France orders manufacturers to prioritize the production of Aster anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missiles. Earlier, an unspecified number of these missiles were provided to Ukraine for their air defense, Le Monde writes.
Following the lifting of the blockade of Polish farmers, traffic at all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border has intensified: 1300 trucks pass through the Yahodyn checkpoint in both directions per day.
OMV initiates arbitration proceedings against Gazprom.
One person was killed and two were wounded in Donetsk region, 1777 Russian attacks were recorded.
An air alert has been declared in part of Ukraine warning of the threat of ballistic missiles from the northeast, and residents are urged to take shelter.
Macron is seeking to deepen his personal connection with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
This morning, enemy drones hit a grain warehouse in one of the villages of Novhorod-Siverska community, causing a fire that was extinguished without casualties.
5 Russian servicemen were wounded in an attack on a military airfield in Dzhankoy in occupied Crimea last night, media reports say.
The head of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting, Olga Gerasymiuk, believes that the state should stop official communication on Telegram and gradually switch to other messengers, and that Telegram should be regulated in cooperation with European partners.
The driver of a DAF truck lost control, crashed into an electric pole and overturned on the sidewalk in Solomyansky district because he did not choose a safe speed and was found to be driving without a valid insurance policy.
Two people are killed and six wounded as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine.
According to preliminary information from Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, one person was killed and two were injured as a result of the Russian attack on the Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv.
Russian troops attacked residential neighborhoods in Kholodnohirsky and Kyivsky districts of Kharkiv, striking civilian infrastructure and causing casualties.
Kharkiv is attacked by Russian troops, explosions are heard in the city, and residents are urged to take shelter immediately.
In the morning, the Korabelny district of Kherson came under Russian shelling, which damaged the summer kitchen, windows and doors of a private house, but none of the residents were injured.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted that a ban on TikTok in the European Union is a possible option.
17 people, including a child, remain hospitalized in Odesa with injuries of varying severity as a result of yesterday's Russian attack on the city.
At the intersection of Vasylkivska and Sumska streets in Kyiv, traffic is hampered in the direction of Vasylkivska Square due to an accident.
Five people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Odesa, leading to a day of mourning in Odesa region.
President Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainian border guards on their professional holiday, praising them for protecting the state and the people along with other security agencies and expressing confidence that they will soon be working peacefully on all sovereign borders.
Russians shelled several settlements in Sumy region with mortars, MLRS, artillery and UAVs, causing 13 explosions.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war largely depends on Russia's readiness to negotiate, and as soon as Russia demonstrates a sincere desire to negotiate, the United States and Ukraine will be there.
A 42-year-old man was seriously injured and hospitalized after Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, damaging residential buildings, and about 20 settlements in the region were shelled with aircraft, artillery and mortars, damaging homes and injuring civilians.
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit France, Serbia, and Hungary in May, and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are expected to be the main topics of discussion during his state visit to France on May 6-7.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken criticized China for supplying the Russian defense industry, saying it undermines China's efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and improve Sino-European relations.
The Council of the European Union has approved a mandate for negotiations with Ukraine on the extension of the Agreement on the Liberalization of Freight Transport, which will allow Ukraine to continue freight transportation without permits until at least June 2025.
Telegram temporarily disabled official Ukrainian government bots due to a "false positive", but later restored them without providing further details.
Ukraine and NATO have reached the highest level of relations since Ukraine's independence, but not the highest possible level, as President Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg discussed during Stoltenberg's visit to Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv and met with President Zelenskyy, assuring him that support for Ukraine would grow and reaffirming NATO's commitment to putting Ukraine on an irreversible path to membership.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.