A Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih destroys part of a nine-story building, causing a fire and casualties, prompting President Zelenskiy to declare retaliation against Russia for its "terrorist" attacks.
Ukraine is building large-scale fortifications in the Kharkiv region, including dragon's teeth, anti-tank ditches, strongholds and dugouts, where more than 500 construction workers and 200 pieces of equipment are working around the clock under constant enemy fire.
A Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kryvyi Rih killed 2 people, injured more than 30, and a rescue operation is underway to find people under the rubble.
French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit to Ukraine is expected to result in the signing of new agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation and security between the two countries, building on the bilateral security agreement signed in Paris in February.
President Zelensky signed a law that allows clinics to store frozen reproductive cells of fallen soldiers for 3 years to preserve Ukraine's gene pool and ensure their right to biological parenthood.
Zelenskyy believes that putin may launch a ground operation in non-nuclear countries such as Moldova or the Baltic states to destabilize them and strengthen his negotiating position.
Tax officials, like termites, are gnawing holes in the Ukrainian economy, business, and the pockets of ordinary Ukrainians, says entrepreneur and volunteer Yana Matviychuk.
Ukraine has a "living" plan for a just peace, which envisages holding an inaugural peace summit with leaders of civilized states in Switzerland this spring to develop decisive steps to end the war with Russia.
russia's priority targets in Ukraine are President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the heads of Ukrainian intelligence services: more than 10 serious assassination attempts have been made on the head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, which resulted in the deaths of Ukrainian intelligence officers.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the shelling of Odesa during the visit of a foreign delegation to the city shows the inadequacy of russian leader vladimir putin's actions.
President Zelenskyy signed the law on fair lobbying, which is necessary for the start of EU membership negotiations, defining lobbying rules, creating a transparency register, and regulating interaction between officials and stakeholders.
The Vatican clarified that Russia must first stop its aggression in Ukraine as a condition for negotiations to end the war, emphasizing that stopping aggression is the responsibility of the aggressor, not the victim.
Zelenskyy believes that Macron has changed his position on Russia's "inevitable defeat" because Putin deceived him personally. Macron realized that protecting Ukraine means protecting France and Europe.
Zelenskyy clarified that Macron's offer of Western support, including potential deployment of troops, only concerns training of Ukrainian forces in various areas, not direct military intervention.
For Putin, a truce would be a way to catch his breath and restore the combat capability of his army, not real negotiations, Zelensky said, commenting on the Pope's proposal for talks.
Zelenskyy did not directly answer the question about the possibility of Ukraine receiving German Taurus cruise missiles, suggesting that Scholz should be asked about it.
President Zelenskyy said that 90% of European leaders support Ukraine, although some societies have different opinions, and that Hungarian Prime Minister Orban sometimes plays a dangerous game.
Russia has global ambitions to continue the war not only against Ukraine but also against other countries, according to a report by Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who emphasized the need to limit Russian resources and mobilization efforts to end the war.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi discussed with U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin preparations for the next meeting of the Defense Contact Group, the situation at the front, Ukraine's medium- and short-term needs, and specific requests for support.
Ukraine expressed its disappointment with Pope Francis' statement on the demonstration of the "white flag" and negotiations with Russia, the aggressor, emphasizing the need for a just peace based on the principles of the UN and the Ukrainian Peace Formula.
Ukraine is actively building new lines of fortifications, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the country to have three 2,000-kilometer-long defense lines.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting with the military leadership to discuss the situation at the front, frontline supplies, weapons production, and construction of fortifications.
In response to the Pope's statements that Ukraine allegedly needs to negotiate with russia, moscow says it is ready to negotiate, but Kyiv is allegedly against diplomacy.
German Chancellor Scholz rejects Pope Francis' proposal for a "white flag" in the war in Ukraine, arguing that Ukraine is defending itself against Russian aggression with international support.
Italy opposes the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine, preferring diplomatic efforts to end the war instead of escalating it.
President Zelenskyy thanked the creators of the film 20 Days in Mariupol, which allows us to speak out loudly about the Russian war against Ukraine.
Tax authorities and security forces have driven businesses to despair with their pressure, the expert says.
Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko is appointed Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto.
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Ukraine, originally scheduled for February and repeatedly postponed, is now scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.
President Zelenskyy criticized the Pope's proposal for Ukraine's negotiations with Russia, saying that the Church should be with people who are defending their lives, not engaged in "virtual mediation" from afar.