Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak took part in the Conference of Presidents of the largest American Jewish organizations. He emphasized that "Israel and Ukraine are on the same side against countries that are interconnected.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy left his autograph on the stele at the entrance to Donetsk region during a visit to meet with Ukrainian defenders. Earlier, this stele was "updated" by volunteers who erased all the commemorative inscriptions of Ukrainian soldiers who signed here before going to the front line.
President Zelenskyy visited the command post of the 41st Mechanized Brigade defending Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, spoke with the soldiers, presented them with awards and inspected the defensive fortifications.
The speakers of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian parliaments called on the U. S. Congress to approve a new military aid package for Ukraine, emphasizing that the support provided to Ukraine is an investment in a common secure future and is crucial at this critical time.
Emergency call lines 101 and 112 in Kharkiv are temporarily out of service, in case of emergencies, please use the backup numbers 0730270112, 0501139001 and 0501139002.
Ukraine signs a memorandum with the European Investment Bank to receive €560 million for energy projects, transportation infrastructure, housing reconstruction, and economic recovery.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who was on a working visit to Ukraine, was forced to take refuge in a bomb shelter in Kyiv because of an air raid alarm, spending about an hour and a half there.
In Kharkiv region, Ukrainian law enforcement officers neutralized a russian agent group that was trying to smuggle classified documents from a local strategic plant to russia. The detainees were notified of suspicion of treason and face life imprisonment.
The Ukrainian military shot down a russian Tu-22M3 strategic missile carrier-bomber, forcing the other plane to turn around, so the russians never fired some of the missiles.
U. S. President Joe Biden called China "xenophobic" and said it has real economic problems. The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded that it is still unclear whether these words "refer to China or the United States itself.
A man detained in Poland faces up to 8 years in prison for collaborating with russian special services and preparing an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Germany and its NATO partners may provide Ukraine with seven additional Patriot air defense systems to strengthen its ability to counter Russian attacks.
Ukraine has developed a new long-range drone with a flight range of more than 3,000 kilometers, capable of reaching targets even in russian Siberia.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit China next week to discuss China's support for Russia in the war in Ukraine and its aggressive actions in the South China Sea.
Thanks to the joint actions of Ukrainian and Polish law enforcement agencies, a Polish citizen who worked for russian special services and planned an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Poland was detained.
The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spreading russian propaganda commissioned by russian special services, including justifying russian war crimes and discrediting the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the seizure of the assets of former Motor Sich President Vyacheslav Boguslaev and former top executive Petro Kononenko, including real estate, bank accounts, shares in companies, securities, trademarks, industrial designs, and firearms.
Ukraine calls on Georgia to respect the right of citizens to peacefully protest against the draft law on "foreign agents" and condemns the comments of the Georgian Prime Minister about the threat of "Ukrainization," emphasizing that the real threat to Georgia is Russification, not "Ukrainization.
Denmark announced a new aid package for Ukraine and allocated $28. 5 million for the purchase of weapons and military equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers, the first such decision to support the Ukrainian defense industry.
Next week, the European Commission will start discussing the 14th package of sanctions against russia and potential new restrictions against belarus. The decision to approve the sanctions is expected in May.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is convinced that if Kyiv loses the war with russia, it could lead to World War III, as russia will not stop in Ukraine.
Yesterday's rocket attacks on Chernihiv resulted in 44 hospitalizations, damage to 20 buildings, including a hotel, hospital, college and residential buildings, search and rescue operations are complete, and authorities are providing assistance to the victims.
The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine met with the Director of NATO Defense and Security Cooperation to discuss the transfer of non-lethal assistance to Kyiv for the development of the Defense Forces.
Over the past day, the level of the Dnipro River within Kyiv has risen by 46 cm to 607 cm above the "0" mark, but there is no threat of flooding in the capital.
Germany's Diehl Defense will provide Ukraine with another IRIS-T missile defense system to strengthen its air defense, in addition to the three systems already delivered. The new system is expected to arrive in a few weeks.
The wreckage of an unidentified UAV was found in the Kaluga region of russia, and russian investigators are working at the scene. There is no preliminary information on casualties or damage in the region.
On Thursday, April 18, a russian missile strike in the Dnipro region wounded two men aged 30 and 35, who were hospitalized in moderate condition, and started several fires, according to the head of the Dnipro regional military administration.
Ukraine's Ambassador to China met with China's Special Representative to discuss Ukraine-China relations. The diplomat also confirmed China's invitation to participate in the Peace Summit to be held in Switzerland in June 2024.
The G7 countries do not plan to unfreeze russian assets and are working on how to use them to help Ukraine. A plan to compensate Kyiv with frozen russian funds will be presented at the summit in Italy in June.
Russia reports a nighttime drone attack on the Kamenskiy chemical plant in the Rostov region, as a result of which the debris from one of the downed drones damaged the plant and injured an employee.
