Ukrainian Parliament proposes new Criminal Code article for war crimes against children
War crimes against children should be investigated under a special article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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11 November 2024
10 November 2024
In Russia’s Kursk, IDPs go on flash rally demanding that authorities acknowledge war
On Sunday, about a hundred residents of Kursk region, who were forced to flee their homes due to the raid by the Ukrainian troops that was kicked off in August, gathered for a spontaneous rally in the main square of Kursk with a demand to meet with officials to discuss the problems of the internally displaced persons.
Meta reaffirms continued support for Ukraine
During a meeting with Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Andrii Nadzhos, Meta's chief of public policy for Central and Eastern Europe, Kateryna Kruk, testified to the corporation's position on maintaining consistent support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian-language audio guides now available in Mexico and Argentina – Ukraine's First Lady
Ukrainian-language audio guides have been launched on the routes of bus tours in Mexico City and Buenos Aires.
Ukrainian community in U.S. tells of further support for Ukraine cause
The Ukrainian community in the United States, as well as friends of Ukraine in the U.S. government, expert and civil society, will continue to actively lobby for aid to Ukraine now and during the Donald Trump presidency.
Ukraine MoD spox wins poetry contest in Austria
The spokesman for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Dmytro Lazutkin, won a poetry competition organized in Vienna within the European network of cultural cooperation, EUNIC Austria.
Kyiv community hands almost 700 drones to Ukraine’s military operating in country’s east
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko met with Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk region, bringing almost 700 drones of various types purchased by the Kyiv community.
Ukrainian border guards receive assistance from Finnish volunteers
Finnish volunteers have handed over vehicles and watercraft to Ukraine's Steel Border 15th Mobile Border Detachment.
Over 700 artifacts found in Bilsk Historical Reserve in Poltava region
In Poltava region, archaeologists have discovered four new cultural heritage sites this year, with over 700 finds made during the season.
09 November 2024
Polish police officer charged over death of Ukrainian citizen
The prosecutor's office in the Polish city of Opole has charged a 29-year-old police officer for the excessive use of force against a 48-year-old Ukrainian citizen on October 29, which resulted in the man's death.
08 November 2024
Zelensky announces 'winter package' of support for Ukrainians
The Cabinet of Ministers is currently preparing a number of solutions for the winter support package for Ukrainians, which will be presented this month.
Lubinets meets with Moskalkova in Belarus
Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets met with Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova in the Republic of Belarus. The meeting took place with the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Roshchyna’s body not returned to Ukraine
During the latest repatriation efforts, Ukraine did not receive the body of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died while in Russian captivity.
Six thousand military personnel begin training on Army+ app
Within two weeks of launching the online courses on the Army+ app, six thousand service members have joined the educational programs offered on the platform.
07 November 2024
Up to 12,000 anti-corruption officers working in Ukraine - NACP
Some 10,000-12,000 officers in charge of preventing and exposing corruption are working in Ukraine.
06 November 2024
Ruining Petro Mohyla Church in Mariupol is a cultural genocide – Tochytskyi
Russia’s ruining of the Church of St. Petro Mohyla and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mariupol is an outright act of cultural genocide.
Ukrainians rate their psychological state better than at beginning of full-scale war
As of September 2024, Ukrainians rated their psychological state better than at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but somewhat worse than in February-March 2023.
Over half of students in Poland’s higher educational facilities Ukrainians
A total of 19,900 students from Ukraine were enrolled in Polish universities in the 2023-2024 academic year. At the end of the previous academic year, 45,000 citizens of Ukraine studied at Polish universities, or almost 45% of the total number of foreign students registered in Poland.
Sweden hosts 43,000 Ukrainians under temporary protection status – Interior Minister
Some 43,000 Ukrainians have received temporary protection status in Sweden.
New rehabilitation center for military personnel opens in Bukovyna
In Chernivtsi, a new rehabilitation center for military personnel has opened at the regional veterans’ hospital, providing 61 beds.
Female, male border guards star on Playboy Ukraine pages
Border guards from the Luhansk Detachment took part in the special project "On the Frontier", with their photos being published in Playboy Ukraine.
05 November 2024
American people sympathize with Ukraine, AFU – Ukrainian MP
Americans express their gratitude and support for the Ukrainian people in their struggle against the Russian aggressor.
Ukrainian museums to expand exhibitions in response to countering Russian narratives – deputy minister
Many museums in Ukraine are now changing and expanding their exhibitions in response to Russian aggression to counter Russian and Soviet narratives.
Sweden donates two aid packages to Ministry of Internal Affairs
Sweden has handed over two aid packages totaling almost EUR 9 million to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Canadian military provides combat medicine training course for Ukrainian defenders
The Canadian Armed Forces showed how they train Ukrainian defenders to provide tactical combat casualty care.
Ukraine to conduct psychological rehabilitation training under NATO program for military
By 2025, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are planning to conduct 70 three-day psychological rehabilitation training courses for personnel involved in combat operations.
Zelensky presents awards to soldiers of engineering troops
At a meeting with the soldiers of the engineering troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated them on their professional holiday and awarded them with state awards.
04 November 2024
57 journalists killed in Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
According to data from the Office of the Prosecutor General, as many as 57 Ukrainian journalists were killed in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including eight international journalists.
Umerov urges veterans to join reform of Armed Forces provision system
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has called on veterans, who now number nearly one million, to participate in the reform of the provision system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
03 November 2024
Ukrainian community in France commemorates Holodomor victims
The Ukrainian community in France has honored the memory of the victims of the Holodomor famine of 1932-1933 by laying wreaths at the Arc de Triomphe and a liturgy that was held by His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.