Ukraine won’t stop trying to evacuate people from "hot spots" - Zelensky
Due to Russian shelling, people living in Borodianka outside Kyiv could not be evacuated, but the government will not abandon these attempts.
Society and Culture
20 March 2022
18 March 2022
EU Culture Ministers call on UNESCO to move session of World Heritage Committee from Russia to Lviv
Together with the EU Culture Ministers, Ukrainian Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to change the place of the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee from Russia’s Kazan to Lviv.
Critical infrastructure facilities in Odesa gain access to Starlink
The equipment providing access to the Starlink satellite Internet has been installed at a number of critical infrastructure facilities in Odesa, Ukraine's southern Black Sea port city.
Lviv square sees 109 empty prams in installation to commemorate children killed by Russian invaders
Lviv is hosting the Tsina Viyny (Price of War) art effort to draw worldwide attention to the deaths of innocent Ukrainian children amid a full-blown Russian invasion.
No one believes any Russian propaganda in Ukraine - minister
The Kremlin's narratives in Ukraine fail to survive as no one believes any Russian propaganda in Ukraine.
European politicians want to nominate Zelensky and people of Ukraine for Nobel Peace Prize
A group of European politicians appealed to the Nobel Committee with an initiative to nominate Volodymyr Zelensky and the people of Ukraine for the Nobel Peace Prize.
17 March 2022
Zelensky comes to hospital to visit people wounded when evacuating from Kyiv Region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has come to hospital to visit Kyiv Region’s residents, who were wounded when evacuating, and a driver of the American journalist, Brent Renaud, who was killed by Russian invaders.
Zelensky comes to hospital to visit people wounded when evacuating from Kyiv Region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has come to hospital to visit Kyiv Region’s residents, who were wounded when evacuating, and a driver of the American journalist, Brent Renaud, who was killed by Russian invaders.
Ukraine receives 70,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid over ten days of March
Over the ten days of March, Ukraine received 70,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid from abroad.
16 March 2022
Hackers deface Russian Emergency Service website to expose army death toll in Ukraine
The website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia was hacked to post a message about the Russian army’s death toll in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s cultural heritage in wartime
At 11:00 on March 17, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Kateryna Chuyeva will give online briefing entitled: "Ukraine’s cultural heritage in wartime".
Thousands take to streets in Berdiansk to protest against Russian occupation
Thousands of people have marched through the main street in the city of Berdiansk, which has been captured by Russian occupation troops, holding a large Ukrainian flag.
Russia doesn’t reveal locations where Ukrainian POWs are held
A new legal framework is being developed to allow creating an adequate system that would reflect the reality of dealing with Russian prisoners of war whose number is soaring due to Ukraine’s successful combat operations.
15 March 2022
Boy who made his way from Zaporizhia to Slovak border by himself reunites with family
A boy, 11, who earlier made an astonishing trip from his town Zaporizhia to the Slovakia border, all by himself, has finally reunited with his family.
Most Ukrainians believe the main purpose of Russian invasion is to kill Ukrainian people – poll
More than half of Ukrainians believe the main purpose of Russian invasion is to kill the Ukrainian people completely.
Ukrainian refugees: 4,000 British visas already issued
Since the onset of the Russian invasion, Great Britain has issued visas with a temporary residence permit for 4,000 Ukrainian refugees.
Humanitarian aid worth $50M already delivered to Ukraine
Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has received humanitarian aid in the amount of $50 million in medical supplies.
Epifaniy blesses Ukrainians to fight off occupiers
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine has blessed the Ukrainian people to fight the invaders.
14 March 2022
Pope condemns killing of children by Russian invaders in Ukraine
Pope Francis has decried the “barbarianism” of the killing of children and other defenseless civilians in Ukraine and pleaded for a stop to the attacks “before cities are reduced to cemeteries.”
Educational process resumed in 13 regions of Ukraine
Today, the educational process has resumed in 13 regions of Ukraine.
Thousands take to streets in Helsinki to support Ukraine
Thousands have joined a peaceful demonstration #mothersforpeace in Finland’s capital city, Helsinki, to support Ukraine.
13 March 2022
Ukraine asks EU to ban Russian TV channels
Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko has appealed to the EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Thierry Breton, to ban Russian TV channels’ broadcasts across the EU.
12 March 2022
Russian TV offers not to stop at Ukrainian borders but ‘strike’ the world
During the Russian propagandist television show ‘Evening with Vladimir Solovyov’ on Russia-1, participants suggested that Russia should not stop at Ukrainian borders in terms of military actions but move forward.
Over 2M Ukrainians evacuated from warzone by rail - operator
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia over the 15 days of war has ensured safe evacuation of more than 2 million people fleeing hostilities.
11 March 2022
Number of Ukrainian refugees reaches 2.5M - UN
Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2.5 million people have fled the country to escape the war.
09 March 2022
12,000 more Ukrainians return from abroad, mostly men heading to join defense forces
Over the past 24 hours, 14,500 persons crossed into Ukraine, including 12,000 Ukrainian nationals.
08 March 2022
Andriy Shevchenko can’t hold back tears, speaking of war on Italian television
Former coach of the Ukrainian national football team, Andriy Shevchenko, could not restrain himself and nearly wept on Italian television, talking about the war that Russia is waging in his home country.
05 March 2022
Jamala, People’s Artist of Ukraine, Eurovision Winner
I will sing to become the voice of the women and children who are now in the bomb shelters
Ukraine's Muslim community condemns Russian aggression
The Muslim community in Ukraine has condemned Russia's aggression and crimes committed against civilians by the aggressors in Ukraine.