04 March 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to volunteers, doctors, educators, scientists, cultural figures, athletes and journalists. Among the recipients was Takashi Hirano, a journalist with Ukrinform.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine have announced in absentia suspicion of Russian Air Force Major General Sergey Kuvaldin, commander of Russia’s long-range aviation, who ordered the missile strike on the National Specialized Children’s Hospital Okhmatdyt in Kyiv in summer 2024.
The French political elite finally turned to supporting Ukraine after seeing with their own eyes the crimes committed by Russians in Bucha, Borodianka, and Irpin in the spring of 2022.
The evacuation of children from frontline regions is complicated by the security situation and a shortage of specialized protective equipment, but the most difficult issue is the reluctance of children’s relatives to leave their homes.
The largest negative temperature deviation recorded in Kyiv during the winter occurred in January (-4.4°C), while the coldest day was February 10, when temperatures dropped to -20.2°C.
03 March 2026
Most Ukrainians are against blocking the Telegram messaging app in the country but support stronger oversight by law enforcement agencies.
As of the evening of March 2, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel had no information about Ukrainians killed or wounded as a result of the hostilities.
02 March 2026
A court in Ulan-Ude has fined Anton Saikhiev, who was convicted in a case related to alleged links with the Azov Brigade, 30,000 rubles under a charge of "discrediting" the Russian army.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, who was in Dubai when the US operation against Iran began, left the United Arab Emirates and reached Oman by land due to airspace closures in the region.
On Sunday, a solidarity action took place in Warsaw in support of Ukrainian military prisoners and those missing as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
01 March 2026
Nine people were killed as a result of an Iranian missile strike on the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem.
Pension indexation from March 1 will take place automatically, with no applications required. All recalculations will be carried out on time and in full.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, they plan to introduce fines for being in public places with your face covered. Sevastopol is to become the pilot region for the launch of this practice.
28 February 2026
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and the Canadian Maple Hope Foundation have donated a new batch of 50 MOVES SLC mobile life support systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The total cost of the aid package, which includes medical equipment and staff training, is USD 10 million (UAH 315 million).
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Public Health, Medical Care, and Medical Insurance has recommended that Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopt a bill initiated by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on medical support for foreigners and stateless persons defending Ukraine.
27 February 2026
Work is underway in the Armed Forces of Ukraine to establish a vertical structure of digital officers who will introduce innovations within the military. The first digital officer has already been appointed.
Contractors of Energoatom who paid kickbacks to figures implicated in the so-called Midas case may avoid criminal liability if they voluntarily report the bribes to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine before detectives establish the fact of bribery.
The government is ready to ensure annual pension indexation starting March 1. Pensions and insurance payments will be indexed by 12.1%, and the increase will affect about 10 million Ukrainians.
Heat supply has started to be restored to some homes in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv following shelling.
Transcarpathia is expected to see the peak of crocus blooming next week, and regional tourism experts predict a surge of visitors over the following weekend.
Around 330,000 Ukrainian students in grades 1–11 are currently studying abroad while continuing to receive Ukrainian education.
26 February 2026
The number of Czech citizens who believe it is right to provide humanitarian support and assistance to Ukraine in its recovery has declined slightly over the past four years, but supporters of Ukraine still constitute the overwhelming majority of the population.
During four years of full-scale Russian invasion, nearly 230,000 defenders have been awarded decorations by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Flooding in Ukraine's central regions is expected to begin as early as late March, and the government is preparing mechanisms to support people and communities in case of inundations.
During his visit to Ukraine, Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa met with two Ghanaian citizens who had been fighting alongside Russian invading forces and were captured by Ukrainian troops.
Ukrainian law allows investigators to conduct the investigation in the so-called Midas case for up to one year – until November 2026 – but the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) hopes to finish it by the end of the summer.
As part of repatriation efforts, the bodies (remains) of thousands of deceased individuals, who, according to preliminary information from the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian defenders, have been returned to Ukraine.
On February 26, Ukraine commemorates the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, a memorial date established to honor the large pro-Ukrainian rally held in 2014 in Simferopol.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the third training cycle of a psychological support project under NATO’s Comprehensive Assistance Package, providing professional support to 1,100 service members.
The Embassy of Israel in Ukraine, together with Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation MASHAV, has provided 100 portable backup power systems for the Kyiv region.