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Olga Selikh, Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Sultanate of Oman, has once again found herself at the centre of a scandal over her appearance at an official event. This time, the controversy centres on a pattern on her outfit from the VoleeYu collection, which Ihor Lisny, a researcher of Petrykivka painting, described not as Petrykivka but as Khokhloma.
Military Ombudsman Olga Reshetilova stated that conflicts with commanders are not the main reason for desertion. According to her, desertion most often occurs among newly mobilised soldiers, and the primary cause is consistently the fear of death and the desire to save one’s life.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentences handed down to three men accused of the brutal murder of a Kyiv couple and their four-year-old son in the Chernihiv region. According to the investigation, the family were lured to a fake car sale, shot dead, their bodies buried in a wooded area, and the car towed away and set alight.
Law enforcement officers in the Ternopil region have announced the dismantling of a group believed to be organised which, according to the investigation, had established a complete cycle of manufacturing and distributing drugs and psychotropic substances across Ukraine. As part of the special operation, 54 searches were carried out, 12 suspects were served with notices of suspicion, and ten have already been arrested.
Ukraine, which has been holding off a full-scale Russian invasion for four years now, is simultaneously facing a serious mobilisation crisis. The Independent reports on the millions of people evading conscription, the hundreds of thousands of cases of desertion, and growing fatigue among troops on the front line.
The Volyn Regional Military Registration and Enlistment Office has reminded the public that, in the event of non-payment of a fine for breaching military registration or mobilisation regulations, the case may be referred to the enforcement service for compulsory collection. In such cases, the amount owed increases and additional restrictions may be imposed on the debtor.
In his Easter message “Urbi et Orbi” on 5 April, Pope Leo XIV called on those who “hold weapons in their hands” to lay them down, and on those with the power to wage war to choose peace based not on force but on dialogue.
The weather in Ukraine is set to change this week: on 6 April, a weather front will bring rain and strong winds, and by 7–8 April, temperatures will drop by a further 5–7 degrees. Meteorologists are also warning of ground frosts at night, with sleet possible in some areas midweek.
On 2 April, a new pair of storks formed at the nest in the village of Lelyaky in the Poltava region, which Ukrainians have been monitoring for several years. Once the second bird arrived, it became clear that the male had been the first to arrive at the nest, where he had been preparing it and waiting for the female.
Criminals are creating fake websites that mimic the official websites of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ service centres in order to trick Ukrainians into handing over money, personal data and copies of documents. The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Main Service Centre urges people to use only official channels when applying for and collecting a driving licence.
Former SBU Major General Volodymyr Lyapkin, who moved to Russia following the events of 2014 and served in the “Bars-33” unit, was killed on 17 March 2026 during combat operations on Ukrainian territory. According to sources, Colonel Eduard Malov was also killed alongside him.
No significant geomagnetic storms are forecast for Monday, 6 April. A calm geomagnetic situation is expected, and solar activity levels will remain moderate and safe for most people.
