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A man detained in Poland faces up to 8 years in prison for collaborating with russian special services and preparing an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Thanks to the joint actions of Ukrainian and Polish law enforcement agencies, a Polish citizen who worked for russian special services and planned an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Poland was detained.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has developed a new methodology for assessing the effectiveness of scientific and technical activities of scientific institutions and higher education institutions, which will allow evaluating scientific work according to new criteria, including research that contributes to the development of Ukraine, with the mandatory participation of international experts and transparency through a digital system.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is convinced that if Kyiv loses the war with russia, it could lead to World War III, as russia will not stop in Ukraine.

Polish farmers continue to block the Yagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, effectively making it impossible for trucks to travel from Ukraine to Poland.

Due to Russian attacks and cold weather, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, which have resulted in consumption restrictions for business and industry from 6 to 10 pm, with the exception of critical infrastructure and defense enterprises, while households in Kharkiv region continue to experience power outages.

Polish farmers have resumed blocking two checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, restricting truck traffic in both directions until April 19-20.

Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at the Yagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, allowing only a few trucks to pass through per hour or restricting traffic altogether, leading to queues of 570 trucks on the Polish side.

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.

Centers of the State Enterprise "Document" abroad in 7 countries processed almost 900,000 applications and issued more than 672,000 passports of Ukrainian citizens.

France is overwhelmed by propaganda and disinformation campaigns ahead of the EU elections in June, creating fake media sites and social media accounts.

The deputy chairman of the Poltava regional council is suspected of misusing his business trip to the EU for personal purposes and is charged with forgery and fraud.

Polish protesters have ended the blockade of the Uhryniv-Dolhobyczów border crossing point with Ukraine, allowing normal truck traffic in both directions.

Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at three checkpoints on the Ukraine-Poland border, not allowing a single truck to cross into Poland over the past day, resulting in queues of about 600 trucks.

Poland and Denmark discussed the creation of an effective European missile and air defense system similar to Israel's Iron Dome to protect the region.

The weather caused a power outage in 130 settlements in 3 regions of Ukraine, including a mine with 135 employees underground in Donetsk Oblast, which has now been brought to the surface, and 2,500 consumers in 19 settlements in Chernihiv Oblast due to shelling.

Border guards in Volyn detained a group of people who were trying to smuggle cigarettes to Poland using a drone, seized the cigarettes and the drone, and drew up reports against the offenders.

Poland has received its first major disbursement of €6. 3 billion from an EU fund previously blocked due to a dispute over the rule of law, after the new coalition government began to resolve a dispute over strengthening the independence of the Polish judiciary.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the allies must ensure the return of all russian-occupied territories to Ukraine.

67% of schools in the diaspora do not have the history of Ukraine as an academic discipline in their curriculum, reports the head of the Ukrainian World Congress World Educational Coordinating Council.

Due to the bad weather, 36 settlements in Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions were cut off from power, and there are blackouts and restrictions in several regions, including Kharkiv, where hourly outages affected about 240,000 consumers.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on international partners to urgently provide Ukraine with additional Patriot systems, modern air defense systems, weapons and ammunition to defeat Russia and restore Ukraine's territorial integrity, and ensure stability and security in the Black Sea region.

Poland has ordered a record reduction in renewable energy production from wind and solar power plants due to excess electricity caused by sunny and windy weather amid low demand on weekends.

Iran launched a massive attack on Israel, using about 300 drones and missiles. This provoked strong condemnation from the EU and European countries.

President Zelenskyy announced that Germany would provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, and that work is underway to obtain an additional IRIS-T system and missiles for existing air defense systems from Germany.

Electricity consumption was limited in Kharkiv region and for industry in Kryvyi Rih, renewable electricity production was also restricted, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.

Poland will establish a Council for Cooperation with Ukraine to involve as many Polish companies, local governments and non-governmental organizations as possible in the reconstruction process in Ukraine.

A volunteer fire brigade of 2 women and 5 men trained in Poland has started working in Khmelnytsky Oblast to help rescuers in emergencies with the help of new equipment received from Polish partners.

According to the deputy head of the Presidential Administration, Ukraine is currently negotiating with about 10 countries to sign security agreements, with some agreements expected to be signed within a month.

Ukraine is limiting electricity consumption in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, importing and exporting electricity to neighboring countries, and repairing the effects of enemy shelling of energy infrastructure.