Ukrainian poet Ivan Drach dies at 81
Famous Ukrainian poet, state and public figure Ivan Drach died today at the age of 81.
Society and Culture
Parliament approves law on preserving UNESCO World Heritage sites
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Cultural Heritage "(on preserving cultural heritage sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List)."
EU-funded Project “PRAVO-Justice” launched in Ukraine
The EU-funded Project “PRAVO-Justice", which will support justice sector reforms in the next 2.5 years, has been launched in Ukraine.
18 June
International conference dedicated to Ukraine will be held at Monash University in Melbourne
The Monash University in Melbourne will host the international conference "Ukraine and the World: Culture, Politics, Society" on July 12-14.
More than 1.5 million IDPs registered in Ukraine
More than 1.5 million internally displaced persons from temporarily occupied Donbas and Crimea have been registered in Ukraine.
Almost 70% of Kyiv subway passengers use contactless payment service
Almost 70% of Kyiv subway passengers do not use plastic tokens to pay for travel, preferring a contactless fare payment system.
Ukrainian moves to United States to prepare for a trip to Mars
Serhiy Yakymov from the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr is among a hundred of candidates who could become the first humans of Mars within the Mars One Dutch space project. To move closer to the goal and prepare for the trip, the guy moved to Los Angeles a year ago.
Flamingos return to Lake Syvash in southern Ukraine
Flamingos have returned to Lake Syvash in Kherson region, southern Ukraine. Last year, three flamingo couples nested along the shores of a salt lake on the island of Churiuk near the Azov-Syvash National Nature Park.
UN rapporteur: Cases of torture have decreased significantly in Ukraine
Mr. Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, underscores that the cases of torture have decreased significantly in Ukraine since 2016.
Ukrainian high school student wins gold at Genius Olympiad in United States
Ukrainian high school student Valentyn Frechka won a gold medal at the Genius Olympiad in the United States.
16 June
Ukrainians in Lisbon ask Portuguese president to discuss with Putin the release of political prisoners
Ukrainian activists in Lisbon called on President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa to discuss in Moscow the issue of release of Oleg Sentsov and other 70 Ukrainian political prisoners.
15 June
Illinois to commemorate 85th anniversary of Holodomor in Ukraine
Governor of the American State of Illinois Bruce Rauner has issued a proclamation on commemoration of the 85th anniversary of Ukrainian Famine Genocide (Holodomor of 1932-33) in 2018.
Denisova not allowed to visit Sentsov
Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova has not been allowed to enter a penal colony in Labytnangi, Russia, where Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov is being held.
Hrynevych: Education reform in Ukraine impossible without support of international partners
Education and Science Minister Lilia Hrynevych says that the education reform in Ukraine would be impossible without the support of teachers and international partners.