Ukraine grants permission for April exhumation of Polish victims in Ternopil region
Ukraine has granted permission to Poland to conduct exhumation work in April for the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy, who perished in 1945.
Ukraine has granted permission to Poland to conduct exhumation work in April for the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy, who perished in 1945.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has lost 145 artists and 95 media workers.
13 January 2025
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The European Union has announced the allocation of a new humanitarian aid package worth EUR 148 million, which will be directed to humanitarian projects in Ukraine and neighboring Moldova to support Ukrainian citizens affected by the consequences of Russia's war.
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Lviv has started substantive hearings in the case concerning the murder of linguist and public figure Iryna Farion. The victim's daughter, Sofiia Osoba, has filed a claim for ₴15 million in moral damages.
The Ministry of Justice is working on implementing a data protection mechanism that will act as a "Pentagon for state registries."
Russia’s Federal Security Service has for the first time included a regional publication, Komi Daily, in the register of "terrorist organizations".
A UN delegation led by Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, visited Zaporizhzhia. The delegation inspected an underground school set to open soon and visited the site of a Russian missile strike that occurred in December.
In January and February 2025, a rare planetary alignment will take place. First 6 and later 7 planets will be simultaneously visible from Earth.
12 January 2025
The Day of the Ukrainian Political Prisoner is observed on January 12.
Starting in 2025, Ukrainian students in grades 8-9 will be required to take the course "Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy." The pilot phase of the course began in 2024.
Experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that 2024 was the warmest year on record.
11 January 2025
Kyiv and Warsaw have exchanged lists of locations for the search and identification of remains of victims of mutual historical conflicts.
The Zaporizhzhia region has received 74 charging stations from USAID.
The Ministry of Justice says the state registers that were affected by the Russian cyberattack are expected to be fully restored by the end of January.
Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi had a phone call with the European Union Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture, and Sport Glenn Micallef.
10 January 2025
The most-viewed article on Ukrainian Wikipedia in 2024 was about the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, garnering 1,113,902 views.
Ukraine and Poland have reached agreements on search and exhumation work as regards Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy.
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Next week in Kyiv, UN high-ranking officials will present humanitarian aid plans for people in Ukraine for 2025 at the expense of donor funds worth more than $3 billion.
During a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis on Thursday mentioned the situation in Ukraine, wishing for an end to the Russo-Ukrainian war this year.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a law outlining new procedures for the military registration of 17-year-old citizens and their medical examinations during basic military training.
09 January 2025
The Defense Forces enjoy the highest level of trust among Ukrainians (92%), while prosecutors (9%) and courts (12%) are trusted the least.
The Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations has resumed operations after a large-scale cyberattack conducted by Russia.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has extended the deadline for voluntary return to military service after the first absence without leave (AWOL) from a military unit until March 1.
In December 2024, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) completed 71 full audits of declarations selected under a new risk-oriented approach. Of these, 34 declarations (48% of those audited) were found to contain inaccuracies amounting to UAH 438.5 million.
Utility workers in Mykolaiv have received new equipment from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Kyiv authorities are working on several options for updating safety protocols for ground public transportation during air raid alerts.
In 2025, Ukraine's Medical Guarantees Program will include psychiatric care provided by multidisciplinary teams, PET-CT diagnostics, and medical services from institutions under the Ministry of Health and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.