Ukraine

The head of the French National Assembly, Yaelle Bron-Pivet, visited Odesa to inspect the seaport, discuss security challenges, emphasize the restoration of port infrastructure, strengthen air defense, and condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Stabilization blackouts are introduced in Donetsk, Poltava, and Sumy regions of Ukraine due to a shortage of generating capacity and damage to the energy infrastructure caused by Russian military attacks.

Russia is reinforcing sections of the border in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions and training troops to combat sabotage groups after raids by Russian volunteer corps.

The construction of fortifications and engineering structures, including shelters for equipment, communication routes, barrier systems and defense lines, continues in Zaporizhzhia region to strengthen Ukraine's defensive positions against enemy attacks.

A flock of sheep crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border twice to graze, and after the second attempt, Polish border guards called it a "relapse.

Prime Minister Shmyhal and the French delegation discussed increasing aid to Ukraine, defense cooperation, reconstruction, and the confiscation of Russian assets for Ukraine's needs.

The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, a Kremlin-controlled organization, held a council and adopted an ideological document that ties together Kremlin narratives to form a broader nationalist ideology around the war in Ukraine.

In 2024, UAH 862. 6 billion was allocated for payments to military personnel, which is 70% of the Defense Ministry's budget.

More than 20% of the defense budget is allocated for the purchase of weapons and military equipment.

Ukraine can carry out limited offensive operations, but needs more weapons to drive out Russian occupiers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Washington Post.

President Zelensky explained why Ukraine needs long-range ATACMS missiles.

The Ukrainian air force warned of a missile threat - a missile heading toward Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions from the south, which caused an air alert in southern Ukraine.

EU foreign policy chief reacts to Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilians.

Zelenskiy said that the US reaction to the strikes on Russian energy facilities was not positive.

According to President Zelenskyy, without U. S. support, Ukraine will lack air defense, Patriot missiles, electronic warfare, and artillery shells, forcing it to retreat step by step.

An attack by an enemy drone at night disconnected equipment at one of the substations in Odesa Oblast, but all consumers were connected and there is no shortage of electricity in the grid.

Russia conducted one of the largest air strikes on Ukraine's energy system, depriving many people of heat, water and electricity, so the White House urged the House of Representatives to pass an aid bill for Ukraine without delay.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Serhiy Shefir from the post of his first aide by a decree dated March 30.

Russians are distributing fake stamps depicting a burning Crocus City Hall, falsely claiming they are from Ukrposhta as part of a disinformation effort.

A large-scale threat of ballistic missile use has been detected in several regions of Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Over the past day, russia launched 38 missile strikes, 75 air strikes and 98 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.

Last night, russia launched drone attacks on energy infrastructure in southern and southeastern Ukraine, but the Air Defense Forces shot down 7 enemy drones without a single hit.

Ukraine will introduce specialized secondary education in 2027, with pilot projects starting in 2025 in 25 selected schools to prepare for the reform, which will allow students to choose their path of study and subjects.

Japan has extended trade sanctions against russia for another year, raising duties on imported goods in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In 2024, admission to postgraduate programs in Ukraine will be based on the results of exams, including a foreign language exam with a minimum score of 130 points.

The United States and Japan plan to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductors, creating a framework for joint research and development involving companies such as Nvidia, Arm, and Amazon.

More than 8. 5 thousand Ukrainian families have purchased housing under the eOselya program, and the total amount of loans issued exceeded UAH 13 billion.

Poland and Ukraine have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of sports, including decentralization, combating discrimination, doping, supporting athletes and restoring sports infrastructure, and to jointly counteract the participation of representatives of aggressor countries in international sports.

An active wave of russian bots on Facebook is trying to falsely link the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack to Ukraine, accusing "crazy Ukrainian patriots" of committing the attack.

The largest river fountain in Europe, the Roshen Vinnytsia light and music fountain, was raised after wintering at the bottom of the Southern Bug River.