Ukraine

Five men aged 20 to 40 were served suspicion notices for attempting to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Romanian border under the guise of Red Cross representatives using forged documents and uniforms.

The United States has given the green light for the transfer of 22 Norwegian F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, along with engines, auxiliary materials, spare parts, and other necessary equipment.

Further escalation of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine poses an existential threat to the Ukrainian people and a direct threat to regional stability and international security, the UN Assistant Secretary-General believes.

The NBU devalues the hryvnia against the US dollar and the euro.

Dozens of countries have expressed their readiness to actively participate in the projects presented by Ukraine that will facilitate the return and reintegration of Ukrainian children abducted and forcibly displaced by Russia.

Russia has launched another major series of air attacks on Ukraine's energy system, prompting the White House to urgently call on Congress to approve additional funding to provide Ukraine with air defense systems to protect its population and critical infrastructure.

President Zelenskyy believes that June should be an important month for the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

Five Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory in the Rostov and Belgorod regions on the night of April 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

In Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out at a power plant due to the wreckage of a downed drone, causing a partial blackout until 3 am. At the moment, there are only isolated outages at some facilities.

The air defense system successfully destroyed 16/17 enemy Shahed attack drones during a russian attack on the night of April 12, 2024.

On the eve of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to official figures, there were between 100,000 and 200,000 homeless children.

A fire broke out at an energy facility in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovs'k region, due to the wreckage of a downed russian drone, but it was contained without casualties.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu calls for more air defense systems to be delivered to Ukraine after a russian missile strike destroyed a large power plant in Kyiv region.

The enemy is bringing notebooks with portraits of murderers fighting against Ukraine to the temporarily occupied territories, manipulating the minds of children and imposing a murderous racist ideology on them, says Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia RMA.

An exhibition "Unbreakable Traditions" has opened in Kyiv, featuring more than 200 works by students and teachers of the Mykhailo Boychuk Academy damaged by a russian missile.

The Netherlands will allocate 400 million euros to support Ukraine, in addition to the more than 2 billion euros already reserved for 2024.

The second season of the educational project IT for Uni: Bootcamp" from the IT Ukraine Association received 231 applications from 40 cities of Ukraine, and 160 participants from 93 universities will be studying with leading IT experts for 10 weeks to improve their skills in educational services, team management, marketing, digitalization, and international cooperation.

Pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service removed an unexploded X-101 missile warhead in Vyshhorod district of Kyiv region, eliminating the threat to local residents.

The United States will provide Ukraine with $138 million for critical air defense system upgrades to help maintain Ukraine's air defense effectiveness against Russia's continuous attacks.

Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.

A large school shelter for 400 students is being built in the Bereziv district of Odesa region to ensure safe offline learning during the war.

The Second Black Sea Security Conference, co-hosted by Ukraine and Bulgaria on April 15 in Sofia, aims to develop effective strategies to respond to existing challenges and ensure sustainable development for all peace-loving states in the region in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The draft law passed by the Verkhovna Rada changes the conscription age from 27 to 25, introduces basic military training instead of conscript service, and establishes new rules for mobilization, including mandatory military registration for men aged 18 to 60 and restrictions on public service and certain types of work for those who have not undergone military training.

Russia has again used new subsonic X-69 cruise missiles with a range of 400 km, this time to strike the Tripoli thermal power plant, demonstrating their ability to penetrate Ukrainian air defense and the potential for massive strikes from tactical aircraft.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 53 missile and 84 air strikes, and used multiple launch rocket systems 61 times. Moreover, 53 combat engagements were registered in the frontline over the last day. The enemy conducted most attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors.

Poland cannot transfer Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, as the systems deployed in Poland belong to the US military and are also needed to protect Poland from potential Russian attacks, Polish President Andrzej Duda said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the first time with Hungarian leader Tamás Szuiok in Vilnius, discussed the Global Peace Summit and invited Hungary to join it.

Polish President Andrzej Duda assured that his country would continue to support Ukraine, including helping Ukraine purchase ammunition, and announced that Warsaw would sign a new security agreement with Ukraine as soon as negotiations are completed.

"There are no Patriot systems in Lithuania. Recently, we had an agreement with the Netherlands that one battery will be deployed to Lithuania for training this summer and that it will be located temporarily, Nausėda emphasized.

Zelenskyy and Duda discussed a bilateral security agreement, Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the situation in Kharkiv, and Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.