Kyiv

616 entrepreneurs from 15 regions submitted their business ideas to the Do Your Own competition organized by the MHP for Community Charitable Foundation.

The Ministry of Infrastructure is preparing to spend $148 billion to rebuild Ukraine without waiting for a victory.

Ukrzaliznytsia topped the ranking of the largest employers in Ukraine with 187,620 employees, followed by ATB-MARKET with 44,000 employees and Ukrposhta with 34,700 employees.

In 2023, global military spending reached a record high of $2,443 billion, with the United States, China and Russia being the largest spenders, driven by Russia's aggression against Ukraine and other armed conflicts around the world.

There is no threat of a new Russian offensive against Kyiv, assures the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Police officer Vitaliy Manasyan was fired from the Department of Strategic Investigations after he caused a scandal at the Goodwin restaurant in Kyiv by refusing to leave a reserved table and behaving rudely.

Russian propagandists have invented a fake about the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. He was allegedly captured by the occupiers.

In Kyiv region, almost 17. 5 thousand of the 29 thousand objects damaged by Russian shelling have been fully or partially restored, including 202 educational institutions, 115 healthcare facilities, and 78 administrative buildings.

Kyiv residents are warned of heavy rain, strong wind gusts of 15-20 m/s and cloudy weather with temperatures of 7-9°C by the end of the day.

The United States is considering sending up to 60 additional military advisors to its embassy in Kyiv to support the logistics, oversight, and maintenance of weapons delivered to Ukraine, expanding its non-combat military presence in the country.

It will take the Pentagon less than a week to deliver weapons and ammunition to Ukrainian troops, including NATO 155mm shells, rocket artillery ammunition, air defense systems, and more, after a new aid package is approved for Kyiv.

Significant rains and wind gusts of up to 15-18 m/s are expected in Kyiv and Kyiv region over the next day. The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warns of a yellow level of danger.

"The State Logistics Operator has signed contracts with three new companies - Adeline LLC, Okhtyrka Meat Product LLC, and Agroprodprom-Service Trading Company LLC - to supply food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, replacing suppliers that were unable to deliver.

russians are spreading disinformation to sow discord between Kharkiv and other regions of Ukraine, claiming that Kyiv is doing nothing to strengthen Kharkiv's defense.

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.

Ukrzaliznytsia returns the Intercity+ high-speed train to Odesa in a test mode: trains will run from Kyiv to Odesa and back on May 3, 4, and 5, with additional trains to Lviv on May 4 and 5 due to increased demand during the Easter weekend.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi met in Kyiv with the newly appointed Commander of the Danish Defense Forces, General Michaela Viggers Hildgaard, to discuss the urgent needs and further support of Ukraine's defense efforts.

The documentary In Search of Nika, about Russia's crimes against animals during its invasion of Ukraine, premiered on April 19 and will be available on YouTube in Ukraine.

The Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on Orthodox parishes to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate, which it calls "a hybrid weapon of Russia to pursue aggressive policies in the world" and condemns for justifying military actions in Ukraine.

The Pentagon is preparing to quickly approve an arms package for Ukraine that includes much-needed artillery and air defense equipment as soon as Congress votes on additional funding for Ukraine.

The United States will immediately send weapons to Ukraine if Congress approves the allocation of funds to help Ukraine, said White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre.

Tomorrow, the U. S. House of Representatives will debate an aid bill for Ukraine, and Kyiv hopes that its partners will reject amendments that would reduce or eliminate the aid.

In Prykarpattia, criminals dressed in military uniforms robbed an entrepreneur of UAH 8 million when they stopped his car under the pretext of checking it.

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Ukraine has planted more than 2 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, including corn, barley, wheat, peas, and oats.

The Netherlands is allocating more than 200 million euros for new initiatives aimed at rapidly delivering additional long- and short-range air defense systems and artillery ammunition to Ukraine to support its defense against Russia.

Law enforcement officers exposed a group of fraudsters who cheated people out of their money by posing as employees of the State Bureau of Investigation and offering a wide range of services to potential "clients".

The creators of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstislav Chernov, Yevhen Malolietka and Vasylisa Stepanenko, held their first meeting in Ukraine after receiving the Academy Award, bringing back Oscar and BAFTA statuettes.

The Hrynkivychs, who are suspected of causing almost a billion hryvnias in damage to the state by failing to fulfill contracts for the supply of clothing for the Armed Forces, do not care how society perceives them if their defense tactics help them avoid prison.

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who was on a working visit to Ukraine, was forced to take refuge in a bomb shelter in Kyiv because of an air raid alarm, spending about an hour and a half there.

By the end of the day, dangerous wind gusts of 15-20 meters per second are expected in Kyiv and the region, which leads to a yellow level of danger and safety measures.