Mykhailo Fedorov
Since February, more than 25,000 newlyweds have used the online marriage registration service on the Diia portal, with 53% of applications submitted by women, and the highest number of applications submitted in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa regions.
Google is accepting applications from Ukrainian startups for funding from its new $10 million Support Fund to help them grow their businesses, restore operations affected by the war, or create new products.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.
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.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill that introduces a system of grants for higher education, allowing students to receive state funding for education and freely choose universities, which aims to improve the quality of education through competition between universities for applicants.
The Ukrainian parliament has passed in the first reading a bill that will make the Diia. city more accessible to startups, including small tech companies, by providing access to the best tax rates in Europe and tools for scaling and attracting investment.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that provides for the liquidation of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, the transfer of its functions to a central executive body, likely the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the introduction of stricter rules and restrictions on gambling advertising and activities.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation met with US congressmen and USAID to discuss digital anti-corruption reforms, including digitalization of construction, services for seafarers, monitoring of the targeted use of funds, and the launch of projects such as car customs clearance in the Diia system, eAcquis for alcohol and tobacco, electronic notary, and e-court to increase transparency and efficiency.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law that would liquidate the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL), transfer its functions to the Ministry of Digital Transformation, strengthen control over the gambling business, set new requirements for gambling advertising, introduce restrictions for gamblers and fines for violations.
The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has announced that the Diia app will soon offer the possibility to get married via video. Documents will be digitally signed.
The Ukrainian app Diia has launched two new registered military bonds dedicated to the temporarily occupied cities of Bakhchisaray and Makiivka with interest rates of 17% and 16% respectively to support the Ukrainian economy and army.
German drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems is opening another plant in Ukraine with a capacity of up to 1,000 UAVs per year, investing up to €6 million and employing about 100 people.
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.
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Bargylevych met with representatives of the Defense Partners project to discuss the involvement of government and business representatives in helping to meet the urgent needs of the military.
Ukraine sent 2,000 units of short-range electronic warfare equipment developed in Ukraine to the frontline to protect military positions and jam Russian drones.
Over the past week, the Drone Army's strike units destroyed nearly 100 guns, 50 tanks, more than 200 occupants, 120 pieces of special equipment, and other Russian military hardware and personnel.
A total of 178,945 devices, including laptops and tablets, have been distributed to schools. Currently, 361,560 students and 68,881 teachers need digital devices.
A new batch of ShaBlya robotic platforms and electronic warfare systems has been delivered to the Ukrainian military at the front line.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has signed a memorandum with the French federation InfraNum to receive a grant of €756,000 to restore internet and communications in frontline communities in Ukraine affected by the Russian invasion.
Over the past week, the "Drone Army" strike units have destroyed nearly 100 guns, 86 armored combat vehicles and other Russian military equipment worth millions of dollars.
The Pentagon has paid SpaceX $23 million to deploy Starlink terminals in Ukraine as part of U. S. security assistance.
Ukraine is developing an innovative UA DroneID technology in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Aerial Intelligence NGO, and CossackLabs to identify its own and enemy drones, improve mission safety and efficiency, provide situational awareness, and minimize friendly fire.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, said that the Diia app now allows you to apply for an IDP certificate and financial assistance for the whole family in one application.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Armed Forces are actively using Ukrainian-made drones to destroy Russian occupiers, protect soldiers' lives and reduce Russia's military potential, and that drone production will continue to grow this year.
In the first quarter of 2024, a record 57,665 new sole proprietorships were opened through Diia, with women accounting for 58% of new entrepreneurs, as the Ministry of Digital Transformation prepares to launch the E-Entrepreneur service to further support business development.
Over the past week, UAV strike companies from the "Army of Drones" destroyed 20 Russian tanks, 39 armored combat vehicles, 66 guns, and 9 warehouses.
Ukrainian forces used the Ratel S kamikaze ground robot to blow up a bridge in the village of Ivanivske near Bakhmut, which significantly disrupted Russian logistics.
Through the Diia app, Ukrainians can now submit applications to the international Register of Damages, which will serve as the basis for future compensation for damages caused by Russian aggression.
Ukraine has begun using artificial intelligence drones to bypass russian air defenses and precisely target russian energy facilities such as oil refineries, dealing a blow to russia's military economy.
Ukraine is working to limit the functionality of Starlink for Russians while continuing to use it, as Russians have begun illegally obtaining Starlink terminals from third countries.