President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 890 defenders of Ukraine, 442 of them posthumously.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on the news that Israel had received a second shipment of Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia from the occupied territories, stating that the Israeli ambassador had already been summoned to the Foreign Ministry.

The fund - which Canadians can invest in directly - will help pay for major infrastructure projects in the country, the prime minister says.

The volumes of production and supply of unmanned ground vehicles for the military must be increased. The current target is at least 50,000 units for this year.

Soldiers of the “Murchyky” UAV battalion of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Cossack Otaman Kost Hordiienko of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed nine Russian quad bikes in the Vovchansk area.

Beatrice Venezi’s appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike.

On Ukraine’s southern front, Russian forces significantly increased assault activity between April 20 and 26, alongside intensified use of aviation and drones, while their losses also grew.

Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC.

In the Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy, a Russian drone strike damaged 15 trucks and two buses.

Russian aviation carried out a targeted strike on civilian infrastructure in the Yampil community of the Sumy region, injuring at least three people.