National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Oleksiy Danilov, who was dismissed from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, thanked the President for his trust and the opportunity to serve Ukraine, promising to continue working for the country's benefit.

Oleh Ivashchenko is appointed the new head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, replacing Oleksandr Lytvynenko.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksiy Danylov from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and appointed Oleksandr Lytvynenko to replace him.

Russia is trying to link Ukraine to the Islamic State terrorist group and accuse it, despite the lack of evidence, of the deadly shooting at the Crocus City Mall in Russia.

Last night, 12 enemy "shaheds" from the Kursk region of Russia and Crimea attacked Ukrainian bridges and other infrastructure.

President Zelenskyy thanked everyone who contributed to the relief efforts in the aftermath of Russia's strikes on Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv and called on people to support the victims, even if they do not ask for help.

Rescuers have completed clearing the rubble after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, which injured 10 people, including a 16-year-old girl, and hospitalized 2.

Russia is spreading a fake video of a trench candle exploding, allegedly delivered by Ukrainian volunteers, to discredit the volunteer movement and undermine public confidence in it.

According to the head of the National Security and Defense Council's Central Intelligence Center, Russians used a Zircon hypersonic missile during today's attack on Kyiv.

Russia is promoting an information campaign that falsely links Ukraine to the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Mall, citing statements by pro-Russian journalists and bloggers.

DTEK's power engineers managed to stabilize the situation in Kryvyi Rih and Kryvyi Rih district by restoring electricity supply to all consumers after Russian shelling.

Russian propagandists have released a fake video in which Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov allegedly claims Ukraine's involvement in the March 22 shooting near Moscow. It was a poorly edited fake using footage from the March 16 telethon.

Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, said that enemy propaganda is investing huge resources to spread panic news in the Ukrainian information space amid Russian strikes, and urged Ukrainians to stay strong.

Two penal colonies will be closed in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia, as almost all prisoners were sent to the war against Ukraine.

Russia is launching a powerful campaign to discredit Ukraine's top military and political leadership for 3-4 months, linked to the topic of the elections in Ukraine.

Russians raided homes and threatened people with weapons to force them to vote in the illegal "presidential elections of the Russian Federation" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

The United States condemns the fake elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories and will never recognize their legitimacy or results, reaffirming its position that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and Crimea are part of sovereign Ukraine.

Ukraine will not recognize the presidential elections in Russia in 2024, calling them a "farce" and stating that Russia has not had free and fair elections for a long time, as the electoral process is regularly interfered with and favors pro-government candidates.

Kyiv will not ask for permission to strike at Russian military-industrial facilities that supply the Russian army, and strikes on such facilities will continue, says Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.

49 people were wounded in a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, 10 adults and 7 children are still in hospital, while Russians continued to attack the Dnipropetrovs'k region, targeting the Nikopol district. No casualties were reported.

The court extended the arrest of MP Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of treason and financing russian troops, for another two months - until May 11.

A parliamentary committee is expected to begin considering amendments to the draft law on mobilization, to which more than 4,000 amendments have been submitted.

"The State Logistics Operator has signed contracts to supply food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 4 sectors following the first round of bids.

Against the backdrop of new military inspections in belarus, the Center for Countering Information emphasizes that there is no threat of invasion of Ukraine from belarus, as russia does not have enough forces to invade.

Fugitive oligarch Konstantin Zhevago is preparing a large-scale discrediting campaign against the State Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating his alleged attempts to bankrupt the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant to preserve his personal assets and avoid financial liabilities.

Two MPs from the Servant of the People party, members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, have questioned the new transparent system of food procurement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite their questionable ties to pro-Russian figures and companies.

Ukraine's National Security Committee continued discussions but did not vote on 4,195 amendments to the mobilization bill, failing to make any decision after hours of negotiations.

A part of the Chornobyl Reserve along the border will be transferred to military units of the State Border Guard Service to form defense lines.

Reports of deforestation in Belarus for Russia's offensive against Kyiv are not true, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

U. S. congressmen from both parties have called on the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with ATACMS missiles to help defend itself against Russia.