous membrane, and there are deaths among the Ukrainian military.
In the Lithuanian city of Mažeikiai, vandals knocked down and broke four flagpoles with Ukrainian flags near the church. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident and identifying those involved in the vandalism.
An enemy UAV of the "Shahed" type hit one of the parking lots in Sumy, injuring one person. All relevant services are working at the scene.
Due to the accident on the Czech railway, train No. 122/123 Prague-Chop will run only to Kosice. Passengers will need to transfer to other trains to get to Chop or Prague.
Britain and France will present Trump with a force plan for Ukraine, hoping to convince the United States to provide security guarantees to Kyiv. Military leaders are working out the details of the European coalition.
Since the beginning of the day, 126 combat clashes have taken place. Russian troops launched 56 air strikes, used more than 900 kamikaze drones and carried out about 5,000 shellings.
The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention without the right to bail for an 18-year-old resident of Hlyboka, who is suspected of fatally beating a 27-year-old Bukovinian woman. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Vladimir Putin has begun a meeting with Stephen Witcoff, the US special envoy. The likely topic of discussion is the cessation of the war in Ukraine and a meeting between Putin and Trump.
President Zelensky honored the memory of those killed in Kryvyi Rih by placing a lamp and a toy at the scene of the tragedy. Russia attacked the city with a ballistic missile, killing 19 people.
The Russian army carried out 5,124 attacks after refusing to cease fire, mostly in the Pokrovsky direction. The occupiers' losses amounted to more than 42,000 people, of which more than 21,000 were killed.