Over UAH 5.6B allocated for payments to IDPs in October
More than UAH 5.6 billion was allocated for payments to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in October.
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21 October 2023
Ukraine brings back three more children
Ukraine has managed to bring another three children back home.
Russian security forces detain Muslims outside Crimea mosque
In the temporarily occupied Crimea’s Simferopol, Russian law enforcers conducted a raid outside a local mosque, demanding that worshipers produce their IDs and detaining some of them.
Power engineers restore electricity supply services for 16.5 thousand consumers per day
On October 19, 2023, Ukrainian power engineers restored electricity supply services for 16.5 thousand consumers, who had been left without electricity due to hostilities.
20 October 2023
European Border project: Ukraine hopes to open joint checkpoints with Poland
Following a joint meeting of the governments of Ukraine and Romania, the two countries agreed to start working on the creation of joint checkpoints. In this regard, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expressed hope that similar checkpoints would be established with Poland in the near future.
UNHCR helps to renovate more than 2,200 detached houses in Kyiv region
In the Kyiv region, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) helped to renovate more than 2,200 detached houses, which had been damaged by Russian attacks.
EU extends temporary protection for displaced Ukrainians for another year
The EU Temporary Protection Directive, which gives Ukrainian refugees the right to legally stay in the EU member states, was officially prolonged until March next year.
Power engineers fully restore gas supply in Kharkiv region
Power engineers have completed restoration work and resumed gas supply to all consumers in the Kharkiv region who were left without gas after Russian strikes on the gas distribution system (GDS).
Austrians began to get to know Ukraine only after Feb 24, 2022 - Ambassador
People in Austria began to perceive and learn about Ukraine properly only after February 24, 2022, and this happened to a large extent due to thousands of displaced persons arriving in the country.
19 October 2023
Zelensky inspects housing reconstruction works in Kyiv region’s Irpin, Buzova
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has inspected progress in the comprehensive reconstruction of the detached house suburbs and apartment blocks in the Kyiv region’s city of Irpin and village of Buzova.
Ukraine launches platform to raise awareness about children deported by Russia
The Bring Kids Back UA information platform has launched its work to inform the international community about the Ukrainian children forcefully deported by Russia
Accommodation for those who lost homes amid war: Zelensky visits construction site
President Volodymyr Zelensky inspected a construction site in the village of Tarasivka, Kyiv region, where new accommodation is being set up for those who lost their homes since Russia unleashed its full-blown invasion.
Draft law on banning religious organizations associated with Russian Orthodox Church passed at 1st reading
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed at first reading the government bill on banning the activities of religious organizations associated with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine.
Ambassador: 308 Ukrainians need to be evacuated from Gaza Strip, number keeps growing
The number of Ukrainians who need to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip has increased to 308 people. In the following days, it may rise to 400 people.
In the Netherlands, number of Ukrainians subjected to human trafficking up by seven times in 2022
Throughout 2022, the number of Ukrainians who have become victims of trafficking in human beings increased significantly in the Netherlands.
Russia’s criminal disregard for ecology leads to anomaly in Sea of Azov
A large amount of jellyfish washed up on the Sea of Azov beaches, which testifies to an environmental disbalance.
18 October 2023
In Mykolaiv, 419 owners of apartments and houses receive payments under the eRecovery program
In Mykolaiv, 419 owners of apartments and houses will receive payments for housing repairs under the eRecovery program in the amount of more than UAH 15 million
Government actively looking for candidate for post of Ministry of Culture and Information Policy - Shmyhal
The government continues to work on finding a candidate for the post of Minister of Culture and Information Policy.
17 October 2023
Ukraine returns another child – Lubinets
As part of the implementation of the Bring Kids Back UA action plan, Ukraine has managed to bring another child back.
Multi-national fund set up to investigate atrocity crimes – Kostin
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin announced the launch of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory (ACA) Group’s Multi-National Fund that will strengthen the international coalition for the restoration of justice.
Ukraine restores 410 medical facilities damaged by war
Ukraine has already fully restored 410 medical facilities affected by the war, and another 413 are in the process of being restored.
All houses in Kherson connected to water supply
In Kherson, all the houses that were left without water as a result of an enemy attack on one of the infrastructure facilities on October 15 were connected to water supply.
16 October 2023
'Army of Restoration' attracts 61.66 thousand Ukrainians
The State Employment Service has already issued 61,661 thousand referrals for community service.
ECU calls on Patriarch Bartholomew to establish special church structure for Ukrainians in Europe
The European Congress of Ukrainians (ECU) appealed to Patriarch Bartholomew with a request to establish a special church structure that would take care of Orthodox Ukrainians in European countries and would have an inseparable connection with the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
More than 5,000 human rights violations registered in Crimea since start of occupation
Over the past 9.5 years, more than 5,000 human rights violations have been registered in the temporarily occupied Crimea, mostly concerning representatives of the Crimean Tatar people.
Second evacuation plane with Ukrainians takes off from Israel - embassy
The second evacuation plane with 155 citizens of Ukraine on board took off from Israel to Romania.
Ambassador Markarova hands Hero of Ukraine award to son of Prof. Kindzelsky who saved Chornobyl victims
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA, Oksana Markarova, handed the Hero of Ukraine award, conferred posthumously on Professor Leonid Kindzelskyi, to his son Andrii on Sunday.
15 October 2023
MP says there are 240 votes in parliament in favor of banning Moscow Patriarchate
There are 240 votes in the Verkhovna Rada in support of a draft law banning the activities of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine.
Over 70% of Mariupol residents express negative attitude toward occupation authorities
In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, about 73% of residents do not support the occupation authorities and retain pro-Ukrainian sentiments.
Resilience of Ukrainians must guarantee country’s integrity - Zelensky
The resilience of Ukrainians must guarantee the integrity of their state, while their courage must bring peace.