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Polish F-16s intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea for a second time. The aircraft was flying without a flight plan and with its transponder switched off.

The Ministry of Health has put forward a draft order on the standard ‘Recommended criteria for the hospitalisation of patients for inpatient care’ for public consultation. The ministry states that the document is intended to introduce a uniform approach to hospitalisation, but some members of the medical community are already warning that, in its current form, it could restrict patients’ access to timely inpatient treatment.

Oil prices rose at the end of the week due to concerns over supplies from Saudi Arabia and a sharp drop in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

In Kyiv, residents of buildings where utility networks have been damaged as a result of Russian attacks are eligible for a one-off financial payment of 40,000 UAH. The payment is provided under the city’s ‘Care. For the People of Kyiv’ programme and is available to owners or co-owners of properties damaged after 1 January 2026.

Міністерство оборони заявило, що помилковий статус “в розшуку” для жінок у застосунку Резерв+ уже скасували. Йдеться про 32 випадки, які виникли через технічну помилку в одному з районних ТЦК. У відомстві запевняють, що штрафів нікому не виписували, а повністю зняти цих жінок із військового обліку планують до кінця квітня.

Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-founder of the monobank project, stated that the most common method used by fraudsters to deceive cardholders is to make calls asking them to press certain numbers.

New reports have emerged in the sports media claiming that Chelsea midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk has allegedly filed a lawsuit against the UAF and the national team’s physiotherapist, Ivan Porobii, in connection with a doping case. However, there has been no official confirmation of this from the player himself or the association, and Mudryk has previously denied reports of a lawsuit against the UAF.

Portugal has become the 15th country to accede to the Expanded Partial Agreement on the Special Tribunal, which will investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on five Russian cultural figures linked to Russia’s participation in the 61st Venice Biennale. All of them justify the aggression and spread Russian propaganda at international events.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing with Chen Li-wen, leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang. During the talks, he stated that Beijing would not allow Taiwan to become independent, whilst Chen Li-wen emphasised the importance of peace and her party’s readiness to restore relations with China should it return to power.

Following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again turned his attention to the war in Ukraine. Against this backdrop, concerns are growing in Europe regarding the US’s role in any potential peace agreements.

Tehran has stated that it has not sent a delegation to Pakistan for talks with the US. Meanwhile, Islamabad is preparing for the meetings, which is heightening the uncertainty surrounding any potential dialogue.