Mariia Makukha

Serhiy Volynskyi (Volyna), commander of the 36th separate marine brigade, which, together with the Azov regiment, is defending Mariupol, appealed to billionaire Elon Musk for help with extraction from Azovstal. He wrote about this on his Twitter page.

The Russian invaders delivered several airstrikes on critical infrastructure facilities in the city of Novhorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region. Three people died, twelve were injured. This is reported on the Facebook page of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration.

In two weeks the European Commission will present a legal initiative to treat evasion of sanctions against Russia as a crime to facilitate the confiscation of Russia-related assets. According to Interfax Ukraine, the respective report of Politico references two sources.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to get rid of its Russian investments as soon as possible. The statement of Odile Renaud-Basso, the Bank’s President, is reported by Reuters.

The first Russian soldier to stand trial for the murder of a civilian in the Sumy region. The commander of the squad of military unit 32010 of the 4th Tank Kantemirovskaya division Vadim Shyshymarin is on trial. Now he is in custody. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova reported this on her Facebook page.

The court arrested the movable and immovable property of the relatives of MPs Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak. The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported this on its Telegram channel.

A significant part of the grain stolen by Russian troops from Ukraine is located in the Mediterranean Sea on dry cargo ships under the Russian flag. This is reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Hungary will not block Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. This was stated by the Ambassador of Hungary to Ukraine István Íjgyártó in an interview with the TV channel Espresso.

The victory for Ukraine will be the liberation of all occupied territories. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, stated this in an interview for the Financial Times.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba stated that Ukraine does not need any "EU substitutes". If Ukraine does not robtain the status of a candidate for EU membership this summer, this will indicate an attempt to deceive Ukraine. He said this in a commentary to the Financial Times.

As a result of yesterday's missile attack on Odesa, the shopping center Riviera was destroyed. Rescuers extinguished the fire on an area of 1,000 square meters in three hours. Ten fire engines and 53 people were involved in extinguishing the fire. This was reported by the main department of the State Emergency Service in the Odesa region.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downgraded the forecast for Ukraine’s economic decline as a result of the war to 30%. In March, it expected a 20% decline in GDP. This is reported on the bank's website.