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Interfax-Ukraine to host discussion 'Troop withdrawal from Donbas and Luhansk region: security guarantees or 'freezing' according to the Russian scenario?"
45+ min ago (119+ words) On Thursday, April 9, at 12.00, a discussion entitled "Troop withdrawal from Donbas and Luhansk region: security guarantees or 'freezing' according to the Russian scenario?" On Thursday, April 9, at 12.00, a discussion entitled "Troop withdrawal from Donbas and Luhansk region: security guarantees or…...
WHO Representative in Ukraine: Number of attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system increase by 20% in 2025
22+ min ago (1221+ words) Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Office in Ukraine Dr. Jarno Habicht, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, spoke about the challenges facing Ukraine's national healthcare system in 2026, as well as the situation with medical care and access to medicines…...
NABU: top officials to stand trial for abuse in food procurement during war
2+ hour ago (226+ words) A former first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food (now deputy minister of economy, ecology, and agriculture) and a former deputy minister of economy will stand trial for corruption in food procurement during the war, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau…...
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Brings New Opportunities for China-Ukraine Cooperation
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (531+ words) by Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Ma Shengkun Upholding the principle of the Communist Party of China's overall leadership over ecological civilization building is the fundamental guarantee for advancing ecological civilization. Upholding the principle that civilization will flourish if ecology flourishes…...
Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to respond in kind if Russia stops its strikes
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (254+ words) Ukraine is ready to respond in kind if Russia stops its strikes, as a ceasefire could create the right prerequisites for agreements, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. He noted that various countries were involved in the negotiation process in the…...
Inventory of mosaic works exists only in Kyiv and 5 regions
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (242+ words) Only Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, and Donetsk regions, as well as the city of Kyiv, are currently maintaining records of mosaic works, regional administrations told Interfax-Ukraine. In December 2025, Deputy Minister of Culture for Digital Development Anastasiia Bondar noted that the…...
Ukraine’s shadow economy: why the "40–50% of GDP" figure is a myth
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (457+ words) Yuriy Gavrylechko, Economic Expert, PhD in Public Administration What would "100 billion dollars in the shadows" actually mean? Ukraine's official GDP in 2026 is around UAH 10 trillion. If we accept the premise that "4050% is in the shadow economy," that implies an additional…...
Ukraine welcomes agreement to unblock Strait of Hormuz and ceasefire – FM Sybiha
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (126+ words) Ukraine welcomes the agreement between US President Donald Trump and the Iranian regime to unblock the Strait of Hormuz and establish a ceasefire, as well as Pakistan's mediation efforts, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. Ukraine welcomes the agreement between…...
Ukraine's air defense downs 146 out of 176 drones, 24 strike 12 locations
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (162+ words) Ukrainian air defense eliminated 146 out of 176 Russian drones; however, 24 strike UAVs hit 12 locations, and downed debris fell at one site, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. "According to preliminary data as of 08:00, air defense shot down…...
Law enforcement completes investigation into 'Tymoshenko case' on bribing MPs
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (176+ words) NABU and SAPO have completed the pretrial investigation into the case of Batkivshchyna faction leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is suspected of offering an improper benefit to Members of Parliament of Ukraine. NABU and SAPO have completed the pretrial investigation into…...