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Russian occupants attacked energy and gas infrastructure facilities in Dnipropetrovs'k, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions at night, injuring power engineers and damaging energy facilities, but Ukraine's energy system remains stable thanks to its own generation and imports.

EU agriculture ministers plan to increase the maximum amount of minimum state aid to €50,000 per farm for three years to support the agricultural sector amid ongoing market turmoil.

The State Border Guard Service does not report a sharp increase in illegal border crossing attempts despite the new mobilization law, but such attempts continue on a daily basis, especially on the borders with Moldova and Romania.

Due to Russian missile strikes that damage power plants, Ukraine's energy system is experiencing electricity shortages, leading to consumption restrictions and dependence on emergency aid from European countries.

Sunny weather and active solar power plants have helped boost Ukraine's electricity production, but the grid remains in short supply due to Russian missile attacks, requiring emergency assistance from Europe for much of the day and calling for conservation.

The Slovak government plans to replace the public broadcaster RTVS with a new body, STVR, which is sparking protests over concerns about media independence.

Due to an electricity shortage caused by damage from Russian missile attacks, Ukraine has been forced to seek emergency assistance from European countries for the second day in a row, introducing electricity restriction schedules for businesses and industry from 18:00 to 22:00.

A journalistic investigation uncovered a scandalous contract between Ukraine's Defense Ministry and Lviv Arsenal for the purchase of 100,000 mortar shells worth UAH 1. 4 billion. Most of the funds have been arrested, some of which were used to purchase the shells abroad and are now stored in Slovakia.

The Slovaks have raised more than 3 million euros to buy ammunition for the Ukrainian army in defiance of their government's refusal to provide military aid. their government to provide military aid.

Three miners were injured in Donetsk region as a result of enemy shelling of a mine, while consumption restrictions are in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, and Ukraine receives emergency electricity aid from neighboring countries to cover demand.

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.

Due to damage to power lines in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, power outage schedules continue to be in effect, the Ministry of Energy reports.

Ukraine's power grid remains in short supply as emergency aid from Europe arrives in the morning, and from 18:00 to 22:00, consumption for businesses and industry may be restricted due to damage caused by Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power plants.

Artem Artyukhov, Head of the Ethics Committee of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA), Associate Professor of Marketing at Sumy State University, PhD in Engineering, has written his doctoral dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Economics. His defense will take place on April 19 at the University of Economics in Bratislava, where he has been working since last year.

Due to significant damage to energy facilities and a drop in temperatures, restrictions were imposed on industry to meet consumer needs using electricity generated domestically, imports, and emergency aid from neighboring countries.

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.

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.

In Chernivtsi region, a large-scale tax evasion scheme that caused UAH 290 million in losses to the state was uncovered involving a criminal organization that illegally imported goods from Turkey by falsely declaring trucks as empty or disguising goods with a lower customs value.

Ukraine expects the European Union to approve a framework for negotiations on its accession to the EU in June, paving the way for the start of the negotiation process, according to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna.

The United States has added 10 individuals and 12 legal entities to the sanctions list against Belarus. The restrictions include 10 individuals and 12 legal entities. The blacklist includes citizens of Belarus, Lebanon, Syria, Slovakia, and Sweden.

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.

Two men were detained for organizing an illegal border crossing from Ukraine to Slovakia for USD 11,000, and administrative reports were drawn up against the potential border violators.

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 and Slovakia signed a memorandum on deepening cooperation in the nuclear industry, including the exchange of experience in operating nuclear facilities, fuel diversification, and the development of small modular reactors.

Slovakia provided Ukraine with two mechanized demining machines and other engineering equipment to assist in humanitarian demining, particularly in the de-occupied settlements of Kherson region.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico assured that Slovakia supports Ukraine's accession to the EU and will not impede this process and will even share its experience of joining the EU.

At night, the enemy attacked energy infrastructure facilities, namely high-voltage substations in Poltava and Lviv regions.

The co-owner of the Slovak company Sevotech appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to help bring mortar rounds that were purchased under a contract with Lviv Arsenal for the Ministry of Defense and are now in Slovakia.

The Lviv Arsenal company, which is involved in a criminal case for failing to deliver 100,000 mortar shells to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, had a license from the State Export Control Service to import weapons, which requires strict checks and approvals from various agencies.