Ukraine

The Cannes Film Festival has announced its competition program, which includes a film by russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov and a special screening of Sergei Loznitsa's film about the russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Netherlands has allocated one billion euros for military aid to Ukraine and 400 million euros for reconstruction, as discussed during a telephone conversation between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Road workers have begun asphalting the Chervonohrad-Rava-Ruska border road, arranging sidewalks, roadsides, exits and repairing two bridge crossings; the 53-kilometer section is scheduled to be completed this year.

Ukrainian farmers have already planted more than 1. 26 million hectares of spring grains and pulses, such as wheat, barley, peas and oats, in the government-controlled areas.

Five civilians are killed in a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv. April 13 is declared a Day of Mourning in the region.

A correspondent of the Russian occupation TV channel Millet in Crimea has been charged with collaborating with the enemy, justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and spreading pro-Russian propaganda, and faces up to 12 years in prison.

Russia's goal is to achieve a complete blackout in Ukraine through massive attacks on the energy system, but they have not yet achieved this, as the system is working steadily despite significant damage.

The National Military Memorial Cemetery has a capacity of 150,000 burials, including 100,000 traditional and 50,000 Columban burials, and only certain categories of people, such as Heroes of Ukraine, combatants and those who defended Ukraine's interests, can be buried in this cemetery.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Switzerland's initiative to hold a high-level conference on August 15-16 aimed at achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine with respect for international law and rules, and confirmed France's participation along with other countries.

Russian troops strike Ukrainian thermal power plants with missiles containing components from Western and Asian countries.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo said that Belgium supports the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16s and hopes that the first delivery will take place in May, but Belgium still needs the F-16s themselves until they are replaced by F-35s.

A collaborator who posed as a monk and blessed Russian tanks during the battles near Kyiv was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiates a package of aid for Ukraine and Israel with the White House, facing pressure from Republicans and Democrats.

EU leaders will discuss the supply of air defense systems, including Patriot batteries, to Ukraine at the upcoming summit in Brussels on April 17-18.

During an international conference in Washington, D. C., American experts supported a "public plan for reforms" of veterans' policy in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian warships Cherkasy and Chernihiv, handed over to Ukraine by the United Kingdom, are preparing to participate in the Sea Breeze 2024 international exercise with NATO countries.

There have been no emergency power outages in Kharkiv, and electric transport is operating at 90% capacity as the authorities seek to avoid unplanned outages in the city.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Andriy Sybiga as First Deputy Foreign Minister and Ihor Lossovsky as Deputy Head of the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience for Digital Affairs, dismissing Mykola Tochytskyi as Deputy Foreign Minister and Ihor Lossovsky from his previous post.

The United Kingdom is considering sending a prototype of the DragonFire laser weapon to Ukraine before its planned deployment in 2027, even if it is not fully finalized, to speed up the process of providing new technologies to help Ukrainian defense.

The deputy energy minister urged Ukrainians to save electricity during peak consumption hours in the morning and evening, as solutions are being sought to stabilize the power system due to increased demand and limited generating capacity, especially after the recent Russian missile attack that destroyed the Tripoli thermal power plant.

The US has offered to raise tens of billions of euros of debt for Ukraine against future profits from frozen Russian state assets, while the EU prefers to transfer only the interest earned on these assets.

An average Kyiv LLC with 5 employees and UAH 5 million in turnover has UAH 720 thousand left over after paying VAT, income tax, salaries and wages.

The Ukrainian government has allocated an additional UAH 3. 88 billion for the further construction of defense borders, primarily in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, including UAH 1.7 billion for Kharkiv and UAH 1.5 billion for Sumy.

The MHP-Hromada Charitable Foundation has announced the start of the 9th season of the All-Ukrainian Social Initiatives Contest "Time to Act, Ukraine!".

The X-69 missile, which the Russian army allegedly used to hit and destroy the Tripoli thermal power plant, is an improved version of the X-59 with increased range, speed and warhead.

Ukraine's representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said that Putin and Hitler's regimes share the same toxic DNA, drawing parallels between Hitler's appeasement, which led to World War II, and Putin's attempts to appease from 2014 to 2022.

99 fallen Ukrainian defenders, including 77 from Donetsk, 20 from Zaporizhzhia and 2 from Kharkiv sectors, were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts involving various Ukrainian agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Ukraine and Montenegro have agreed to establish a "transport visa-free regime" for freight transportation starting June 1, 2024, and are working to establish regular bus service and non-privileged passenger transportation between the two countries.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dismissed First Deputy Foreign Minister Mykola Tochytskyi and appointed Andriy Sybiga, who previously served as Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, to the position.

The SBU conducts a search at the home of Archpriest Nikolai Danilevich, deputy head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the UOC-MP, known for his support of Russia and justification of Russian aggression against Ukraine.