Victorious news of 762nd day of war: Ukrainian Navy confirms destruction of two more Russian ships, Ukraine receives new IMF tranche

Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the landing ship Konstantin Olshansky and the reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs 

The Ukrainian army attacked the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which the Russian occupying forces stole from Ukraine in 2014 during the annexation of Crimea.

This was stated by Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, on the air of the FREEDOM TV channel.

He recalled that the Konstantin Olshansky is a Ukrainian large amphibious assault ship that Russians seized from Ukraine in 2014 during the occupation of Crimea. According to the Navy spokesman, in the 10th year of the war, the occupation army realized that they were running out of large amphibious ships, so they decided to restore the Konstantin Olshansky within a year.

Latvian airline announces readiness to resume flights to Ukraine 

Latvian airline AirBaltic has announced its readiness to resume flights to Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa as soon as it becomes safe. This was discussed at a meeting of the airline's CEO and president Martin Gauss with the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and Boryspil Airport CEO Oleksiy Dubrevsky.

"During the visit, airBaltic expressed its readiness to resume flights to Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa, aiming to reintegrate these cities into its network post-war, once deemed safe," the statement said.

Photo: airbaltic.com

Ukraine becomes a member state of the platform for the protection of intellectual property

Ukraine has joined the countries that will fill the WIPO Alert platform to counteract websites that infringe intellectual property rights. This was reported by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

The platform allows member countries to exchange data on possible copyright infringements on an international scale. Now all copyright and related rights holders have the opportunity to apply to the IP office to include a website in the national list of those that raise doubts about the observance of intellectual property rights.

Ukraine became the fifteenth country to join the WIPO Alert platform.

French Defense Minister to demand that companies produce weapons for Ukraine as a matter of priority

On March 26, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he was ready to use his powers to requisition industrial facilities or set priorities for arms manufacturers to speed up production to help Ukraine.

According to him, in connection with the production of anti-aircraft missiles and artillery shells, stocks and production lines were particularly overloaded.

He also said that he could requisition stocks or order companies to prioritize certain orders, citing MBDA's Aster missiles as a potential case for such a move.

Ukraine receives third tranche from the IMF

On March 26, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine has received the third tranche of financial support under the EFF Extended Fund Facility program in the amount of $880 million.

According to Shmyhal, these funds will help cover priority budget expenditures and maintain macro-financial stability.

"Ukraine continues to meet its commitments to our partners. We are already gearing up for the next program review. We appreciate the IMF's support and collaboration," he said.