Ukraine is building large-scale fortifications in the Kharkiv region, including dragon's teeth, anti-tank ditches, strongholds and dugouts, where more than 500 construction workers and 200 pieces of equipment are working around the clock under constant enemy fire.
The White House announces a new military aid package for Ukraine, including HIMARS ammunition, air defense missiles, and other equipment.
A Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kryvyi Rih killed 2 people, injured more than 30, and a rescue operation is underway to find people under the rubble.
Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives want to bypass Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
The United States has announced a new $300 million military aid package to Ukraine, including several army tactical missile systems, the first such aid since December 2023.
Ukraine has tested more than 50 robotic ground platforms, including kamikaze drones, demining robots, and unmanned systems for delivering ammunition and evacuating wounded soldiers, and plans to deploy them on the battlefield in the coming months to minimize casualties and counter Russia's numerical superiority.
The Cabinet of Ministers has banned the transfer of ownership, use and change of purpose of land occupied by the Kakhovka Reservoir for the duration of martial law and five years after its end to prevent misuse and enable future restoration of the reservoir drained by Russian aggression.
The Cabinet of Ministers has established financial assistance in the amount of UAH 6,100 to 7,800 for children who have been granted the status of a family member of a fallen defender of Ukraine.
The Czech Republic secured an opportunity to purchase an additional 200,000 units of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from third countries.
The White House announces a new $300 million military aid package to Ukraine, including several Army tactical missile systems with a range of 100 miles.
French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit to Ukraine is expected to result in the signing of new agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation and security between the two countries, building on the bilateral security agreement signed in Paris in February.
The EU has extended individual sanctions against Russians responsible for undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity for another six months until September 15, 2024, while maintaining restrictions on more than 2,100 individuals and entities supporting Russia's military aggression in Ukraine.
On March 12, 2024, employees of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and diplomats evacuated another 47 Ukrainian citizens from the Gaza Strip. The total number of evacuated Ukrainians from the Gaza Strip during the three stages of the mission amounted to 363 people.
At the 2023 Deaflympics in Erzurum (Turkey), the Ukrainian national team won 19 awards, including 10 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals, taking first place in the medal standings for the first time.
On March 16-17, the Pirogovo Open Air Museum will host the event Kolodii. Shrovetide" event dedicated to the ancient folk traditions of celebrating Shrovetide, with performances by folk groups, "Kolodko" rituals, tasting dumplings and burning the effigy of "Clumsy Grandpa".
The European Commission has submitted to the EU Council proposals for a draft negotiation framework for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU, which sets out the guidelines and principles for accession negotiations with the two candidate countries.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the procedure and methodology for evaluating projects with significant investments, clarified the evaluation process, necessary documents and the procedure for negotiating special investment agreements to attract private investment for economic recovery.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a procedure for compensating farmers for 80% of the costs of humanitarian demining of their own or leased agricultural land, which aims to speed up the cleanup of contaminated areas and enable businesses to resume operations in the de-occupied territories.
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav, conveyed a message of resilience and determination of Ukraine to never give up or kneel, despite the wounds and exhaustion of Russian aggression, spreading hope for victory around the world from New York.
The CDU/CSU parliamentary faction threatens to set up an investigative commission to find out how Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to the conclusion that Taurus cruise missiles can only be deployed with the participation of German soldiers, which led to the decision not to supply them to Ukraine.
A citizen of Ukraine tried to illegally import goods worth UAH 3. 3 million from Italy, including clothes, cosmetics, amplifiers, wine, tobacco products and restricted medicines, which were seized by customs officers at the Porubne-Siret checkpoint.
The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $400 million.
The inauguration of the newly elected president of Russia will take place on May 7, followed by the appointment of the prime minister on May 8.
Russia has introduced a bill to invalidate the 1954 transfer of Crimea to Ukraine in an attempt to legitimize its illegal occupation, but Ukraine has condemned it as a desperate propaganda move that will not change the internationally recognized reality that Crimea is Ukraine.
Two men from Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were rescued by border guards in Zakarpattia after they got lost while trying to illegally cross the border with Romania through the mountains.
The U. S. Treasury Department demands that Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International leave the russian market. The bank is trying to stall for time, hoping to dispose of its assets profitably.
Prices for essential goods are rising, and salaries for local residents of the russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region are delayed for up to two months due to unemployment.
Ukraine ranks first among the countries with the highest proportion of people with depression.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 17 of 22 Russian kamikaze drones during a night attack on March 12. Some of the drones were destroyed by soldiers of the South Air Command.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has not received any information from the Polish side that protesters in Poland are restricting or blocking bus traffic, but cannot rule out that buses may be hampered by the blockade.
