Kyiv

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.

Ukraine has invested more than UAH 500 million in the businesses of Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have won the Vlasna Dala microgrant program, with more than 50% of the winners of the fifth wave being women.

MHP implements a comprehensive reintegration program called MHP Poruch, which provides individualized support, including treatment, rehabilitation, legal and psychological assistance, social reintegration, professional adaptation and entrepreneurial initiatives for military personnel, veterans and their families.

In Kyiv region, more than 17,000 facilities damaged by Russian aggression have been fully or partially restored.

In March 2024, the air defense of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 326 enemy aerial reconnaissance and attack vehicles, including 151 Shahed-131/136 drones, 45 Zala drones, 13 Supercam drones, 92 Lancet drones, 21 Orlan-10 drones, and 4 drones of unspecified type.

Since the beginning of 2024, Russia has fired more than 180 missiles and drones toward Kyiv, including 5 Zircon hypersonic missiles, 11 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles, and 6 Iskander ballistic missiles.

The members of the drug gang, who produced and illegally sold cannabis, earning almost half a million hryvnias a month, face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

On March 31, Kyiv set two new temperature records: the maximum air temperature reached 25. 3°C, beating the previous record by 2.9°C, and the average daily air temperature of 16.9°C exceeded the previous record by 1.6°C.

Between April 1 and November 1, the speed limit was increased to 80 km/h on some road sections in Kyiv and 70 km/h on some streets in Dnipro, and the cameras recording violations were reconfigured accordingly.

Russian pilot Maksim Kuzminov was shot six times with a Makarov pistol, after which his body was run over by a car in a parking lot in southern Spain.

Today in Ukraine there is no precipitation, southerly wind, 7-12 m/s, in some places gusts of 17-22 m/s, air temperature at night 5-14°C, during the day 14-24°C.

Ukrainian sculptor Oleksiy Lidagovsky, who left for the UK after russia's invasion of Ukraine, has been awarded an honorary membership in the Royal Society of British Artists.

More than 100 settlements came under enemy fire, 49 combat engagements were recorded, and Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 40 Russian attacks, including attempts to break through the defense near Novopavlivka and Bakhmut.

The decisive battles for the village of Moshchun northwest of Kyiv halted the Russian advance on the capital, preventing them from launching an offensive on the city center.

The Russian armed forces had realistic plans to capture Kyiv in three days, but their plans were thwarted by the unexpected resistance and professional actions of the Ukrainian defenders under the command of General Syrsky.

On the second anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to the Armed Forces, National Guard, Security Service, police and rescuers who defended Bucha and evacuated civilians during the Russian occupation.