Polish companies Grupa Azoty and Anwil have become key suppliers of mineral fertilizers to the Ukrainian market, effectively replacing Russian products after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, WNP.pl reported.

According to the report, Polish producers have benefited the most from Russia’s forced withdrawal from the Ukrainian market. Polish exports are currently growing despite significant damage to Ukrainian industry. At the end of last year, only two of the country’s six major plants were operating due to gas supply problems.
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On Tuesday, April 14, at 12.00, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency press center (8/5a Reitarska Street) will host a a press conference entitled "The problem of the Nehrebivka quarry: the extraction business of ex-Regionals vs. the local community".

Participants include:
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Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said a number of problems had been identified in the implementation of the right to biological fatherhood and motherhood under martial law.

"We have identified problems, namely: these services are available mainly in private facilities and are completely absent in ten regions. Also, the legislation does not allow one spouse to exercise the right to biological fatherhood or motherhood if the other spouse is missing," he said last week at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on national health, medical care and medical insurance, while presenting the ombudsman’s annual report for 2025.
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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), by Resolution No. 37 of April 9, updated the procedure for implementing the oversight of payment infrastructure. Specifically, it excluded the provisions on the oversight of payment service providers that are not subjects of payment systems, and expanded the requirements for business continuity and third-party risk management.

According to the regulator's announcement, the amendments also expand the list of organizational and technical measures to ensure the continuity of operations of all oversite facilities, update the procedure for determining the importance of payment systems and payment service technology operators, improve approaches to assessing payment infrastructure, and update terminology in accordance with legislation in the field of information security and electronic communications.
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The system of medical care in Ukraine's penitentiary institutions is a cause for concern, Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said.

"We conducted 13 visits to medical facilities in the penitentiary system. A worrying trend is evident in systemic violations of patients' rights: inpatient hospitalization is decreasing, while the number of referrals to psychiatric institutions is increasing. There is a serious staff shortage, difficult access to doctors, and the requirements of the Istanbul Protocol are being ignored when documenting bodily injuries," he said last week at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on national health, medical care and medical insurance, while presenting the ombudsman's annual report for 2025.
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Italian cosmetics brand Kiko Milano has launched an official online store in Ukraine, with delivery available nationwide, according to INTERTOP Ukraine, the exclusive distributor responsible for Kiko Milano's development and expansion in the Ukrainian market.

Kiko Milano's official website in Ukraine will offer special offers to customers: free shipping on purchases of three or more items, an expanded product range, themed collections, and unique brand offers. The brand's products will also continue to be available for purchase at INTERTOP.
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Detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) of Ukraine have exposed a group of individuals who organised the illegal production and sale of e-cigarette liquids through an extensive network of vape shops in Kyiv region, the agency's official website said.

The investigation established that from 2023, a scheme for selling so-called "self-mixes" - liquids produced outside state control - had been operating in Kyiv and Kyiv region. The goods were sold in physical shops and via online platforms with delivery across Ukraine.
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Ukraine faces the task of making the defense industry the backbone of a new economy, bringing "new jobs, technology, engineering, investment, exports and new industrial weight for the country," President's Office Head Kyrylo Budanov said in congratulating defense industry workers on their professional holiday.

"The war is sustained not only on the frontline, it is sustained by machine tools. Not everyone sees your work, and that is how it should be. But everyone is glad to read about repelled offensives, about the roar far beyond the front line, about lives saved. Over these years, Ukraine's defense industry has done what in peacetime would have been stretched over decades," he said on Telegram on Monday.
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Since the beginning of 2025, Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia's operating assets, leading to increased capital expenditures, disruption of operations, and restrictions on freight and passenger transportation throughout Ukraine, according to the company's stock exchange presentation on limited negotiations on the restructuring of its Eurobonds.

According to it, 209 locomotives were damaged in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 (1st half of 2025 – 9, 2nd half of 2025 – 119 and 1st quarter of 2026 – 81).
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Russian occupying forces struck a civilian car with a drone in the village of Chereshenky, Kherson region, killing one man and injuring two others, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

"In the village of Chereshenky, a man was killed after a Russian drone struck a civilian car. The relevant services are currently establishing the identity of the deceased," he said on Telegram on Monday.
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Accordbank has joined the list of banks accredited by Ukrainian Energy Exchange (UEEX) LLC and authorized to provide bank guarantees for participation in auctions for the sale of electricity under bilateral agreements.

"The accreditation of new banks is ongoing. Given the interest of other banks and their clients in collaborating with UEEX in this market segment, a counter-guarantee system is being implemented," the Exchange announced on its website on Monday.
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Kyivblahoustrii utility company has demolished a retail outlet on Holosiivsky Avenue after reviewing the legality of its placement. According to law enforcement authorities, the site was part of a scheme for the illegal production, storage, transportation and sale of liquids for electronic cigarettes, Kyiv City State Administration said.

"City services, together with law enforcement agencies, are inspecting facilities used for illegal trade. In particular, the department reviewed a request from the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine regarding the legality of a retail outlet on Holosiivsky Avenue. According to law enforcement, illegally manufactured excisable goods, including liquids for electronic cigarettes, were sold there," the administration said on Telegram on Monday.
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Ukraine's Communities and Territories Development Ministry has published a draft order proposing minimum daily standards for household waste management services in communities where measurements of household waste volumes have not yet been carried out.

According to the draft document, the minimum daily standards for household waste management services would apply in cases where such services are being provided in a community for the first time and there is no actual data available to measure waste volumes.
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Ukraine's Youth and Sports Ministry has strongly condemned the decision by World Aquatics to allow the return of national symbols for athletes from Russia and Belarus.

According to the ministry's press service, Youth and Sports Minister Matviy Bidny said legitimizing aggression through sport is unacceptable.
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An updated exhibition of Ukrainian weapons, drones and military equipment opened at Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Monday, April 13, to mark Ukrainian Defense Industry Worker's Day, the ministry's press service said.

Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said the renewed display at the ministry demonstrates the growing capabilities of Ukraine's defense industry and its contribution to global security. According to him, each exhibit is proof that Ukraine is already developing modern technological solutions that not only help defend the country, but also demonstrate their effectiveness globally, including in the Gulf region.
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Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck Russia's Cherepovets-Azot plant in Vologda region, which produces, among other things, components for explosives, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said.

"'Happy Apatit' to the Cherepovets chemical plant – the Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces have delivered their household Easter eggs. It is a giant chemical worm that produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ammonia, nitrate and nitric acid a year. Its products serve as raw materials for the production of TNT, hexogen and other components used in munitions manufacturing," Madyar said on Telegram on Monday.
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Over the course of the day, Russian forces launched 875 strikes against 45 settlements in Zaporizhia region, wounding two civilians – an 86-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, said regional military administration head Ivan Fedorov.

"76 reports were received of damage to infrastructure, residential buildings and vehicles," reads the statement published in his Telegram channel on Tuesday morning.
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Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party that won the elections in Hungary, announced his intention to hold a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and emphasized that the new government will strive to establish allied and friendly relations with neighboring states, including Ukraine, Telex reports.

"We will definitely meet, if nowhere else, then in the European Council," Magyar said, commenting on a possible meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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