In Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out at a power plant due to the wreckage of a downed drone, causing a partial blackout until 3 am. At the moment, there are only isolated outages at some facilities.
Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.
The Second Black Sea Security Conference, co-hosted by Ukraine and Bulgaria on April 15 in Sofia, aims to develop effective strategies to respond to existing challenges and ensure sustainable development for all peace-loving states in the region in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Russian troops attacked a forestry in Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv region. Two people were hospitalized, two were rescued from the rubble
The draft law passed by the Verkhovna Rada changes the conscription age from 27 to 25, introduces basic military training instead of conscript service, and establishes new rules for mobilization, including mandatory military registration for men aged 18 to 60 and restrictions on public service and certain types of work for those who have not undergone military training.
Poland cannot transfer Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, as the systems deployed in Poland belong to the US military and are also needed to protect Poland from potential Russian attacks, Polish President Andrzej Duda said.
Polish President Andrzej Duda assured that his country would continue to support Ukraine, including helping Ukraine purchase ammunition, and announced that Warsaw would sign a new security agreement with Ukraine as soon as negotiations are completed.
"There are no Patriot systems in Lithuania. Recently, we had an agreement with the Netherlands that one battery will be deployed to Lithuania for training this summer and that it will be located temporarily, Nausėda emphasized.
Polish President Andrzej Duda wished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrive at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Poland in 2025 in a costume symbolizing the end of the war in Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law that grants certain categories of people, including people with disabilities, parents with many children, guardians, civil servants, students, and others, a postponement of military service during mobilization.
Ukrainians who own more than one vehicle may be seized for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in accordance with the draft law on mobilization.
Servicemen will receive a one-time compensation of 50% of the down payment under the E-House program, an additional UAH 200,000 after 2 years of service, and a certificate for the purchase of a car worth UAH 150,000 upon signing the first contract.
Ukrainian servicemen will receive remuneration for the destruction of enemy weapons and equipment in the amount of UAH 1,680 to UAH 876,000, and will be entitled to additional leave of up to 15 days per year during martial law.
The draft law on mobilization provides for the deprivation of the right to drive cars of persons liable for military service who fail to appear at the request of the military commissariat. However, for this to happen, the MCC will have to prove in court that the police cannot deliver him to the territorial center.
President Zelenskyy said he did not have the opportunity to discuss Trump's plan to end the war directly with him, but would be happy to listen and talk about it.
The situation in eastern Ukraine, where the most intense fighting is taking place, has been stabilized, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
President Zelenskiy said that Ukraine needs air defense systems, combat aircraft, artillery, and stronger sanctions against Russia to protect cities from Russian terror and win the war.
Bulgaria's National Assembly has approved the allocation of 60,000 euros to Ukraine as part of a four-year, 16. 5 million euro program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, despite opposition from some MPs who wanted the funds to be used for other purposes.
The Verkhovna Rada passed in the first reading a bill that would allow prisoners to be released from serving their sentences to perform military service.
Parliament passed in the first reading a draft law on liability for evading mobilization, but in the government's initial tough version, which will be finalized for the second reading.
The Verkhovna Rada invited Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Bargylevych and Commander of the Joint Forces Yuriy Sodol to speak before the consideration of the law on mobilization.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider amendments to the draft law on mobilization today, and the vote is likely to take place tomorrow, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said.
The situation on the border with Belarus is under full control, and there is no significant threat from the remaining Russian units, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports.
There has been no significant increase in the number of illegal border crossings, but attempts to illegally cross the border continue both along the green border and at checkpoints, with the highest number of such attempts recorded at the borders with Romania, Moldova, and Poland.
After an intergovernmental meeting between Ukraine and Poland, the situation at the border crossing points has not changed: three directions remain blocked and three are unblocked, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
Polish farmers do not restrict the passage of humanitarian and urgently needed goods for Ukraine coming from or transiting through Poland.
The Russians want to blame the attack in Crocus City on the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, and declare him the "main terrorist", making him the No. 1 target because of the SBU's successful strikes on the Crimean bridge, Russian ships, oil refineries, and countering Russian agents in Ukraine.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at three border crossings with Ukraine - Yagodyn, Uhryniv and Rava-Ruska - with about 450 trucks waiting in lines, including 230 at the Yagodyn crossing alone.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has failed to convince former President Donald Trump to allow the US Congress to provide Ukraine with $60 billion in military aid.
Russians shelled 3 communities in the Sumy region - Khotyn, Bilopil and Seredyno-Budsk, 15 explosions from artillery and mortar shelling were recorded.
