Pavlo Bashynskyi
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.
Police officer Vitaliy Manasyan was fired from the Department of Strategic Investigations after he caused a scandal at the Goodwin restaurant in Kyiv by refusing to leave a reserved table and behaving rudely.
Ukraine's Navy confirms a strike on the russian ship "kommuna" in Crimea that disabled it.
Russian occupants launched ballistic missiles at Odesa region, killing 4 people, including 3 men and 1 woman.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz supports the decision of the US House of Representatives to approve $60 billion in defense aid to Ukraine.
The defense forces repelled four attacks near Orikhivske, three near Staromayorsk and one near Robotyno, and the enemy continues to try to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of their positions in the south.
The Ministry of Defense has approved unified cybersecurity rules for all its information systems based on NATO standards to strengthen protection against cyberattacks.
Russia will intensify its shelling of Ukraine to maximize the destruction of critical energy infrastructure.
A man was killed by shrapnel wounds, allegedly from a grenade explosion, near a garage cooperative in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, and police opened a criminal investigation into the incident.
Russian propagandists have invented a fake about the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. He was allegedly captured by the occupiers.
Russian troops are intensively shelling Chasovyi Yar, using the same aerial bombardment tactics as during the offensive on Avdiivka, dropping 20-30 rounds of ammunition per day from aircraft with the aim of capturing the town by May 9.
According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash, the most vulnerable to enemy attacks are Kharkiv, Odesa, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Dnipro regions, which can be protected by more air defense systems.
The situation on the eastern front is escalating, but is controlled by the defense forces, and there is no enemy in Chasovyi Yar, despite pressure in the Bakhmut direction.
In Kyiv region, almost 17. 5 thousand of the 29 thousand objects damaged by Russian shelling have been fully or partially restored, including 202 educational institutions, 115 healthcare facilities, and 78 administrative buildings.
According to a spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, up to 10 men are detained at checkpoints every day who try to illegally cross the border with forged documents.
About 1700 trucks are waiting in lines to enter Ukraine after Polish farmers unblocked two checkpoints on the border with Ukraine.
Yesterday the enemy shelled 5 localities in Luhansk region - Stelmakhivka, Hrekivka, Kuzemenivka, Makiivka and Nevske - with artillery, mortars and unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to Russian media reports, American Russell Bentley, who fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia, was killed.
The G7 foreign ministers expressed serious concern that China is transferring dual-use materials to russia to help rebuild its military production and called on China to stop such support, which makes russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine possible.