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Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages in the evening peak hours due to damage from Russian strikes, while during the day there is a surplus of electricity from renewable sources, consumption restrictions in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, and imports from neighboring countries to balance the grid.
Armenia and NATO agreed on a military cooperation program for 2024 and outlined areas of cooperation during consultations at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
The vote on the resignation of Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky is expected to take place during the next plenary week. However, agricultural market players have expressed support for Solsky, praising his performance.
Electricity consumption is almost at the same level, with a deficit in the evening peak hours and a surplus during the day due to the active operation of solar and wind power plants, while restrictions remain in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih regions due to damage caused by Russian shelling.
US climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet with his Chinese counterpart in Washington, DC, in May for bilateral talks on climate change cooperation.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the procedure for using funds to purchase scanners for railway checkpoints of Volyn and Lviv customs for fast and efficient cargo inspection.
The Ukrainian women's double sculls four of Natalia Dovgodko, Kateryna Dudchenko, Daryna Verkhoglyad and Anastasia Kozhenkova won a silver medal at the European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
In Dnipro, a civic organization of families of fallen Ukrainian soldiers demands that the monument to Soviet military leader Vasily Margelov be dismantled and a monument to the soldiers of the 25th Airborne Brigade who died in the war with Russia be erected.
EU agriculture ministers plan to increase the maximum amount of minimum state aid to €50,000 per farm for three years to support the agricultural sector amid ongoing market turmoil.
Due to Russian missile strikes that damage power plants, Ukraine's energy system is experiencing electricity shortages, leading to consumption restrictions and dependence on emergency aid from European countries.
Sunny weather and active solar power plants have helped boost Ukraine's electricity production, but the grid remains in short supply due to Russian missile attacks, requiring emergency assistance from Europe for much of the day and calling for conservation.
Hungary threatens to block €2 billion in EU aid to Ukraine unless Kyiv stops discriminating against Hungarian companies operating in Ukraine.
Due to an electricity shortage caused by damage from Russian missile attacks, Ukraine has been forced to seek emergency assistance from European countries for the second day in a row, introducing electricity restriction schedules for businesses and industry from 18:00 to 22:00.
Athletes from Dnipropetrovs'k region won a gold medal at the European Fencing Cup among young people under 23. Kateryna Korotetska and Sofia Sidenko won gold medals in team competitions
Outraged by their government's refusal to provide military aid to Ukraine, Slovaks raised nearly 2 million euros this week to help Kyiv fight the russian invasion.
Ukraine's power grid remains in short supply as emergency aid from Europe arrives in the morning, and from 18:00 to 22:00, consumption for businesses and industry may be restricted due to damage caused by Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power plants.
Two teenagers led four men who were trying to illegally cross the border from Ukraine to Hungary by boat, charging between $2,000 and $9,000 per person.
Due to Russian attacks and cold weather, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, which have resulted in consumption restrictions for business and industry from 6 to 10 pm, with the exception of critical infrastructure and defense enterprises, while households in Kharkiv region continue to experience power outages.
Russia's Su-27SM3, Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-57 fighters contain more than 2,000 foreign-made electronic components from the United States, Japan, and other countries that are used in navigation, guidance, and communication systems, despite the sanctions.
Power outage schedules were extended in Kharkiv region and consumption restrictions were imposed on industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih, while more than 800 consumers in Sumy and Kharkiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.
Ukraine expects the European Union to approve a framework for negotiations on its accession to the EU in June, paving the way for the start of the negotiation process, according to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna.
A Russian agent who served for more than a year in a border guard unit in Zakarpattia and passed information to Russian special services will stand trial for high treason and desertion.
Due to the bad weather, 36 settlements in Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions were cut off from power, and there are blackouts and restrictions in several regions, including Kharkiv, where hourly outages affected about 240,000 consumers.
President Zelenskyy announced that Germany would provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, and that work is underway to obtain an additional IRIS-T system and missiles for existing air defense systems from Germany.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the first time with Hungarian leader Tamás Szuiok in Vilnius, discussed the Global Peace Summit and invited Hungary to join it.
Ukrzaliznytsia has launched a ticket monitoring feature with an automatic purchase option that allows you to track the availability of certain seats or trains between selected cities and automatically buy tickets when they become available.
Hungary has extended its state of emergency for 180 days due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. 135 deputies supported the initiative and 47 opposed it.
Hungary has suspended its participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty following a joint NATO statement after Russia suspended the treaty in 2023.
The position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary remains vacant in 30 Ukrainian embassies in different countries, including the UK, Belarus, Ghana and others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Resources Department reports.
Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to open a new checkpoint for passenger vehicles, Velyka Palad - Nagyhodos, and to allow empty trucks weighing more than 7. 5 tons to pass through the Luzhanka - Beregsurany checkpoint.