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16-year-old Ukrainian athlete Maria Aniychyn won a bronze medal in the big air discipline at the Junior World Freestyle Championships in Livigno, Italy, becoming the first Ukrainian to win a medal at an international freestyle competition.

France is inviting military, police and civilian personnel from 45 foreign countries to join the security of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Russia's massive attack on March 22 caused serious damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure, requiring urgent repairs and an increase in generating capacity, especially maneuvering capacity for Kharkiv and Odesa, as well as strengthening air defense and physical protection of facilities.

Today marks International Mermaid Day, which honors the mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries.

A mobile office of the State Enterprise "Document" has started operating in Munich, Germany, allowing Ukrainians abroad to obtain passport documents.

UNESCO has approved an emergency assistance program to monitor and address the environmental damage caused by Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, mobilizing more than $66 million to restore Ukraine's cultural heritage, education and science affected by Russian aggression.

Ukraine will lose millions in potential profits due to new EU restrictions on duty-free imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, which take into account the reduced imports from the second half of 2021.

The first meeting of the Coalition for Armored Vehicles for Ukraine, initiated by Poland and Germany, with the participation of the United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden, was held in Warsaw to strengthen the armored vehicle capacity in Ukraine through supply, repair, training and tactical development.

Representatives of Ukraine alyona alyona & Jerry Heil will perform the song "Teresa & Maria" at number 5 in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on May 7.

Ukraine's U19 football team defeated Switzerland 3-0 and qualified for Euro 2024 without conceding a single goal.

Japan has relaxed its arms export rules to allow the sale of next-generation fighter jets developed jointly with the UK and Italy, removing a major obstacle to the trilateral project.

Today, March 26, all cocktail lovers can join the World Vermouth Day. The event was founded by the famous bartender and vermouth producer Giancarlo Mancino.

The Belgian presidency of the EU Council is working to find a compromise framework for renewing autonomous trade measures for Ukraine, with Italy proposing to extend the protection provisions until 2021 but exclude wheat, reducing the benefits for Ukraine from the original €2 billion to €1. 54 billion.

Pope Francis called to keep suffering Ukraine in our prayers amid intense hostile shelling of infrastructure, causing power outages and the risk of an even greater humanitarian catastrophe.

Italy urges russia not to use the terrorist attack in Moscow to escalate the war against Ukraine and calls for calm and avoidance of escalation.

Telegram has suffered a massive outage affecting users in many countries, including Ukraine, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Italy, Thailand, the United States, and Russia, with users experiencing problems with the app and sending/receiving messages.

Ukrainian freestylists Angelina Brykina and Maksym Kuznetsov won the overall European Acrobatics Cup in Airolo, Switzerland.

In the semifinals of the Euro 2024 playoffs, Ukraine will play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the winner will face Israel or Iceland for a ticket to the tournament.

Today, on March 21, the Ukrainian national team will play its first playoff match to qualify for the European Football Championship to be held in Germany this summer. The opponent of our players will be the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

33 countries have joined the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, led by Ukraine and Canada, which aims to multiply efforts to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia.

Today, on March 17, employees of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers are celebrating their professional holiday in Ukraine.

Ukraine plans to support Ukrainian producers under the "Made in Ukraine" initiative through cashback programs, investment loans, and simplified government regulations to stimulate demand, provide financing, and reduce bureaucracy.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani warns against the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine, saying it threatens to spark World War III, while supporting the provision of military, economic and technical assistance to help Ukraine defend itself.

Japan plans to revise its strict defense export regulations to allow the sale of next-generation fighter jets developed jointly with the UK and Italy to countries that have signed defense agreements with Japan and are not involved in armed conflicts.

Ukraine offers lucrative opportunities for energy investors due to reduced bureaucracy, lower costs, and quicker permitting for new projects such as high-voltage lines, wind and solar power plants, transforming it from an aid recipient to a potential exporter feeding European power grids.

Iran has used European ports in Belgium, Spain, and Italy to smuggle weapons, including missiles and bombs, to Hezbollah in Lebanon via Syria to avoid Israeli air strikes on Iranian weapons shipments.

Ukraine has started negotiations with Latvia on a bilateral security agreement, defining its content, key elements and thematic blocks.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

The court found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of a conflict of interest, ordered him to pay a fine and enter him in the register of corrupt officials.

European companies continue to supply equipment for the Arctic LNG 2 project, one of the largest shareholders of which is billionaire Gennady Timchenko, a close friend of Vladimir Putin.