On March 31, Ukraine switches to daylight saving time, setting the clocks forward one hour in accordance with a 1996 government decree and international practice.
Russia has launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in various regions, causing damage and emergency power outages, underscoring Ukraine's need for more air defense systems.
During the night attack, Russian troops fired at Naftogaz Group facilities, but did not cause any serious damage.
Russian attacks have damaged energy facilities in many regions of Ukraine, including Dnipropetrovs'k, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, causing damage to equipment and power outages for consumers.
Drone debris damaged a building and a car in the Oleksandriya district of Kirovohrad region, breaking windows.
Ukraine and the United States sign a bilateral agreement to postpone payments on Ukraine's public debt, allowing Ukraine to use the funds for social and humanitarian needs during the war.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 21 private houses, administrative buildings, a higher education institution, a critical infrastructure facility, a cell tower, agricultural facilities, and vehicles, killing 1 person and injuring 8.
Four Russian Shahed drones were shot down over Kirovohrad region during one of the longest air raids and massive enemy attacks, but there were no casualties.
Kyiv region suffered a massive combined missile and drone attack by the enemy at night, air defense forces shot down the targets, but the debris damaged some residential areas.
Last night, the enemy attacked critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, including in the Carpathian region, but air defense forces neutralized the air targets.
84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.
Ukraine's air defense forces destroyed 24 air targets, including 12 missiles and 12 drones, over Dnipro region overnight and in the early morning in several areas.
Air defense forces shot down 6 enemy drones and a cruise missile over Cherkasy region, but at night, missile attacks hit an energy infrastructure facility.
In Vinnytsia region, a private house was hit by enemy fire, but there were no casualties.
China aims to become a powerful driver of the global economic recovery this year by opening its markets more widely to foreign investors, promoting technological innovation and ensuring high-quality growth.
In 2023, Ukraine's economy resumed growth - by 5. 3% - after falling by 30.4% in 2022 amid the Russian invasion.
The European Union is proposing radical changes to the way it funds poorer member states, considering tying much of the funding from its budget to meeting targets.
On March 28, Russians launched a large-scale attack to jam Ukrainian TV channels and broadcast Russian propaganda content instead.
Russian shelling of the center of Kherson damaged a trolleybus line, which led to the suspension of electric transport in the city until repairs are safely carried out.
In Kherson, Russian occupants killed a taxi driver and wounded two passengers.
The EU plans to propose joint arms procurement initiatives by the end of April and intensify efforts to provide the next tranche of military aid to Ukraine worth €500 million, and will continue discussions on security commitments to finalize a joint statement between the EU and Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government has allocated UAH 62. 1 billion for pension payments, UAH 5.9 billion for housing subsidies and benefits, and UAH 2615.2 million for insurance payments, including sick leave, as of March 2024.
Russian troops strike the village of Borova, Kharkiv region, with four Grom-E1 missiles, killing a 12-year-old boy and wounding a 74-year-old woman.
Ukraine convened an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council to inform the allies about Russia's missile attacks on critical infrastructure and to ask NATO members to provide additional air defense systems.
A new international rail route connecting Kyiv (Ukraine) and Košice (Slovakia) is to be launched this year to facilitate travel for Ukrainians to Košice International Airport.
Poland will work to convene the first intergovernmental conference between the EU and Ukraine no later than June 2024, which will mark the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
An armed man opened fire at an office of Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Technology in Taipei before being arrested by police.
Ukraine and Poland held governmental consultations in Warsaw to resolve issues such as the situation at the border and agricultural trade and to find mutually beneficial solutions through dialogue and compromise.
Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Polish consultations in Warsaw discussed cooperation in the areas of freight liberalization, border crossing points, railroad communication, regional development, decentralization, and implementation of international agreements between communities.
The withdrawal of corporations from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has cost foreign companies more than $107 billion in write-downs and lost profits, with losses increasing by a third since the last estimate in August last year.
