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Fraudsters have stolen 1.4 billion hryvnias from Ukrainians’ bank cards: the number of attacks has fallen, but the losses have risen
In 2025, the number of illegal activities and fraudulent transactions involving payment cards in Ukraine fell to 256,000, yet the total amount of losses rose by almost a quarter to reach 1.4 billion hryvnias. The National Bank attributes this trend to the fact that the average value of a single fraudulent transaction over the year has increased significantly.
Negotiations between the US and Iran could last up to six months
In the Gulf states and Europe, it is believed that reaching a peace agreement between the US and Iran could take several months. At the same time, the parties are calling for the ceasefire to be extended and for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.
Russia wants to launch a spring-summer offensive and capture Donbas by September — Main Intelligence Directorate
Russia wants to deploy a further 20,000 troops in Ukraine in order to prepare for a new spring-summer offensive in south-eastern Ukraine.
Vegetable thefts in school greenhouses. A former official from Kyiv has been sentenced to seven years
The Dnipro District Court of Kyiv has sentenced the former head of the Education Department of the Dnipro District State Administration to seven years in prison. She was found guilty of embezzling public funds during the 2023 procurement of vegetable cutters and chairs for school shelters.
Russia is preparing up to seven large-scale attacks a month – Sibiga
Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has stated that, according to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia may be preparing to launch up to seven large-scale attacks on Ukraine each month in the near future. He said that, under current conditions, a large-scale strike involves at least 400 drones combined with more than 20 missiles.
Fare reviews are underway in Kyiv: the cost price has reached 44 hryvnias
Preparations have begun in Kyiv to draw up an economic justification for a possible review of public transport fares. According to Serhiy Pidgainy, Director of the Transport Infrastructure Department at the Kyiv City State Administration, the current cost of a journey already stands at 44 hryvnias, although a final decision on the new price has not yet been taken.
The Pope has stated that the world is being ‘ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ who spend billions on wars
Leo XIV criticised leaders who use religious rhetoric to justify wars.
Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels
Iran’s Foreign Minister has announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be open to shipping for the duration of the ceasefire.
Businesses are cutting back on veteran reintegration programmes despite staff shortages
During 2025, the proportion of Ukrainian companies implementing projects to help veterans return to working life fell significantly – from 43% to 30%.
The Special Operations Forces struck a base belonging to the classified Russian ‘Rubicon’ UAV centre near Mariupol
On the night of 17 April, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces used drones to strike a logistics base belonging to the secret Russian unmanned systems centre ‘Rubicon’ in the occupied town of Mangush in the Donetsk region.
Preparations for the heating season: the government has allocated 424 million hryvnias for modular boiler houses
The government has allocated 424.8 million hryvnias for the installation of existing modular boiler houses for distributed heat generation.
Romania has reported that a Russian drone may have crashed on its territory
The Romanian military detected an airspace violation during Russia’s night-time attack on Ukraine on 17 April. One of the drones disappeared from radar over an uninhabited area.