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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba discussed with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Maria Gabriel the issues of strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional stability during the talks.

Over the last day in the Orikhiv and Kherson sectors, the Joint Forces eliminated 111 occupants and destroyed 40 pieces of weapons and military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems and drones.

Russia's veto of North Korea's ballistic missile control and their cooperation in providing weapons to attack Ukraine demonstrates the close ties between Russia and North Korea amid Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Borrell points out.

Russia has 50 Kalibr missiles loaded and ready for use on missile carriers in the Black Sea, which pose a constant threat of shelling, despite the fact that they are not on active combat duty.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized the need to intensify efforts to ensure sustainable support for Ukraine, as Ukrainians are running out of ammunition, but not courage, and Ukraine can count on NATO's support in the long term.

Ukraine plans to destroy the Crimean Bridge in the first half of 2024, according to anonymous officials of Ukraine's military intelligence service, the GUR, cited by The Guardian.

U. S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker is planning a visit to Romania to discuss with officials and business representatives the country's contribution to regional cooperation, emergency assistance to Ukraine in the energy sector, and long-term investments in infrastructure in Romania and Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military held their positions and killed more than a hundred russians during eight attempts of russian assaults in several directions in the Joint Forces Operation area, and destroyed 57 units of russian weapons and military equipment.

Dozens of dolphins died in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea, Novorossiysk, and the coast of Russia's Krasnodar Territory in March 2024 due to military operations, some of them showing signs of sonar damage, bringing the total number of dead animals since March 2022 to 50,000.

In March, Ukraine exported 11. 8 million tons of products through the Black Sea worth $3.2 million.

The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Forpost strike and reconnaissance drone in the Black Sea on April 1, 2024.

Russia plans to cut exports of diesel fuel by sea in April to the lowest level in 5 months due to Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries and seasonal maintenance that reduces crude oil processing.

Russia is trying to terrorize Zmeinyi Island in the Black Sea to disrupt the functioning of the navigation corridor, as the recommended sea routes run along the island.

Elon Musk believes that russia will seize more territory in Ukraine until it reaches the Dnipro River, and Odesa may fall if the war lasts long enough, so he recommends resolving the conflict through negotiations.

Ukraine's Air Force reports several groups of Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa region.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the activity of enemy tactical aircraft over the Black Sea.

The enemy shelled Kherson and Mykolaiv regions with missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles in Kherson and guided missiles in Mykolaiv, damaging infrastructure but causing no casualties.

In the Kherson region, Russian troops made three unsuccessful attempts to storm the left bank of the Dnipro River, suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.

In a recent drone attack, Russia attempted to expose and bypass Ukraine's air defense systems, potentially gathering information for further attacks.

russian drones were spotted flying in different directions across Ukraine.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the detection of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) moving from the Black Sea towards Odesa region (Tatarbunary district).

A Tu-22M3 bomber was spotted in the Black Sea, prompting the Air Force to warn of a possible X-22 missile launch and call on people to take shelter in several regions.

On March 29, 2024, russian troops attacked Odesa region with two X-59 guided missiles from the Black Sea, both missiles were shot down by the Odesa Air Defense Missile Brigade, but the debris injured a 15-year-old child.

Two russian missiles aimed at Odesa were shot down by air defense forces, but the debris fell on the city, injuring a child.

In the Orikhivsk sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions eight times over the past day, but suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.

All regions of Ukraine have started sowing spring crops such as sunflower, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, barley, peas and oats.

Since the launch of the Ukrainian humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea, 33. 8 million tons of cargo have been exported to 40 countries on 1,140 vessels, exceeding the export volume for the entire year of the Grain Initiative.

The Russians deployed a submarine missile carrier carrying up to 4 Kalibr cruise missiles in the Black Sea, raising the level of missile threat to a very high level.

Ukraine and Poland are making progress in lifting the blockade on their border, but the unblocking plan is not being implemented as quickly as we would like, although there are positive trends that need to be maintained and developed.

Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled four Russian attacks in the Orikhiv sector near Robotyne and Staromayorske.