Another 20 Ukrainians evacuated to EU countries for treatment
This week, 20 Ukrainians were evacuated to European Union countries for treatment, according to the Ministry of Health.
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19 March 2023
UNHCR resumes payments to Ukrainians affected by war
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has resumed registration for cash assistance for internally displaced persons and other war-affected individuals.
Deputy PM Vereshchuk calls on Russian ombudswoman to provide lists of all Ukrainian orphans taken to Russia
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk publicly calls on Russian Ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova to hand over the lists of all orphans who are citizens of Ukraine.
Ukrainian citizens still held captive in Syria – intelligence
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has stated that a certain number of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, are still held captive in Syria.
Lubinets, Norwegian foreign minister discuss return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt have discussed the return of Ukrainian children deported to the Russian Federation.
Order of Malta will help to rehabilitate Internal Affairs Ministry officers
During a meeting with Antonio Gazzanti Pugliese di Cotrone, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Ukraine, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko raised the issue of rehabilitation and psychological support for officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
U.S. specialists begin training Ukrainian critical care medicine doctors
In Lviv, specialists of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) are training doctors to use ultrasound diagnostics when providing care to patients in critical conditions and will also donate 92 ultrasound machines as humanitarian aid.
18 March 2023
Pope to Ukrainian refugees: I pray for peace in your country
Pope Francis met in the Vatican with refugees, including those from Ukraine, who arrived in Europe via humanitarian corridors.
Beryslav community receives UN humanitarian aid
The International Organization for Migration sent a humanitarian convoy to Kherson region.
17 March 2023
Ukraine’s military intel releases two women, six children from Syria captivity
Operatives with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (GUR) have successfully completed a secret operation to liberate and extract from Syria Ukrainian citizens who had been held in captivity.
Curfew to be shortened in Kyiv
In Kyiv, the curfew hours will most likely be cut from March 26. It will last from midnight to 5:00.
More than 100 people leave Mariupol for government-controlled areas, EU in past two weeks
Some 103 people were able to leave Mariupol, a port city temporarily occupied by the Russian military, to government-controlled areas in Ukraine and to the EU countries over the past two weeks.
16 March 2023
Russians spinning fake video to discredit Ukrainian troops before Muslim audiences
Russian propagandists have posted a staged video showing men posing as Ukrainian servicemen desecrating the Quran. The hoax is aimed to compromise the Armed Forces, in which servicemen of different nationalities and religions fight against the Russian occupiers.
Minister Tkachenko: Ukraine interested in Croatia’s experience in preserving cultural heritage
Ukraine is interested in studying Croatia’s experience in organizing the preservation of cultural heritage, both during the war and after it ends.
France to send fire engines, mobile DNA laboratory to Ukraine
France will continue a project on the supply of fire engines, reaching a maximum height of more than 45 meters, to the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry, as well as hand over a mobile DNA laboratory to the National Police of Ukraine.
Russia launches military training course for kindergartners in occupied Crimea
In Sevastopol, the Russian navy base in occupied Crimea, the invaders are introducing military training courses for the youngest schoolchildren and kindergarten students.
President Zelensky meets with philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting with American entrepreneur and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs. The parties discussed the importance of preserving global unity around supporting Ukraine.
Kyiv, Wroclaw sign agreement on cooperation
Kyiv and the Polish city of Wroclaw have signed an agreement on cooperation.
15 March 2023
House of citizen journalist Osmanov searched in occupied Crimea
The house of Rolan Osmanov, citizen journalist and Crimean Tatar national movement activist, was searched on the morning of March 15.
10,425 children have been found in Ukraine since war started
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, 10,425 children have been found in Ukraine. A total of 380 children are considered missing.
More than 500 residents of Zaporizhzhia region in Russian captivity
More than 500 residents of Zaporizhzhia region, including officials and representatives of local self-government bodies, are currently in Russian captivity.
14 March 2023
Ukraine will soon have modern laboratory for conducting examinations related to war crimes
Ukraine will soon have a modern laboratory for conducting examinations related to Russia’s war crimes.
Zelensky on Volunteer Fighter Day: You worthily defend Ukraine together with all soldiers
Ukraine is proud of and grateful to all volunteer fighters who went to defend their country and will surely become winners.
U.S. government extends stay for certain category of Ukrainian refugees
The U.S. administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer.
13 March 2023
Ukraine receives fire engines, resuscitation ambulances from Luxembourg’s LUkraine
The Ukrainian State Emergency Service has received four fire engines and two armored resuscitation ambulances from the Association of Ukrainians in Luxembourg, LUkraine.
Education Ministry terminating cooperation with Parimatch Foundation
The Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science is terminating cooperation with Parimatch Foundation.
Zhadan presents in NYC jazz musical about Kharkiv
The avant-garde jazz musical Radio 477, directed by Les Kurbas, premiered in New York City. The lyrics for the piece were penned by Ukraine’s famous poet Serhiy Zhadan.
Almost 90% of Britons ready to house Ukrainian refugees again - poll
Most Britons think housing Ukrainian refugees is a good thing, a recent study has shown.
Zelensky holds online meeting with polar explorers from Vernadsky Research Base
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held an online meeting with the members of the 27th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition, who went to Ukraine’s Antarctic Station, Vernadsky Research Base, in March 2022.
Ukrainian radio starts working in Mariupol - Andriushchenko
Ukrainian radio started working in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region.