Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill to create a State Register of Persons Affected by Russia's Armed Aggression against Ukraine.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solsky, who is suspected of seizing state land, has several passports for traveling abroad and left Ukraine 21 times during martial law, posing a risk of flight.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that regulates the work of domestic workers, defines domestic work, sets requirements for an employment contract, prohibits hiring minors under 16, and obliges employers to ensure safe working conditions.

According to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, more than 950,000 Ukrainians have found long-term refuge in Poland since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

In the two years since Russia's full-scale invasion, Poland has provided Ukraine with 44 military aid packages totaling almost $9 billion.

China pretends to be neutral, but supports Russia's military goals in Ukraine by selling drone technology and gunpowder ingredients to Moscow.

After Ukraine successfully destroyed a russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber, russia significantly reduced its strategic aviation activity in the Black Sea region.

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.

Despite the war and delays in external financing, Ukraine has managed to maintain macroeconomic stability, which the IMF considers a remarkable achievement.

More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.

As of today, there are no missile launchers in the Black and Azov Seas, only patrol boats that survey the area, according to a spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has resumed consideration of a preventive measure against Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who is suspected of seizing state land.

Russia is producing more weapons and ammunition than it needs for the war in Ukraine, stockpiling them for potential future military ambitions.

National security advisors and senior officials from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar, this weekend to discuss plans for a summit on Ukraine's conditions for resolving its conflict with Russia.

Ukraine should prepare for possible massive attacks from Russia when weapons from international partners arrive, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash.

Pope Francis calls for an end to wars, urging countries to seek peace through negotiations and praying for war-torn Ukraine and the Middle East, lamenting the devastating effects on Ukrainian children who have "forgotten how to smile. "

The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a bill that would introduce various forms of direct democracy for community residents, including public hearings, discussions, meetings, petitions, and participation in budgeting, as well as mandatory reporting by local deputies and approval of community charters.

A resident of Ternopil tried to illegally send abroad fossilized prints of prehistoric creatures 443 million years old, which were seized by Kyiv customs.

16 Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia were released and reunited with their families thanks to Qatar's assistance.

Germany assures that Ukrainian men will not be deprived of refugee status in the country, despite Ukraine's decision to temporarily suspend consular services for men aged 18-60 abroad.

Russia may try to manipulate the U. S. State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report on Ukraine to discredit Ukraine, so the world must be prepared to resist Russia's information attacks, warns Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

Ukrainian border guards engaged a Russian subversive group of more than a dozen saboteurs in Sumy region, forcing the enemy to retreat.

Zelenskyy met with UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Gant to discuss expanding sanctions against Russia to prevent their circumvention, and thanked him for a significant half-billion pound defense aid package.

Work to restore the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes may begin as early as May, and the debris is currently being cleared.

The European Commission is expected to propose sanctions against ships delivering North Korean military equipment to Russia and tankers violating the G7 agreement on the price ceiling for Russian oil.

Ukraine plans to rename 7 districts, 15 cities, 54 towns, and 267 villages as part of its decolonization efforts, including renaming major cities such as Novomoskovsk to Samar, Pervomaisk to Sokolohorsk, and Chervonohrad to Sheptytsky.

The United States has already provided Ukraine with ATACMS long-range ballistic missiles and will send more, hoping they will make a difference on the battlefield, confirmed US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

Around 150 trucks are waiting in Poland to enter Ukraine through the blocked Rava-Ruska border crossing, while some traffic is still allowed in both directions.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the United States will be able to continue to supply Ukraine with the necessary resources until 2024.

Ukrainian pilots are undergoing air combat training at an air base in France to prepare for the operation of F-16 fighter jets expected to arrive in Ukraine this summer.