Targeted financial assistance will be paid from funds saved in the first quarter through a review of internal resources of the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity.

On March 16, as many as 152 combat clashes occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front line, with the heaviest fighting recorded in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors.

More than 7,000 housing and utility workers who helped restore energy infrastructure during the winter are receiving an additional UAH 20,000 for February. Similar payments are also planned for March.

The Cabinet of Ministers is working to ensure full financial resources for implementing regional resilience plans.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna following the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Among other things, the sides discussed maintaining global attention on countering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is not postponing negotiations on ending the war, adding that no one in diplomacy is disappointed.

Ukraine has thwarted a Russian strategic offensive operation that the enemy had planned for March this year.

The second ministerial meeting of the Ukraine Energy Coordinating Group, also known as the “Energy Ramstein,” took place in Brussels.

A working group preparing for the restoration of airport operations in Ukraine will coordinate actions among all involved parties at the interagency level.