Pavlo Bashynskyi
Ukraine has the right to self-defense, including strikes against legitimate military targets outside the country, such as russian aircraft that have been firing on Ukrainian cities, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated.
Several NATO member states have made specific commitments to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including ammunition, unmanned aerial vehicles, and additional financial support to be announced in the near future.
NATO allies that do not have available air defense systems have promised to provide financial support for the purchase of air defense systems for Ukraine.
French police arrested a man who threatened to blow himself up at the Iranian consulate in Paris, carrying a grenade-like object and an explosive vest, although no explosives were found.
The G7 foreign ministers condemned Russia's systematic repression of dissidents and called on Russia to release all political prisoners.
The G7 foreign ministers will continue to impose sanctions against Russia and third-country individuals and companies that assist Russia, to counter attempts to circumvent sanctions and export restrictions, to put pressure on Russia's revenues from energy and other sectors, and to explore the possibility of using immobilized Russian assets to support Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets met with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine Felix Baumann to discuss further cooperation with Switzerland in the field of human rights protection, russia's violations of international humanitarian law, forced deportation of Ukrainians, including children, and mechanisms for their return.
In the occupied Luhansk region, there is an acute shortage of medical care and medicines for the civilian population, as the occupiers prefer to provide medicines to wounded soldiers rather than the local population.
Russians are forcibly conscripting and mobilizing residents of the occupied Luhansk region, including employees of local businesses, causing economic disruption.
As of April 18, 2024, the Unified Register of Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances in Ukraine contains information on 37,301 missing persons.
An oil pipeline explosion occurs in the Kharkiv region, causing a 70-meter flame column and melting asphalt within a 40-meter radius due to the intense heat.
More than 150 media outlets and associations demand the dismissal of Natalia Humeniuk, head of the communications department of the Southern Command of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, accusing her of obstructing media coverage of Russian war crimes and the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. The Verkhovna Rada Committee plans to consider this issue at its next meeting.
An audit of the Ukrainian Football Association for 2015-2023 revealed an outflow of more than UAH 1. 3 billion due to losses from transactions with offshore companies, misuse of deposits, and overpriced procurement.
The court has lifted the seizure of part of the company's property of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, a suspect in the case of fraudulent supply of clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine worth UAH 1 billion.
Zelenskyy met with representatives of the Jewish community in Kyiv on the eve of Passover, thanking them for their support of Ukraine's struggle for freedom and emphasizing the importance of the struggle for freedom symbolized by the Passover holiday.
In early April 2024, pro-Russian activist Andriy Portnov, who is under US sanctions and has fled Ukraine, re-registered a large estate near Kyiv in the name of his four minor children.
Shmyhal met with French Minister Le Maire to discuss Ukraine's military needs, restoration of the energy system, and confiscation of frozen Russian assets.
About 30% of Ukrainian veterans are currently unemployed due to psychological discomfort from returning to civilian life after being accustomed to military life and subordination to commanders.
After the war, Ukraine's veteran community will number about 5 million people, including military personnel, their families, and the families of fallen soldiers.
During a fire in the basement of a nine-story building in Kharkiv, rescuers evacuated 15 residents, including 3 children, and rescued a kitten.
This week, border guards have not yet recorded any attempts by enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter Ukraine, nor have they detected any build-up of Russian troops on the border.
Polish farmers continue to block the Yagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, effectively making it impossible for trucks to travel from Ukraine to Poland.
The head of Ukrainian intelligence, Budanov, predicts that the war will continue as long as the current political regime is in place in russia.
Ukraine's intelligence is conducting operations around the world, including in Africa, against Russian Wagner mercenaries to reduce Russia's military potential, the head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine has said.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has put former MP Ruslan Demchak on the wanted list, suspected of abuse of office that caused grave consequences.
The airfield in occupied Dzhankoy, which was attacked today, is a legitimate military facility that houses Russian army aviation units and serves as a military hub.
The Georgian parliament passed the controversial draft law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" in the first reading, despite mass protests in Tbilisi against it.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at the Yagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, allowing only a few trucks to pass through per hour or restricting traffic altogether, leading to queues of 570 trucks on the Polish side.
Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, denied the accusations of not covering the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant tragedy, saying that this is an absolute lie, as more than 800 requests were processed within a week after the explosion in accordance with the relevant orders.
russia is preparing a disinformation campaign to accuse Ukraine of illegal arms trafficking in Africa, using fabricated photos of "trophy" American weapons allegedly seized from Ukrainian security forces.