Telegram Bot for Alert Notifications This bot provides notifications about various emergencies in Ukraine, including air raids and artillery shelling, using Telegram. It uses the alerts.in.ua API to fetch real-time data about alerts and sends them to users based on their preferences. Features Receive notifications about active alerts in Ukraine. Toggle notifications on or off. Choose between receiving alerts for the entire country or by specific regions. View screenshots of alerts from the alerts.in.ua website. Libraries and Frameworks Used python-telegram-bot: The main library to interact with Telegram's Bot API. selenium: Used to capture screenshots from the alerts.in.ua website. requests: Used for making HTTP requests. alerts_in_ua: A custom library for interacting with the alerts.in.ua API. datetime: For handling time-related operations. threading: Used to run background tasks like checking alerts. Usage Interact with the bot: /start: Initializes the bot and sends a greeting. /settings: Shows options for region or country-based alerts, and toggles notifications. /map: Sends a screenshot of the alerts.in.ua website. Choose a region: You can select specific regions to receive alerts.

##Changes and Improvements in V3

##Code Optimization:

Simplified imports and removed redundant ones.

Refactored repetitive structures (e.g., InlineKeyboardButton definitions) for better readability and maintainability.

##Improved Logging:

Added detailed logging messages to assist with debugging and monitoring the bot's activity.

Improved Alert Notifications:

Distinct messages for alert start and (WIP alerts end message).

Includes region, type, start time, and optional notes for each alert.

Added notifications for regions when alerts are cleared.

##Bug Fixes

Alert Synchronization:

Resolved an issue where alerts were not being properly synchronized with the API.

Ensured active and cleared alerts are accurately reflected in bot notifications.

##Error Handling:

Improved exception handling for failed API requests or browser initialization.

Added fallback messages when data retrieval fails.

##Monitoring Enhancements (WIP)

Active Alert Duration Tracking:

Experimental feature for tracking the duration of active alerts.

Logs alert start and end times, calculating the duration.

Real-Time Status Updates:

Scheduled task to periodically check the status of active alerts and notify users of updates.