Ukraine
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that the US financial assistance is "inevitable".
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian sappers have inspected 80. 3 thousand hectares of agricultural land, returning about 74 thousand hectares to use.
Ukraine needs more missiles and air defense systems to effectively counter the powerful Russian enemy. In war, there is never enough firepower, said a spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Experts' examination of enemy drone wreckage provides information on their tactical and technical characteristics, which allows Ukraine's air defense forces to repel air attacks more effectively.
Ukraine's national football team has risen to 22nd place in the FIFA rankings after qualifying for Euro 2024 with victories over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.
Ukraine and Latvia discussed the launch of joint production of 155-mm shells and drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Latvia will provide treatment and rehabilitation for wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
A bear was spotted slowly "patrolling" the area near the Ukrainian-Romanian border.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal calls for closing all loopholes in the circumvention of sanctions and imposing sanctions on the entire russian military-industrial complex, nuclear energy, metallurgy, finance, and other sectors.
An organized criminal group defrauded 40 people of UAH 600,000 by promising them fictitious jobs in Sweden.
russian troops are using the Kinburn Spit to launch artillery strikes on Ukrainian territory, control the waters of the Dnipro-Bug Estuary, and obstruct shipping in Mykolaiv ports, terrorizing the area.
Ukraine and Latvia have signed an agreement on technical and financial cooperation for Ukraine's recovery, including €5 million from Latvia, which is expected to be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament this month.
Russia's economy is suffering greatly from Western sanctions due to the war in Ukraine: falling revenues, high inflation, capital outflows, industrial decline, and growing dependence on China.
Ukraine has begun digitizing more than 3 million civil status documents from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to facilitate the provision of public services to citizens from these war-torn areas.
Allies meet with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels to discuss increased support for Ukraine's urgent practical needs.
According to the WHO, healthcare workers who use medical transport in Ukraine face a threefold higher risk of injury compared to other medical personnel.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will call on the allies to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems to intercept ballistic missiles, as 94 such missiles were launched at Ukraine in March alone.
Latvia plans to hand over to Ukraine the first drones worth 1 million euros as part of the Drone Coalition, which have been tested and recognized as combat-ready.
MHP starts spring sowing campaign.
Latvia is keen to continue supporting Ukraine, so it is already preparing the next military aid package, which includes logistical items, ammunition and weapons.
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a Russian agent, a contractor of one of the combat brigades in Donetsk region, who, through his father in Russia, passed coordinates of firing positions and military fortifications to the Russian Federal Security Service, which allowed for targeted air strikes on Ukrainian troops.
The Latvian Prime Minister emphasized that Russia must lose the war against Ukraine for Europe and Latvia to live in peace. It is the duty of the world to help Ukraine win this war for values, freedom, democracy and Ukraine's right to preserve its statehood and identity.
The government is preparing the SME Recovery Strategy until 2027, taking into account proposals from business and experts, to address the pressing problems of SMEs in Ukraine and promote their growth, digital transformation, integration into the European market, and increase their competitiveness and innovation potential in line with EU standards.
Russia's barbaric attacks on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure only strengthen the EU's resolve to increase its support for Ukraine and provide more aid more quickly, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
Ukraine has managed to stabilize the situation with the energy infrastructure damaged by recent russian attacks, but high-voltage equipment, autotransformers, and repair equipment are needed to restore thermal and hydroelectric power facilities.
Zaporizhzhia NPP is on the verge of another shutdown due to Russian shelling that disconnected the power line connecting it to the Ukrainian grid, threatening to seriously disrupt safe operation.
Power outages have affected about 350,000 electricity consumers in Kharkiv and the region, as well as restrictions in Kryvyi Rih, 12 settlements remain without power due to bad weather, but no electricity shortages are expected, and Ukraine has provided emergency assistance to Poland.
Three rescuers, Vladislav Loginov, Serhiy Baidalinov and Volodymyr Matyushenko, were killed in Kharkiv during a Russian drone attack while rescuing people.
At least two companies from Germany - Knauf and WKB Systems - are supplying construction materials for use in Mariupol, according to an investigation by the Monitor program of the German TV channel ARD.
The armed aggression against Ukraine unleashed by Russia and the Putin regime has a consequence in what is happening at Russian military facilities and oil refineries.
Over the past two weeks, Russian troops have increased the number and scale of mechanized ground attacks in certain areas of the frontline, likely to intensify their offensive and take advantage of Ukraine's lack of supplies before Western aid arrives.