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The government has appointed Orest Mandziya as head of the State Customs Service. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who noted that the nomination had been put forward by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko following an open competition. The Cabinet expects the new head to continue customs reforms and build a more transparent and efficient system.
Against the backdrop of the war with Iran, prices for private flights have risen by up to 15%, but this is not deterring wealthy clients. In Thailand, operator MJets says that demand for business jets is not just holding up, but is becoming the new norm: planes are full, the number of new clients is growing, and some flights now cost over $20,000 for just over an hour in the air.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine will receive fuel, financial and technical support from the Gulf states in exchange for assistance in defending against Iranian drones. According to him, this involves direct supplies of diesel, crude oil for processing at European refineries, and specific financial mechanisms to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector.
The government has allocated an additional 46.5 million hryvnias to complete the modernisation of school canteens, whilst also confirming a broader objective: to provide hot lunches to all schoolchildren across the country from 1 September 2026. This concerns 19 facilities that are already at an advanced stage of completion and can open sooner than others.
12 квітня 2026 року Православна церква України та Українська греко-католицька церква святкуватимуть Великдень. Уже відомо, коли в Києві почнуться святкові служби, у які години можна буде освятити паски та де дивитися онлайн-трансляції великодніх богослужінь.
MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Olga Koval received 1,633,440 UAH in compensation and reimbursements from the state budget for 2025 in connection with the performance of their parliamentary duties. At the same time, the amount of budgetary payments declared by Zheleznyak turned out to be higher than his annual salary in the Verkhovna Rada.
Kirill Budanov stated that the state should not force parishes to switch from the UOC to the OCU through pressure or coercion. According to him, such methods do not work in the spiritual sphere, and the process itself takes time.
Over the four years of the war, the mobile operator lifecell has invested around 16 billion hryvnias in network development and energy resilience. At the same time, the company has almost doubled its tax contributions: in 2025, it paid 3.96 billion hryvnias to budgets at all levels, compared with 2.03 billion hryvnias in 2022.
Ukrainian photographer Yevgen Maloletka is once again among the winners of the World Press Photo competition. This time, the jury recognised his photograph “Russian Attack on Kyiv”, taken following the massive Russian attack on the capital on 24 April 2025.
For the first time, an anthology of Taras Shevchenko’s poetry is being prepared in Denmark in the Danish language. The collection will feature 13 selected works from *Kobzar*, and the project was symbolically launched with a public reading of the Danish translation of *The Testament* on 8 March at the poet’s monument in Copenhagen.
Vadym Buryakovsky has once again found himself in the spotlight following a new interview with Dmitry Gordon. Olia Polyakova’s husband mentioned Tina Karol’s former producer, Oleg Chorny, claiming that he “exploited Tina”, and hinted that he himself might have crossed paths with him professionally at some point.
The government will continue to fund the modernisation of school canteens and catering facilities in 2026. More than 46.5 million hryvnias in grants will be allocated to complete projects launched in 2025 that are at least 60% complete.
