European Parliament calls for reinforced support for Ukrainian culture
The European Parliament emphasizes the need to reinforce support and solidarity towards the Ukrainian cultural ecosystem.
Society and Culture
20 October 2022
19 October 2022
In Mariupol, Russian banners disappear from main square flagpoles
In Mariupol, the city on the Sea of Azov temporarily captured by the invasion forces, the Russian flags disappeared from the flagpoles in Freedom Square downtown.
More than EUR 175M in aid to Ukraine raised in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the Giro555 charity platform raised some EUR 175.49 million to help Ukraine.
People of Ukraine awarded EU’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society, won the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, an annual award of the European Parliament.
Almost 23,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine over past week
Last week, almost 23,000 new coronavirus cases were recorded across Ukraine, including 203 lethal ones.
17 October 2022
Ombudsman Lubinets: ICRC hasn’t arrived at demarcation line where Ukrainian delegation was waiting
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross did not arrive at the demarcation line where the Ukrainian delegation was waiting for them.
Bayraktar bought with Polish donations to be named "Marik" in honor of Mariupol
The Bayraktar strike drone, purchased for the needs of the Armed Forces with funds raised in a crowdfunding campaign in Poland has already been prepared for shipment to Ukraine. The UAV was named "Marik" in honor of Mariupol.
Almost half a hundred Slovyansk residents evacuated to France
Forty-eight residents of Slovyansk community, Donetsk region, were evacuated from Kyiv to Nice, France.
16 October 2022
Kyiv region chief urges residents not to film Ukraine’s air defenses in action
Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, called on citizens not to record or post on social networks the work of Ukraine’s air defense systems deployed across the region.
80% of Finns support giving Ukraine heavier weapons
The vast majority of the population in Finland backs Ukraine in its fight against the Russian Federation.
15 October 2022
"Referendum" held in Warsaw to seize Russian embassy building
A symbolic "referendum" on the transfer of the Russian embassy to Poland’s ownership was held in Warsaw on Saturday.
Photojournalists Maloletka and Chernov win French war correspondents prize
Ukrainian photojournalists Yevhen Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov won the prestigious French Bayeux Calvados-Normandy War Correspondents Prize.
Residents of three more regions asked to limit electricity consumption in evening hours
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, has called on residents of Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions to reduce their electricity consumption in the evening hours.
14 October 2022
Deputy PM Fedorov: Starlink terminals will continue to work in Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov has stated that Starlink terminals are working and will continue to work in Ukraine.
12 October 2022
Group of enemy fire spotters neutralized in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
A multifunctional network of Russian intelligence assets was exposed in Kharkiv region. The group is believed to have been helping the invaders adjust their missile and artillery strikes.
09 October 2022
President’s Office: France sends more than 1,000 tonnes of aid to Ukraine
More than 1,000 tonnes of aid from France is already in the Romanian city of Suceava, the cargo is transferred to Ukraine.
08 October 2022
Biden congratulates Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties on winning 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize: Ales Biliatski, Head of the Belarusian Viasna Human Rights Centre, Russia’s Memorial human rights organization, and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties human rights organization.
07 October 2022
Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties becomes one of Nobel Peace Prize laureates
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
05 October 2022
Almost half of Ukrainians have close relatives currently at front lines
According to the survey aimed to assess damage caused by Russian war crimes in Ukraine", 47% of respondents say they have close relatives who are fighting off Russian invaders as part of Ukraine’s defense forces.
Nearly 34-35M people currently live in Ukraine - Demography Institute
Since 1994, the population in Ukraine has been decreasing annually, to 34-35 million people as of today.
More than 31,000 citizens return to Ukraine in past 24 hours
Over the past day, more than 34,000 people have arrived in Ukraine, of whom 31,000 - Ukrainian citizens.
More than 6,330 Ukrainian children found since start of full-scale invasion
A total of 6,331 Ukrainian children have been found since the Russian full-scale invasion started.
04 October 2022
At least 600,000 flee Russia following military call-up announcement - media
Almost two weeks into Vladimir Putin’s declaration of the partial mobilization in Russia, from 600,000 to 1 million people crossed out of the country, as per various estimates.
Secret poll run by Kremlin proves negative attitude among Russians to military call-up - intelligence
A secret sociological survey conducted by the Russian government testifies to the extremely negative attitude of the majority of Russian citizens towards the partial mobilization declared by Vladimir Putin late last month.
Humanitarian disaster: Crimeans need help to return to Ukraine
Crimeans who left for third countries in the last ten days need help to return to mainland Ukraine. Due to problems, in particular with documents, the situation with their accommodation in other countries has all the signs of a humanitarian disaster.
03 October 2022
About 10,000 Ukrainian citizens have left Crimea – Mejlis
About 10,000 Ukrainian citizens have left the Crimean Peninsula after the occupiers began forced and illegal mobilization.
Azov Regiment commanders meet with their families in Turkey
During her visit to Turkey, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska met with the Azov Regiment commanders released from Russian captivity.
"Ukrainians are defending their land": Buddhist leader in Kalmykia condemns Russian war
The supreme lama of Kalmykia, Telo Tulku Rinpoche (Erdny Ombadykov), released a statement criticizing the war which Russia had unleashed on Ukraine, noting that the truth is on Ukraine’s side.
In sham accession referendum, Russian occupation authorities count votes of those who fled captured Donetsk region
During the pseudo-referendum held late September, the invaders counted the "votes" of even those Ukrainians who had left the occupied territories for the government-controlled parts of Ukraine.