What to do while in Ukraine

17-year-old Roman Degtyarev is the European chess champion The Ukrainian won 8 games, drew twice and suffered only one defeat. Degtyarev became the first European champion in history who did not have the title of grandmaster at the time of his victory (now he is an international master). At the start of the tournament, the Ukrainian had only the 126th rating among more than 500 participants, but he showed a phenomenal result. His performance is 2781. In the current FIDE rating, only Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are higher. Congratulations on the historic achievement 🇺🇦

Dynamic pricing for premium segment tickets — the relevant order has been subject to public discussion and is coming into force Ticket sales at new rates will begin on April 25. It has also been agreed to index fares in SV (luxury) cars of international trains These changes will apply exclusively to travel in SV (luxury) and 1st class cars of Intercity trains in domestic connections. It is fundamentally important for the country to maintain the accessibility of transportation for citizens, including the accessibility of connections with front-line communities. That is why the fares for 2nd class tickets and in compartment and reserved seats cars remain socially oriented. The state has not revised their prices since 2021. To improve the availability of seats, which is especially important during the peak season, which is not far off, the cost of tickets in the premium segment will be flexibly calibrated depending on four factors:  1. Seasonality. During periods when tra...

Saturday, April 18, the Lviv State Circus will host the boxing evening "Going Against the Grain", organized by the KO Promotions promotion company. The famous Ukrainian boxer, holder of the WBC Francophone bridgeweight title, Oleksandr Hrytsiv (12–0, 8 KOs) held his 13th fight in the professional ring. The opponent of the undefeated Ukrainian was the experienced, 45-year-old Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola (50–10, 44 KOs), who had 60 fights during his career. The fight ended in the first round - Hrytsiv completely dominated the ring, surpassed his opponent in speed, threw many accurate hooks. In one of the episodes, Durodola missed a series of punches, tried to escape near the ropes, but ended up knocked down. The Nigerian tried to return to the fight, but continued to miss everything that flew in his direction. Hrytsiv threw several punches to the head and torso of his opponent, who took a knee and refused to continue the fight - the referee stopped the one-sided b...

The Ukrainian Cyber Sports Federation has become a partner of the Esports Nations Cup 2026 The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia in November and will bring together teams from over 150 countries. For the first time, Ukrainian players will be playing not for clubs, but for their country on the world stage. https://uesf.org.ua/2026/03/26/uesf-has-become-the-official-national-team-partner-of-the-enc-2026/

Svitolina defeated Noskova 7-6(2), 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the WTA 500 in Stuttgart. It was her first win over the Czech, her fifth semifinal of the season and her 52nd of her career. She will play in her 25th final on Saturday.