Ukraine will receive EUR 560 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2024 for projects in energy, transport infrastructure, housing reconstruction, as well as for projects that will support Ukraine's economic recovery and businesses.
Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany Robert Habeck, who is on a visit to Ukraine, had to go down to the shelter on Friday night because of the threat of a Russian attack.
The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, together with the Ukrainian Child Rights Network, has returned 17-year-old Myroslava, who was forced to go to Russia to study, from Russia.
Due to a delay in arms supplies from international partners, the Ukrainian government has already spent $4 billion to purchase weapons, resulting in adverse consequences for the budget.
The banking system proved to be quite prepared, having endured Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in March-April 2024. However, some difficulties were observed in the operation of bank offices in the most affected settlements.
The enemy continues to "propagate fear" among the residents of the Sumy region: it is spreading information about the preparation of its offensive in the Sumy region to allegedly force the Armed Forces to withdraw reserves from Kupiansk.
During a meeting with US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed Ukraine's needs for weapons and finance.
During a conference call, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the problems of access to Ukrainian television signals and blocking Russian propaganda in border communities. Ukrainian technical developments will help counteract propaganda.
Russian troops shelled the village of Lvove in the Kherson region. The shells damaged a local school and a private house caught fire. No one was injured.
Ukraine has managed to increase the production of Bohdan self-propelled artillery systems to 10 per month, and the production of drones and shells is also growing.
In the past 24 hours, 71 combat engagements took place on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled most enemy attacks in the Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka sectors.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of Jewish organizations and students of a Jewish school and thanked the entire Jewish community for supporting Ukraine in its struggle for freedom.
On the night of April 17, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed four S-400 launchers, an air defense control center, three radar stations, and an airspace surveillance equipment "Fundament-M" in Crimea.