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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the launch of military reform. The key areas of change were agreed in April; all the details are due to be finalised in May, and the reform is set to begin in June, with the first results expected, particularly regarding the financial support for soldiers, sergeants and commanders of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has concluded the preparatory proceedings in the case concerning the alleged misappropriation of approximately 206 million hryvnias from the state-owned ‘Ukrgasbank’ and has commenced the trial. Among the defendants are the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kirilo Shevchenko, and the former Deputy Minister of Justice, Denys Chernyshov, who are currently in Austria.
A proposal has been put forward in the Verkhovna Rada to amend the rules governing the one-off payment of 1 million hryvnias to military personnel aged 18–25. The aim is to remove the restrictions that currently prevent some young servicemen with combat experience from receiving the payment due to the date on which they began their service or insufficient combat experience at the time the resolution was adopted.
A legal battle is underway in California between Elon Musk and OpenAI, in which the founder of Tesla and SpaceX is seeking to recover $150 billion from the company. During the hearings, Musk claimed that OpenAI’s leadership had allegedly breached the organisation’s founding principles, as it was established as a non-profit entity.
Expert consultations have been held in Ukraine regarding the legislative regulation of the circulation of civilian firearms. According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, the rules need to be updated and must be clearly defined at the legislative level.
In Ukraine, it is now possible to reserve funds via housing vouchers for internally displaced persons from the temporarily occupied territories under the e-Recovery programme. In the first phase, 3,300 families whose applications have already been approved by the commissions will be able to use vouchers worth 2 million hryvnias.
Ukraine should only begin repaying the €90 billion loan from the European Union once Russia has paid reparations for the damage caused by the war. If Moscow fails to compensate for the damage, the EU will be able to use frozen Russian assets to settle the debt.
The National Bank of Ukraine has kept its key interest rate at 15% and downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2026. The regulator attributes this to rising inflation, the impact of Russian attacks on energy and logistics infrastructure, and the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.
Ihor Likarchuk, an education expert and former head of the Ukrainian Centre for Educational Quality Assessment, has criticised the standard rules governing access to and presence on school premises, as approved by the Ministry of Education and Science. In his view, the document reduces safety to access control, logbooks and designated officers, but fails to provide schools with practical guidelines for dealing with dangerous situations.
The Ukrainian company UDP Renewables is in talks with a European investor regarding the launch of a green hydrogen production project in Ukraine. The project is estimated to cost around €2 billion, and the potential partner may not only invest in the project but also purchase the fuel produced for supply to the EU.
Netflix has released the official trailer for the romantic comedy *Office Romance*, starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein. The film tells the story of a secret relationship between a company executive and a new employee that breaks the office rules.
The Kyiv Metro has fully switched to a cashless fare payment system at ticket offices: the last ticket offices at the “Vokzalna”, “Pochaina” and “Vydubychi” stations ceased operations on 28 April 2026. Passengers can pay for their journey by card, smartphone, via “Kyiv Digital” or at self-service terminals.
