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25 August 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 143 foreign citizens for their significant contributions to strengthening international cooperation, supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, engaging in charitable activities, and promoting Ukraine globally.
24 August 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has released exclusive video footage of the prisoner exchange that took place on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day.
Ukraine and Russia carried out another prisoner exchange, including the return of journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who had been abducted in Kyiv region in March 2022.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska, together with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, paid tribute to Ukraine’s fallen heroes at the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv.
On the occasion of Independence Day, a joint prayer for Ukraine took place at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
To mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, a giant national flag was raised at the Odesa Lighthouse.
Ceremonial events took place in central Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day.
On the evening of August 23, on the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine, the building of the European Council in Brussels was illuminated in blue and yellow colors.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, on the morning of August 24, activists of the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement flew the Ukrainian flag on Mount Kishka in Simeiz on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine.
On Sunday, August 24, Ukraine marks the 34th anniversary of the declaration of independence.
The Peace Tower of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa was illuminated with Ukrainian national colors as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thanks to the assistance of the State of Qatar, a total of 83 Ukrainian children have been returned home.
Russian propagandist, former head of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency, and executive director of Russia Today, Kyrylo Vyshynskyi, who had been charged with treason in Ukraine, died in Moscow.
23 August 2025
Canadian philanthropist and founder of the Temerty Foundation, James Temerty, held talks with Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), to discuss new projects aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense intelligence.
In Austria, about 42% of respondents said they support the participation of Austrian soldiers in a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, while 44% opposed this.
Ukraine’s Mission to the European Union marked Ukraine’s National Flag Day in Brussels with the traditional unfurling of a 30-meter Ukrainian flag in front of the European Parliament.
The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia was decorated with the flags of Ukraine and illuminated in blue and yellow on the occasion of the National Flag Day and the Independence Day of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Flag was solemnly raised near the Kyiv City Hall.
The Ukrainian flag was raised in front of the European Commission headquarters in honor of Ukraine’s National Flag Day.
On Saturday, August 23, Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day.
On August 23, temporary traffic restrictions will be in effect in central Kyiv due to security measures involving foreign delegations.
As of now, 2,167 children still need to be evacuated from the Donetsk region, and 263 children from the Synelnykove district in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
22 August 2025
Today, evacuation measures are continuing in a number of frontline regions, most notably in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. The total number of people requiring evacuation is almost 1,100,000, of whom 84,000 are children and 16,000 are citizens with reduced mobility.
The return of 65 citizens from the buffer zone on the Russian-Georgian border was organized upon President Zelensky's directive. Among them are 10 women, 8 severely ill.
Ninety-eight political prisoners from Crimea, unlawfully held in Russian penitentiary facilities or in temporarily occupied territories, are in urgent need of medical assistance.
The creation of the Transparency Register, providing open access to information about lobbying entities and their records, is near completion. The system will be launched as scheduled, before September 1, 2025.
As part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's initiative Bring Kids Back UA, four young individuals and a baby have been returned from Russian-occupied territories.
21 August 2025
Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe & Eurasia, Ambassador Erin McKee has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nova Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that provides aid to people affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
This fall, Ukraine will receive 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine for children aged 6 months and older.
20 August 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with First Lady Olena Zelenska, honored prominent Ukrainians with the state award "National Legend of Ukraine."