The situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP remains highly unpredictable, despite the absence of recent drone attacks, IAEA experts hear artillery shelling on a daily basis, and the consequences of the ongoing conflict affect nuclear safety at other nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
Kim Kardashian visited the White House to discuss prison reform with Vice President Kamala Harris after President Biden pardoned several people convicted of non-violent drug offenses.
In Kyiv, 70% of the 1,000 units of power equipment damaged by enemy shelling have been restored, said Petro Panteleev, deputy head of KCSA.
Ukraine received long-range ATACMS missiles from the United States to increase pressure on Russian forces in occupied Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine and the European Commission have started explanatory meetings on agriculture and rural development in Brussels, aimed at bringing Ukraine's legislation in line with the requirements of the EU accession negotiations.
The United States is preparing the largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine, worth $6 billion, including Patriot systems, artillery ammunition, drones, anti-drone weapons, and air-to-air missiles, although the equipment could take years to deliver.
Former journalist Alla Pushkarchuk, who joined the armed forces and became a mortar gunner, was killed at the front during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine and the United Kingdom intensify cooperation in the field of sports, discuss the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competitions, and provide support to Ukrainian athletes on the eve of the Paris Olympics.
The Danish government and parliamentary parties have agreed to increase military support for Ukraine by 4. 4 billion Danish kroner (590 million euros) in 2024. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Denmark.
New York's highest court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 23-year prison sentence for rape due to a mistrial, leading to a new trial.
Soldiers of five units received vehicles from the Vadym Stolar Foundation.
Experts warn that Hetmantsev's bill on the "white business club" is discriminatory, violates the presumption of innocence, and aims to create a "concentration camp" for entrepreneurs who are not on the "chosen" list.
The Parliament adopted a law regulating the calculation of pensions for those who worked abroad and establishing rules for the termination of pension payments in certain cases.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that would introduce various forms of direct democracy for community residents, including public hearings, discussions, meetings, petitions, and participation in budgeting, as well as mandatory reporting by local deputies and approval of community charters.
An Odesa-based company producing bread, bakery and confectionery products received a UAH 6. 73 million government grant to purchase equipment and reconstruct a new production facility, which created 10 additional jobs.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider draft laws on introducing a funded pension system, enabling "heroic mothers" to receive two pension supplements, regulating pensions for convicts, merging the administration of social contributions with the Pension Fund, creating a Unified Register of Qualifications, increasing employers' liability for wage arrears, and amending laws on compulsory state social insurance.
The creation of a unified library of tobacco product samples at the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise will significantly enhance the state's ability to combat the illegal tobacco market and detect counterfeiting.
The draft law on the "white business club" proposed by Danylo Hetmantsev would divide entrepreneurs into privileged and non-privileged groups, granting preferences to some and subjecting others to stricter regulation, raising concerns about discrimination and corruption risks.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada's Tax Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, is lobbying for the adoption of a bill to combat gambling addiction among military personnel and liquidate KRAIL, which will create a new regulator for lotteries.
Entrepreneurs protested against the tax policy of Danylo Hetmantsev by dressing up as geese and going to the Mind Entrepreneur Summit 2024, where he was to speak. Entrepreneurs say that Hetmantsev's policy is forcing them to close their businesses or to confront him.
In the morning, the enemy shelled Odesa with rockets, wounding a 43-year-old woman and damaging about 30 houses.
On April 19, the largest conference for small and medium-sized businesses took place in the Pochaina event hall.
To strengthen the fight against the shadow market of tobacco products, the Kiev Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise should become the only institution that will receive samples of tobacco products from manufacturers and create a unified database, notes the economist.
Petro Poroshenko has submitted a bill to return part of the personal income tax from the Armed Forces to local budgets, which could lead to the fact that during the war the funds will be spent on repairing stadiums and bicycle paths instead of military needs.
Russia is working to equip Iran's Shahed kamikaze drones with Chinese communication modules to turn them into barrage munitions capable of hitting moving objects, transmitting video and receiving control commands, potentially increasing their lethality and destructive capabilities.
Nine people, including four children, sustained moderate injuries as a result of Russia's nighttime drone attack on Odesa.
Last year, Ukraine spent more than 50 billion hryvnias to protect its energy infrastructure, while only 1. 2 billion hryvnias were allocated for the construction of fortifications for the Armed Forces, which led to a weakening of defense and loss of territory.
AB InBev Efes Ukraine was awarded the nomination «Industry Leaders» during the Business Wisdom Summit 2024.
A journalistic investigation uncovered a scandalous contract between Ukraine's Defense Ministry and Lviv Arsenal for the purchase of 100,000 mortar shells worth UAH 1. 4 billion. Most of the funds have been arrested, some of which were used to purchase the shells abroad and are now stored in Slovakia.
At Mind Entrepreneur Summit 2024, a conference for small and medium-sized businesses where Hetmantsev was scheduled to speak, people dressed as geese came to the event with the inscription "Touch me, don't touch the business!" Media and TV channels wrote about the performance, and social media users actively commented on it.
