Ukrainian K9 experts undergoing specialized training in Spain
Ukrainian trainers of bomb-sniffing dogs have started training in Spain, along with their four-legged companions.
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26 March 2023
Orlando Bloom arrives in Ukraine
British actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom has arrived in Ukraine.
Minister Vereshchuk: Russian officials to be held accountable for unlawful deportation of children
Russian officials are boldly boasting of their crimes, including the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, but they will be brought to justice.
Ambassador Prystaiko thanks British people welcoming refugees as part of Homes for Ukraine
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko has expressed gratitude to the British people who have received Ukrainian refugees as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme over the past year.
25 March 2023
Ukraine to switch to daylight saving time on March 26
Ukraine will switch to summer daylight saving time on March 26.
Almost 3,000 IDPs from Mariupol to get social housing
Almost 3,000 displaced people from Mariupol will be provided with social housing in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kropyvnytskyi cities.
MoD urges journalists, milbloggers not to speculate on Ukraine’s counteroffensive plans
Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar called on the media and bloggers not to raise the issue of Ukraine’s counteroffensive until it achieves its result.
In occupied Melitopol, invaders panicking, spreading fake news about Ukraine’s counteroffensive - mayor
Russian occupiers and local turncoats in Melitopol are panicking and trying to intimidate residents.
Finnish tenor Petrus Schroderus releases music video with footage from Bucha, Irpin
Petrus Schroderus, a famous Finnish ‘singing policeman’, has released a new music video, performing the Ukrainian folk song ‘Black eyebrows, brown eyes’. The main actors in this music video are Ukrainians.
Zelensky praises SBU operatives on their professional holiday
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed gratitude to the Security Service operatives for their daily work to protect national security and defend the country.
Ukraine's ombudsman signs memorandum with Danish Refugee Council
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the office of the Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine.
24 March 2023
Lubinets tells UN Assistant Secretary-General about environmental threats posed by Russia's actions in Ukraine
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets discussed environmental threats posed by Russia's actions in Ukraine with Asako Okai, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP Crisis Bureau.
In Ivano-Frankivsk, former hotel turns into shelter for IDPs
In Ivano-Frankivsk, philanthropists reconstructed a former hotel and created a shelter. It will accommodate up to 80 internally displaced people (IDPs).
23 March 2023
UK’s Prince William meets with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw
During an unannounced trip to Poland, Prince William of Wales met with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.
Ukrainian pupils impress composer of 'Cats' musical with performance in bomb shelter
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the British composer of the musical "Cats”, recorded a video message personally to the pupils of Kyiv’s school 93, who staged his musical in a bomb shelter.
Lithuania will help rebuild war-damaged schools in de-occupied territories
In 2023, Lithuania will help rebuild schools in the most war-torn regions of Ukraine.
Government discusses military transition to civilian life
The government discussed the veterans' policy and the Concept of the military transition to civilian life.
22 March 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch: Russian Orthodox Church shares blame for Russia's crimes in Ukraine
Russia's state leadership and the Russian Orthodox Church share responsibility for the crimes committed in Ukraine, particularly the abduction of children.
Agreement on opening field office of ICC Prosecutor in Ukraine to be signed in The Hague on March 23
The agreement on the opening of a field office of the ICC Prosecutor in Ukraine will be signed in the building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, on Thursday, March 23.
Pro-Russian hackers once again attack Italian gov’t websites
The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) staged a cyber attack on the websites of the Italian authorities, including the lower house of the country’s parliament and several ministries.
Ukraine ambassador meets with Estonian social protection minister, Ukrainians, volunteers
Ambassador of Ukraine Mariana Betsa met in Tallinn with Minister of Social Protection of Estonia Signe Riisalo, temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine, and volunteers.
Lubinets: Russian Federation has violated almost 400 international treaties since 2014
Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine in 2014, Russia has violated almost 400 international treaties, including the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
21 March 2023
Ukraine brings back 15 more children deported by Russia
Ukraine has managed to bring back 15 more children deported by Russia, together with their mothers and children’s legal representatives.
Ombudsman: Russia breaches almost 400 treaties since war-start
Since 2014, when Russia unleashed aggression against Ukraine, the invaders have violated a total of almost 400 treaties of international law, including the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
In Zhytomyr, three organs transplanted from single donor, in first
In the Zhytomyr-based Herbachevsky Regional Clinical Hospital the first to undergo heart, surgeons for the first time performed transplantations of heart, liver, and kidney from a single posthumous donor.
Ukraine, Norway to cooperate in preservation of cultural heritage
Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko discussed the issues of digitalization of culture, media support in the fight against Russian propaganda, and preservation of cultural heritage with Minister of Culture and Equality of the Kingdom of Norway Anette Trettebergstuen.
Russian emblem, flag removed from Russian envoy’s former residence in Tallinn
The Russian emblem disappeared from the gate of the Russian ambassador's former residence in Tallinn. Instead of the Russian flag, the Estonian flag now flies over the building.
20 March 2023
HQCJ's Selection Commission starts transferring materials on 32 candidates to HCJ
The Selection Commission of the High Qualification Commission of Judges has started transferring materials regarding 32 candidates for the post of a member of the HQCJ to the High Council of Justice.
Zelensky: United24 platform already raised over $300M
People from 110 countries have already joined the United24 fundraising platform. The total amount of charitable contributions has crossed the mark of $300 million.
All children evacuated from Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region
The military administration evacuated all children from the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region.