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Friday, 17 April 2026, 08:50
On Tuesday, March 31, the Kremlin gave a skeptical assessment of the Ukrainian president's proposal for an Easter truce in the war, stating that it had not seen any detailed proposals on the matter.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused foreign intelligence services of tapping his phone following the publication of a report that he had briefed his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on his efforts to get the European Union to lift sanctions against the sister of sanctioned Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, Gulbahor Ismailova.
A 76-year-old man who sustained severe injuries during the enemy attack on March 28 has died at a hospital in Odesa.
The eOselia affordable mortgage program has been expanded to include mobilized Ukrainians, but the main challenge remains meeting strong demand with sufficient resources.
31 March 2026
There were 151 combat engagements along the front line, with Russian forces carrying out 51 attacks on the Pokrovsk sector alone and losing more than 120 troops.
Across all regions of Ukraine, power limitation schedules for industrial consumers will be in effect on Wednesday, April 1, from 12:00 to 17:00.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the negotiation process to end the war, as well as security cooperation with partners, during a conversation with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
In Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, 11 people were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike, including a child.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting with Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, discussed the consequences of a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to counter Russian propaganda.
The European Union should examine the close contacts between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and the foreign minister of the aggressor state, Sergey Lavrov, and give them a proper assessment, as they undermine trust and the security of internal discussions within the EU.
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas emphasized the importance of Europe’s role in the peace process regarding Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul discussed in detail Ukraine's progress toward European Union membership during a meeting.
A six-year-old girl who was injured during a Russian attack on March 28 has died in a hospital in the Sumy region.
During a meeting with Kaia Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Zelensky discussed the release of a EUR 90 billion financial aid package for Ukraine.
Ukraine possesses intelligence indicating that Russia is deliberately diverting drones toward the Baltic states and Finland in order to use such incidents for information operations.
Ukraine has proposed a ceasefire for the Easter holidays; this issue will be discussed with the U.S. side tomorrow.
A gas pipeline has been damaged in Velyka Pysarivka, Sumy region, as a result of a Russian attack.
To maintain attention on events in Ukraine amid the war in the Middle East, it is necessary to work with informational narratives, demonstrate the state’s actual capabilities in countering military threats—which are currently of particular interest to the Gulf states and Turkey—and emphasize the interconnectedness of global security processes.
Russia is trying to convince the U.S. that it can capture Donbas within two months and claims that Ukraine supposedly has this time to withdraw from the region, after which the war, according to their assertions, could end.
Russian invaders are attacking infrastructure facilities in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, expects greater activity from the National Bank of Ukraine in stimulating the development of mortgage lending.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed doubt that Russia plans to carry out a general mobilization in the near future, though he noted he does not have complete information on the matter.
President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that Ukraine is working to ensure that everyone who committed war crimes is held accountable.
Following another drone attack on the Russian port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, an oil loading terminal was damaged, likely further complicating Russia's oil exports.
Since the beginning of the day, 88 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the enemy focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsk axis.
On Tuesday, March 31, a major explosion took place at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim facility in Tatarstan.
A team from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, led by its secretary Umerov, is currently in the Gulf region conducting additional negotiations with partners to deepen cooperation and shape long-term strategic agreements.
Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha said that on March 31, fragments of an Iranian cluster missile landed approximately 30 meters from the building of Ukraine’s embassy in Israel.
Evidence collected after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Bucha in the Kyiv region underscores the need to ensure full and comprehensive accountability for Russia's war crimes committed in Ukraine.