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The Football Association has banned Chelsea’s Ukrainian midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk for four years following a breach of anti-doping regulations. The player’s representatives have lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, whilst Mudryk himself denies having taken performance-enhancing drugs.
The World Boxing Organisation has banned Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol from defending his WBO light-heavyweight title following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, the organisation will not strip the athlete of his championship belt.
Ukrainian actor Kostyantyn Oktiabrsky has revealed that he has separated from his wife Samira after 10 years together. According to the actor, it was his wife who initiated the split, citing a crisis in their relationship, financial difficulties, health issues and job insecurity as the reasons.
PJSC “Kyivmiskbud” has formed a new supervisory board. Following the general meeting of shareholders, five representatives of the Kyiv local community have joined the board, and the company has announced that it will focus on completing construction projects.
A disagreement has arisen at Real Madrid between head coach Álvaro Arbeloa and defender Dani Carvajal. According to The Athletic, the row was sparked by the coach’s response to a question about the lack of playing time for the Spain international.
На заході України за рік суттєво зросли ціни на довгострокову оренду житла. Найдорожчим і найдинамічнішим ринком став Ужгород, де двокімнатні квартири подорожчали на 46% – до 30 338 грн на місяць, а кількість доступних пропозицій помітно скоротилася.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, confirmed during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada that he had provided answers to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) in a case involving Timur Mindich. According to Umerov, he does not wish to politicise his involvement in the proceedings, and he has already addressed all the questions raised by the law enforcement agencies.
Індійський магнат Анант Амбані запропонував забрати до свого заповідника 80 бегемотів із Колумбії, яких уряд планує знищити через загрозу для місцевих екосистем. Йдеться про нащадків тварин, яких у 1980-х роках завіз до країни наркобарон Пабло Ескобар.
The Verkhovna Rada is proposing to clarify the rules on recovering inflation-related losses on overdue monetary debts during martial law. For the average citizen, this means one simple thing: if a debtor delays repayment, they must compensate not only for the debt itself, but also for the loss in value of that money due to inflation.
Ukraine is monitoring vessels carrying agricultural products that Russia has illegally exported from the temporarily occupied territories. The Foreign Ministry has stated that it will respond to all such cases, and this does not apply solely to Israel.
Towards the end of April, Ukraine’s foreign exchange market stabilised, whilst the euro exchange rate fell against the backdrop of global geopolitical tensions. At the same time, demand for foreign currency remains high, with banks reporting significant inflows of cash and outflows of deposits.
On 29 April, the Monobank app experienced a widespread technical glitch. In these times of war, when mobile banking is an everyday tool for many Ukrainians to make transfers, pay bills and check their accounts, users are reporting problems launching the app and an inability to access key features.
