The National Bank of Ukraine increased its foreign exchange interventions by 16. 7% in March to $1.81 billion to support the hryvnia exchange rate and maintain macro-financial stability during the war.
Ukraine has invested more than UAH 500 million in the businesses of Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have won the Vlasna Dala microgrant program, with more than 50% of the winners of the fifth wave being women.
Ukrzaliznytsia and UAnimals plan to update outdated rules for transporting animals on trains after a National Guard soldier was forced to stand in the vestibule with his service Labrador because of its large size.
Ukraine is redirecting grain cargo to the seaports of Odesa, so the volume of grain transportation by sea has increased.
Gold prices hit a record high of $2265 per ounce as lower inflation in the US increased expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in June.
In March, the Pension Fund of Ukraine allocated UAH 70. 7 billion for social payments, including UAH 62.1 billion for pensions, UAH 5.9 billion for housing subsidies and benefits, and UAH 2.7 billion for insurance payments.
The National Bank of Ukraine sells dollars from its reserves to compensate for the structural shortage of foreign currency during the war, prevent the devaluation of the hryvnia, and maintain macrofinancial stability.
Since August 2023, about 6,000 people, including 924 children, have been evacuated from settlements within a 5-kilometer zone from the state border of Ukraine with Russia in Sumy region.
A new cargo flight from Iran with components for Shahed kamikaze drones recently arrived in Moscow, indicating that Russia continues to produce and use Iranian drones to attack Ukraine.
The Russians have begun to use fewer Kalibr missiles due to logistical problems, including difficulties with maintaining launchers and reloading them in the bays of Sevastopol.
In 2023, Ukrainians issued 8,244,856 microloan agreements totaling UAH 40. 62 billion, which indicates a steady increase in both the volume and number of microloans despite the ongoing conflict.
The National Bank set the official exchange rate at 38. 9974 UAH/USD, strengthening the hryvnia by 23 kopecks, and 42.16 UAH/EUR.
The second anniversary of the liberation of Bucha: Police identified over 1000 Russian criminals and over 100 war criminals involved in the occupation.
Dust from the Sahara Desert will cause a significant deterioration in air quality throughout Ukraine: the sky will become much darker and the temperature will rise to +25°C, except for a short-term cold snap on April 3-4.
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of concentrating troops, armored vehicles, and artillery near the border, escalating tensions, and using aggressive rhetoric. Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of trying to provoke a new large-scale war.
After another attack by Russian drones on critical infrastructure facilities in Odesa region, power supply was restored to almost all customers, with only 10,000 customers remaining disconnected due to emergency repairs.
Four men were caught 100 meters from the border with Hungary with a rubber boat, intending to illegally cross the Tisa River into Hungary by paying thousands of dollars to smugglers.
Due to the constant fighting in the Belgorod region and the Hraivoron district, Russians have begun to feel what war is like, according to the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov.
Russia has accumulated Kalibr missiles and is now ready to use them after replenishing its stockpile, said Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Russian Volunteer Corps cannot reach Moscow with weapons, but eventually, when the situation allows, they will play their role, as they have been fighting against Russian troops in the Belgorod and Kursk regions for more than a week.
President Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainian Christians of the Western rite on Easter, expressing hope for peace and strength to resist Russian terror despite the ongoing rocket attacks.
Russians killed 2 and wounded 5 residents of Donetsk region during 18 attacks on March 30.
An explosion of an unknown object in an apartment building in Bila Tserkva killed two people and injured three others, who were rescued by emergency services.
According to local media reports, Russian air defense shot down 10 missiles and 3 UAVs in Belgorod, damaging a private house.
Ukraine needs American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and more artillery to stabilize the situation at the front and repel another major Russian offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine has managed to stabilize the situation on the frontline, but it is not able to repel another major Russian offensive.
Russia could launch a large-scale offensive similar to last year's, and Ukraine's ability to defend itself now looks less certain than before, The Economist writes.
The Latvian government will allocate 4. 44 million euros to the Social Integration Fund to organize free cultural orientation courses, Latvian language lessons and integration activities for Ukrainian refugees living in the country.
What ballistic missiles are in the Russian arsenal and what can actually destroy them.
DTEK's subsidiary DRI has signed an agreement to acquire shares in Polish company Columbus Energy, which will allow it to build 133 MW of electricity storage in southern Poland, an important step towards integrating the energy systems of Ukraine and the EU.
