Yermak and Szijjarto held online talks, making progress in improving Ukrainian-Hungarian bilateral relations, including agreeing on 5 out of 11 proposed points, finalizing positions on national communities, expanding logistics and transportation capabilities on the common border, and planning to record the agreements reached.
Ukraine and Lithuania agreed on key points and a schedule for the preparation of a bilateral security agreement with important provisions.
Russians shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery and drones, damaging communications networks, leaving nearly 5,000 customers without gas, 3,000 without water, and more than 12,000 without electricity, although services were later restored.
In Kyiv region, four drug traffickers were detained who sold cocaine, cannabis, mephedrone, psilocybin mushrooms, and MDMA pills via Telegram, earning about 300,000 hryvnias a month.
During his visit to Riga, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed with Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs joint plans to expand cooperation, launch joint defense production, Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO, confiscation of Russian assets in Latvia, and strengthening security cooperation between the two countries.
Former Minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev testified in court that his wife sustained multiple injuries because she herself fell several times and hit her face down hard on the tiles, walls, floor and toilet bowl. Prosecutors also showed surveillance video showing Bishimbayev brutally beating his wife Saltanat Nukenova in the restaurant for two minutes, dragging her by the hair and repeatedly kicking her, which led to her death.
Yevhen Nyshchuk, former Minister of Culture, is appointed as the new artistic director and general director of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Ukraine.
Russian occupants fired 11 times at 4 communities in the border area of Sumy region, resulting in 46 explosions, 1 person was killed and 3 were injured, including a child.
A deadly accident blocked traffic in both directions on the M-09 highway near the village of Moshchana in Lviv region.
After a lengthy meeting in Brussels, Kuleba and Szijjarto agreed to take steps to improve relations between Ukraine and Hungary in the coming days and weeks.
Lviv-based Skeiron has digitized the caves of the Kyiv Cave Monastery, one of the most important historical and religious sites in Ukraine, creating a 3D model of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ukraine sees the Russian mobilization of soldiers as a historic chance to break Russian revanchism and should seize this opportunity.
The ATESH guerrilla group in occupied Crimea has discovered warehouses in Dzhankoy used by Russian troops to store food, uniforms and tents and passed their coordinates to the Ukrainian military for possible strikes.
According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO allies agree that Ukraine should become a member of the Alliance, but this will only be possible after the war is over and with guarantees that Russia will not attack again.
President Zelenskyy welcomed newly appointed Portuguese Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro and discussed defense agreements, a bilateral security agreement, and future joint contacts.
An 11-year-old boy died after his family secretly returned to a dangerous village in the Kharkiv region, despite having been evacuated earlier, as a result of enemy shelling.
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecorne condemned Russia's "aggressive war" in Ukraine during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, the first such conversation since October 2022. At the same time, he expressed regret over the text in the Crocus Hall near Moscow and expressed France's readiness for "expanded exchange" with Moscow in the fight against "terrorism.
The Russian military shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery and drones, damaging a private enterprise and an infrastructure facility, but no one was injured.
At a meeting in Brussels, NATO countries agreed to begin planning for long-term military support for Ukraine, but did not decide on a specific structure or package of assistance.
Stoltenberg discussed with Prime Minister Orban Hungary's concerns about NATO's role in Ukraine, expressing confidence that a consensus would be reached on providing support to Ukraine from beyond its borders.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg proposed a 5-year, €100 billion ($107 billion) military aid package called Mission for Ukraine to provide long-term, predictable security assistance to Ukraine, but at a meeting in Brussels, Allies had mixed reactions to the plan.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan postponed his trip to Saudi Arabia this week due to a cracked rib.
Kazakhstan's former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev has been put on trial for the brutal murder of his common-law wife Saltanat Nukenova, who was allegedly tortured for 8 hours before her death.
Russia has the ability to load missiles directly into the port of Novorossiysk, according to satellite imagery reported by the activist group Crimean Wind.
The Russians shelled 11 communities in Sumy region 39 times, resulting in 226 explosions, using a variety of weapons, including mortars, artillery, rockets, and helicopter strikes.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has proposed a 5-year, €100 billion ($107 billion) military aid package for Ukraine to give NATO a more direct role in supporting Kyiv.
7 volunteers of the World Central Kitchen humanitarian mission were killed when their convoy was attacked in Gaza after they were watching the unloading of 100 tons of food delivered by sea.
DTEK lost 80% of its generating capacity due to serious damage to 5 out of 6 of its thermal power plants as a result of Russian attacks on March 22 and 29.
Bad weather in the Kyiv region caused power outages and roof damage in 5 districts, 42 power lines were disconnected, and damage to buildings, trees, and infrastructure was reported.
Israel will open a situation center to coordinate aid distribution in Gaza with the World Central Kitchen following a deadly strike that killed seven aid workers.
