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Payments of an additional 1,500 hryvnias – as targeted support for pensioners and vulnerable groups in Ukraine – will begin on 1 April 2026.
One of Russia’s largest oil refineries may resume some production following a shutdown caused by a drone attack. The extent of the restart will depend on the resumption of port operations.
Ukrainians' debt to international financial institutions has reached almost 28 billion hryvnias due to an increase in the average loan size.
In March, Ukrainian air defences shot down and neutralised 89.9% of Russian targets. In just one month, Russia launched at least 6,600 missiles and drones.
The US Department of the Treasury has removed the Russian vessel Sv Nikolay from its sanctions lists without giving any reason; the vessel had been linked not only to the export of Ukrainian grain and coal from the occupied territories, but also to the inner circle of Alina Kabaeva’s family.
On 1 April, a student protest is taking place outside the ‘Red Building’ of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, calling for the suspension of Rector Volodymyr Bugrov pending an investigation.
Yevhenii Solovei, a cameraman for the TSN news programme, was killed at the front; he had volunteered for military service in 2022 and served as a drone pilot.
Law enforcement officers have dismantled a scheme involving the illegal smuggling of men of conscription age into Romania and have arrested the gang members.
The painting *Spring Garden* by the world-famous artist Vincent van Gogh, which was stolen six years ago, has been put on display again at a museum in the Dutch city of Groningen.
Canadian singer Celine Dion has announced her return to the stage four years after being diagnosed with an incurable condition that affected her voice and her ability to walk.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a countdown to the launch of the Artemis II mission. The mission aims to return humans to the Moon after a 50-year hiatus. The scheduled launch time is 1:24 am on Thursday, 2 April.
The spring sowing campaign is currently underway in Ukraine, with the significant rise in the price of mineral fertilisers being its main feature.
