At the HACCU hearing, the prosecutor stated that Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi had the initial idea to seize state land worth UAH 481 million and directed the actions of his accomplices.
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Markiyan Dmytrasevych, who is suspected of attempting to seize state land together with Minister Mykola Solsky, left Ukraine on April 13 and has not returned since.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading a draft law to ensure the proper functioning of the legal regime of Diia City and its adaptation to the conditions of martial law in Ukraine, clarify the taxation of wages and contractual agreements for Diia City resident specialists, mobilization rules and regulations on education.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that provides for the liquidation of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, the transfer of its functions to a central executive body, likely the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the introduction of stricter rules and restrictions on gambling advertising and activities.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that would allow customs clearance of cars through the Diia system to reduce corruption and speed up the process, with the cost of the car calculated automatically.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to transfer to the Pension Fund of Ukraine the functions of granting payments to pregnant women and child benefits. The draft law will be considered in the first reading at one of the next meetings.
The draft law proposes to abolish all upward and downward coefficients applied to the rates of rent for the use of radio frequency resources of Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada has supported a draft law that establishes new fines for illegal trade in beer, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and e-cigarette liquids without state registration or permits.
The Verkhovna Rada allowed to the National Agency for the Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) to buy military bonds using up to 80% of seized foreign currency during martial law and within one month after its lifting.
The unblocked Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing point is allowing normal truck traffic in both directions. There are 250 trucks in the queue. At the same time, Polish farmers are blocking the Rava-Ruska checkpoint, where about 350 trucks are waiting in line.
The Parliament plans to divide underground gas storage facilities and main pipelines into key and nonkey facilities, with key facilities being strategically important and nonkey facilities being those that can be decommissioned or liquidated.
The Parliament plans to dismiss 7 members of the Accounting Chamber due to the expiration of their term of office, not 1, as previously planned.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to simplify procedures for the import and circulation of cotton, an important raw material for gunpowder production, in Ukraine to support the needs of domestic industry for resources during and after martial law.
The Parliament may extend the grace period for the reorganization of state healthcare institutions into state non-profit enterprises until December 31, 2024.
Following the downing of a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber and a strike on an airfield in occupied Crimea, enemy aircraft activity in the Black and Azov Seas has somewhat decreased.
Russians attacked a Kharkiv TV tower, which could lead to disruption of communications and spread of Russian propaganda due to restrictions on Ukrainian broadcasting.
Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 16 Shahid drones and Iskander-M ballistic missiles, targeting Kharkiv region and infrastructure, but Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 15 of the 16 drones, with no casualties.
President Biden discussed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unwavering support for Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression and pledged swift security assistance to meet Ukraine's immediate needs on the battlefield.
The Verkhovna Rada is planning to consider a law that would allow the National Agency for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) to buy military bonds with seized foreign currency to support Ukraine's defense capabilities during martial law.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law on granting English the status of the language of international communication in Ukraine, defining positions requiring knowledge of English, mandatory study of English in preschools, and promoting the use of English in cultural spheres and on official websites.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to introduce basic general military training for high school and vocational school students by teaching the subject "Defense of the Fatherland" to develop basic military knowledge and defense awareness among citizens.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law that would liquidate the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL), transfer its functions to the Ministry of Digital Transformation, strengthen control over the gambling business, set new requirements for gambling advertising, introduce restrictions for gamblers and fines for violations.
Andriy Didyk, a member of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine, has submitted his resignation, which the Verkhovna Rada is scheduled to consider tomorrow.
The scandal erupted when a child from a family of internally displaced persons was denied access to books in the Ternopil Regional Children's Library and demanded to pay a deposit of UAH 600. The library cited the fact that the child was "not at home" in the city, as well as fears that the books might contain information that "glorifies Russia.
The 36-year-old BMW driver was charged with violating traffic safety rules while intoxicated, which led to the death of a 40-year-old woman and the injury of a 33-year-old man on the Big Ring Road in Kyiv.
First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga received copies of credentials from the newly appointed ambassadors of Thailand and Australia to Ukraine and discussed with them support for Ukraine, sanctions pressure on Russia and strengthening bilateral relations.
According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, in 2023, law enforcement officers seized about 5,500 firearms and 2 million rounds of ammunition from citizens.
Men pay from $3,000 to $10,000 to organizers for illegal border crossing, who use teenagers as guides to avoid criminal liability for human trafficking.
Due to a malfunction of the Polish customs service, truck traffic on the Ukrainian-Polish border was hampered, but resumed around 4 a. m., although Polish farmers continue to block two checkpoints where about 800 trucks are waiting.
The suspects in the murder of a police officer in Vinnytsia region were hiding in an abandoned building and planning to flee Ukraine.
