Nobel Peace Prize winners arrive in Ukraine
Nobel Peace Prize winners Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman, and Jody Williams arrived in Ukraine, starting their visit from Lviv.
Society and Culture
22 June 2022
Nobel Peace Prize winners arrive in Ukraine
Nobel Peace Prize winners Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman, and Jody Williams arrived in Ukraine, starting their visit from Lviv.
30-meter long Ukrainian flag unfolded at concert in Amsterdam
A 30-meter long Ukrainian flag was unfolded at a charity concert in support of Ukraine in the capital of the Netherlands on June 21.
PACE delegation to meet with survivors of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Next week, a delegation of members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, representing the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, will visit Ukraine.
21 June 2022
Rzeszow signs partnership agreement with Chernihiv
Ukraine's Chernihiv and Poland's Rzeszow have become sister cities as a respective agreement was signed by the president of the Polish city, Konrad Fijolek, and Chernihiv Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko will sign the document in the coming days.
Zelensky signs off law ratifying Istanbul Convention
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on June 21 signed into law a bill ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).
Zelensky addresses Cannes Lions participants: Power of creativity greater than power of nuclear state
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on the participants of the Cannes Lions International Festival to talk about Ukraine as the end of war and its circumstances depend on the world's attention.
Rescuers deliver medicines, water, food to Bakhmut and Lysychansk
On June 20, rescuers of the Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Luhansk region delivered 300 kg of food and 40 t of water to the residents of Lysychansk.
20 June 2022
“Mariupol can happen anywhere at any time in any country” - Ukraine’s First Lady
The tragedy of Mariupol can repeat itself in any country, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska believes.
Ukrainian minister urges civilians to evacuate Kherson region to facilitate deoccupation
Inhabitants of Kherson region should take advantage of the opportunities provided by the occupiers to leave in order to facilitate the counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Army aimed to deoccupy the region.
Zelensky meets with actor Ben Stiller in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Hollywood actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller in Kyiv.
Zelensky meets with actor Ben Stiller in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Hollywood actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller in Kyiv.
Only 11% of Ukrainians planning to take vacation this summer
A record low number of Ukrainians are planning to take a vacation this summer - only 11%, according to a poll conducted by the human resources portal grc.ua.
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller arrives in Makariv, Kyiv region
Hollywood actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller has arrived in the village of Makariv, Kyiv region.
Invaders in Mariupol began exhuming the dead
Russian invaders in Mariupol began to exhume the dead.
Invaders in Mariupol began exhuming the dead
Russian invaders in Mariupol began to exhume the dead.
MIA: More than 7.7M people have left Ukraine since beginning of war
From February 24 to June 16, 7.704 million people left Ukraine and 2.559 million returned.
Effort to return captured defenders of Mariupol doesn’t stop for an hour - Yermak
The issue of the return of captured defenders of Mariupol is being handled by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
19 June 2022
Ukraine bans book imports from Russia, Belarus
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has endorsed a draft bill on the termination of the agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation on scientific and technical cooperation, which was submitted by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on May 11, 2022. In addition, book imports from Russia and Belarus were banned.
Over 1,000 schools remain under Russian occupation, 651,000 children flee abroad
A total of 651,000 school-aged children have fled abroad, and 1,174 Ukrainian schools are remaining under Russian occupation.
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller visits Lviv
Famous Hollywood actor Ben Stiller was spotted in the center of Lviv on Saturday, June 18.
18 June 2022
Disinfo watchdog reviews Kremlin’s latest fakes
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has published a list of the latest manipulative and false reports circulated by Russian media and officials.
U.S. transfers 16.5 tonnes of oncology drugs to Ukrainian hospitals
Health care facilities across Ukraine have started receiving cancer drugs delivered as part of humanitarian assistance from the United States.
First Lady Zelenska: Half of Ukrainians live apart from their families today
In an interview with The Guardian, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska spoke about the situation of Ukrainian families during the war.
SBU presses charges against one of Russia Today’s top managers
The Security Service of Ukraine has formally pressed criminal charges against Anton Kuznetsov-Krasovsky, one of the top managers at Russia Today, a propaganda network owned by the Russian government.
Schwarzenegger gets “vyshyvanka” as gift from Ukrainian actor
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger received as a gift a “vyshyvanka,” an authentic Ukrainian embroidered shirt from Ukrainian actor Vlad Kabanets, who works with him on a movie set in Toronto.
Schwarzenegger gets “vyshyvanka” as gift from Ukrainian actor
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger received as a gift a “vyshyvanka,” an authentic Ukrainian embroidered shirt from Ukrainian actor Vlad Kabanets, who works with him on a movie set in Toronto.
17 June 2022
Positive attitudes towards refugees in the world are growing
The attitude towards refugees has become more positive in the world since last year.
Former head of Russian defense giant found dead outside Moscow - media
Alexei Ogarev, former CEO of Rosvooruzhenie State Corporation, which later merged with Promexport to become Rosoboronexport, was found dead in a Moscow suburb.