Society & Culture

The European Commission's report, part of the EU Enlargement Package, positively evaluated Ukraine's media reforms, particularly the roadmap for restoring a transparent and independent post-war media landscape. This was reported by the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, as cited by Ukrinform. "The European Commission highlighted the priority of protecting journalistic work in Ukraine. The report includes crucial updates to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces' Order No. 73, which enables Ukrainian and foreign experts to report on frontline conditions more effectively," the report stated. Additionally, the EC commended the Ukrainian government's efforts to create suitable conditions for journalists working…

At a meeting in Montreal with the Ukrainian community, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha emphasized the role of Ukrainians abroad. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy announced this on the social network X, Ukrinform reports. “I was pleased to meet with the active Ukrainian community in Montreal. I thanked Ukrainians who have been preserving Ukrainian identity, language and culture for decades for being a strong voice of support for Ukraine. Today, the united position of Ukrainians around the world brings our victory closer,” Sybiha said. As reported, Ukraine's Foreign Minister has begun a visit to Canada. Read also: FM met with…

Since the beginning of 2024, the crisis and legal support hotline of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation (UVF) has received over 14.5 thousand inquiries. This was reported by Acting Executive Director of the UVF Nina Rohovets in an interview with Ukrinform. “Overall, during the project's operation, we have received over 37 thousand inquiries. Since the start of this year, there have been over 14.5 thousand inquiries. This includes not only crisis support from psychologists but also legal aid,” said Rohovets. She noted that veterans are interested in legal issues, questions related to employment, starting a business, and social benefits. Among the…

Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh has been named the best European athlete for 2024. As reported by Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports, this award from the European Athletics was presented to the high jumper during the Golden Tracks ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, according to Ukrinform. In 2024, Mahuchikh set a world record in high jump, became the Olympic champion, European champion, and indoor world championship silver medalist, and won the Diamond League final for the third consecutive time. Yaroslava Mahuchikh first received an award from European Athletics in the ‘Rising Star’ category in 2019. "For me, as for every…

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.