Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States on May 9 to meet with President Joe Biden for the first time at the White House.

Oleksiy Danilov, former secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, will now work in the diplomatic sphere, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced.

Any increase in fiscal pressure on business is unjustified and harmful, as it will impose significant costs on business, while additional revenues to the state budget will be minimal, said the president of the All-Ukrainian Professional Association of Entrepreneurs.

Ukraine's population is projected to shrink to 28. 9 million by 2041 and to 25.2 million by 2051 due to challenges and threats, according to a report by the Ukrainian Institute for Demography and Quality of Life.

The eChezhda service for trucks has added new features, including marking of vehicles carrying humanitarian aid, a new list showing trucks that have entered the checkpoint based on registration, and displaying license plates, booking dates, times and serial numbers for trucks in different queues, with license plates hidden for security reasons for special trips.

President Zelenskyy introduced Oleksandr Lytvynenko as the new Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, outlining priorities such as strengthening Ukraine's ability to predict threats, continuing the sanctions policy, doctrinal work, cybersecurity, and national defense.

All regions of Ukraine have started sowing spring crops such as sunflower, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, barley, peas and oats.

Since the launch of the Ukrainian humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea, 33. 8 million tons of cargo have been exported to 40 countries on 1,140 vessels, exceeding the export volume for the entire year of the Grain Initiative.

There was an enemy missile attack on a gas infrastructure facility in western Ukraine, power supply was limited in two regions due to Russian attacks, and 212 settlements in five regions were cut off due to bad weather.

With the assistance of various agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Ukraine returned the bodies of 121 fallen defenders.

Fragments of an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) were found in an agricultural area on the Big Island of Brăilei (Insula Mare a Brăilei) on March 28, the Romanian Ministry of National Defense reports.

Due to Russian missile attacks that damaged thermal and hydroelectric power plants, electricity supply is limited in Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv region. However, there may be restrictions in two other regions.

Moldova's border police have not confirmed reports that a Russian missile flew over its territory during Russia's massive attack on Ukraine on the night of March 29, saying that their airspace surveillance systems did not record any unauthorized crossing.

5-7 US Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems will unblock the skies, allow work and children to go to school, and protect industry in Ukraine, President Zelenskyy said.

The book "Stories of the Strong" by the Stolar Foundation was presented in Bucha.

A resident of Chernihiv region was sentenced to 15 years in prison for passing information about Ukrainian soldiers and ATO veterans to russian security forces during the full-scale invasion.

Three more children aged 5, 11 and 14 were returned from the Russian-occupied Kherson region to the Ukrainian-controlled territory.

russia continues to militarize Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied Crimea, creating a military sports camp to train schoolchildren in military professions. At the same time, the militarization of education and the imposition of its ideology in the occupied territories is a war crime under international humanitarian law.

The efforts of Ukrainian power engineers and utility workers have stabilized electricity and water supply in the Dnipropetrovs'k region overnight after Russian attacks left nearly 50,000 people without electricity and 700,000 without water.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights is preparing an appeal to the UN Economic and Social Council regarding the resolution of the World Russian People's Council with genocidal rhetoric against Ukraine and disrespect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

British Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris reports that Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians have intensified, and he spent Good Friday in a bunker.

Last night, the Rivne region of Ukraine experienced a 5-hour air raid alert, but there were no enemy hits, and the region is operating as usual.

Ukraine has drafted a Demographic Development Strategy until 2040 to address the significant demographic crisis caused by the war, including population decline, forced displacement, and declining birth rates.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent who was guiding Russian bombs at Sumy region.

On March 31, Ukraine switches to daylight saving time, setting the clocks forward one hour in accordance with a 1996 government decree and international practice.

The Ukrainian Air Force does not confirm reports of Russian missiles crossing the airspace of other countries.

The Russian occupiers conducted extensive aerial reconnaissance using 140 drones before launching a massive nighttime attack on energy facilities in southern Ukraine, particularly in Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions, with Ukrainian air defense systems destroying 84 of the 99 drones and missiles.

Russia has launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in various regions, causing damage and emergency power outages, underscoring Ukraine's need for more air defense systems.

During the night attack, Russian troops fired at Naftogaz Group facilities, but did not cause any serious damage.

Five Shahed-131/136 drones were shot down by air defense forces in Mykolaiv region on the night of March 29. Russian troops also shelled the waters of the Ochakiv community and the Kutsurub community yesterday.