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The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has returned 4,131 people from captivity through 61 exchanges with Russia and 447 more people outside of exchanges over the past three years. As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced by the Coordination Headquarters on Facebook. The Coordination Headquarters was established as a temporary body to coordinate the activities of various government agencies, security forces, and public organizations on March 11, 2022, by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 257. Initially, the headquarters was led by Iryna Vereshchuk, but at the end of May, leadership was transferred to Lieutenant General Kyrylo…

The vast majority of Ukrainians – 87% – believe that Russia will not stop at the already occupied territories. This is according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) from February 14 to March 4, 2025, Ukrinform reports. According to the survey results, 66% of Ukrainians believe that Russia's goal is to destroy Ukraine and its people. Specifically, 28% think Russia aims to commit physical genocide of Ukrainians, whereas 38% believe Russia wants to capture all or most of Ukraine and destroy Ukrainian statehood and the nation. Additionally, 14% believe Russia seeks to occupy all…

In Poland, the crowdfunding platform Zrzutka.pl has raised 1.2 million zlotys (USD 300,000) for an ambulance for the Ukrainian army in a day and a half. The collection was organized by a reputable Polish journalist Sławomir Sierakowski with the support of a well-known American historian Timothy Snyder, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In total, as of today, about 11 thousand people in Poland have transferred funds for an ambulance for the Armed Forces. Given the rapidly raised funds for the first ambulance, Sierakowski immediately announced a collection for a second ambulance for the Armed Forces. As reported by Ukrinform, all funds…

The women's high jump competition has concluded at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh secured the gold medal with a winning height of 1.99 meters, according to Ukrinform. The silver medal went to Angelina Topic of Serbia (1.95m), while Sweden's Engla Nilsson claimed bronze (1.92m). Mahuchikh is a world champion, European champion, Olympic medalist, and the current world record holder with a jump of 2.10 meters. Photo: worldathletics.org

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.