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The "SvitloDom" programme: the state will allocate up to 300,000 hryvnias for autonomous power supply to multi-storey buildings
The government is launching a programme to support apartment buildings in installing autonomous power supplies during prolonged power outages. Applications can be submitted online via Diya.
Zelensky criticised the Kyiv City Council's preparations amid problems with heating and lighting
The president stated that the capital was insufficiently prepared for winter following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and called on city authorities to speed up the restoration of heat and electricity supplies.
The US and Europe have agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine, but the Donbas issue remains unresolved
Washington and its European partners have agreed on security guarantees for Kyiv, but the territorial issue in eastern Ukraine remains unresolved.
Zelensky and Macron discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defence and energy security
This year, France will provide Ukraine with additional generators, aircraft and missiles for air defence systems, and will continue its diplomatic and energy support.
The Main Intelligence Directorate has published data on 66 vessels belonging to the shadow oil fleet of Russia, Iran and Venezuela
Ukrainian military intelligence has exposed dozens of tankers that are circumventing sanctions and financing the war against Ukraine by transporting oil and petroleum products.
Germany to provide Ukraine with 33 mobile thermal power stations to strengthen its energy system
Mobile combined heat and power plants are capable of providing heat and electricity to millions of people and are expected to arrive in Ukraine in the near future amid ongoing Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
Small air defence command formed in the Air Force: Colonel Khlibnikov appointed head of the unit
The Ministry of Defence announced an update to its approaches to air defence amid daily attacks by the Russian Federation, which has used more than 6,000 drones in just one month and is changing its tactics, in particular through the use of UAVs with Starlink.
The Russian police force is facing a 40 per cent staff shortage.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs acknowledges mass resignations of employees and a decline in the prestige of the service. The authorities promise salary increases, but admit that they will be limited.
After Russian attacks, more than 700 residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heat
In three districts of the capital, heating has still not been restored in hundreds of high-rise buildings, with Troieshchyna being the most affected. Problems with heat supply have also been reported in Kryvyi Rih.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate detained a journalist in Kyiv on suspicion of spying for Belarus.
According to the investigation, the woman worked for the Belarusian KGB for many years, using her journalistic activities to gather intelligence and attempt to infiltrate the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
PACE called on not to force Ukraine to make territorial concessions and to increase pressure on Russia
The Assembly emphasised that any recognition of the occupied territories as Russian legitimises the change of borders by force and contradicts international law and the interests of peace.
Kyiv says the US is seeking to conclude a peace agreement on Ukraine by mid-May
The Donald Trump administration sees May as an informal deadline for reaching agreements between Ukraine and Russia, after which Washington's attention may shift to domestic politics.
