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The State Tax Service of Ukraine has published a schedule of scheduled documentary audits of taxpayers for 2026. According to the published guide, the audits will cover all categories of business entities

У суботу, 2 травня 2026 року, виповнюється 12 років з дня трагічних подій в Одесі. Також у цей день Україна відзначає 770-ту річницю заснування Львова та вшановує пам'ять святих князів Бориса і Гліба

On Saturday, 2 May, the weather in Ukraine will be divided into two distinct areas: rain is forecast for the centre, north and east, whilst the west and south will be dry and sunny.

Once the season of regular power cuts is over, charging stations are often put away in a cupboard, on the balcony or in the garage until they are needed again. However, improper storage can damage the battery, reduce its capacity or render the device completely unusable.

The Russian government has banned the import into the country of foreign devices for transmitting and receiving radio waves from space-based communication objects — communications satellites. This includes, in particular, Starlink terminals.

On Thursday, 30 April, a road traffic accident occurred in the Cherkasy region, resulting in the deaths of a civilian and two servicemen from the Zvenyhorod Regional Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has concluded the preparatory proceedings in the case concerning the alleged misappropriation of approximately 206 million hryvnias from the state-owned ‘Ukrgasbank’ and has commenced the trial. Among the defendants are the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kirilo Shevchenko, and the former Deputy Minister of Justice, Denys Chernyshov, who are currently in Austria.

Easter and Christmas remain the most popular holidays among Ukrainians in 2026.

A proposal has been put forward in the Verkhovna Rada to amend the rules governing the one-off payment of 1 million hryvnias to military personnel aged 18–25. The aim is to remove the restrictions that currently prevent some young servicemen with combat experience from receiving the payment due to the date on which they began their service or insufficient combat experience at the time the resolution was adopted.

A legal battle is underway in California between Elon Musk and OpenAI, in which the founder of Tesla and SpaceX is seeking to recover $150 billion from the company. During the hearings, Musk claimed that OpenAI’s leadership had allegedly breached the organisation’s founding principles, as it was established as a non-profit entity.

Expert consultations have been held in Ukraine regarding the legislative regulation of the circulation of civilian firearms. According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, the rules need to be updated and must be clearly defined at the legislative level.

Since October 2025, when mobile network operators in Ukraine were given the ability to block numbers for sending spam, 100,000 such numbers have already been blocked. Here’s how to report unsolicited marketing calls.