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This was stated by Mykola Balaban, Deputy Head of the Center for Strategic Communication, during the Black Sea Security Conference organized by the International Crimea Platform in Bucharest on April 13. That's according to Center's press service, Ukrinform reports. In the course of the panel “How Russia’s information warfare operates (on the example of temporarily occupied Crimea) and why it challenges international security system,” Balaban expressed the opinion that the information warfare and the hybrid operation of Russia during the occupation of Crimea in 2014 was a “textbook” example of hybrid warfare. Read also: Trials against pro-Russian propaganda pundits launched…

On April 16, a rally in support of the defenders of Zmiinyi Island, who have been in captivity for more than a year, was held on Sergel Square in the center of Stockholm. That's the community Defenders of Zmiinyi wrote on Facebook and posted a video, Ukrinform reports. "In Ukraine, Easter is one of the main family holidays. On this day, children often visit their parents, and families gather in large groups around the table. But everything has changed. And this is the second Easter that could be called sad. And we are all here today so that the world does…

Ukrainian illustrator Serhiy Maidukov refused to accept the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize on the same day as Russian writer Liudmyla Ulitskaya. That's Serhiy Maidukov said this in a letter to the prize committee, Ukrinform reports, referring to Chitomo. Ulitskaya became the laureate of the prize in 2023. She will receive the prize on June 22, the 125th anniversary of Remarque. According to Susanne Menzel-Riedl, the head of the jury, this year's prize was to be interpreted as a sign of hope for reconciliation.  Read also: Exhibition of Ukrainian avant-garde artists opens at Estonian KUMU museum "The last word should…

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has held the first-ever Easter service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

The Russians continue to destroy everything that’s Ukrainian on temporarily seized lands, including Ukrainian literature. This was reported by the Center for National Resistance, Ukrinform saw. "In the best traditions of the Nazis, the enemy is trying to destroy the population’s consciousness in the temporarily occupied lands. Now, 9,500 Ukrainian books were snatched form libraries on the captured lands of Donetsk region. The list of ‘extremist literature’ includes books by Volodymyr Vyatrovich, Vakhtang Kipiani, Oksana Zabuzhko, and the Kapranov brothers," the report reads. As noted, the list of books to be withdrawn is formed by "school faculties," which is yet…

On the International Day of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, a basket of flowers from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was put at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial in the city of Kyiv. According to the president’s press service, flowers were also laid at the memorial sign to those who died in the Syrets concentration camp and the memorial sign "Memory for the sake of the future" on the territory of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve "Babyn Yar". “Ukraine remembers everyone who was killed and maimed by the Nazi regime during World War II. Just as it remembers…

Russian propaganda pundits in the temporarily occupied Crimea are coming up with new fake stories regarding NATO: while they start to recognize that Ukraine is in fact a valid actor in the international arena, they insist that its armed forces are fighting in the interests of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This was discussed during a press conference "Fakes about NATO in occupied Crimea" hosted by Ukrinform. "What accents does the Russian propaganda machine put in order to discredit both NATO - the Alliance that provides security - and Ukraine along with its Defense Forces? So, the first fake is…

Israel continued humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale aggression. This is reported by The Times of Israel with reference to the statement by the Office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, reports Ukrinform. As noted, the assistance package includes visa extension and aid in the field of health care and social security. Read also: Israel approves sale of anti-drone systems to Ukraine - media At the same time, the brief statement by PM Netanyahu’s Office did not specify when such aid would expire. As Ukrinform reported earlier, the…

Ukrainian children who were deported by Russia and managed to return to Ukraine report beatings and other punishments for refusing to sing the Russian anthem and even mentioning that they identify as Ukrainians. That’s according to Daria Gerasimchuk, the advisor to the President's representative on children's rights and rehabilitation, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "The children who return say nothing good about what happened to them there. In general, it depends on their location because some were even beaten, which is very difficult to even talk about, but some of the children were physically abused for constantly…

Austrian authorities have automatically extended the validity of permits for asylum seekers from Ukraine. The Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Asylum seekers who have found refuge in Austria have their forcibly displaced person's identity card automatically extended," the report reads. The relevant body will send it by registered mail to the applicants' registration address. If no one is available to pick up the letter at the time of delivery, it will be deposited at the nearest post office. Read also: King Charles III visits center for Ukrainian refugees…