Lubinets: Russia must be prosecuted for violating cultural rights of Ukrainians
The Russian Federation must be prosecuted for the destruction of Ukrainian culture and violation of the cultural rights of Ukrainians.
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19 April 2023
18 April 2023
CoE Commissioner reports numerous violations of rights of Crimean Tatars on occupied peninsula
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović released a report on the human rights situation of Crimean Tatars in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, temporarily occupied by Russia.
Pro-Russian organizations promoting pseudo-peacemaking initiatives in Europe to undermine EU unity
Russia is on a spree of promoting pseudo-peacekeeping initiatives across the European Union through its agents of influence, calling for a halt to Ukraine aid and the need to negotiate settlement.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk: verdict to Kara-Murza crossing new line of terror
The Kremlin sentencing Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years is the verdict to all citizens of this country, boundless in its fear.
Russia must be held to account for violating cultural rights of Ukrainians – ombudsman
The Russian Federation must be tried in courts for destroying Ukraine’s culture and violating cultural rights of Ukrainians.
17 April 2023
Dutch intelligence calls China biggest threat to its economic security
The Dutch intelligence service AIVD in its annual report for 2022 called China the greatest threat to the country's economic security.
Kremlin puts Crimea topic in center of information warfare against Ukraine, West
This was stated by Mykola Balaban, Deputy Head of the Center for Strategic Communication, during the Black Sea Security Conference organized by the International Crimea Platform in Bucharest on April 13.
Support rally for captive defenders of Zmiinyi Island holds in Stockholm
On April 16, a rally in support of the defenders of Zmiinyi Island, who have been in captivity for more than a year, was held on Sergel Square in the center of Stockholm.
Kyiv to host photo exhibit of Mariupol’s historical heritage destroyed by Russia
On April 18, the National Museum of History of Ukraine will open a photo exhibition "Inscribed in history. Ruined by war", dedicated to the historical heritage of Mariupol, destroyed by Russian attacks.
Ukrainian artist refuses to accept Remarque Peace Prize alongside Russian laureate
Ukrainian illustrator Serhiy Maidukov refused to accept the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize on the same day as Russian writer Liudmyla Ulitskaya.
Unlawfully convicted Crimean Tatar Dzheparov ends his term in Russian prison
Arsen Dzheparov, who was unlawfully convicted in the Hizb-ut-Tahrir case, has been set free from a prison in the town of Salavat (Bashkortostan, Russia) following the expiry of his sentence.
Pro-Russian forces once again hold anti-government rally in Prague
An anti-government demonstration organized by a low-profile pro-Russian non-parliamentary political party Right Respect Professionalism (PRO) took place in the Czech capital Prague on April 16.
Сroatian court denies political asylum to five Chechen refugees
In Croatia, the court denied political asylum and international protection to five refugees from Chechnya who fled Russia, being unwilling to take part in the war against Ukraine.
300 mobile stations operating in de-occupied areas of Kherson region
Three hundred mobile stations operate in the de-occupied territory of Kherson region, and more than 160 specialists work to restore the electricity supply.
16 April 2023
Orthodox Church of Ukraine holds first Easter service in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has held the first-ever Easter service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
Zelensky delivers Easter message to Ukrainians: We will overcome the most difficult peak ahead of us
Ukraine is celebrating Easter with unshakable faith in its victory.
15 April 2023
MFA denies information about Ukrainians taken captive in Sudan
Members of the Ukrainian aircraft crew, who were at the Khartoum International Airport when the situation escalated there, have been taken to a safe place.
Ukrainian, French health ministers sign declaration on cooperation
Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko and his French counterpart Francois Braun have signed a declaration on cooperation between the two countries' health ministries.
14 April 2023
Top anti-graft court once again overrules NABU’s motion to extend ex-Naftogaz CEO case
The High Anti-corruption Court again dismissed the motion filed by the National Anti-corruption Bureau to extend the investigation period regarding the ex-head of Naftogaz of Ukraine, Andriy Kobolyev.
Crimean Tatar woman held in Vladikavkaz for months over snubbing Russian citizenship
Russia has been illegally holding for four months a Crimean Tatar woman, Lenia Umerova, who refused to obtain Russian citizenship during the forced passportization in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
No political force to play exclusive or controlling role in OCU - church leader Epifaniy
No political force, party, or individual leader can or will play any exclusive or controlling role in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
13 April 2023
Zelensky presents awards to representatives of military-industrial complex
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the military-industrial complex should become one of the key sectors of Ukraine’s economy.
Ukrainian sets himself on fire outside Consulate General in Krakow - MFA
A Ukrainian who lived in Poland made a self-immolation effort outside the Consulate General of Ukraine in Krakow. He is now in critical condition.
Some 3.8M Ukrainians gained access to temporary protection in the EU as of late 2022
As Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union promptly responded by activating, for the first time, the Temporary Protection Directive for the Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. In December 2022, there were 3.8 million beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU.
12 April 2023
Ukrainian war medics to receive tactical backpacks from EU - Health Ministry
Ukrainian military medics were given 101 tactical medical backpacks, each of which is equipped with all basic medical necessities, including tourniquets, hemostatic bandages, and soft stretchers.
Nearly 950 Ukrainian civilians remain in Russian captivity - rights activists
To date, 100 locations have been identified in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and across the Russian Federation, where nearly a thousand Ukrainian civilians are being held.
11 April 2023
Zelensky honors memory of victims of Nazi concentration camps
On the International Day of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, a basket of flowers from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was put at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial in the city of Kyiv.
U.S. humanitarian organization to provide Ukraine with $10M for rehabilitation development
The U.S. humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief will provide Ukraine with an additional $10 million for the development of rehabilitation.
Yet another Orthodox parish in Ukraine snubs Moscow-run church
In Khmelnytskyi, a local parish attending the St. George's Church voted for transition to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the independent church recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, thus breaking ties with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
10 April 2023
Podolyak criticizes Twitter's policy on covering war with Russia
Mykhailo Podolyak, Adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, criticized Twitter's policy on covering the war in Ukraine.