The Drone Coalition, initiated by Latvia, has raised almost 500 million euros for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In particular, Denmark and the Netherlands have already announced the purchase of 400 million euros worth of drones.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he will not abandon the idea of a "sanitary zone" in Ukraine, even after the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive long-range ATACMS missiles.
Russia said that the upcoming NATO military exercises in Finland near its borders increase the risks of potential military incidents and escalation of the hybrid war against Moscow.
A 57-year-old man was injured when Russian troops shelled the village of Stanislav, Kherson region, on the night of April 24, damaging dozens of residential buildings.
On April 23, russian troops attacked 8 settlements in Donetsk region using bombs, Uragan and Smerch MLRS, and artillery, damaging 27 civilian objects, including 21 residential buildings, and injuring several civilians.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared an infographic explaining the main changes introduced by the new version of the law on mobilization, which will come into force on May 18 and will affect both military personnel and civilians.
In Lviv region, a soldier was detained who demanded $3,000 from a mobilized soldier for organizing his transfer to a rear unit and avoiding sending him to the combat zone.
russia may block a U. S. resolution at the United Nations calling on countries to abandon the arms race in space and reaffirm their commitment to comply with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons into orbit.
Ukraine has established a Coalition Support Office to ensure systematic management of military assistance from partner countries. So far, the allies have already created 8 coalitions, including the Aviation Capabilities Coalition, the Air and Missile Defense Coalition.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported a draft law that abolishes all upward and downward coefficients to the rates of rent for the use of Ukraine's radio frequency resource.
Presidential elections have begun in North Macedonia, with seven candidates running. It is expected that none of the candidates will overcome the 50 percent threshold in the first round, so the second round will tentatively take place on May 8.
The U. S. Department of State's 2023 Human Rights Report on Ukraine notes that the United News telethon, a platform for channels that follow the government line in covering the war, has provided an unprecedented level of control over prime-time television news.
Some houses in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv were left without electricity due to the accident, but power companies promise to restore it within two hours.
Due to Russian missile strikes that damaged power plants, Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages and has been receiving emergency assistance from international partners for the third day in a row, while electricity consumption in the country continues to grow.
The US Senate plans to consider aid bills that include a military support package for Ukraine. However, senators will have 30 hours to discuss the document before the final vote.
Due to heavy rains and the flow of water through the Dnipro reservoirs, flooding of floodplains and low-lying areas of rivers in the upper reaches of the Kremenchuk reservoir is expected in Cherkasy region in the coming days.
In April, the number of applications for re-registration of cars in Ukraine increased sharply, with re-registration under sale and gift agreements being in the highest demand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
The EU is considering imposing sanctions on more than 10 companies from russia, Turkey, the UAE, China, and Hong Kong for importing millions of euros worth of banned European goods for use by the russian military-defense complex, despite significant trade restrictions.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have installed the first border pillar on their state border as part of a delimitation process based on geodetic measurements.
Ukraine will attract EUR 115 million from European institutions to restore the healthcare system and support small and medium-sized businesses.
Against the backdrop of the new law on mobilization, territorial recruitment centers are likely to be unable to update the data of all men registered for military service.
The Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy called on the authorities to preserve the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in its current format, emphasizing its vital role in ensuring food security and economic recovery of Ukraine during the war with Russia.
Ukrainian troops control most of Ocheretyne in the Avdiivka sector, and the southern part of the settlement is under fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the occupants are trying to capture the settlement using all available weapons, including chemicals.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree establishing several rural military administrations in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.
KCSA disagrees with the decision of the Ministry of Culture to dismantle the Arch of Freedom (formerly the Arch of Friendship of Peoples) in Kyiv, warning that this could be dangerous and expensive as the arch plays an important role in preventing landslides, and advocates for public discussions to determine the future of the monument.
Due to technical reasons, the issuance of ready-made documents in foreign branches of the State Enterprise "Document" has been suspended.
russian troops shelled Kharkiv, damaging a car and a private house in the city's private sector, Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said.
Mykola Solsky responded to the NABU's statement announcing that he was suspected in the case of seizure of state land, saying that it concerns the events of 2017-2018.
The United States has already transferred much of the weaponry from the first aid package to Ukraine to warehouses in Poland and Germany, reducing the time needed for delivery after the military aid bill was approved.
Lithuania handed over another batch of M577 armored command and control vehicles to Ukraine. In total, the country has donated one billion euros worth of aid to the Defense Forces.
