Trump was entitled to an additional $1. 2 billion from Trump Media & Technology Group after the company's share price held above $17.50 for the required period.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law on combating bribery of foreign officials, which obliges regulatory authorities to notify the NABU of signs of bribery found during taxpayer audits.
At least 12 explosions were heard overnight in the temporarily occupied Mariupol and surrounding areas, details remain unclear, but a series of arrivals remains the most likely scenario.
Russian missile and artillery shelling of Kharkiv and the region on April 23-24 resulted in 6 people being injured and damage to residential buildings, cars, and infrastructure.
Over the past 24 hours, enemy drones and artillery struck Mykolaiv region, damaging industrial equipment, civilian vehicles, a boat and several houses, but causing no casualties.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law aimed at improving the legal framework for regulating the production, trade and circulation of excisable goods such as alcohol, tobacco products and fuel.
In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 14 private houses, critical infrastructure facilities, an administrative building, a gas station, outbuildings, a garage, private cars and gas pipelines, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider draft laws aimed at combating the export of "black grain" and securing foreign exchange earnings by introducing an export security regime for certain types of agricultural products, mandatory registration of tax invoices, and a ban on exports below minimum prices.
A video of a fire in the Voronezh region of Russia after a drone attack is posted online.
The United States is developing sanctions that could cut off some Chinese banks from the global financial system to force Beijing to limit exports of dual-use goods that help Russian military production.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops continued shelling, causing two civilians to sustain explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds in Beryslav and Novokayd, and one person was wounded in a previous attack in Kherson.
The Verkhovna Rada supported a draft law to create a new system of regulation and control over activities related to forest reproductive resources, ensure the preservation and restoration of unique forest ecosystems, preserve genetic diversity, increase forest cover and bring them in line with EU legislation.
Students will be able to form their own educational trajectory, regulate the pace and duration of their studies, and change their major or specialty after a year or a year and a half of study.
The Parliament dismissed 7 members of the Accounting Chamber whose term of office expired in 2024, while 5 members remained.
Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, and residents were warned to be cautious because of shelling by Russian occupation forces.
Naftogaz of Ukraine has extended the "fixed" tariff for another year, keeping the gas price for households at UAH 7. 96 (including VAT) per cubic meter until April 30, 2025.
On the way to the training center, a Ukrainian who had been recognized as fit for military service died, prompting the Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets to open a human rights investigation and take personal control of the investigation into the circumstances of his death.
The drone crashed overnight in Kazan, Tatarstan, causing no casualties, injuries or damage.
The missile was headed for the Dnipro River, triggering an air raid alert in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine, according to warnings from the Ukrainian Air Forces.
President Zelenskiy announces the largest package of defense support for Ukraine from the United Kingdom, including Storm Shadow missiles, armored vehicles, boats, and ammunition, which he says are crucial to Ukraine's needs on the battlefield.
In the morning, Ukrainian defenders shot down a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone in Dniprovsky district.
On Friday, U. S. Secretary of Defense Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will chair the 21st virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, marking two years since the first such meeting.
On the way to the training center, the conscript suffered a fatal epileptic seizure, the escort officer provided first aid and called an ambulance, which led to an internal investigation.
The U. S. Senate is expected to vote on and approve a large aid package to Ukraine and other U.S. allies worth $95 billion, of which $61 billion is earmarked for Ukraine, after the House of Representatives passed it with bipartisan support.
Ukrainian defenders in the Cherkasy region shot down two enemy drones during night duty, preventing casualties and damage.
Russian troops shelled numerous civilian areas in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, and 18 explosions from mortar and air attacks were recorded on April 23, 2024.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a local resident in Kharkiv who tried to direct Russian air bombs at the base of the Special Forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine by passing coordinates to the enemy.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 8 multi-storey buildings, 26 private houses, an educational institution, a kindergarten, a cultural institution, a critical infrastructure facility and a gas pipeline, killing 2 people and injuring 6.
The draft law No. 9450 on international territorial cooperation was updated with several important changes, including expanding its scope to cover more territories, dividing cooperation into inter-territorial, cross-border and transnational, prohibiting cooperation with the aggressor state, allowing district councils and heads of military administrations to initiate cooperation, providing a clear algorithm for implementing joint projects funded by the EU, and introducing a detailed procedure for approving cooperation agreements.
About 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, another 5 under air strikes, which damaged residential buildings, businesses, infrastructure, including a school, killing one person and injuring two others.
