On March 29, Russian invaders launched an airstrike with a ballistic missile on Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to the latest reports, at least 7 people were injured.
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Authorities including the Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and the City Defense Council have provided updates on the situation following the missile strike.
This incident adds to the escalating attacks by Russia in the Dnipropetrovsk region, highlighting the ongoing conflict and impact on civilians.
What is known about Russia's attack on Kryvyi Rih?
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak, and the head of the City Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, spoke about the situation in the city.
"Kryvyi Rih. Missile attack. Ballistics," the latter reported.
Initially, the OVA stated that one woman was injured in the attack.
A fire broke out at the site of the strike, and the enemy also damaged infrastructure.
Later, Serhiy Lysak clarified that the number of victims had increased to seven.
Three of them are hospitalized. The patients have bruises, shrapnel wounds, and cuts. Doctors assess the condition of all of them as moderate. They are providing the necessary medical assistance.
Serhiy Lysak
Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The impact damaged high-rise buildings and private homes, a school, and a car wash.
Let us recall that on the evening of March 28, the Russian army carried out a massive drone attack on the Dnieper.
According to the latest reports, at least 4 people were killed and another 21 civilians were injured.
There are more billionaires in the world than ever before, with tech executives dominating the wealthiest people.
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Tech executives like Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are at the top of the world's billionaires list, with their fortunes driven by the success of companies like SpaceX, Meta, and Amazon.
New players such as Sundar Pichai and Vikram Punia have also entered the billionaire ranks, showcasing the diversity of wealth sources in the tech and pharmaceutical industries.
The ranking includes notable figures like Warren Buffett, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Amancio Ortega, highlighting the global reach of wealth accumulation.
There are 3,028 billionaires in the world
Elon Musk has reclaimed the top spot from French luxury titan Bernard Arnault, according to Forbes magazine. The Trump adviser's net worth has risen 75% to $342 billion. His wealth has grown thanks to SpaceX and his artificial intelligence company xAI, as well as Tesla's stock rally, despite a recent slump.
Second place is occupied by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg with a fortune of $216 billion.
He is followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with a fortune of $215 billion, and in fourth place is Larry Ellison, co-founder of computer technology company Oracle, with a fortune of $192 billion.
Arnault and his family, with a fortune of $178 billion, came in fifth place. They head LVMH, which owns brands such as Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy.
Next comes investor Warren Buffett with a fortune of $154 billion. Google founders Larry Page with a fortune of $144 billion and Sergey Brin, whose fortune is estimated at $138 billion, occupy seventh and eighth places.
Spaniard Amancio Ortega, founder of the Inditex fashion brand, which owns Zara and Bershka, ranked ninth with a fortune of $124 billion, while former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ranked tenth with a fortune of $118 billion.
Among the newcomers is Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of Google parent company Alphabet. His net worth rose to $1.1 billion thanks to the rise in the value of his Google shares.
Another notable figure on the long list of billionaires is President Donald Trump, whose fortune has doubled to an estimated $5.1 billion since his company Truth Social went public and he sold his cryptocurrency token.
The ranking includes 15 Russian oligarchs, among whom the owner of the Alcor & Co group, Tatyana Volodina, was noticed. The company operates the L'Etoile and Podruzhka perfume and cosmetics store chains. Volodina's fortune is estimated at $1.1 billion.
The richest "newcomer" is Vikram Punia, the owner of the pharmaceutical company Pharmasynthes, whose fortune is estimated at $2.1 billion.
At the same time, the richest among Russian billionaires in 2025 was Lukoil co-owner Vagit Alekperov, whose fortune was estimated at $28.7 billion.
The Georgian Dream parliament on April 1 finally adopted a new law on "foreign agents," modeled on the American FARA law, but the Tbilisi equivalent is aimed at independent media and civil society organizations. The EU criticized the document.
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The Georgian Dream parliament passed a controversial law on 'foreign agents' resembling the American FARA law but targeting independent media and civil society organizations.
The new legislation includes the return to the law on treason, renaming it 'treason to the motherland', and the exclusion of the concept of 'gender' from multiple laws.
The EU strongly condemned the Georgian law, emphasizing threats to democracy, freedom of speech, and civil society, questioning Georgia's path towards EU accession.
The EU criticized the law on "foreign agents" adopted in Georgia
The Georgian Parliament has adopted amendments to the Law "On Broadcasting", according to which foreign funding of broadcasters will be prohibited and control over the activities of journalists will be strengthened.
At the same time, the Georgian Dream passed the Foreign Agents Registration Act, an analogue of the US FARA law, but unlike the American version, the Georgian law is directed against independent public organizations and media.
The article on treason, which was abolished in 2007, was also returned to the Georgian Criminal Code. It defined the concept of "high treason", but has now been renamed "treason to the motherland."
Georgian parliamentarians have removed the concept of "gender" from 15 existing laws: the wording "gender equality" has been changed to "equality between men and women", while "gender identity" will be excluded from the legislation.
The mandatory participation of NGOs in the legislative process has also been abolished. Georgian Dream explained this decision by saying that the activities of NGOs are "anti-democratic" and "subversive."
However, the participation of the third sector was one of the key requirements of the EU in preparation for Georgia's accession to the European Union.
The "Foreign Agents Registration Act" will enter into force 60 days after being signed by "elected" President Mikheil Kavelashvili, while other amendments will enter into force immediately after being signed.
European Diplomacy Chief Kaia Kallas and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos criticized the new document on "foreign agents" adopted by the "Georgian Dream", emphasizing that the laws "threaten the survival of civil society and independent media, curtail human rights protection, unduly restrict fundamental freedoms and undermine the democratic decision-making process."
"Georgia's return to the path of EU accession is entirely in the hands of the country's authorities. The European Union remains ready to support the European aspirations of the Georgian people and all efforts aimed at a democratic, stable and European future for Georgia," the European External Action Service said in a statement.
Kallas and Kos also stressed that the new laws "further undermine the foundations of democracy in Georgia" and are "fundamentally incompatible with the EU's values of democracy, the rule of law and media pluralism."
