Uzhhorod

Ukraine continues to expand its diplomatic presence, particularly on the African continent. Yesterday, on April 10, the new Embassy of Ukraine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially opened.

Yermak and Szijjarto held online talks, making progress in improving Ukrainian-Hungarian bilateral relations, including agreeing on 5 out of 11 proposed points, finalizing positions on national communities, expanding logistics and transportation capabilities on the common border, and planning to record the agreements reached.

A 37-year-old BMW driver was detained in Uzhhorod for dangerous driving, assaulting a police officer over a comment, and faces up to 5 years in prison for assault, as well as administrative charges for traffic violations.

The heating season in Odesa is scheduled to end on April 7 due to the temperature and the difficult situation in the energy sector caused by hostile shelling, said Anna Pozdnyakova, director of the Odesa City Heat Supply utility company.

A 60-year-old resident of Zakarpattia was detained for trying to smuggle a 30-year-old Lviv resident of military age across the Ukrainian-Slovak border for $2,000.

The heating season in Uzhhorod officially ends on April 1, but can be extended in healthcare and education institutions if necessary by the decision of the executive committee of the city council.

President Zelenskyy celebrated Iftar with representatives of the Muslim community, awarded Ukrainian Muslim soldiers and thanked them for their service in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.

A court in Zakarpattia has remanded a "smuggler" who illegally transported people from Ukraine to Slovakia for 60 days with the possibility of bail in excess of UAH 242,000 for attempting to smuggle them abroad for money.

An Honorary Consulate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was opened in Uzhhorod, covering the Zakarpattia, Lviv, and Rivne regions of Ukraine.

Due to the deformation of the roadbed on the Nihyn - Humentsi stretch in Khmelnytsky region, Ukrzaliznytsia temporarily closed the traffic for the train #139/140 Kyiv - Kamyanets-Podilsky with trailer cars from Uzhhorod.

Three people were killed in a collision between a car and a bus near the village of Tyaziv in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Although traffic on Ukraine's borders with Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania is free, there has been an increase in queues recently as drivers look for alternative routes due to the blockade on the border with Poland.

Ukraine is implementing solutions such as increasing the capacity of border crossing points and alternative export routes, such as river transport, to maintain the rhythm of exports despite the conflict.

More than 800 Ukrainian families have purchased new housing with the help of housing certificates to replace the housing lost as a result of Russian aggression.

MP Serhiy Batryn, suspected of detonating a grenade at a village council meeting in Zakarpattia region, which injured 26 people and killed two, was transferred from the hospital to a pre-trial detention center.

On the Ukrainian-Slovak border, a photo trap captured a russian man trying to cross into Slovakia on foot. He was detained near the border.

MP Serhiy Batryn, a suspect in the grenade attack in Zakarpattia region that injured 26 people and killed two, was transferred from the hospital to a pre-trial detention center after being found sane.

Thanks to the eHouse program, a couple from Kyiv was able to buy a private house in Uzhhorod. The family moved to Zakarpattia because of the full-scale invasion of Russia

In Uzhhorod, a 7-year-old girl was hospitalized at the Uzhhorod Children's Clinical Hospital with a preliminary diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning. The causes and circumstances of the case are being established by the competent authorities

Due to the growing number of cases of influenza, COVID-19 and other infections, Vinnytsia schools will continue distance learning to protect public health.

The head of the Presidential Office and the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Hungary met in Uzhhorod.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto began talks in Uzhhorod aimed at normalizing Ukrainian-Hungarian relations.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó will visit Ukraine's Zakarpattia region, where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and the head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak. The purpose of the visit is to improve cooperation between Hungary and Ukraine.

Law enforcement officers detained a 27-year-old resident of Mukachevo who threw a grenade into the yard of the house of a deputy of the Transcarpathian Regional Council a few days ago. The man faces up to 10 years in prison for intentional damage to property by explosion and illegal possession of ammunition.

Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak said that the war in Ukraine has no military solution and it is time to start peace talks with the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, the EU and the US. This comes after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that life in Kyiv is "absolutely normal" despite recent Russian missile attacks.

Three officers were sentenced to 5 years with a probationary period of one year for creating a "scheme" to sell excess fuel at the Yavoriv training ground at inflated rates. The defendants in the case pleaded guilty and reimbursed the military for the stolen 6.2 thousand liters of fuel.

Official of the Uzhhorod City Council, director of a utility company and a contractor are suspected of embezzling UAH 700,000 of budget funds during the renovation of a municipal building. Police searched the city council's premises and the suspects' residences.

SBU conducts searches in Uzhhorod City Council.

Flooding in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine caused by heavy rains flooded 440 hectares of farmland, roads and displaced the supporting wall of a house.