Antonina Tumanova
Ukraine has appealed to the IOC and ITF not to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete together, citing IOC neutrality rules that prohibit representation of these countries at international sporting events during the ongoing war against Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense in its daily reports on the war with Ukraine reports a new "Belgorod direction", pointing to fighting in the Belgorod region of Russia near the Ukrainian border.
In Brovary, Kyiv region, a 42-year-old BMW driver hit an 11-year-old boy who was crossing the road with his friends. The child was taken to the hospital.
A warhead from a Russian X-101 missile was found near a house in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district after a massive morning shelling, prompting evacuations and traffic closures before being safely removed and destroyed by emergency services.
Slovakia and Hungary refused to participate in financing a Czech initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, citing their opposition to the provision of lethal weapons and their belief that the conflict has no military solution.
President Zelenskyy took part in a lesson to commemorate Ukraine's victories in the war, including the decisive battles for Gostomel and Moshchun, emphasizing the importance of remembering the defenders who won these key victories.
According to UNITED24, the goal of the project is to remind the world of the war in Ukraine and raise funds to rebuild the Velykyi Kostroma gymnasium, which was destroyed by the Russians.
The launch of a Russian spacecraft carrying a Russian cosmonaut, a Belarusian cosmonaut and an American astronaut to the International Space Station was automatically canceled at the last minute at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for unknown reasons.
Odessa region takes the fifth place among the regions of Ukraine by the number of road accidents: only for two months since the beginning of the year in the region 181 accidents were registered.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi met with a NATO delegation led by Admiral Rob Bauer, discussed the situation on the battlefield and Ukraine's key needs for ammunition and air defense, and thanked NATO for its support of Ukraine.
In Kharkiv, employees of the State Emergency Service continue to dismantle building structures damaged by Russian missile strikes.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has diplomatically responded to rumors of casting him as the next James Bond, saying he can only talk about his upcoming projects, such as Fallen Boy, Nosferatu and Craven Hunter.
A Russian missile strike on Kharkiv killed 5 people and wounded 9. One person was saved.
Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and assured that Congress would vote to provide $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, including a new $300 million military aid package that includes ammunition, air defense and other weapons.
According to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Biden administration is not yet ready to announce the delivery of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, but will continue efforts to provide military support.
Russia is launching a powerful campaign to discredit Ukraine's top military and political leadership for 3-4 months, linked to the topic of the elections in Ukraine.
Traffic has resumed in both directions at the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border after Polish protesters blocked all vehicles earlier.
A Russian missile strike on Kharkiv killed 5 people, injured 8, and may leave up to 10 more trapped in the rubble.
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger experienced an outage, with users reporting problems with the app, website, and login, according to Downdetector.
A Russian-controlled court in Crimea has fined human rights activist Lutfiya Zudiyeva 2,500 rubles for allegedly violating Russian legislation on "foreign agents" because she did not indicate this status in her personal Facebook posts.
In Poltava region, the number of cases of chickenpox has increased almost tenfold over the past week: 188 people have fallen ill, including 10 adults and the rest are children.
On March 20, 2024, from 22:30 to 23:30, access to the Unified State Register of Declarations of Persons Authorized to Perform State or Local Government Functions will be partially restricted due to software and technical maintenance.
President Zelenskyy met with Dutch Defense Minister Ollongren, thanked the Netherlands for €2 billion in military aid in 2024 and F-16 fighter jets, and discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense, artillery, armor, and drones.
The EU-Ukraine Association Council emphasized strengthening "solidarity roads" for import/export of Ukrainian goods and improving communication between Ukraine and the EU.
Ukraine aims to start EU accession talks by the end of June, first by agreeing to open three chapters related to agriculture, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
Two Russian reconnaissance drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces in Odesa region on March 20, 2023.
A Russian woman and a German man murdered two Ukrainian refugees, a mother and a grandmother, in order to kidnap a newborn child in Germany.
A drunken 43-year-old Ford driver caused a collision with a VAZ car near the village of Hora near Kyiv, resulting in the hospitalization of the driver and four passengers of the VAZ.
Russia is intensifying its disinformation campaign in the Middle East to justify its aggressive war against Ukraine, discredit Ukraine and the West, impose unacceptable terms of negotiations, and reduce economic and political pressure on Moscow.
More than 200 people have left the community of Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region due to intense shelling by Russia, while 80 families with children have remained, and forced evacuation of children is planned.