Julia Shramko
The government's Diia app has started beta testing of educational documents, allowing Ukrainians to access certificates and diplomas from secondary education to doctoral degrees through the app.
Consumer inflation in Ukraine slowed to 4. 3% in February from 4.7% in January, with food and non-alcoholic beverages prices rising by 2.6% yoy, while utility prices remained unchanged and transportation prices slightly declined.
According to Ukrainian authorities, a Russian drone attack on the village of Olgivka, Kherson region, killed one person and injured another.
Around half of Ukraine's regions have started sowing wheat, barley, peas and oats, with the largest areas already planted in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia regions.
Yesterday's rocket attack on Sumy left 26 people injured, 2 dead, and damaged various buildings, including a school, hospital, emergency center, and water utility, with windows and doors smashed.
Oil prices remained largely unchanged as investors weighed potential future interest rate cuts in the US and Europe.
Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed hope to receive €4. 5 billion from the EU's €50 billion program for Ukraine in March during a meeting with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.
In the village of Shyroka Balka, Kherson region, a local resident was killed when he hit an explosive device left by the Russian military while tilling the land on March 8.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled three Russian assaults near Krynky in Kherson region.
Enemy air defense was operating in the Mariupol district of Donetsk region.
A fire broke out at a mine in Donetsk region due to shelling, and a transformer caught fire at a substation in Odesa region, causing a blackout, but Ukraine's electricity production is sufficient to meet consumer needs without scheduled outages.
The IMF Board of Directors will consider a revision of the program of cooperation with Ukraine with a tranche of $900 million in the second half of March.
Russian troops massively shelled Bilozerka, Kherson region, damaging 15 residential buildings, administrative buildings, an educational institution, and wounding an 81-year-old woman.
On the morning of March 8, Kyiv experienced high levels of air pollution on the left bank and medium levels on the right bank, and residents of the left bank were advised to close windows, limit their time outdoors, drink water, and use air purifiers.
Russian forces attacked 10 settlements in Donetsk region, injuring 9 civilians and damaging 110 civilian objects, including residential buildings, hospitals, businesses and infrastructure.
No significant precipitation is expected in Ukraine over the next three days, with temperatures ranging from 0-6°C below zero at night to 1-12°C above zero during the day and northwest winds shifting to southeast at 3-10 m/s.
In the Kharkiv region, 3 people were killed and 9 others, including a 3-year-old girl, were injured as a result of Russian shelling, which damaged residential buildings, infrastructure and vehicles in several settlements over the past day.
A 51-year-old civilian was killed as a result of the Russian army's shelling of civilians in the border villages of the Semenivka community in Chernihiv region, and a private house was destroyed as a result of a Russian drone attack.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled several localities, damaging residential areas, critical infrastructure, administrative buildings and cultural facilities, injuring 5 civilians.
Another massive nighttime attack by Russian drones in southern Ukraine resulted in damage to an infrastructure facility and a fire in Odesa region, and air defense units shot down 30 Shahed drones in several regions.
Russian troops shelled Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovs'k region at night, damaging several residential buildings, but causing no casualties.
The occupiers conducted 256 attacks on 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, using aircraft, MLRS, artillery and 71 drones, wounding an 81-year-old man and causing the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure.
Sweden officially became the 32nd member of NATO after depositing its instrument of accession, marking the end of its longstanding policy of non-alignment in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signs documents on Sweden's accession to NATO.
The Swedish government has decided to join NATO, opening a new chapter in its history and strengthening its security as a free Western democracy.
Sweden will officially join NATO today after submitting its application to the US government.
France reaffirms its unwavering support for Moldova's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity amid growing fears that Transnistria could become a new flashpoint.
During his visit to Washington, D. C., German Economy Minister Robert Habeck called on the United States to provide Ukraine with more financial assistance.
Russian troops shell the center and one of the districts of Kherson, residents are urged to stay in hiding.
Sweden officially becomes the 32nd member of NATO after all member states accepted its accession protocol.