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Russia struck 45 settlements in one day: 86-year-old woman and teenager wounded

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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Magyar announces intent to meet Zelenskyy and normalize relations with Ukraine

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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Belgium allocates EUR 1 bln in defense aid to Ukraine, confirms delivery of F-16s; Spain – EUR 1 bln of support – Fedorov

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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Russia drone attacks strike Mykolaiv energy infrastructure, causing power outages

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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Zelenskyy on heating season preparations: There are issues with Lviv, Volyn, Odesa regions and Kyiv

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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Sybiha discusses Hungarian elections and importance of unblocking EUR 90 bln loan with Kallas

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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Zelenskyy signs law extending military levy for three years after end of martial law

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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Russians attack administrative building in central Chernihiv with drone, consequences being clarified

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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Apartment fraud worth tens of millions uncovered in Bucha - official

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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ZNPP once again cut off from Ukrainian Unified Energy System, switched to diesel generators – Energy Ministry

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again been left without external power supply from the Ukrainian Unified Energy System, having lost contact with one of the power lines it had been connected to for the past few weeks, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reported.

"As a result of a power line outage, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant lost its external power supply. The plant switched to diesel generators. The cause of the outage is under investigation,” it said.
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Enemy strikes Kherson hospital with drone, wounding 4 staff members - Southern defence forces

Russian occupation forces struck a medical facility in the central district of Kherson with a Molniya-type drone, wounding four hospital workers, the press service of the Southern Defence Forces of Ukraine reported.

"Kherson has once again become a target of Russian terrorists. This morning the enemy struck a medical facility in the central district of the city with a Molniya-type attack drone. Four hospital workers were wounded in the attack: a 67-year-old man and women aged 42, 51 and 39," reads the press service’s Telegram post on Tuesday.
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Court to try servicemen who discharged themselves using forged certificates in Donetsk region - SBI

Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) have sent indictments to court against three servicemen who used an illegal paid discharge scheme.

SBI said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that all three individuals served in one of the military units stationed in Donetsk region.
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‼️ Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin - press secretary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Berlin, presidential press secretary Serhiy Nykyforov told journalists.

"The president has arrived in Berlin to meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and to take part in Ukrainian-German intergovernmental consultations," he said....
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Ukraine, Sweden, and UNDP will expand cooperation in assessing environmental damage

Ukraine, Sweden, and the UNDP continue their joint work to document the environmental impact of the war, develop approaches to damage assessment, and restore territories, the Ministry of Economy press service reported on Tuesday.

"To properly assess environmental damage and subsequently compensate for losses, it is critical to consolidate the efforts of all government agencies and strengthen international support. In the context of a full-scale war, the Ministry is systematically working to protect the environment, and the research presented forms the necessary analytical basis for decision-making and improving public policy," noted Ihor Zubovych, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, during a meeting of the Project Council.
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Russia strikes Dnipro, 5 people wounded – official

Russia struck Dnipro, five people were wounded, Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha has said.

"Five people were wounded. The enemy struck Dnipro," he wrote on Telegram on Tuesday.
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State budget lacks sufficient funds for underground kindergartens in frontline regions – Synehubov

Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Synehubov has said. the state budget provides too little funding for the construction of underground kindergartens in frontline regions.

"Unfortunately, if we talk about the cost, it is quite high, more than UAH 200 million (for construction of underground kindergartens – IF-U)… We must use state funding for such facilities because local budgets will certainly not be enough for these areas. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Education and Science directed only UAH 1 billion for all of Ukraine. That is actually for 5 kindergartens for all frontline territories. This is extremely insufficient," Synehubov said during the national telethon on Tuesday.
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Woman wounded in Kherson shelling on April 6 dies in hospital – CMA

A woman who was wounded in an enemy shelling of Kherson on April 6 has died in hospital, head of the city military administration Yaroslav Shanko said.

"A 78-year-old Kherson resident who was wounded in an enemy shelling of Korabelny district on April 6 at around 10:00 has died in hospital. The woman sustained severe injuries that led to her death, despite doctors fighting for the patient’s life until the very end," he wrote on Telegram.
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Svyrydenko: Ukraine opens its first agrohub in Ghana as part of Food from Ukraine initiative

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced that Ukraine has opened the first agrohub in West Africa (Ghana) as part of the Food from Ukraine initiative.

"Despite the war, Ukraine remains the guarantor of global food security. And at the same time, it offers a new model of cooperation – not only supplying grain but also creating new opportunities for partners. Ukraine has opened the first agricultural hub on the African continent – ​​in the Republic of Ghana. As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Food from Ukraine initiative, a Food Processing and Distribution Center has opened," Svyrydenko wrote on her Telegram channel.
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‼️ Zelenskyy: Ukraine proposes drone deal to Germany

Ukraine proposed an agreement to Germany regarding the production of various types of drones, and teams are beginning specific work on this, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"We proposed drone deals to Germany, a bilateral drone-deal for various types of drones, missiles, software, and modern defense. Our teams are beginning concrete work. Our experience can be integrated into the European security system," Zelenskyy said in Berlin at a joint press conference with Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz....
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‼️ Zelenskyy: Domestic weapons production capacity double what we use

Ukraine weapons production capacity is twice the volume currently being utilized due to insufficient funding, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"The capacity is twice as large as what we use. Our Ukrainian production is twice as large. We simply lack the money," Zelenskyy said in Berlin at a joint press conference with Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz....
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‼️ Zelenskyy: Druzhba pipeline will be repaired by end of April

The Druzhba oil pipeline will be repaired by the end of April, enough for it to function, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"As we promised, by the end of April it will be repaired, not completely, but enough to function. The reservoirs will all be repaired, it is a long process, but that is a different question. Will it be able to function? Yes. By the end of April," Zelenskyy said in Berlin at a joint press conference with Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz....
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