👀They're proposing a mileage-based tax for electric vehicles instead of a flat 4,000 UAH per month.
This system aligns with the principle "the more you use the roads, the more you pay," and it will also encourage less transport usage, reducing the burden on the roads. Remember, there's a discussion in the Rada about introducing a separate tax for electric vehicle owners. The payment amount might depend on the car's value (for cars worth around $30,000, the tax could be up to 4,000 UAH per month).
The initiative is explained as a necessity to balance the tax load between electric vehicle owners and those with internal combustion engine vehicles. Gasoline and diesel car owners are effectively shelling out cash through the fuel excise tax, which goes to the Road Fund. It's from this fund that road repairs and construction are financed.
📡❌The Starlink shutdown in 2026 prevented Russia from launching a counter-offensive in the Black Sea using drone boats, – Flash.
Satellite communication was supposed to be the backbone of managing Russian maritime UAVs.
According to the defense minister's advisor, in spring 2025, several enterprises in the RF began mass production of UAVs. On August 25, 2025, Russian sea drones attacked the vessel "Simferopol" in the Danube delta. Following that, there were several more attacks on Ukrainian coastal targets in the fall.
📶 The Russians attempted to use alternative communication systems, but they proved ineffective. In particular, the "Web" system provided communication only up to 30 km and was suitable only for coastal zone defense.
*⚡️Germany wants to scoop up Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon launchers from the US,* — FT.
According to the publication, Berlin has ramped up negotiations after the Pentagon's decision to back off from deploying an American long-range artillery battalion in Germany.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is gearing up for a trip to Washington soon to discuss the purchase of long-range systems.
OTC (over-the-counter) markets are where the big players — funds, corporations, and institutions — buy Bitcoin in large volumes without moving the price on regular exchanges.
• BTC reserves on OTC platforms have dropped to 142,000 BTC — an all-time low
• Back in September 2021, there were around 550,000 BTC on these platforms — four times more
The chart shows how the total available Bitcoin has been falling parabolically since 2021 and is now at rock bottom.
When Bitcoin on OTC platforms gets too scarce, large buyers will be forced to hit the regular exchanges. There, their buys will already push the price up.
*⚡️In Lviv, a man, seeing military personnel from the TCC, grabbed a 13-year-old girl passing by and held a knife to her neck.*
Law enforcement, in collaboration with the TCC, neutralized the attacker and rescued the child. The girl was unharmed, but she experienced significant trauma.
*⚡️In Ukraine, they're gearing up a new model for mobilization and contract service*, — Syrsky.
According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, work is underway to transition to a contract model for army staffing and new service formats.
Additionally, the Armed Forces are implementing mandatory rotations — military personnel will be swapped out at the frontlines no later than two months after being on the "zero".
*⚡️In Dnipro, a man fell into a coma after a probable conflict with representatives of the TCC.*
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported that he was contacted by the victim's wife. According to her, the man sustained injuries from the actions of individuals in balaclavas and uniforms, whom she referred to as representatives of the TCC and SP. He is currently in the hospital in critical condition.
A criminal case has been opened regarding the incident.
*⚡️Putin stated he's open to seeing any European leader as a negotiator between the EU and Russia, as long as they "haven't spoken trash" about Russia.*
He also referred to former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the "best option" for negotiations between the European Union and Moscow.
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⚡️The President's Office dismissed Putin's claim about Ukraine's supposed "unreadiness" for prisoner exchanges, according to Suspilne.
A source from the publication reported that agreements on the exchange were reached with the mediation of the USA, and current contacts are ongoing regarding guarantees for their execution from the American side.
*⚡️Putin claimed that Ukraine is supposedly "not ready" for the exchange of prisoners of war, and that "no new proposals have come in."*
He also asserts that the decision not to display military hardware in the parade in Moscow before May 9 is allegedly not connected to Ukrainian threats.
According to Putin, this was planned in advance due to the need to "focus on combat tasks."
*⚡️Two new cases of hantavirus infection have been recorded in Spain*, — Reuters.
One of the infected is living on a remote island, while the other is in the southern part of the country. The distance between them is over a thousand kilometers.
WHO is rushing to develop recommendations to contain the outbreak.
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