Ukraine

Three traitors, including two snipers and the commander of an assault group of the occupation groups of the southern military district of the Russian Federation, were sentenced to 15 years in prison for shelling Ukrainian soldiers.

Russian propaganda has launched another fake that Ukraine is preparing for peace talks with Russia in June, distorting President Zelensky's statement about a possible path to a just peace.

The American fund Argentem Creek Partners, which is suing for a grain terminal in Odesa, is financing the business of Russians close to Rosneft, foreign media reports.

During the martial law period, entrepreneurs received 52,244 loans totaling UAH 208. 7 billion under the Affordable Loans 5-7-9% program.

The level of desertion among the Russian occupation army is increasing: more than 18,000 Russian servicemen have left the service in the combat units of the Southern Military District without permission, including about 12,000 from the 8th Combined Arms Army and 2,500 from the 58th Combined Arms Army.

The number of civilian casualties from Russian shelling in March 2024 was 20% higher than in February due to an increase in the number of coordinated Russian strikes on critical infrastructure and the use of aerial munitions by the enemy.

Ukraine's power system remains in short supply during certain hours due to damage from Russian missile strikes.

Polish protesters unblocked the border with Ukraine after the talks, and the next meeting of the Ukrainian and Polish agriculture ministers is scheduled for May 7.

Notary assistants in Kyiv certified over 2,000 documents using his electronic digital signature while he was abroad.

Ukraine will deploy F-16 fighters on scattered runways and airfields, using various methods to conceal their location and mislead the enemy to protect them from Russian strikes.

Electricity consumption in Ukraine may increase by 20-30% in the summer, but a critical situation is not expected due to the increase in electricity production at solar power plants.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on three more suspects in the Solsky case of illegal seizure of state land worth UAH 481 million in Sumy region.

Due to grid restrictions and hostile attacks on energy facilities in eastern Ukraine, power outages occurred in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih, while Ukraine provided emergency assistance by transferring excess electricity to the Polish grid.

Some Chinese companies have resorted to using small banks on the China-russia border, money brokers, and cryptocurrencies for payments in russia because large Chinese banks refuse to finance russian transactions due to US sanctions.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a couple of Russian intelligence agents who were preparing Grad attacks on Ukrainian troops defending the northeastern border, determining their locations and passing the coordinates to the occupiers.

The former head coach of the Ukrainian national football team, Mykhailo Fomenko, who was 75 years old and an honorary citizen of Sumy, dies.

Last year, the revenues of the 10 largest Ukrainian energy companies reached UAH 745. 87 billion, up 8% compared to 2022, with D.Trading, a company of Rinat Akhmetov's SCM Group, becoming the sector leader.

The occupiers in the "lPR" will monitor the protest moods of teenagers and teachers in schools, residents of Rubizhne cannot leave the city without a certificate from the military commissariat, and the Ukrainian military has improved its tactical positions in the area of Serebryansky forest.

Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise will examine the wreckage to determine the exact type of drones used in the attack on Ukraine on the night of April 28.

High net worth individuals realize that Crimea is a risky investment because of the ongoing conflict and the potential destruction of the Crimean bridge.

The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 39. 6015 UAH/USD, strengthening the hryvnia by 7 kopecks.

Russia is trying to spread information about the alleged patenting of new drones, but this is just propaganda and exaggeration of achievements. They are now using various reconnaissance drones like the Shaked UAV to attack Ukraine.

The largest Western banks operating in Russia paid more than €800 million in taxes to the Kremlin in 2023, four times the pre-war level, despite promises to minimize their influence after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has suffered significant casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including some 467,470 troops, 7,285 tanks, and hundreds of pieces of other military equipment, according to the latest figures from the Ukrainian General Staff.

Pope Francis made his first trip outside of Rome in 7 months, visiting Venice for a day, where he raised issues such as the war in Ukraine, called for negotiated peace and encouraged young people to help others.

Ukrainian partisans from the ATES underground movement have successfully reconnoitered one of russia's largest oil depots in the heavily guarded occupied Crimea and provided detailed information and coordinates of the facility.

Italy is ready to support EU sanctions on russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it has diversified its gas supplies and can do without russian gas entirely.

Latvia has donated a 250 MVA transformer, compressor, and transformer oil to Ukraine to help supply power and heat critical infrastructure after the russian missile attacks.

Germany opposes the confiscation of $300 billion in frozen russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction and military aid, fearing it would set a precedent that could lead to new lawsuits against Germany for World War II crimes.

russia will not be able to win a war against Poland, because Warsaw will not fight alone and will have allies in the West, which is much more powerful than russia, says Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.