Society & Culture

Ukrainian trainers of bomb-sniffing dogs have started training in Spain, along with their four-legged companions. That’s according to the Western Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service, Ukrinform reports. "Ukrainian border guards are taking over the experience of their foreign counterparts at the Canine Center of Spain’s Civil Guard. Six dog handlers who were deployed for training a few days ago were assigned their new four-legged partners, with whom they have already attended their first classes," the press service reports. Read also: Ukrainian border guards down eight Russian drones over past three days It is noted that the specialized…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed gratitude to the Security Service operatives for their daily work to protect national security and defend the country. That’s according to a greeting address Zelensky posted on Telegram on the SBU professional holiday, March 25. “The Security Service of Ukraine is fighting the enemy at the front – in the hottest spots; ensures cyber defense of Ukraine; stabilizes the situation in the de-occupied areas; makes sure that the enemy does not have servants in any part of Ukraine; helps us return Ukrainian men and women from Russian captivity,” the president wrote. Read also: SBU…

The government discussed the veterans' policy and the Concept of the military transition to civilian life. According to Ukrinform, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported this on Telegram. "I considered the proposals of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education and Science. I instructed the ministries to speed up drafting and submission of resolutions and bills necessary for the military transition to civilian life," Shmyhal wrote. Read also: How Kremlin plans to turn Ukrainian children into ruscists by 2030 He added that the government is…

In the Zhytomyr-based Herbachevsky Regional Clinical Hospital the first to undergo heart, surgeons for the first time performed transplantations of heart, liver, and kidney from a single posthumous donor. That’s according to the Deputy Chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional Council, Volodymyr Shyrma, Ukrinform reports. "The heart transplant was performed by a team of doctors from the Borys Todurov Heart Institute. The kidney and liver transplant was carried out by the doctors with the regional clinical hospital," the report says. Read also: U.S. specialists begin training Ukrainian critical care medicine doctors About 50 medics and specialists from the regional blood center…

The military administration evacuated all children from the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region. "There are no children in Chasiv Yar, the last children were taken out the day before yesterday. We did this work with the joint efforts of the military administration, the police, the White Angels [local police unit]. It was difficult, painful, but we did it," Sehiy Chaus, Head of the Chasiv Yar Town Military Administration said on March 18. Over the past day, the Russian army shelled Donetsk region 21 times, injuring police officers and damaging 35 residential buildings.

This week, 20 Ukrainians were evacuated to European Union countries for treatment, according to the Ministry of Health. "This week, 20 Ukrainians were evacuated for treatment at EU clinics. The group includes patients with mine blast injuries and cancer patients," the ministry wrote on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. The Ministry of Health added that Ukrainian patients were admitted to medical facilities in Denmark, Germany and Norway. In total, more than 2,800 Ukrainians have already been evacuated to receive medical assistance in the EU. Read also: U.S. specialists begin training Ukrainian critical care medicine doctors  As reported, the first ladies of Ukraine…

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has resumed registration for cash assistance for internally displaced persons and other war-affected individuals. That’s according to the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Ukrinform reports. Those who have not previously received payments from international organizations and whose monthly income is below UAH 5,400 can count on monetary assistance. The priority is given to the most vulnerable population strata, the ministry notes. To submit an application, citizens need to contact a data collection point or a mobile group deployed in the region. It is necessary to produce an ID, a taxpayer code, a…

Russian propagandists have posted a staged video showing men posing as Ukrainian servicemen desecrate the Quran. The hoax is aimed to compromise the Armed Forces, in which servicemen of different nationalities and religions fight against the Russian occupiers. That’s according to the Ukrainian Army’s press service, Ukrinform reports. "Today, the Russian psyop operatives posted on the Internet two videos, in which ‘actors’ sporting ‘pixel’ camo of the Armed Forces mock the Holy Book of all Muslims - the Quran. The purpose of the stunt is to once again try to discredit the Armed Forces (now on religious grounds), to cause…

Ukraine is interested in studying Croatia’s experience in organizing the preservation of cultural heritage, both during the war and after it ends. The relevant statement was made by Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko during a joint briefing with Minister of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia Nina Obuljen-Koržinek and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today we have the honor of welcoming our Croatian colleague. I am glad that we were able to discuss a number of issues that unite us very much…

France will continue a project on the supply of fire engines, reaching a maximum height of more than 45 meters, to the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry, as well as hand over a mobile DNA laboratory to the National Police of Ukraine. The relevant statement was made during a working meeting between Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko and Ambassador of the French Republic to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry. In the course of the meeting, Klymenko stressed the importance of construction and supply of boats for the Ukrainian State Border…