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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Following conversations with the defense ministers of Belgium and Spain, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Belgium is allocating EUR 1 billion in defense aid to Ukraine this year and confirmed its intention to provide additional F-16 fighter jets, while Spain is also providing EUR 1 billion in support of Ukraine.

"I have held discussions with the Defense Ministers of Belgium, Theo Francken, and Spain, Margarita Robles. We coordinated key areas of cooperation – strengthening air defense, developing drone capabilities, and the ‘Czech initiative’ to provide the front with long-range artillery," reads a message posted on Telegram on Monday evening.
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In Mykolaiv region, Russia UAV and FPV drone attacks damaged energy and civilian infrastructure, leaving several settlements without electricity, Mykolaiv OVA head Vitaliy Kim reported.

"Yesterday evening, the enemy attacked the region with Shahed 131/136 type UAVs. Energy infrastructure facilities were hit. As a result of the attack, three settlements in the Mykolaiv district were de-energized," the OVA head’s report, published on Telegram on Tuesday morning, says.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew attention to several regions falling behind in implementing resilience plans for the upcoming heating season, specifically Lviv, Volyn and Odesa regions and Kyiv, and stressed that personal responsibility for this rests with each region.

He made the statement following a report by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Tuesday morning.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha held a phone call with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, during which he discussed security strengthening, the situation in the Middle East, as well as the results of the elections in Hungary and the importance of unblocking the EU reparations loan for Ukraine worth EUR 90 bln.

"We exchanged views on the results of the elections in Hungary and their implications for Europe’s strength. I stressed the importance of unblocking the EUR 90 billion loan to ensure continued support for Ukraine and protect Europe from the Russian threat," Sybiha wrote on X on Tuesday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed bill No. 15110 extending the military levy (ML) for three years after the end of the war, which is a structural benchmark of the new financing program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

According to the Ukrainian parliament’s website, the president signed the bill on Tuesday; the Verkhovna Rada passed it in the second reading and as a whole on April 7.
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Russian occupants struck an administrative building in Chernihiv with a drone; information on the extent of damage and casualties is currently unavailable.

"One of the Shaheds hit an administrative building in the city center. Information on the consequences is being clarified," head of Chernihiv city military administration Dmytro Bryzhinskу wrote in his Telegram channel on Tuesday.
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An apartment fraud scheme has been uncovered in Bucha, Kyiv region: two heads of housing construction cooperatives who offered investments in the alleged construction of multi-story buildings have been served with suspicion notices, with veterans and internally displaced persons among the victims, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.

"Bucha, a city that continues to recover after the occupation. And it is here that certain individuals decided to profit from others’ misfortune. Veterans became victims of the scheme, as did those who had already lost their homes due to the war: internally displaced persons. People invested their last savings into new housing and received deception in return," the prosecutor general wrote on Telegram on Tuesday.
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