Lilia Podolyak

In the first nine months of 2023, Ukraine's domestic budget revenues exceeded expenditures on national security and defense, which meets the requirements of international partners to finance defense within the country. The total amount of state budget resources reached UAH 3.3 trillion, with grants and loans covering non-defense priorities.

Ukrainian MPs, led by David Arakhamia, are preparing a detailed draft law on military mobilization and demobilization, which addresses issues such as rotation, demobilization criteria, and the draft age.

As of the beginning of November, Ukrainian farmers harvested 29 million tons of vegetables, most of them potatoes - 21. 2 million tons; Dnipropetrovs'k region is the leader in non-potato crops.

The Government of Ukraine has approved a resolution on the establishment of the State Information System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation aimed at improving the efficiency of transplantation and donor selection. Despite the ongoing war, transplantation, including stem cell transplantation, is expanding: more transplants were performed in the first 9 months of 2023 than in the entire year of 2022.

Ukrainian employees of the Vernadsky Research Station showed footage of "white nights" in the Antarctic. Now it is late spring and a very long day in the station area

A power substation in Lytkarino, Moscow region, exploded and caught fire, causing a blackout in several settlements.

New York State Governor Kathy Hocul and FBI agent Matthew Miraley said there were no signs of terrorism in the recent car bombing on the bridge between the US and Canada; the incident is under investigation.

Despite the pressure from the occupiers, an unexpectedly large number of Ukrainian parents in the occupied territories are demanding Ukrainian language lessons for their children, which leads to a shortage of textbooks.

Buffalo Niagara International Airport halted all international flights after a car explosion on the US-Canadian bridge. Enhanced security measures have been introduced, including the use of explosive-sniffing dogs.

Starting November 22, Ukrainians can take the driving theory exam without attending a driving school, simply by taking the exam themselves at one of the Interior Ministry's service centers. The exam costs UAH 13 and requires 18 points out of 20 questions.

An explosion occurred in Kryvyi Rih during an air raid alert amid reports of a missile threat. Official information about the cause of the explosion has not yet been disclosed.

Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party is leading in the early parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, winning 35 seats, according to Ipsos exit polls, far ahead of other parties.

October was the first month of annual growth in the global smartphone market since June 2021, breaking a 27-month decline driven by emerging markets and new product launches.

During the 17th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense, new aid packages for Ukraine were outlined, including a ground air defense coalition and various military assistance from Germany, the Netherlands, and other partners.

The court ruled that the decision of the CRGL to revoke the company's gambling license due to the company's connection with Russia was fully legal and justified.

MHP Gromadi invites veterans and their families to start their own business.

The company cannot dispose of its property due to the delay of the Deposit Guarantee Fund.

Russian military claims three Ukrainian drones shot down over Crimea; traditionally, Russia blames Ukraine for the attack.

The Russian occupiers are resorting to new measures to force the local population in the occupied territories of Ukraine to accept Russian passports. These include threats to confiscate vehicles and deprive parents of their rights in case of disobedience

The losses of the Russian occupiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have already reached about 320,670 people.

Over the course of the day, the Defense Forces carried out 8 air strikes on Russian targets, hitting the command post, personnel, weapons and military equipment. A total of 48 combat engagements took place over the past day

The Southern Air Defense Company shot down an Iranian Mohajer-6 drone over the Black Sea. The drone was launched by the Russians and purchased from Iran in 2022

The Air Force Command reports that all 14 enemy Shahed-131/136 drones were destroyed in a Russian attack on Tuesday night. An X-22 cruise missile also missed its target and damaged private homes in Zaporizhzhia region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue offensive operations in the east and south, despite the rainy and snowy weather.

On November 22, the Ukrainian army destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles launched by the Russian army. Four Shaheed drones were shot down in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr directions

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6. 2 has struck Indonesia. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the German Research Center for Earth Sciences (GFZ)

The Russian Defense Ministry says that on November 22, four unmanned boats were destroyed in the western part of the Black Sea. Details were not disclosed

Nigeria and Germany have agreed on a deal under which Nigeria will supply more gas to Germany and Berlin will invest $500 million in renewable energy projects. Nigeria's President is working to attract foreign investors to the country's economy

The Yars missile was loaded into a silo at the Kozelskoye missile range in the Kaluga region, Russia. This is the first rearmament of the Yars missile system to be stationary

The United States launched two strikes in Iraq in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militants. Since October 17, US troops in Syria and Iraq have been attacked 66 times, resulting in at least 62 US servicemen being wounded