In de-occupied Kherson region, 50% of territory already demined - administration
Sappers have already cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance 50% of territory in de-occupied Kherson region.
Society and Culture
Ukraine evacuates 3,860 children from Donetsk region since start of August
Since early August, 33,000 people, including 3,860 children, were evacuated from Donetsk region to safer regions.
No plans to raise retirement age in Ukraine - minister
Despite the reduction of the working-age population, the government has no intention to raise the retirement age.
20 August 2024
Ukraine seeks to return displaced orphans from abroad – minister
The Ministry of Social Policy is starting work on returning to Ukraine the evacuated children deprived of parental care to place them in family-type care facilities.
Ukraine decriminalizes AWOL, desertion if committed first time
The Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday passed a law on criminal liability for crimes against the established order of military service under martial law.
Program to set up bomb shelters in schools must be fully implemented - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine emphasized the need to ensure that Ukrainian schools have proper bomb shelters so that as many children as possible can study offline in the upcoming academic year.
Ukraine's government provides additional UAH 5B for bomb shelters in schools
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to distribute about UAH 5 billion of additional subsidies from the state budget for bomb shelters in schools in the Chernihiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
MFA Ukraine asks donors to help fund UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Ukraine in 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine asks the international donor community to contribute to the proper financing of UN’s Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024.
Lithuania to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees for another year
Lithuania is planning to extend temporary residence permits for refugees from Ukraine for another year.
19 August 2024
Ombudsman’s Office strengthens cooperation with UNHCR in protecting war victims’ rights
Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Representative of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Karolina Lindholm Billing, aimed at protecting the rights of persons affected by war.
Over 5,000 people evacuated from dangerous areas of Sumy region in two weeks
Over the past two weeks, more than five thousand people have been evacuated from the communities of Sumy region that are most affected by enemy shelling.
Security and reconstruction: residents of de-occupied territories tell about their biggest needs
Security issues and the reconstruction of housing and infrastructure are key needs for residents of the de-occupied communities of Kharkiv, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
Heads of Boryspil and Bucha territorial recruitment centers to be held in custody without right to post bail
The heads of the Boryspil and Bucha territorial recruitment and social support centers, as well as their accomplice, will be held in custody without the right to put up bail.
WHO records over 1,900 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine since invasion
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the WHO Country Office in Ukraine has recorded 1,940 Russian attacks on Ukraine's health care system.
British intel names reasons why Russia blocks Signal, YouTube, WhatsApp
The Russian government is blocking Signal and WhatsApp messengers, as well as disrupting the work of the YouTube video hosting, in order to strengthen control over access to media and information in the country.
Russian invaders leave unique biosphere reserve in Ukraine “almost destroyed” - official
Oleksandr Prokudin, chief of the Kherson regional military administration, says Russian invaders have looted and almost destroyed the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve in Kherson region and are removing animals from the area to Russia.
Large-scale book exchange "Book Square" took place in Lviv
On 18 August, the Book Square event took place in Lviv on the square near the monument to Ivan Franko, where more than 5,000 books were exchanged. The exchange was initiated by the Lviv Municipal Library.
Occupants plan to deny holidaymakers access to beaches in Yevpatoria
In Yevpatoria, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians are laying sandbags along the seafront and plan to deny holidaymakers access to the beaches.
18 August 2024
Church in Ukraine will be free from Moscow's influence - Yermak
The Church in Ukraine will be free from Russia’s influence.
Quit feeding the dragon - Ukraine’s First Lady on peace talk offers
The Ukrainian President's spouse, Olena Zelenska, compared the proposal to exchange some of Ukrainian territories for peace with a fairy tale plot, where, in order to appease the dragon, people would annually sacrifice a young woman.
Ukrainians take part in Warriors’ Day parade in Toronto, in first
Ukrainian servicemen took part in the Warriors’ Day parade in Toronto for the first time in history.
Liashko: Council for restoration of Okhmatdyt will approve phased reconstruction plan in coming days
On Monday or Tuesday, the Council for the Restoration of Okhmatdyt will approve a phased plan to rebuild the National Children's Specialised Hospital Okhmatdyt, which was damaged by the Russian attack.
Zelensky thanks All-Ukrainian Council of Churches for supporting bill to ban UOC-MP
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations and thanked them for supporting the legislative initiative to ban the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in Ukraine.
China launches group of new satellites to monitor Earth
China has launched a group of new Yaogan-43 01 remote sensing satellites into space.
17 August 2024
Nine residents, including child, evacuated from Kherson region in past day
On July 16, nine residents, including one child, were evacuated from the de-occupied areas of the Kherson region.
Oleksandr Urin to temporarily perform duties of Okhmatdyt director general
Oleksandr Urin, who heads the intensive and efferent therapy department for acute intoxication at Okhmatdyt, has been temporarily assigned the duties of the hospital director general.
Ukrainian hackers block work of Russian nuclear weapons manufacturer
Cyber activists from the "BO Team" attacked the Russian Internet provider Vega, which resulted in the blocking of the work of, among others, the All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, a developer of nuclear munitions.
Ban on UOC-MP: Zelensky discusses bill with Council of Churches and Religious Organizations
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said that a draft law banning the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) on the territory of Ukraine will protect the country from Russia's manipulations of the Ukrainian church.
Law on legalisation of medical cannabis comes into force in Ukraine
The law on the legalisation of medical cannabis has been enacted in Ukraine as of today.