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Four deputy chairmen of the Sumy Regional Council declared salaries ranging from 1.6 million UAH to nearly 2 million UAH in their 2025 declarations, along with cash savings, flats, plots of land, cars, loans and investments in property. Separately, the regional council disclosed the system of allowances, monthly bonuses and financial assistance for these officials.
Yevhen Kapinus, Chairman of the Board of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, and his two deputy chairwomen – Tetiana Korol and Iryna Kovpashko – declared millions in income, flats, foreign currency cash and substantial sums in bank accounts in their 2025 declarations. According to official data from the PFU, they are the fund’s senior management.
Suspilne analysed 62 former and current heads of regional anti-corruption centres and specialised units who served between 2022 and 2026, and found that at least nine findings by the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) concerned indications of illicit enrichment totalling 367,927,245 UAH. The focus was on both the most high-profile figures in criminal proceedings and officials whose assets, according to journalists’ estimates, corresponded to their official incomes or had remained unchanged since the start of the full-scale war.
Google is rolling out the ‘Personalised Intelligence’ feature in Gemini for Ukrainian users. This tool, once authorised, can combine data from Google services to provide more accurate and personalised responses.
Trinity Sunday, or the Feast of the Holy Trinity, is one of the twelve movable feasts, so its date changes every year. In 2026, Orthodox Ukrainians will celebrate Trinity Sunday on 31 May – the 50th day after Easter.
In Lutsk and Rivne, some schoolchildren are being temporarily switched to distance learning. Local authorities attribute this decision to the Easter period and the need to adapt the school timetable to families’ holiday schedules.
On 13 April, Lyudmyla Shevtsova, the Olympic 800-metre champion and a legend of Ukrainian athletics, passed away at the age of 92. Her death was announced by the Ukrainian Athletics Federation.
From 1 May 2026, the gas tariff for most domestic consumers may remain at 7.96 UAH per cubic metre. This is the price currently in force under the ‘Fixed’ annual tariff plan from Naftogaz of Ukraine until 30 April 2026, and the issue of further tariff revisions is directly linked to government decisions and the future liberalisation of the market after the war.
Russia is attempting to extend the concept of so-called buffer zones along the Ukrainian border – from the north towards the unrecognised region of Transnistria. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities and military state that they view the threat differently in certain areas: in the north, they recognise it as a real threat, whereas in the case of Transnistria, they do not currently regard it as an immediate threat.
On 15 April, the weather in Ukraine will be influenced by the Quirin high-pressure system, which will bring dry and sunny conditions to most regions. However, light rain is possible in parts of the north-east, whilst daytime temperatures will rise to 17 degrees.
On 15 April, according to the new church calendar, the faithful honour the Vyshhorod-Volodymyr Icon of the Mother of God. This date also marks Bright Wednesday of Holy Week, which is associated with various church traditions, folk customs, superstitions and taboos.
A debate has erupted in Britain over unpaid internships following the story involving writer and Vogue editor Plum Sykes. The author of her own Substack, whom the media have linked to one of the characters in the film “The Devil Wears Prada”, has been criticised for employing students without pay, even though some of her audience pay a subscription fee of £65 a year.
