Nearly 34-35M people currently live in Ukraine - Demography Institute
Since 1994, the population in Ukraine has been decreasing annually, to 34-35 million people as of today.
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05 October 2022
More than 31,000 citizens return to Ukraine in past 24 hours
Over the past day, more than 34,000 people have arrived in Ukraine, of whom 31,000 - Ukrainian citizens.
More than 6,330 Ukrainian children found since start of full-scale invasion
A total of 6,331 Ukrainian children have been found since the Russian full-scale invasion started.
04 October 2022
At least 600,000 flee Russia following military call-up announcement - media
Almost two weeks into Vladimir Putin’s declaration of the partial mobilization in Russia, from 600,000 to 1 million people crossed out of the country, as per various estimates.
Secret poll run by Kremlin proves negative attitude among Russians to military call-up - intelligence
A secret sociological survey conducted by the Russian government testifies to the extremely negative attitude of the majority of Russian citizens towards the partial mobilization declared by Vladimir Putin late last month.
Humanitarian disaster: Crimeans need help to return to Ukraine
Crimeans who left for third countries in the last ten days need help to return to mainland Ukraine. Due to problems, in particular with documents, the situation with their accommodation in other countries has all the signs of a humanitarian disaster.
03 October 2022
About 10,000 Ukrainian citizens have left Crimea – Mejlis
About 10,000 Ukrainian citizens have left the Crimean Peninsula after the occupiers began forced and illegal mobilization.
Azov Regiment commanders meet with their families in Turkey
During her visit to Turkey, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska met with the Azov Regiment commanders released from Russian captivity.
"Ukrainians are defending their land": Buddhist leader in Kalmykia condemns Russian war
The supreme lama of Kalmykia, Telo Tulku Rinpoche (Erdny Ombadykov), released a statement criticizing the war which Russia had unleashed on Ukraine, noting that the truth is on Ukraine’s side.
In sham accession referendum, Russian occupation authorities count votes of those who fled captured Donetsk region
During the pseudo-referendum held late September, the invaders counted the "votes" of even those Ukrainians who had left the occupied territories for the government-controlled parts of Ukraine.
Number of IDPs in Ukraine triples since Russia’s full-scale invasion
The number of internally displaced persons has increased from 1.5 million to 4.6 million since the beginning of the war.
Almost 13,000 schools operating in Ukraine – education minister
As many as 12,912 schools are currently operating in Ukraine.
In Mariupol, Russian invaders force teachers to tell kids city “has always been Russian”
In the war-torn Mariupol, Donetsk region, teachers of local schools have been required to do a special class for children to impose on the children the idea that Mariupol has supposedly "always been" a Russian city.
02 October 2022
Education during wartime: Zelensky shares photos
Ukraine and Ukrainians are actually taking an exam in endurance, strength, courage, maturity, as well as a survival test.
On behalf of Ukrainian people, President thanks soldiers of territorial defense
President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated soldiers of the Ukrainian territorial defense on the Day of Territorial Defense.
March in support of Ukraine held in Paris
In Paris, Ukrainians held on Saturday a large rally in support of Ukraine and against Russian aggression.
01 October 2022
17 more ambulance vehicles purchased through United24 platform
Ukrainian regions will receive another 17 C-type ambulance vehicles purchased as part of First Lady Olena Zelenska’s initiative through the United24 fundraising platform.
30 September 2022
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with the Government and oblast authorities to repair and insulate damaged homes of Ukrainians before the winter comes
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) cooperates with the Government of Ukraine and local authorities to repair and insulate homes, which were damaged during shelling by Russian military forces.
29 September 2022
Zelensky commemorates victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy
On the 81st anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of all the victims of the mass executions of civilians by the Nazis in occupied Kyiv during World War II.
Babyn Yar tragedy repeats after 81 years, in Europe’s center - Ukraine PM
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine says those who are behind the ongoing genocide of Ukrainians are the same kind of people as those who were responsible for the genocide in Kyiv’s Babyn Yar during World War 2 so their only path is to the dock of an international tribunal.
28 September 2022
Rosh Hashanah celebrations in Uman end: Hasidic pilgrims leaving Ukraine
The religious events on the occasion of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, have ended in the city of Uman, and Hasidic pilgrims are starting to leave Ukraine.
27 September 2022
NSDC to release instructions for citizens in case Russia nukes Ukraine
The National Security and Defense Council will soon publish an action protocol for citizens in the event of a Russian nuclear attack on Ukrainian territory.
Ukrinform listed among top quality media outlets in IMI’s rating
The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) has compiled a new White List of the most high-quality media outlets, consisting of nine publications, and Ukrinform is among them.
26 September 2022
Ombudsman reveals conditions of stay of Azov Regiment commanders in Turkey
The Azov Regiment commanders, freed during Ukraine–Russia prisoner exchange last week, now stay in good conditions in Turkey.
Ombudsman calls on MFA, SBU to address issue of foreign “observers” in sham referenda
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, compiled a list of Kremlin-hired "observers" for pseudo-referenda in temporarily occupied areas.
Some 20,000 Hasidic pilgrims visit Ukraine’s Uman for Rosh Hashanah despite war
Thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flocked to central Ukraine’s Uman, where Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a revered Hasidic rabbi, is buried.
25 September 2022
Israel to provide treatment to 20 Ukrainian soldiers – ambassador
Israel will provide treatment to 20 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Azovstal defender released from captivity gives birth to girl
Maryana Mamonova, a medic and defender of Azovstal recently freed from Russian captivity, gave birth to a girl today.
24 September 2022
Zelenska speaks in New York about condition of Ukrainian cultural sites amid Russian aggression
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska took part in the discussion "Preservation of Ukrainian culture during the war" at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City and talked about the condition of Ukrainian cultural sites in the conditions of Russian aggression.
Rallies against sham referendum taking place across Ukraine
The rallies "Mariupol is Ukraine" against the sham referendum held by the Russian invaders are held in various cities of Ukraine.