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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has proposed a 5-year, €100 billion ($107 billion) military aid package for Ukraine to give NATO a more direct role in supporting Kyiv.

Due to the high winds, 276 settlements in different regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Zakarpattia, Zhytomyr and Dnipro, were cut off from power, and thousands of consumers are working to restore electricity supply.

Bad weather in the Kyiv region caused power outages and roof damage in 5 districts, 42 power lines were disconnected, and damage to buildings, trees, and infrastructure was reported.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed hope that the upcoming NATO summit will be devoted to developing a roadmap for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.

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.

Tomorrow, April 3, Kyiv residents are warned of strong wind gusts of 15-20 m/s, and thunderstorms are expected by the end of the day.

russian propaganda falsely claims to have "captured Kyiv" in order to divert attention from its inability to defend its own territory and justify the continuation of the war against Ukraine.

A massive dust storm with wind gusts of up to 20 m/s hit Kyiv, bringing with it Saharan dust and forcing authorities to recommend that residents stay indoors and avoid going outdoors until air quality improves.

Thunderstorms, hail and strong gusts of wind are expected in Ukraine on April 2 and 3 in various regions, the State Emergency Service reports.

One driver was killed and another hospitalized after a GAZ truck collided with an Iveco truck at an intersection in Boryspil district near Kyiv.

Self-service complexes at all Kyiv subway stations have resumed operation after a temporary shutdown due to technical problems.

Due to technical problems, self-service complexes at Kyiv subway stations are temporarily out of service, but passengers can pay for their fare with a transport card, a qr code generated in the Kyiv Digital app, a contactless bank card, or using the ApplePay and Google Pay mobile apps.

Four people kidnapped a man, beat him and demanded $10,000, locking him in a garage in Kyiv region, but the victim managed to escape and report the incident to law enforcement, which resulted in the suspects being charged and facing 7 to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

Five accomplices of the organized group smuggled timber worth almost UAH 43 million across the Ukrainian border to Europe using forged documents.

The Ministry of Health has checked more than 53,000 medical expert files of military medical commissions, recording violations and providing recommendations, and plans to conduct regular inspections, the next wave of which will begin in April.

A tram derailed at the final stop near the Poznyaki metro station in Kyiv, injuring one person and hospitalizing him.

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an agitator who publicly threatened followers of the Hasidic movement in Zakarpattia region with physical violence and incited religious hatred, he faces up to 5 years in prison.

On April 1, new temperature records were set in Kyiv: the minimum, maximum, and average daily air temperature exceeded previous records, reaching levels typical of late May.

An organized group headed by Artem Shilo, a former advisor to the Presidential Office and SBU officer, embezzled almost UAH 95 million by inflating prices for the purchase of transformers during martial law.

Police opened criminal proceedings against Viktor Polishchuk, owner of the Gulliver shopping center and Eldorado chain, for allegedly illegally crossing the state border of Ukraine as a volunteer during martial law using forged documents.

The former MP is suspected of illegally receiving UAH 613,000 in compensation for renting an apartment in Kyiv that he did not actually use.

Ukrainian power engineers restored electricity to 715,000 households after Russian shelling in various regions, including Odesa, Dnipro, Donetsk and Kyiv.

During the partial occupation of the Kyiv region, the Russian military destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 civilian infrastructure facilities, including 17,500 residential buildings, 215 educational institutions, 23 medical facilities and other vital infrastructure, causing damage worth more than UAH 100 billion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Order of the Golden Star to Heroes of Ukraine, including three living defenders, and the families of fallen Heroes at a ceremony at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, honoring their courage and sacrifice for Ukraine's independence.

Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said that Ukraine is investigating war crimes in Kyiv region as possible elements of genocide that Russia is trying to commit against the Ukrainian people.

Customs officers seized 4,270 undeclared anime figures worth almost 700,000 hryvnias that were attempted to be imported from China by mail.

Rescuers saved a mother and child during a fire in an apartment on the fourth floor of a high-rise building in Vinnytsia.

High levels of fine dust pollution have been reported in Kyiv, with authorities recommending closing windows and avoiding outdoor activities until air quality improves.

A collaborator from Berdiansk, who owned several businesses, was detained in Kyiv for supplying construction materials - sand, gravel and cement - to russian companies for the construction of fortifications and anti-tank "dragon's teeth" in the temporarily occupied southern regions of Ukraine.

The water level in the Dnipro River in Kyiv has reached its lowest level since the beginning of spring - 492 cm, having dropped by 40 cm overnight.