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Over the years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s state budget has lost over 90 billion hryvnias due to the proliferation of illicit tobacco products. In 2024, following a reduction in the ‘tobacco shadow’ by the end of 2025, the situation deteriorated once again.
Saturday in Ukraine will be split into two weather zones: whilst the first spring thunderstorms will be rumbling in the south and east, the rest of the country will be basking in the sunshine
The Artemis 2 mission has launched successfully, sending the Orion spacecraft with four astronauts into orbit. For NASA, this is not only a test of its reputation but also the start of a genuine return of humans to the Moon
The Ukrainian Defence Forces continue to destroy enemy assets across the entire front line. Over the past 24 hours, the number of invaders eliminated has exceeded 1.3 million
MP Oleg Tarasov, who has not attended a session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for over a year, has submitted a declaration of his assets. His assets include plots of land in various regions, luxury watches, 40 flats in Irpin and over 8.5 million hryvnias received as a gift. The MP received these from his father, who has been wanted by law enforcement for almost a year for land fraud in the Kirovohrad region.
Mykhailo Borusovskyi, acting head of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau in Lviv Oblast, has submitted his declaration for 2025. The document states that he lives in a rented flat owned by the proprietor of a grocery market in Sykhiv.
The annual asset declaration campaign in Ukraine is entering its final stages: officials must disclose their assets by 31 March 2026.
The Economic Security Bureau has published a report on its performance in 2025 for the media and civil society. Unlike the report published in accordance with legal requirements, this document does not contain many performance indicators. Instead, it highlights the appointment of a new director as the Bureau’s key achievement.
A dispute has erupted in the Verkhovna Rada over the reform of the State Customs Service and the ‘reorganisation’ of the Economic Security Bureau. At the heart of the dispute is the question of whether the competitions that have taken place are a genuine means of selecting professionals, or merely a facade.
This afternoon, 29 March, Russian occupation forces carried out yet another terrorist attack on residential areas of Kramatorsk. At least three people, including a child, were killed when a guided aerial bomb struck the area
Full-scale direct shipping from Ukrainian ports remains blocked due to the constant risk of attacks from the Russian Federation. Despite the stable operation of the maritime corridor, civilian vessels are forced to use the territorial waters of neighbouring countries, which significantly lengthens the journey but ensures the safety of crews and cargo
The 2026 admissions campaign will bring radical changes for applicants: from direct financial support for high National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) scores to a new system of military training
