Hungarians of Transcarpathia about new law: We feel that we have been heard
What is being said in Transcarpathia after MPs voted for the law on national minorities
Society and Culture
13 December 2023
Ireland to reduce welfare rates for new arrivals from Ukraine
The Government of Ireland has decided to reduce welfare payments to the Ukrainians displaced by war who will arrive in the country and receive state-provided accommodation starting next year, from EUR 220 per week to just EUR 38.80.
Swiss company to send 60 mine clearance vehicles to Ukraine
The Swiss company Global Clearance Solutions (GCS) plans to deliver 60 mine clearance vehicles to Ukraine by mid-2024.
Number of Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection in EU exceeds 4.2M
The temporary protection status in EU countries has been granted to 4.24 million people who fled Ukraine as a consequence of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
12 December 2023
Ukraine’s top prosecutor discusses development of cooperation with UN representatives in Ukraine
Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin during a meeting with the chief of the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, and deputy head of the UNHCR mission in Ukraine, Noel Calhoun, discussed the further development of cooperation.
What’s wrong with pro-Russian blogger Gonzalo Lira
The Center for Strategic Communication explains the issue with a pro-Russian blogger, Gonzalo Lira, for whom Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk stood up.
Zelensky praises heroism of Ukraine’s Ground Forces
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked soldiers and officers of the Ukrainian Ground Forces for their courage, heroism, and strength.
Some 195 health facilities destroyed in Russian attacks across Ukraine since war started
A total of 1,480 health facilities have been damaged and 195 completely destroyed across Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
National minorities make up for nearly 20% of Ukraine’s population - official
In Ukraine, about 20% of the population represent various national minorities.
UN needs $46.4B for humanitarian aid to Ukraine and other countries
The United Nations has said it needs $46.4 billion in 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world, including in the Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine.
11 December 2023
UK to help Ukraine restore forests and national parks
On the sidelines of the COP28 conference, Ukraine’s Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets and UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Barclay signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
Additional CO2 emissions due to Ukraine war already estimated at $10B – official
Additional carbon dioxide emissions caused by Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine are already estimated to be worth $10 billion.
Coordination HQ proposes changes to oversee return of civilians from Russian captivity
Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has initiated amendments vesting it with the function of returning Ukrainian civilians illegally held by the aggressor country from captivity.
10 December 2023
Nearly 250 Ukrainian health workers undergo training abroad in November
In November, nearly 250 Ukrainian health workers underwent training abroad as part of the International Medical Partnership.
Saint Nicholas visits Ukrainian children in Warsaw
In Warsaw, a festive event was held after the Sunday service at the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during which Ukrainian children received gifts from St. Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas visits Ukrainian children in Warsaw
In Warsaw, a festive event was held after the Sunday service at the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during which Ukrainian children received gifts from St. Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas visits Ukrainian children in Warsaw
In Warsaw, a festive event was held after the Sunday service at the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during which Ukrainian children received gifts from St. Nicholas.
World should force Russia to comply with Convention against Torture - Ukraine’s ombudsman
The international community should increase pressure on the Russian Federation and force it to comply with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Punishment.
Ukraine's Vinnytsia, France's Nancy become sister cities
The mayors of Vinnytsia and Nancy have signed an agreement on twinning between the two cities.
UNICEF to deliver winter clothing sets, generators to eight frontline districts
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine will provide winter clothing sets to low-income families with many children and low-income families with children with disabilities in eight frontline districts of Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions, as well as generators to critical infrastructure facilities.
09 December 2023
In occupied Crimea, Crimean Tatars oppressed most - ombudsman
On the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, representatives of the indigenous people - the Crimean Tatars - are the most persecuted and repressed.
Russia erasing memories of Ukraine in deported children - Yermak
Russia is erasing in deported children any memories of Ukraine so they need to be returned to their homeland as soon as possible.
Ukraine, Sweden discuss potential areas for further cooperation in supporting veterans
The Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs of Ukraine and representatives of the Swedish government agency Folke Bernadotte Academy discussed potential areas for further cooperation in supporting veterans.
Yermak, human rights lawyer Kennedy discuss further steps to return unlawfully deported children
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, and Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, discussed further steps in cooperation on returning Ukrainian children unlawfully deported and forcibly displaced by Russia.
World marks 75th anniversary of UN Genocide Prevention Convention
Today the world marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. For at least the second time in a hundred years, the Russians are trying to annihilate the Ukrainian nation.
Ukraine successfully returns 387 of nearly 20,000 children abducted by Russia
Ukraine has managed to return 387 of the nearly 20,000 children illegally taken by the Russian Federation, and each return is not just statistics, but a unique international special operation.
08 December 2023
Mobile hospitals, epidemic recon: Deputy Health Minister tells of medics operating in liberated areas
Most often, after the liberation of the temporarily occupied territory, the Ministry of Health is faced with the fact that health care facilities have been destroyed, medical equipment and products have been obliterated by the invaders.
Bernard-Henri Levy, French philosopher and journalist
I told the American congressmen: Putin is your enemy, Putin hates you.
Bridge over Desna River restored in Chernihiv region
The right side of the bridge over the Desna River has been opened for traffic in the Chernihiv region.