Joint production of tank rounds, Lithuania's resolution to invite Ukraine to NATO: highlights of the day

Joint production of tank shells

Ukraine has agreed with Poland to jointly produce 125 mm tank rounds. During the official visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Poland, the Director General of Ukroboronprom and the management of the Polish manufacturer Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ S.A.) signed a memorandum.

This agreement provides for the deployment of new production lines designed to produce large quantities of ammunition for 125-mm tank guns. Only Polish cities are being considered for the new production facility because of the high risk of Russian missile strikes on the Ukroboronprom enterprise.

However, both sides will work on the production of shells. Ukraine will provide its technologies and highly qualified specialists with relevant competencies and experience, Ukroboronprom said.

Lithuania's resolution

On April 6, the Lithuanian parliament Seimas unanimously adopted a resolution containing Lithuania's plans for the NATO summit in Vilnius in July. In particular, it contains the country's desire to officially invite Ukraine to join NATO.

The resolution states that Ukraine should be invited to join NATO at the summit, but that the accession protocols should be signed and the ratification process should begin "as soon as conditions permit." The document suggests that such a step would be a strategic decision by NATO to seek peace in Ukraine and Europe.

Dismantling of unauthorized church of Moscow Patriarchate

In Lviv, the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine dismantled an unauthorized church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Moscow Patriarchate. The church in question is the wooden church of St. Prince Volodymyr, Equal to the Apostles, located in the Sykhiv residential neighborhood.

The community of this church decided to move to the OCU in July 2022. And in March 2023, the local authorities transferred the land plot for the construction of the cathedral.

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi announced that the churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate had ceased to operate in the city.

In other news.

• Russian Volunteer Corps claims to have entered Bryansk Oblast. Russia speaks of "Ukrainian saboteurs".
• In Dnipro, a priest of the UOC-MP was detained for molesting his daughters. He now faces imprisonment.
• Xi Jinping is ready to talk to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the head of the European Commission says.
• The President's Office says it is ready to start negotiations on Crimea when the Ukrainian Armed Forces approach the peninsula.
• The head of the Cherkasy diocese of the UOC-MP justified Russian aggression. He has been charged, the SBU said.