Society & Culture

By organizing "peace concerts" featuring foreign artists, Russia is attempting to falsify the history of the war it launched against Ukraine. Ukraine's Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications said this in a Facebook post, according to Ukrinform. The ministry said that planning large-scale entertainment events in honor of "peace," featuring artists from around the world, just a week before the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion -- while the Russian army continues to kill Ukrainian citizens -- is yet another display of cynicism. "The organization of so-called 'peace concerts' in the aggressor country is a falsification of the history of…

No radioactive substances leak has been recorded at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) following a Russian drone strike on the New Safe Confinement (NSC). However, repeated strikes may changes the situation Hryhorii Ishchenko, the head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, said this on Ukrainian television, Ukrinform reports. “The radiation situation is currently stable, so there can be no leaks. However, if there are repeated strikes on such facilities, the situation may change,” Ishchenko said. He emphasized that the radiation background at the Chornobyl NPP site, including the NSC Shelter, has not changed since the…

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has described the Russian drone strike on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant's confinement structure as a "very serious incident." He warned that nuclear safety in Ukraine remains under severe threat. Grossi said this in a statement on the situation in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "This was clearly a very serious incident, with a drone hitting and damaging a large protective structure at a major nuclear site. As I have stated repeatedly during this devastating war, attacking a nuclear facility is an absolute no-go, it should never happen," Grossi said.…

The Office of the President of Ukraine hosted a coordination meeting on enhancing the effectiveness of humanitarian support for Ukrainians. That’s according to the President’s Office, Ukrinform reports. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies of Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the European Union, India, Ireland, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Türkiye, Finland, France, Croatia, Switzerland and Japan. Vereshchuk thanked the international partners for their support and outlined key areas for improvement. Read also: EU humanitarian aid to Ukraine since war-start…

At the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, the best-trained rescuers from Ukraine's State Emergency Service are tackling the aftermath of a Russian drone strike. The State Emergency Service informed this on its website, Ukrinform reports. "In the first stage, fire and rescue units were working. Now we have emergency rescue units - our best-trained mountain climbers," said Andriy Danyk, head of the State Emergency Service. He noted that the work of the rescuers is complicated by sub-zero temperatures, snow and icing on the structure. To dismantle the damaged parts of the containment and prevent the insulation from decaying, they are working…

Ukrainian boxer Denys Berinchyk failed to defend his WBO lightweight world title, suffering a knockout loss to American Keyshawn Davis. The title fight took place at Madison Square Garden in New York, where Davis secured a stoppage victory in the fourth round, Ukrinform reports. This marks the first loss in Berinchyk's professional career after 20 fights. Meanwhile, Davis notched his 13th professional win, with nine of those coming by knockout. Photo: Getty Images

As of the morning of February 15, no radiation leaks have been recorded at the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) and the New Safe Confinement (NSC). That’s according to the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, Ukrinform reports. “There has been no deterioration of the radiation situation at the NSC industrial site or at the ChNPP in general. There has been no release of radioactive materials beyond the established limits," the agency stated. It is reported that efforts to extinguish the fire on the outer cladding of the New Safe Confinement arch are ongoing. As…

The fire caused by a Russian drone strike on February 14 in the outer cladding of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) arch at the Chornobyl NPP has been successfully extinguished. Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The fire in the insulating filler of the NSC’s outer cladding was extinguished at 21:30,” the minister noted. She also informed that the background radiation in the exclusion zone remains normal. It is monitored continuously using an automated monitoring system at 39 points. Data are transmitted to the dispatch center around the…

Eight children have been successfully returned from the Russian-occupied areas of Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions to Ukrainian-controlled territory. As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, shared this news on Telegram. All of the rescued children were separated from their families due to the war and occupation. Some of them lost their parents, while others are siblings who were displaced together. "Parents and guardians of these minors reached out to the Ombudsman's Office, asking for assistance in bringing their children back home. Today, we have a successful outcome — our institution’s staff and the children’s…

The attack by a Russian drone has damaged the outer layer of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at the Shelter of Chornobyl NPP’s reactor unit 4. An inspection of the inner layer is currently underway. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on the IAEA website. "The IAEA team could see a breach of the outer layer of the NSC that occurred following the detonation. Supplementary information from Ukraine’s regulatory body received this morning confirmed that the outer cladding of the NSC arch sustained damage, and investigations are ongoing to determine the status of the inner cladding," the statement reads. The…