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Up to 17% of male students who left Ukraine for academic exchange programs have not returned on time, with the country's education ministry currently not planning to cancel international mobility opportunities. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Mykhailo Vynnytskyi, said this in comments to an Ukrinform correspondent in Yaremche, He explained that the students in question are typically aged 18 to 22 and are pursuing bachelor's degrees. "While the figure is not yet critical, it is concerning," he said. "Some universities report very high non-return rates, while others see nearly all students return. We will urge university rectors,…

During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, more than 35,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory that had been mined by the enemy were returned to safe use. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a government meeting, Ukrinform reports. “Ukraine is the most mined country in the world. More than 174,000 square kilometers of territory have been affected by the war. Therefore, the government has identified humanitarian demining as one of the key priorities for recovery,” he said. The Head of Government informed that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 35,000 square kilometers of…

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports posted on the War&Sanctions website the names of another 11 Russian athletes and cybersports professionals who publicly support Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. That’s according to the HUR press service, Ukrinform reports. The designated athletes participate in sports events held in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, publicly support the invasion force and personally visit Russian military bases in occupied Ukraine, and, at the same time, continue to take part in international competitions and events. Read also: Eleven more children brought back to…

On Friday, June 7, the Ukrainian-Romanian duo Marta Kostyuk - Elena-Gabriela Ruse will play a semifinal match at the Grand Slam series tennis tournament, the French Open (Roland Garros), in Paris. To seal promotion to the doubles final, Kostyuk and Ruse will have to win over the 11th seeded Italian tandem of Sara Errani - Jasmine Paolini, reports Ukrinform. Kostyuk and Ruse will play a Grand Slam semifinal for the second time in their career. Last season, they reached this stage at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Read also: Kalinina loses to world's eighth seed at WTA 1000 tournament in…

About 100 Ukrainian athletes will take part in the 2024 Olympics. This was announced by acting Minister of Youth and Sports Matvey Bidnyi on the air of the United News telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "As of today, about 100 of our athletes will participate in this Olympics," Bidnyi said. He also noted that there is no definitive information yet on whether Russian athletes will participate in the Games. "There is no final answer yet, because the licences that have been allocated are information from international sports federations. But there will be another stage of their verification, which has been…

The Ring magazine has published an updated ranking of the world's best boxers regardless of weight category. The list is headed by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated British Tyson Fury and became the absolute heavyweight champion, Ukrinform reports. Naoya Inoue from Japan, who recently defended the title of absolute champion in the second lightest weight in a fight with Mexican Luis Neri, took second place. Read also: Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion The third position in The Ring rankings goes to American Terence Crawford, who will have his first fight in the middleweight division against Israil Madrimov…

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk has defeated the UK's Tyson Fury in a 12-round fight to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian unified the titles and became the first undisputed world heavyweight champion in the era of four main belts. The bout lasted 12 rounds, with Usyk winning by a split decision of 115-112, 113-114, 114-113. The Ukrainian knocked down the Briton in the ninth round. The boxers' contract contains a rematch clause. The rematch is scheduled for October 12-13 in Riyadh. Photo: Getty Images

The English Premier League (EPL) football championship matches continue. "Manchester City defeated Tottenham in London with a score of 2-0, Ukrinform reports. The goals were scored by the Norwegian forward Erling Holland, who scored in the 51st minute of the match and in the 90+1 minute - from the penalty spot. Read also: International Women's Award "Guardian of Humanity" presented in Kyiv In the final round of the Premier League, on 19 May, "Arsenal" of London, the defender of the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Zinchenko, will host "Everton" of Liverpool, the Ukrainian Vitaliy Mykolenko, "Manchester City" will face "West Ham",…

Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina has completed her performances at the WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome with a prize pool of USD 5,509,771. In the third-round match, Angelina (WTA No. 31) lost to the eighth-ranked Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-7 (4-7), 0-6, Ukrinform reports. Read also: Ukraine's Yastremska reaches semi-finals of Australian Open The game on the court lasted an hour and 51 minutes. The tournament in the Italian capital will end on 18 May. Photo: btu.org.ua.

Ukrainian defeated neutral Kalinska. Ukraine's top-ranked Elina Svitolina (WTA 19) defeated neutral Anna Kalinska (WTA 26) 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, Ukrinform reports. Read also: Kalinina loses to world's eighth seed at WTA 1000 tournament in Rome The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Svitolina served 2 times, made 1 double fault and used 4/9 breakpoints. It was the first meeting of the tennis players. In the 1/8 finals of the competition, Svitolina will play against second seed Arina Sobolenko, who previously defeated Diana Yastremska. Photo: Jimmie48