Ukraine increases production rate of Bogdan self-propelled guns; Johnson said “we have to do the right thing” and now is “not the time to play politics.” Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Ukrainian industry began to produce a record number of Bogdan self-propelled guns
In April, Ukrainian industry produced 10 Bogdan self-propelled artillery units for the first time. In December 2023, it became known that Ukraine began to produce six Bogdan self-propelled guns per month. The Bogdan self-propelled artillery unit (SPG) is one of the most mysterious Ukrainian developments. The Bogdana is capable of hitting a target at a distance of 42 km, and in its advanced version it can fire up to seven times per minute.
Johnson said he considers aid to Ukraine “very important”.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said that now is a critical time and giving Ukraine lethal aid is critical. The spokesman said he trusted intelligence reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Iran were “really an axis of evil.” Johnson noted that Vladimir Putin would continue his trip across Europe if he was allowed.
Ukraine may receive six more Patriot systems from NATO partners
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted the need to provide Ukraine with air defense capabilities to protect Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure from missile attacks from Russia. He said that Ukraine could receive additional air defense systems from NATO partners. The German Chancellor added that Germany is the country that has made “the most significant contribution” to the Ukrainian air defense, as it recently announced the transfer of another, its third, Patriot system. He called on other NATO countries to follow Berlin’s example “to provide better protection against the many attacks that Ukraine is now suffering.”
There is a shortage in Ukraine’s energy system
In the morning and afternoon, Ukrenergo got emergency help in the power systems of European countries. But this was not enough, so power limit schedules were implemented for business and industry from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. These measures did not affect critical infrastructure and defense enterprises.
PACE said they do not recognize the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin as President of the Russian Federation
The Assembly said it does not recognize the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin as President of the Russian Federation and called on member states and observers of the Council of Europe and the European Union to cease all contacts with him, except for purposes humanitarian and in the pursuit of peace. PACE called on all states to “apply existing anti-money laundering legislation aimed at combating organized crime and the financing of terrorism in Vladimir Putin’s regime”, identifying all individuals or legal entities that could be classified as accomplice, and impose severe penalties on them, including confiscation of assets.
A Russian agent who was preparing an attack on Zelensky was arrested in Poland.
Ukrainian and Polish intelligence services have exposed and detained a Russian agent who helped prepare a possible assassination attempt on President Vladimir Zelensky. The agent cooperated with Russian military intelligence. The defendant’s plan was to collect and send to the aggressor country information about the security of the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport. It was not enough, among other things, to help the Russian special services plan a possible assassination attempt on the President of Ukraine during his stay in Poland.
Details of the attack on the occupied Dzhankoy were learned
The Ukrainian military destroyed four S-400 air defense missile launchers at the military airport in the city of Dzhankoy in temporarily occupied Crimea. the following were also destroyed or critically damaged: three radar stations, an air defense control center, and surveillance equipment.
A video of the missile launch in Dzhankoy was released by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The released footage shows the missiles flying in two groups: one with two missiles, and the other with four.
Updated data about children killed by Russians in Ukraine
According to official data from juvenile prosecutors, at least 543 children have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. Most of the dead and injured children were registered in Donetsk, Kharkov, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Kyiv, Zaporozhye and Nikolaev regions.
VAKS sentenced Mayor Reni to nine years in prison
The panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) announced a sentence for the mayor of Reni (Odessa region) Igor Plekhov and the deputy of the local city council Ivan Poydolov: 9 and 10 years in prison with confiscation of property. According to the investigation, the two officers demanded 100 thousand dollars. for granting a citizen a lease of a plot of communal property with an area of 2.5 hectares. They were caught red-handed when handing over a tranche of $50,000.
The property of the former head of the Motor Sich Boguslaev, who collaborated with the enemy, was confiscated.
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice to apply sanctions in the form of recovery of assets of the former President of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Boguslaev and former top manager of the company Petr Kononenko in the state. VAKS recovered the assets of persons authorized for state income: real estate, funds placed in bank accounts, shares in the authorized capital of a number of business companies, securities, rights to -property in trademarks and industrial designs and firearms.
South Korea will provide financial aid to Ukraine
South Korea will provide humanitarian aid worth $200 million to Ukraine by 2024 as part of a promised aid package ($2.3 billion). The money will go to humanitarian aid to respond to emergency needs in Ukraine. At the same time, the remaining $2.1 billion will be provided in the form of long-term, low-interest loans through the Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (EDCF), starting in 2025.
Ukrainians say that they consider it the most negative external event
The most negatively affecting Ukraine are external events and processes such as problems in relations with Poland, in particular, the blocking of the Ukrainian border by Polish farmers (4.5 on a scale from 1 to 5), the aggravation of the internal political confrontation in the United States, which slows down the financial support for Ukraine ( 4.4) and the unfriendly policy of the Hungarian leadership (4.3).
Kyiv police said how many draft dodgers are being sought at the request of the TCC
As of April 1, law enforcement officials have received 5,387 requests from the TCC to establish the location and delivery of people to create administrative protocols against them. At the same time, for avoiding military service, 4,955 people should be found and brought to the TCC.
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