National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Russia is playing up the topic of "negotiations" as a bargaining tactic, but the truth is that Russia lacks the men and equipment for a major offensive, and their main hope is to stretch Ukrainian forces and advance in the East, while Ukraine's key task is to survive, Russia needs negotiations only to pause and gather strength.

According to the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, Nikolai Patrushev's new position as Putin's advisor is considered a demotion from his previous role as secretary of Russia's security council.

Putin is planning a long war not only with Ukraine, but also with NATO, according to the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.

According to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russian troops are conducting an offensive in Kharkiv region.

In Zurich, a 12-year-old child was seriously injured during a stampede when an Oracle ticker dropped 24,000 Swiss francs from a drone in a park.

The High Anti-Corruption Court issued an arrest warrant in absentia for the former First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, who is accused of causing $17. 44 million in damage to the state through abuse of office.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Political Analysis, suggests that the collapse of a multi-story building in Belgorod, Russia, looks like a Russian provocation to justify further attacks on Ukraine. Alternatively, it was a domestic explosion that was used by the Kremlin.

Two models of economic reservation are discussed: one where persons liable for military service pay 35,000 hryvnias in taxes for the maintenance of a soldier, and the other with industry quotas where companies pay the minimum wage of a soldier for each reserved employee.

Cooperation between business and the state is a lightweight option for putting the economy on a war footing, where business works to win, says WhiteBIT CEO Volodymyr Nosov.

Russian propaganda manipulates data to create the impression that Putin's "inauguration" was widely broadcast around the world, despite the boycott of major TV channels and the few foreign representatives who attended the event, underscoring Russia's growing isolation due to Putin's policies.

Russia has put former Ukrainian government officials Oleksiy Danilov, Pavlo Klimkin and Volodymyr Groysman on the wanted list.

The police are investigating the actions of officials of the Kyiv Research and Design Institute Energoproekt on the fact of unlawfully obstructing the state's access to strategic information on the design of nuclear power plants and participation in the management of the enterprise, which potentially threatens Ukraine's interests during the war.

The National Bank of Ukraine has prohibited banks and non-bank financial institutions from accepting dual-use goods that can be used for military purposes as collateral to ensure the security and stability of the banking system during martial law.

President Zelensky dismissed Yuriy Huzynets as head of the Uzhhorod District State Administration after approving his appointment as deputy head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration.

Ukrainian developers have registered more than 1,600 developments in 12 verticals on the Brave1 platform, of which more than 200 use artificial intelligence and machine learning methods.

The Security Service of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion to metropolitan Luka, head of the Zaporizhzhia Diocese of the UOC (MP), for inciting religious hatred and undermining state security in favor of the aggressor country.

The State Register of Sanctions contains data on 10,085 individuals and 7,125 legal entities subject to Ukraine's restrictive measures.

russia continues its large-scale disinformation campaign "Maidan-3" aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, discrediting its military and political leadership, and sowing chaos and distrust ahead of a planned offensive.

The Center for Countering Disinformation expects an increase in religious conflicts, provocative fakes, manipulations and possible missile provocations by Russia during the Easter holidays in Ukraine.

According to CASE Ukraine senior economist Volodymyr Dubrovsky, the draft law on the “white business club” proposed by Danylo Hetmantsev is aimed at dividing entrepreneurs and undermining their efforts to reform the tax system.

The Brave1 project has become a defense technology ecosystem that brings together more than 900 innovators who have developed 1,600 projects in 12 areas, including UAVs, intelligence, robotics, and military medicine, to provide technological solutions for Ukraine's defense.

Lukashenko's statements are part of the Kremlin's information campaign aimed at increasing tensions on Ukraine's northern border, according to the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation.

Ukraine has blocked the propaganda YouTube channels "Vyshka" and "Yes, it is so", and the enemy is preparing a new discrediting campaign against US aid, according to the deputy head of the Center for Political Analysis of the National Security and Defense Council.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada's Tax Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, is lobbying for the adoption of a bill to combat gambling addiction among military personnel and liquidate KRAIL, which will create a new regulator for lotteries.

Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the situation at the front, weapons production in Ukraine, and plans to protect civilian infrastructure from possible Russian attacks.

The government has failed to adequately protect thermal power plants from Russian missile strikes, allocating funds only for the first level of defense against enemy attacks. Previously, officials boasted of "unprecedented protection" without addressing the lack of funding for better defense of thermal power plants.

russians are spreading disinformation to sow discord between Kharkiv and other regions of Ukraine, claiming that Kyiv is doing nothing to strengthen Kharkiv's defense.

President Zelenskyy signs a decree to counteract the negative effects of online gambling by restricting advertising, setting limits, monitoring, blocking illegal sites, and introducing restrictions for military personnel.

Representatives of the Ukrainian media, special services and government agencies held a joint meeting to discuss improving the effectiveness of countering disinformation in the Ukrainian media space, including plans to work with Telegram, Viber and social media platforms.

Oleh Hladkovsky (Svynarchuk), Poroshenko's former business partner, may testify against him on embezzlement in military procurement to reduce his own prison term.