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President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of those killed in the Russian strike on a building in Kyiv. The head of state announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “Today, I visited the site where a Russian high-explosive missile struck a high-rise building in Kyiv. I paid tribute to the victims. This despicable strike on the building in the middle of the night took the lives of 23 civilians. My condolences to their families and loved ones. All those affected continue to receive assistance,” Zelensky said. [embedded content] He noted that this shelling is a reminder to the world that…

As of now, a total of 273,200 civilians remain in part of Donetsk region under Ukrainian government control, including 20,200 children. This was reported during an online briefing on June 18 by Serhii Honcharov, Head of the Department for Civil Protection, Mobilization, and Defense Work of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration (RMA), according to a Ukrinform correspondent. "From February 26, 2022, to June 13, 2025, about 1,223,000 civilians were evacuated from Donetsk region. Among them were approximately 192,000 children and 46,700 people with disabilities... As of June 16, 2025, 273,200 people remain in the Ukrainian-controlled territory of the region, including…

An Orthodox church in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, has been destroyed by Russian attacks. That’s according to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukrinform reports. "As a result of hostilities, churches operated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Donetsk region continue to suffer” the report reads. On June 18, 2025, the Pokrovsk Vicariate published photos of the heavy damage suffered by a Pokrovsk Church. Read also: Kremlin actively using Russian Orthodox Church as tool of hybrid influence in Africa – intel The Telegram channel of the Pokrovsk Vicariate states that the religious building has been practically destroyed. As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Church…

Mykyta Kozubenko, a Ukrainian Master of Sport in diving, coach, and National Guard soldier, has been killed in action. The Ukrainian Sports Committee announced the tragic news on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Born and raised in Mykolaiv, Kozubenko began practicing sports from a young age and dedicated many years of his life to it. Since 2017, he had worked as a diving coach and held a second-level coaching qualification. In 2018, he graduated from Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University. "All of this — studying, sports, training, mentoring youth — was his true life," the committee wrote. "In the country's most…

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.