Society & Culture

Last month, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to confirm that hundreds of missing Ukrainians are in fact held in Russian captivity. That’s according to Oleksandr Vlasenko, the spokesman for ICRC in Ukraine, who spoke in an interview with Tyzhden, Ukrinform reports. "Recently, around mid-May, we had a large number of messages for the relatives of the missing persons because we received confirmation of their relative being held in captivity, as well as the places where they are held. Reports on hundreds of these missing persons were received in those two to three weeks," said Vlasenko. The spokesman…

Canada is ready to finance several projects to provide psychological assistance to war-affected Ukrainians. This was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his surprise visit to Kyiv, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Canada understands how important mental health support will be for Ukraine, Trudeau said, adding that his country would help finance projects that focus on the well-being and mental health of Ukrainians, including children, teachers, and medics.Read also: Shmyhal, Trudeau talk Canada's participation in Ukraine recovery His Office later clarified that Canada has already agreed to allocate $99,500 to the Kharkiv-based Phoenix NeuroRoom project, which helps doctors…

The absolute majority of Ukrainians (95%) are confident that Ukraine will be able to defeat Russia. This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by the Sociological Group "Rating", Ukrinform reports. At the same time, about 60% of respondents note that a fairly long time is needed to win the war: 25% believe that more than a year is needed, 37% - half a year or a year. Almost 20% of Ukrainian estimate the time needed for victory to be several months, another 20% are undecided. At the same time, according to sociologists, the number of those who…

According to today's tentative reports from the regions, the situation of bomb shelters is the most complicated in Kyiv but it is also relevant for other regions. This was stated by the Deputy Head of the President's Office, Oleksiy Kuleba, who spoke on the air of the national telethon. "We receive information about other regions every day. This morning we saw tentative reports. The situation is different in various regions. All regional centers and regions have work to do," he said. At the same time, Kuleba emphasized that the situation of shelters is the most difficult in the capital, judging…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky as part of his working visit to Odesa region visited a hospital where Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the fighting with the Russian occupiers, particularly in the Bakhmut sector, are undergoing treatment. According to the president’s press service, the Head of State talked to the defenders. They told where they were wounded and how they are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. "I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank you from all Ukrainians for your service. You are real heroes," Zelensky said. The President presented the Orders "For Courage" of the third degree to the servicemen. In addition,…

Ukraine has managed to bring back Viacheslav, a teenager who had been illegally deported by Russians from the Donetsk region’s temporarily occupied city of Mariupol. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister - Temporary Occupied Territories Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Vereshchuk, Viacheslav was raised without parents. In 2021, he turned 15 and began studies at Mariupol Higher Metallurgical Professional School. “As the enemy seized the city of Mariupol, the occupiers deported Viacheslav to Shakhtarsk. But, the boy turned out to be brave and smart. He found a way to…

The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, MP from the Servant of the People party, Nikita Poturaev, has proposed to create cultural and information centres for enslaved peoples living in Russia in Ukraine. He said this on the air of the New Countdown talk show on Suspilne TV, Ukrinform reports. "This work with national minorities seems very prospective to me. We know that in the so-called federation, all cultural rights and freedoms of the enslaved peoples are completely suppressed. The native language, the languages of these nationalities, have already been removed from school courses, not…

Another child deported from the war zone to Russia was eventually returned to Ukraine. That’s according to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, who broke the news on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. The Office has helped a Ukrainian mother get her son back from Russia, the Ombudsman said.” Nikita and his mother are now in Ukraine. However, the story of their return home can become a movie plot, where a mother goes to another country, which abducted her son under the pretext of ‘evacuation,’” noted Lubinets. According to the official, the woman almost ended up behind bars in…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has attended events to mark the Day of Ukraine's State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP). That's according to the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. The head of state congratulated all communications specialists on their professional holiday and thanked them for their daily important work for the country and people. "Today, it is important, first of all, to thank you. Each and every person who provides reliable communications for our people, Ukraine, our defense – all Ukrainians. Those who protect communication lines, restore damaged communications, and protect…

President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of the victims of the Great Terror committed by the totalitarian communist regime on Ukrainian lands in 1937-1938. This was reported on the President's website, Ukrinform saw. On Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression, on behalf of the Head of the State, a flower basket was placed at the monument of the repressed, erected at the entrance to the National Historical and Memorial Reserve Bykivnia Graves. Wreaths were placed at the mass grave and memorial plaque for the Polish burials on the territory of the Reserve. As the president noted, trumped…