Russia expels Ukrainian consul detained in St. Petersburg
Russia's FSB officers detained Sosoniuk on April 16.
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Russia deploys attack aircraft in occupied Crimea
The aircraft were deployed allegedly for exercises over the Black Sea.
Kyiv mayor reports over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city stands at 184,412.
Diplomats confirm detention of Ukraine's consul in St.
Russia may soon declare Sosoniuk persona non grata.
Donbas warzone update: Ukraine records 15 ceasefire violations on April 16.
There were no casualties in the past day.
Ukraine reports almost 15,000 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours.
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,936,228.
Britain to continue training Ukrainian military – Ambassador.
UK will keep supporting the implementation of defense reform in line with NATO standards.
Zelensky says Biden's talks with Putin on Ukraine would lack substance without him.
At the same time, such powers should maintain dialogue, Zelensky believes.
Ukraine sees egg, meat, milk production drop in Jan-March.
More than 3.2 billion eggs, 1.75 million tonnes of milk and almost 800,000 tonnes of meat were produced in Q1 2021.
Merkel, Macron, Zelensky call on Putin to pull troops from Ukraine borders.
The three leaders have expressed concern over the build-up of Russian military forces at the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea.
Russia expels 10 U.S. diplomats in retaliatory measure
Lavrov said U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan was advised to travel "home for consultations."
Zelensky's talks with Macron, Merkel – details
Since year-start, 30 Ukrainian soldiers have died in eastern Ukraine.
FM Kuleba: Western partners to arm Ukraine in case of Russia's further invasion.
The defense aid will be provided by a number of international partners.
Zelensky urges Russia to return to diplomacy on peaceful settlement in Donbas.
First of all, now everything must be done to prevent the expansion of Russian aggression, Zelensky believes.
National Bank worsens forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2021.
The Ukrainian economy will grow at a pace of around 4% in 2022–2023.
Ukraine sees further cuts in grain exports
Since the beginning of the season, Ukraine has shipped 14.4 million tonnes of wheat abroad.
EU reacts to Russia's restriction of navigation in Black Sea near Crimea.
This issue is on the agenda of a Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday.
Rada passes bill to counter raiders' attacks
Some 311 lawmakers backed the draft law with the required minimum being 226 votes.
Another water reservoir in occupied Crimea almost dried up.
The reservoir is filled with water by about a fifth.