Zelensky meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees
President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
Society and Culture
25 January 2023
Pope Francis holds first meeting heads of Ukrainian churches
Pope Francis has met for the first time with a delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO).
Most Ukrainians think events in their country going in the right direction
The majority of Ukrainian citizens (58.9% of respondents) believe that events in Ukraine are developing in the right direction, according to a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center and the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
More than 700 Melitopol residents held captive by invaders
More than 700 residents of temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, are held captive. Dozens of them have been in captivity for almost a year.
At least 110 abducted residents of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia regions held at Simferopol pre-trial detention center
The occupiers unlawfully hold at least 110 people abducted from the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions at Simferopol pre-trial detention center No. 2.
24 January 2023
Finland shelters 50,000 Ukrainians
Finland has sheltered 50,000 Ukrainians who fled the war unleashed by Russia.
Ukrainians may be evacuated from Georgia in case direct flights with Russia resume - diplomat
The Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia does not rule out the possibility of a mass evacuation of Ukrainians in the event of the resumption of direct flights between Georgia and Russia and an increase in security risks.
Ukrainian church leader on visit to Rome
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, is on his first official visit to Rome.
Occupiers once again raid homes of Crimean Tatars, detaining six
The Russian security operatives on the morning of Tuesday, January 24, carried out mass raids targeting the homes of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea’s Dzhankoy district.
22 January 2023
Zelensky: Post-war Ukrainian education must be competitive
Post-war Ukrainian higher education must be competitive.
Russians have damaged more than 1,200 cultural infrastructure objects in Ukraine
The armed aggression of the Russian Federation has damaged more than 1,200 objects of cultural infrastructure, including more than 500 cultural monuments, in Ukraine.
President honors memory of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred.
Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians on Day of Unity: Entire Ukraine will hear sounds of victory
President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Ukrainians on the Day of Unity.
Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians on Day of Unity: Entire Ukraine will hear sounds of victory
President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Ukrainians on the Day of Unity.
Ukraine marks Unity Day
Ukraine marks Unity Day on January 22, the day when the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic (WUPR) signed the Unification Act in 1919.
21 January 2023
Zelensky on deadly helicopter crash: Every day, Ukraine loses its best people
President Volodymyr Zelensky, who took part in the funeral ceremony for the leadership and servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who died in the helicopter crash in Brovary, expressed his condolences to their families and noted that Ukraine loses its best sons and daughters every day.
Quake recorded in Chernivtsi region
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in western Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region on January 21.
Prosecutors name categories of children forcibly removed from Ukraine by Russia
Among the Ukrainian children deported by Russia are children who were brought up in boarding schools, foster families, family-type homes, as well as those who lost their parents due to hostilities.
19 January 2023
Naftogaz ex-CEO comments on embezzlement charges
Former Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolev, after he was accused of alleged embezzlement of over UAH 229 million, declared that he "will not hide and will prove himself right" in Ukraine.
Sixteen people, including six children, are in hospitals after helicopter crash in Brovary
Following a helicopter crash in Brovary on January 18, 16 people are in hospitals, six of them are children.
18 January 2023
Klitschko presents Johnson with Honorary Citizen of Kyiv award
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko presented former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the Honorary Citizen of Kyiv award.
Brovary community announces three days of mourning
The Brovary community has announced three days of mourning following a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday and took the lives of 14 people.
SBU to investigate helicopter crash in Brovary
The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has instructed the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to investigate criminal proceedings over a helicopter crash in Brovary, which killed 18 people, including three children and senior officials of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
17 January 2023
Rally in Dnipro: Local activists ask the world for long-range missiles
Local activists have held a rally near an apartment block destroyed in Russia’s recent missile attack on the city of Dnipro. They called on the world to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine.
16 January 2023
Ukrainian border guard’s response to Russian warship over radio recognized by MFA Lithuania as phrase of 2022
Recently, the Myslovo dictionary of the modern Ukrainian language recognized the phrase "Russian military ship, go **** yourself..." as phrase of the year 2022.
Russia’s plans for near future to sow fear among Ukrainians - expert
The Russians are currently regrouping their information policy as they will try to employ various tools to instill fear among Ukrainians in the near future.
Over 95% of Ukrainians confident Ukraine to win war with Russia
More than 95% of Ukrainians are confident in the victory of their state in the war with Russia, while the majority of respondents (63.2%) expect it to come before year-end.
15 January 2023
Georgian singer Kikabidze dies aged 84
Vakhtang Kikabidze, a famous film actor, pop singer, screenwriter, film director, songwriter and member of the Georgian Parliament, has died aged 84 in Georgia.
14 January 2023
Ombudsman: Ukraine gives Russia list of 800 wounded POWs for repatriation
Ukraine handed over a list of 800 wounded soldiers to Russia for possible repatriation.