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By the end of July, Ukraine plans to open 22 more recruitment centers, bringing the total number of such centers to 32 across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of contract soldiers to 4,000-5,000 per month.

Ukrainian farmers have already planted more than 1. 26 million hectares of spring grains and pulses, such as wheat, barley, peas and oats, in the government-controlled areas.

The court arrested the mayor of Novomoskovsk and the secretary of the city council with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 3 million for demanding a bribe of $30,000 from an entrepreneur for the construction of a dormitory for IDPs.

The Russian army shelled Kharkiv's energy infrastructure with S-300 missiles, and an apartment was damaged. Over the past day, three people were killed, including a 14-year-old girl, and four others were injured by Russian shelling in the region.

Hostile attack drones were spotted flying westward over several regions of Ukraine.

Two men were detained in Kropyvnytskyi and Poltava regions for attempting to illegally export high-tech aviation equipment, including sighting systems and spare parts for combat aircraft and helicopters.

Enemy forces attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, which led to blackouts in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.

A Russian missile strike hits a residential building in Poltava region, Ukraine, killing 1 person and injuring 12, including 2 children, and damaging several other buildings and cars, requiring a 3-hour rescue operation involving nearly 100 rescuers.

During a nighttime alert, the air defense forces destroyed 20 drones over several regions, the wreckage of which damaged a private yard and cut a power line in Odesa district.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down all 20 Russian attack drones launched during the night attack on April 9.

On April 8, a Russian shell hit a residential building in Poltava region, injuring at least 10 people, killing one, and damaging several houses.

The invaders struck at the civilian infrastructure of the Poltava community, as reported by the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, and the relevant services are working on the spot.

An explosion occurs in Poltava amid warnings of ballistic missile threats from the northeast and east.

Since the beginning of 2024, 6,400 entrepreneurs have received loans worth UAH 25. 3 billion under the government's Affordable Loans program, of which about 20% have been used for investment projects.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were actively moving in various regions of Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, with reports of different directions of movement.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports a drone flying northwest in the east of Poltava region.

Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainian agricultural producers have received more than UAH 30 billion in bank loans for development and modernization, including UAH 11 billion in support for 2,525 farms under the government program "Affordable Loans 5-7-9".

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the activity of enemy tactical aviation in Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a Russian agent, a contractor of one of the combat brigades in Donetsk region, who, through his father in Russia, passed coordinates of firing positions and military fortifications to the Russian Federal Security Service, which allowed for targeted air strikes on Ukrainian troops.

In Kharkiv region, Russian forces shelled several settlements, damaging residential buildings, an educational institution, and causing power outages; casualties were reported in Novoozynove, where a 58-year-old man and his 11-year-old son were killed.

This year, Ukraine plans to sow 5. 6 million hectares of land, of which 477,000 hectares have already been planted with grains and pulses.

This year's spring sowing campaign in Ukraine is more intense and faster than last year, with active sowing taking place in all regions, including the frontline areas where farmers face challenges from mining and hostilities.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns of a potential threat of ballistic missiles in Donetsk, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions.

The power unit of Khmelnytska NPP was connected to the grid after repairs and is currently generating 300 MWh, and plans to increase electricity production after the restrictions are lifted.

President Zelensky thanked power engineers, repair crews, and construction workers for their tireless efforts to restore electricity and infrastructure after russian strikes.

An explosion occurred in a high-rise building in Bila Tserkva, as a result of which the fire spread from the 3rd to the 5th floor, no injuries have been reported so far.

The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 out of 12 russian drones.

Emergency blackout schedules will be applied in several regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv, due to the lack of sufficient generating capacity caused by a massive Russian attack on Ukrainian power plants.

The flu, ARVI, and COVID-19 epidemic season in Ukraine is expected to end in mid-April, Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin has said.

On March 30, no precipitation is expected in most of Ukraine, only light rains will occur at night in the eastern regions, air temperature at night will be from 3-8° C to 16-24° C during the day, south and northwest winds, 7-12 m/s, gusts up to 20 m/s in some places.