Russian forces struck Slovyansk at 13:50 on Tuesday, April 21, head of the Slovyansk City Military Administration Vadym Lyakh reported.

"Rounds from a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) hit the road surface in the central part of the city. Preliminarily, five people were injured," Lyakh wrote on Facebook.
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The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is working at sites damaged during the latest Russian drone attacks.

"Yesterday, overnight and again this morning, Kharkiv came under shelling once more. Volunteers from the Ukrainian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit in Kharkiv region are working at the sites of the strikes. They are inspecting damaged buildings and surrounding areas and carrying out door-to-door visits to identify victims," the URCS said on Facebook on Tuesday.
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The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) reports that Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted for the third month in a row, with March 2026 showing a 0.3% decline compared to the same period last year.

According to the Monthly Economic Monitoring (MEMU) published on the institute’s website, the IER revised its estimate for February’s economic downturn. In the previous MEMU release, the decline in real GDP was assessed at 1.6%; after revision, the figure was adjusted to 0.5%. As a result, the institute estimates that real GDP fell by 0.6% in the first quarter.
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A woman wounded in Russian shelling on April 11 has died in hospital, Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin said.

"An elderly woman who was injured in Russian shelling of Kherson’s Korabelny district on April 11 has died in hospital. Doctors fought for the life of the 77-year-old Kherson resident until the very end. But her injuries proved too severe," he said on Telegram.
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Ukrainian MP and European Solidarity leader Petro Poroshenko met with members of the U.S. Atlantic Council who are visiting Kyiv.

"This is the leading analytical center on Ukraine, an informal team supporting Ukraine in Washington. We discussed all the key challenges that are important today for our state and Europe, as well as for the United States and the world as a whole," Poroshenko said on Facebook on Tuesday.
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European Council President Antonio Costa thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for fulfilling the agreements on restoring the operation of the Druzhba oil pipeline.

"Thank you President Zelenskyy for delivering as agreed: repairing the Druzhba pipeline and restoring its operation," Costa said on X.
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Ukraine has fulfilled what the European Union asked of it, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after talks with European Council President Antonio Costa.

"I discussed with European Council President Antonio Costa the unblocking of the EUR 90 billion financial aid package. Ukraine has fulfilled what the European Union asked of us," Zelenskyy said on Telegram.
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As of April 20, farmers had sown 1.252 million hectares with spring grain and leguminous crops, representing 21% of the 2026 forecast, the press service of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture reported Tuesday.

According to statistics, over the past week farmers sowed 254,900 hectares, compared with 168,700 hectares the previous week. The pace of fieldwork increased 1.5 times; however, overall figures remain 15.3% behind last year's pace, when as of April 25, 2025, 1.479 million hectares had been sown.
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An interagency commission on military-industrial policy and defense technologies will help speed up the launch of new developments, expand cooperation with partners and joint production, and improve coordination between the state and manufacturers, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said.

"The commission will help to: launch new developments faster; better coordinate the state and manufacturers; develop cooperation with partners and joint production; and ensure the effectiveness of state programs supporting production," Umerov said on Telegram on Tuesday.
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Sales of Ukrainian cheese ahead of the holidays were uneven: only those producers that offered effective promotional programs managed to increase sales volumes, according to industry analytical agency Infagro.

"Competition in the market remains extremely high due to constant pressure from cheaper European imports. After the holiday peak, producers are preparing for a traditional decline in demand and are therefore not rushing to expand production capacity," analysts explained.
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Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) is seeking pretrial detention for a member of parliament charged with accepting an improper benefit.

SAPO did not name the lawmaker in its statement. However, based on the case details, it concerns MP Oleksandr Yurchenko.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha inaugurated Ukraine's consular office in Antalya in its new status as a consulate general, the Foreign Ministry said.

"The development of the mission will help strengthen the Ukrainian-Turkish partnership, expand economic cooperation, interregional ties and cultural initiatives," the ministry said on Telegram.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed unblocking a EUR 90 billion loan, Ukraine's next steps in EU integration, and stronger sanctions against Russia with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

"I spoke with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. First and foremost, about unblocking the EUR 90 billion support package. These funds will strengthen not only Ukraine, but all of Europe. And it is important that we begin receiving them in the near future. Ukraine has taken all the necessary steps on its side for this," he said on Telegram.
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PJSC Borschahivsky Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant is seeking to recover UAH 50.7 million in damages from the Russian Federation due to the destruction and damage of its property as a result of armed aggression, specifically the destruction and damage caused by a missile strike on July 31, 2025.

According to court materials in case No. 910/15066/25, copies of which are available to Interfax-Ukraine, on December 30, 2025, the plant filed a lawsuit with the Commercial Court of Kyiv against the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, seeking compensation for losses totaling UAH 50.760894 million caused by the occupying country’s armed aggression, namely the destruction and damage of a complex of buildings at a production base in Kyiv that was used by the company as a warehouse for storing raw materials.
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EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said Hungary's elections, in which incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who had blocked key decisions for Ukraine, was defeated, had created new momentum for Kyiv.

Speaking at a press conference in Luxembourg on Tuesday after the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Kallas said she expected a positive decision on the EUR90 billion loan within the next 24 hours following the vote in Hungary. She also said the EU was being urged to move quickly on the 20th sanctions package and should revisit long-blocked decisions, including the opening of negotiating clusters with Ukraine and the arms fund under the European Peace Facility. In addition, she said the bloc should reconsider sanctions that had previously been on the table but were not agreed and should move ahead with a new sanctions package.
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