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Chernihiv received 13 units of municipal equipment from Japan worth 65 million hryvnias
The city has added excavators and loaders to its vehicle fleet as part of an emergency recovery project funded by the Japanese government.
Special operation "Rubicon": National Police dismantled transnational drug network with 34 laboratories and 27 million doses
Law enforcement officers conducted more than 500 searches in 21 regions of Ukraine and simultaneous operations in Poland and Moldova, detained 97 people and notified 123 suspects of their status.
Shmyhal proposed in Paris to create an Energy Task Force to coordinate assistance to Ukraine's energy sector
During the events organised by the International Energy Agency, the Ukrainian side initiated a new architecture for cooperation with partners and invited them to Kyiv on the symbolic date of 26 April.
Slovakia follows Hungary in halting diesel exports to Ukraine and threatens to cut off electricity supplies
Bratislava declared a state of emergency in the oil industry due to the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline, released 250,000 tonnes of oil from reserves and stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine.
Zelensky authorised Tochitsky to sign the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Legal Profession
The President of Ukraine authorised the Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe to sign the first international treaty that comprehensively protects the legal profession and guarantees its independence.
Zelensky: Contributions to the PURL programme in 2026 have already reached $584 million
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that since the beginning of 2026, international partners have allocated $584 million to the PURL programme. The total funding requirement for this year is $15 billion.
The High Council of Justice extended the procedural duties of the former head of the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expert Commission, Krupy.
The investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court extended the term of procedural obligations imposed on the former head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Centre for Medical and Social Expertise, Tetiana Krupa, who is suspected of illegal enrichment.
Vance stated the US red lines regarding Iran and allowed for a forceful scenario
The United States will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, as this could trigger an uncontrolled arms race in the Middle East. Washington has called this its key interest and has not ruled out the use of force if negotiations fail.
Sweden has named Russia as the main threat to security and warned of the risk of escalation
Swedish military intelligence has stated that Russia is the main military threat to Sweden and NATO, and that its increasingly risky actions in the region could lead to a dangerous escalation.
UNDP to allocate over $230 million for urgent energy equipment for Ukraine
The United Nations Development Programme has allocated an additional $230 million for 2026 to purchase and install critical energy equipment in Ukraine.
Investigation: Max messenger linked to Putin's family
The Russian government is promoting Max as a national alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram, and the Russian president's family might be controlling it through the complex ownership structure of the VK holding company. This is according to a journalistic investigation published on 18 February.
Talks in Geneva ended without a breakthrough: progress has been made on military issues, but political questions remain unresolved
The second day of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva lasted about two hours and ended without agreement on key political issues. At the same time, the parties claim progress in the military sphere, particularly regarding the mechanism for monitoring a possible ceasefire.