Ukraine

As of this morning, 1150 trucks heading to Ukraine amid the blockade of Polish farmers are queuing up at five checkpoints in Poland, most of them opposite the Yagodyn checkpoint.

The US Pentagon is now open to providing Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles with a range of about 290 kilometers, which differs from its previous insistence on keeping all such missiles for its own use.

In its three months of operation, the State Logistics Operator has signed 87 contracts worth UAH 12 billion, saving almost UAH 3 billion through competitive bidding, with 95% of procedures announced through the Prozorro system.

Ukraine will receive the first batches of shells under the Czech ammunition initiative in the foreseeable future, which will allow Ukrainian forces at the front to experience an increase in supplies in the near future.

The court extended the arrest of MP Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of treason and financing russian troops, for another two months - until May 11.

Early voting in the "elections" among russian touring musicians who came to the TOT to work in administrations, schools and hospitals is currently underway.

Polish farmers are going to temporarily unblock truck traffic to the border with Ukraine at the Dorohusk checkpoint, allowing Ukrainian drivers to return home, but the protest will continue.

Denmark plans to expand conscription to include women and to extend the period of military service from approximately 4 months to 11 months, with the aim of increasing the annual number of recruits to 5,000.

In 2023, Ukrainians continue to save money: from 41% to 77% decided to save depending on the product category, although there is a positive trend compared to 2022.

Poland has joined the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine from non-EU countries, but the Polish Foreign Minister refused to disclose the amount of money allocated for this purpose.

From March 14 to 16, light rain, sleet and icy roads are expected in most regions of Ukraine.

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov visited the frontline positions on the Eastern Front, where the situation is becoming more complicated due to the threat of an enemy offensive, and made the necessary decisions to strengthen reserves, ammunition and electronic warfare equipment to ensure the sustainability of defense in this area.

Gold and bitcoin are viewed by investors as safe-haven assets in turbulent times, with gold being a stable asset and bitcoin considered a digital equivalent, although they have different underlying factors that determine their prices.

Former Ukrainian world sumo champion Olha Davydko, who is currently hiding in occupied Crimea, is accused of aiding the russian aggressor state by financing its occupation groups and promoting propaganda narratives, for which she faces up to 12 years in prison.

The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion announced strikes on military positions in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk, calling on civilians to evacuate immediately.

Viktor Pavlushchyk, the newly elected head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, held his first meeting with G7 ambassadors and the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, where he presented his vision for the NAPC's further development, including team cohesion, improving the declaration process and preventing corruption risks.

Ukraine got rid of its dependence on Russian technology and nuclear fuel, replacing it with fuel from the American company Westinghouse.

In the occupied territories of Ukraine, russians began to vote early in the presidential elections, with local authorities forcing the population to participate in the vote. The occupation authorities probably want to create the impression of a democratic choice despite the war.

A deputy of the Kherson Regional Council was detained for cooperating with Russia during the occupation - preparing seized hospitals for military hospitals for wounded Russian soldiers and supplying medicines to the occupiers.

Five people were rescued from the rubble of a residential building in Sumy destroyed by a Russian attack.

The U. S. State Department believes that providing Ukraine with a loan and burdening its economy with foreign debt is not the best way for Kyiv to get back on its feet and defend itself without the help of other countries.

The EU leaders will demand new sanctions against Belarus, North Korea and Iran for helping Russia wage war against Ukraine, further restrictions on Russia's access to military components, and condemn Israel's decision to allow the construction of new settlements in the West Bank.

The European Union has removed from the sanctions list arkady volozh, the founder of yandex, sergey mndoyants, one of the representatives of the company that owns MTS, and josef gambalek, the head of the European branch of the pro-putin biker club.

The government is preparing an update of the regional development strategy to ensure effective support for the territories, increase the capacity of communities, and continue the decentralization reform.

The new mobilization law aims to find more than 300,000 recruits to replace the exhausted soldiers currently on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to sources cited by The Financial Times.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov thanked his American partners for another package of military aid, which includes ammunition for HIMARS, air defense missiles and other equipment.

Due to the shelling, some consumers in Sumy and Kryvyi Rih were partially left without heat and gas supply, but there is no shortage of electricity.

Yana Matviychuk, a volunteer and entrepreneur, argues that the tax policy implemented by Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, is seriously hampering the Ukrainian economy.

The peak of the Russian information operation Perun, aimed at discrediting Ukrainian and Western pro-Ukrainian politicians and justifying Russian aggression, will be on the day of the so-called presidential election.

A Ukrainian team of veterans and servicemen won 36 medals, including 22 golds, at the U. S. Air Force Trials 2024 in Las Vegas, competing in 11 adaptive sports.