Zhytomyr

Kiev returns to planned power outages after emergency shutdowns.

The SBU blocked the distribution channel of anti-Ukrainian literature by a network of church shops of the UOC-MP, seizing pro-Russian publications that promoted religious intolerance and justified Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukrenergo was forced to apply emergency power outages in several regions due to excessive consumption exceeding limits.

More than 770 convicts have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine after being released on parole from serving their sentences for military service, while the courts have considered more than 2,400 such petitions and granted more than 1,800 of them.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports enemy UAVs in the central and western parts of Zhytomyr region.

Thunderstorms with gusts of 15-20 m/s are expected in most western, central, southern and Zhytomyr regions of Ukraine by the end of the day, the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center reports.

Children with special needs at the Krayina Dobra educational and rehabilitation center in Cherkasy received LEGO robotics sets provided by the MHP Community Foundation to promote STEM education and socialization.

All 37 enemy drones that attacked Ukraine at night were successfully shot down by air defense forces.

Enemy UAVs are moving toward Zhytomyr region from Vinnytsia region, and another group is heading north through Mykolaiv region, the Ukrainian Air Force reports.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian intelligence agent who was adjusting missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian military units and logistics depots in Zhytomyr region.

In total, 623 veterans and their families have received grants totaling UAH 280 million since the start of the Own Business program.

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police prevented attempts to sell trophy weapons - assault rifles, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and explosives - to criminals in the frontline areas of Donetsk and Kharkiv regions by detaining 5 dealers.

Ukraine's Security Service detained another Russian agent who was leaking information to the FSB about the aftermath of a double missile strike on Odesa on March 15 that killed 21 people and injured 74 others.

Kyiv city authorities will limit evening street lighting to save electricity after Russian attacks knocked out Ukraine's power grid.

More than 12,000 law enforcement officers will ensure public safety and public order at more than 9,000 cemeteries during the memorial days in Ukraine, with some restrictions due to the mine danger in some regions.

The WOG filling station network is expanding the availability of the popular ZAVZHDYKAVA project. Decaffeinated coffee is already available at 112 major city and highway filling stations in 16 regions of Ukraine.

In Poltava Oblast, 6,620 consumers were temporarily cut off from power due to wind gusts, with emergency power outages in five communities.

Due to the cold snap, electricity consumption in Ukraine is growing, with record high maximum import capacities planned for certain hours, while the weather has cut off power to 53 settlements in 3 regions.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.

52 families of veterans will receive UAH 26 million in grants from the state to start or develop their own businesses.

Estonia has returned 274 illegally exported archaeological artifacts to Ukraine, including ancient Scythian, Sarmatian and medieval jewelry, coins and horse harness, demonstrating support for Ukraine's cultural heritage during the ongoing war.

In Zhytomyr region, a 23-year-old teacher stabbed two former students, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after a conflict over a girl escalated into a fight.

The seven men paid 6-9 thousand euros to a local resident to smuggle them across the Ukrainian-Romanian border in an old UAZ car, but border guards intercepted and detained them.

On the weekend of April 27-28, Ukraine will experience warm weather with temperatures of up to +23°C during the day, and light precipitation is expected in some regions.

In Poltava, Odesa, and Zhytomyr regions, law enforcement officers detained "black gunsmiths" who were trying to sell trophy grenade launchers, explosives, and other weapons illegally taken from the sites of former hostilities to criminals.

Due to the failure to fulfill its contractual obligations, the State Logistics Operator refused to use the services of Tviy Khlib LLC and redistributed the volume of supplies to other companies to deliver food to the Armed Forces.

A 46-year-old man was killed by a special press while sleeping in a garbage container while unloading waste into a garbage truck in Zhytomyr.

The case of People's Deputy of Ukraine Andriy Nikolayenko about a fatal car accident in Zhytomyr region, where he ran over an 18-year-old pedestrian to death, has been referred to court.

Due to the bad weather, 36 settlements in Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions were cut off from power, and there are blackouts and restrictions in several regions, including Kharkiv, where hourly outages affected about 240,000 consumers.

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.