Society and Culture

Training centers to open nationwide as parliaments tables changes to national resistance law

The Verkhovna Rada registered on June 2 a bill on amendments to the legislation on national resistance.

Nobel laureate Kip Thorne speaks at science and technology festival in Lviv

The OL Science & Tech Fest 2025, held in Lviv to promote science and Ukrainian technology, attracted more than 3,000 visitors.

Veterans set off from The Hague to Ukrainian border to raise money for Ukraine’s Army

Four veterans from Ukraine and four active-duty military servicemen from the Netherlands set off on a long walk from The Hague to the Ukrainian border with the aim of raising EUR 100,000 for medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support for Ukrainian veterans and their families.

Gert Antsu, Director for Ukraine, Moldova, and the South Caucasus at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Great-Russian chauvinism, not just Putin is a threat to all the world

In Warsaw, activists highlight issue of Russia targeting Ukrainian children

On International Children's Day in Warsaw, activists gathered to remind the general public that the Russian aggressors chose Ukrainian children as their deliberate targets.

Pope recalls Ukraine during Sunday service

During the Eucharistic service on Sunday in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV entrusted families, especially those suffering from the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Stefanchuk bought fifty books at Book Arsenal

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk visited the International Book Arsenal Festival and emphasized that this is a space that is of particular importance during the war.

Oleksandr Ivanko, a former peacekeeper, is recalling his mission in the DR Congo, the war, rehabilitation for wounds and return to civilian life

Zelenska urges officials and business to help veterans find purpose

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska has called on government officials and businessmen to help graduates of the Superhumans Center, an all-Ukrainian center for war trauma, find their place in life.

Two Crimean activists transferred to prison in Russia's Murmansk region

Crimean activists Timur Yalkabov and Ruslan Suleimanov have been transferred to a penal colony located in Russia's Murmansk region.

Printed book becomes instrument of cultural resistance during war - MCSC

The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine (MCSC) congratulated the employees of publishing houses, printing and book distribution on their professional holiday and emphasized that the printed book becomes an instrument of cultural resistance during the war.

EU to launch online age verification app to protect children

In July, the European Union will launch a new age verification application that will allow for more effective compliance with the rules for protecting minors on the Internet.

Yelensky: Orthodoxy struggles with modernity and unity loss

Today, Orthodoxy suffers from a lack of theological understanding of modernity, as well as a loss of unity.

Attempt to smuggle weapons and gas into Book Arsenal festival

Someone tried to smuggle firearms and cold steel, gas canisters and ammunition into this year's Book Arsenal festival.

Over 100 residents leave Sumy border area amid mandatory evacuation

111 residents have already left 11 border villages in Sumy district, where mandatory evacuation was announced today.

Diia team tests compatibility of Ukrainian digital documents with European systems

The Diia team took part in the international event Potential Interop 2025 in Vilnius, dedicated to testing the compatibility of digital wallets between the member countries of the consortium.

In “interview” with Carlson, Novinskyi echoes Russia’'s accusations against Ukraine – Ukraine official

In a conversation with American podcaster Tucker Carlson, former MP Vadym Novinskyi voiced Russia’s traditional accusations against Ukraine, including regarding the war and the government’s policy in the field of religion.

Catholicism losing its European face - Yelenskyi

Pope Leo XIV spent a significant part of his life in Peru, in the part of the planet where the Catholic Church is growing most dynamically, and this was certainly taken into account during the Conclave.

UOC to decide how to build its internal and external relations - Yelensky

The issue of the ecclesiastical structure of churches is not a matter for the state, and the UOC should decide on its own how to build internal and external relations.

Canada could make September "Ukrainian Heritage Month"

A bill has been table in the Canadian Senate to designate September as "Ukrainian Heritage Month".

Most Ukrainians still willing to endure hardships in pursuit of victory

The vast majority of Ukrainians (65%) remain willing to endure hardships for the sake of victory.

Polish President awards Budanov Gold Officer’s Cross

Polish President Andrzej Duda awarded Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), one of the highest Polish state honors for foreign citizens – the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.

Ukrainian officials discuss return of deported children with Senators Graham, Blumenthal

Representatives of the Office of the President of Ukraine met with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal during their visit to Ukraine to discuss, among other topics, the return of Ukrainian children forcibly deported by the aggressor.

UK comments on think tank’s report on ethnic cleansing in occupied areas of Ukraine

The UK Foreign Office issued a comment on the recent report regarding ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians by Russia’s occupation forces.

First Children Rights Protection Center in eastern Ukraine opens in Dnipro

The Children Rights Protection Center, one of the largest in Ukraine and the first of its kind in the country's east, has officially opened in Dnipro.

Russia’s child abduction campaign aims to destroy Ukrainian identity – Zarivna

Russia has created a comprehensive system of indoctrination for abducted Ukrainian children – spanning from kindergartens to universities.

EU helps Ukraine implement digital transformation in medical education

The international project entitled D-CREDO "Digital Health Technologies-augmented Clinical Reasoning Education" is being implemented in Ukraine, funded by the European Union's EACEA Erasmus+ program.

Cultural casualties of war: Ukraine reports over 300 artists and journalists killed

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as many as 204 artists and 108 Ukrainian and foreign media workers have been killed in Ukraine.

Unique 5th-century archaeological treasure transferred to Ukraine history museum

A rare archaeological treasure, dated to the early 5th century, has been transferred to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine for safekeeping.