In March alone, Russian forces used more than 400 missiles, 600 Shaheds and 3,000 guided aerial bombs to terrorize various Ukrainian cities and border towns, and Kharkiv is undergoing daily missile, drone and aerial bomb attacks that are destroying critical infrastructure and residential buildings, underscoring the urgent need for reliable air defense systems to protect the lives and cities of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.
In Donetsk region, three power engineers from Donbasenergo PJSC were injured as a result of hostile shelling.
Due to the bad weather, 337 settlements in 7 regions of Ukraine are without electricity, no shortage is expected.
This morning, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down one Shahed drone in Khmelnytsky region during an air attack, with no civilian casualties or damage reported.
Russia has deployed many warships from the temporarily occupied Crimea to Novorossiysk and reinforced the area with air defense systems, ATESH agents say.
On April 2, 2024, as a result of the enemy's rocket attack on the city of Dnipro, 18 people were injured, including 5 children, 4 educational institutions, 9 residential buildings and dozens of cars were damaged.
Intel reported a $7 billion increase in operating losses for its foundry business in 2023.
At least 29 people were killed in a fire at the Masquerade underground nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey.
The United States has lifted sanctions on the former European unit of VTB Bank.
In Kharkiv region, Russian forces shelled several settlements, damaging residential buildings, an educational institution, and causing power outages; casualties were reported in Novoozynove, where a 58-year-old man and his 11-year-old son were killed.
Russian forces shelled residential areas in the Kherson region, damaging buildings and infrastructure, killing one person.
In the Kharkiv region, Russian occupants killed an 11-year-old boy and his 58-year-old father during the shelling of Novooosynove village in Kupiansk district.
Thunderstorms, hail and strong gusts of wind are expected in Ukraine on April 2 and 3 in various regions, the State Emergency Service reports.
One driver was killed and another hospitalized after a GAZ truck collided with an Iveco truck at an intersection in Boryspil district near Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces used the Ratel S kamikaze ground robot to blow up a bridge in the village of Ivanivske near Bakhmut, which significantly disrupted Russian logistics.
At the end of the winter gas withdrawal season, European gas storage facilities were 59% full, a record high for this time of year, allowing the EU to have enough gas for the next winter and reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.
Russia's massive missile and drone strikes on civilian targets and critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine are Putin's response to those who believe that peace with him is possible, the European Commission says.
Switzerland has frozen $8. 2 billion of Russian assets, which is only 5% of the total amount of Russian wealth in the country.
Two recruiting centers of the Ukrainian army have opened in Kharkiv, offering a variety of vacancies.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the dismissal of Emine Dzhaparova from the post of First Deputy Foreign Minister and appointed Oleg Osiyan as First Deputy Head and Andriy Kreitor as Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
The International Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) is now open for applications to document damage caused by Russian aggression, which will serve as the basis for compensation claims.
A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Vantaa, Finland, killing one student and wounding two others.
Russian forces shelled a residential area in Kherson, damaging an apartment building, but no one was injured.
Representatives of Ukrainian intelligence blew up a power substation in occupied Sevastopol.
A 12-year-old student opened fire at a school in Vantaa, Finland, wounding three other students and was detained by police.
The International Register of Damages for Ukraine (RD4U) is expected to receive between 6 and 8 million applications for compensation for damages caused by Russian aggression from individuals, businesses, and the government.
Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt reached UAH 5. 49 trillion, or USD 143.69 billion, as of early March, of which 69.67% was external debt and 30.33% was domestic debt.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited the Netherlands, where he discussed strengthening Ukraine's Patriot air defense system against growing Russian ballistic missile attacks, ensuring justice for Russian atrocities, and a conference on restoring justice for Ukraine in The Hague.
In the occupied Rubizhne, a Russian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb near the railway station.
Russian troops attacked the village of Liptsy in Kharkiv region at night, damaging civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, outbuildings, shops and warehouses.
