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The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine met with the Director of NATO Defense and Security Cooperation to discuss the transfer of non-lethal assistance to Kyiv for the development of the Defense Forces.

Over the past day, the level of the Dnipro River within Kyiv has risen by 46 cm to 607 cm above the "0" mark, but there is no threat of flooding in the capital.

On May 31, Kyiv schools will celebrate the last bell.

Germany's Diehl Defense will provide Ukraine with another IRIS-T missile defense system to strengthen its air defense, in addition to the three systems already delivered. The new system is expected to arrive in a few weeks.

Ukraine urgently needs additional Patriot and SAMP/T air defense systems to defend against Russian terror and protect Ukrainians from Russian missiles and drones.

Zaluzhny's assistant, Gennadiy Chastyakov, was killed by a grenade that was presented to him for his birthday by an officer from the Commander-in-Chief's Administration without warning him of its authenticity.

The soldier and activist Pavlo Petrychenko, who died at the front, will be honored on April 19 at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv.

The Air Force warns of a missile threat to Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, announcing an air alert.

Germany has launched a global initiative called Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) to address Ukraine's air defense gaps, calling on allies and partners to provide air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities, troops and critical infrastructure.

German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck visits Kyiv unannounced to discuss long-term support, emergency aid for Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and increased cooperation in areas such as defense.

Ukraine's cultural heritage includes more than 70,000 sites in more than 1,400 settlements. Russian military aggression has caused serious damage to it.

US President Joe Biden calls on Congress to approve additional military aid to Ukraine and Israel as soon as possible to strengthen their defenses against Russian and Iranian aggression, arguing that it is crucial to US security and will help develop American industry.

An 11-year-old boy was electrocuted after climbing onto a freight car while playing near a railroad in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast.

Frosts of 0-2°C are expected in Kyiv on the night of April 20, with ice on the roads and a yellow alert level.

A 29-year-old Russian contract soldier who shot and killed a local resident during the battle for Kyiv will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Architects Viktor Golubev and Dmytro Reifschneider won an architectural competition in Lviv to create a memorial complex for the war graves of the Heroes of Ukraine. The conceptual design includes a burial area, a memorial park, a museum, a monument to an unknown soldier, a chapel, and a columbarium.

NNEGC Energoatom and Holtec International signed an agreement to establish facilities in Ukraine for the production and manufacture of nuclear systems, structures and components for small modular reactors, storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel.

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.

Politico asked a Ukrainian army spokesperson about the threat if the occupiers manage to capture Chasiv Yar.

A 42-year-old man who raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter with disabilities will be tried in Kyiv region.

Lviv has received 10 new low-floor trams as part of a €200 million framework loan from the European Investment Bank to modernize urban public transport in 10 Ukrainian cities.

During his visit to the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with U. S. Special Representative Penny Pritzker to discuss attracting American investment, financial support, confiscation of Russian assets, the situation in the energy sector, and strengthening Ukraine's air defense.

A special issue of the Local History magazine about writer, dissident and human rights activist Vasyl Stus will be presented on April 23, featuring memories of his childhood, interviews with his family and researchers, and information about his native village.

The missile, initially detected in Poltava region, changed course and headed toward Sumy region, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The missile was fired in the direction of the Kyiv region, causing an air raid in Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine.

15,600 Ukrainians have received microgrants totaling UAH 3. 7 billion under the state program "Own Business" to start or develop their own business, with the latest wave of 573 winners receiving UAH 136 million.

More than 700 students and employees were evacuated from educational institutions in Brovary, Kyiv region, due to the threat, but no explosives were found during the inspection.

Two men were electrocuted, one fatally, while drilling a well in rainy weather when their metal structure collided with a power line in Kyiv region.

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, without appropriate assistance from the United States, Ukraine will have no chance of winning the war with Russia.

Russia reported the downing of a balloon over the Kursk region and three drones over the Belgorod region, claiming it was an attempted Ukrainian terrorist attack.