Society & Culture

On day two of Rome European Open 2023, the Ukrainian judoka, Marat Kryzhanskyi, won a gold medal, having placed first in the -90kg category, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The Ukrainian judoka, coming from the Vinnytsia region, reached the final round and won against the French competitor, Francis Damier. Meanwhile, Diana Semchenko placed seventh in the +70kg category. In general, judokas from 34 countries participated in Rome European Open 2023. Photo: ukrainejudo.com

As many as 75,000 Ukrainian refugees have been registered in six federal asylum centers in Switzerland since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, According to Ukrinform, the State Secretary for Migration of Switzerland, Christine Schraner Burgener, said this in an interview with the Obozrevatel online news outlet. "About 11,000 people with Ukrainian roots lived in Switzerland even before the invasion. All of them welcomed their relatives and friends with open arms. From the beginning, it was a huge relief for us, as well as for thousands of Swiss people throughout the country, who showed solidarity, generosity and willingness…

The Swedish government has announced the allocation of almost EUR 11 million to support women and girls in Ukraine and Moldova. This is said in a press release issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that this support is intended to strengthen the two countries’ efforts to meet the humanitarian needs of women and girls and promote their opportunities and rights in both the short and the long term. In addition, it is also intended to help rebuild and reinforce Ukraine’s health care system and infrastructures that have been severely affected by Russia’s…

Ukraine is on the way to achieving the changes required to become a powerful, developed, and sustainable nation, where human rights are respected by all, and the role of women is visible and undeniable. That’s according to Dmytro Lubinets, Parliament’s representative for human rights, Ukrinform reports. "International Women's Day appeared on the calendars in North America and Europe as early as the beginning of the 20th century due to a number of labor movements for universal women's suffrage. And the international holiday for the protection of women's rights emerged after the UN General Assembly adopted in 1977 a resolution suggesting…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine honor Ukrainian women for their leadership and struggle. That's according to the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "Ukrainian women are fighting for their future and a free democratic Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine honor all women of Ukraine, in particular all women of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all members of the Defense Forces of Ukraine for your leadership and struggle for Ukraine, for how tirelessly, selflessly and effectively you are bringing our victory over Ukraine's enemies!" the post reads. During almost a year…

Urgent measures are needed to reunite Ukrainian children illegally taken to Russia with their families, while Russia’s refusal to return them is a "serious violation of their human rights." This was stated by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, following her visit to Ukraine focused on the human rights situation of Ukrainian children transferred to the Russian Federation and to the territories of Ukraine under Russian occupation. “Russia’s failure to return Ukrainian children separated from their families and legal guardians is a serious violation of their human rights. Concrete mechanisms and solutions must urgently be identified…

As many as 307 children have been returned from the territories temporarily occupied by Russia to the territory controlled by Ukraine. Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. "At the end of February, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights received a request for the return of a child who is in the territory temporarily occupied by Russia. In a few days, with the help and work of the staff of the Ombudsman's Office, Sashko met her grandmother. Now the boy is in Ukraine," Lubinets said. The ombudsman said that…

As a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion, 505 objects of cultural infrastructure have been already destroyed in Ukraine. "A total of 1,322 objects of cultural infrastructure have already been damaged due to Russian aggression in Ukraine. Almost a third of them – 505 objects – have been destroyed," the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine posted on Telegram. Cultural infrastructure suffered the greatest losses and damages in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Luhansk regions. The Ministry notes that almost half (47%) of the damaged and destroyed objects of cultural infrastructure are club facilities. As reported, 101 objects…

Natalka Panchenko is a volunteer who lives in Poland and has been supporting Ukraine in every way for many years. She is the leader of the Euromaidan-Warszawa Association which organises information campaigns and sends humanitarian aid and military equipment to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the activist blocked trade between the EU and Russia, and together with like-minded people, she managed to achieve systemic changes. Natalka is producing the joint film project Ukraїner and the Polish television channel TVP Dokument, which the team filmed in 2021. She plans to use the joint project to keep Ukraine in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2023:  Nadiya Shaporynska, the president of the non-profit charity organization US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) reported on her Facebook Page that on Friday, February 24, 2023, US Ukrainian Activists, Benjamin Wittes, United Help Ukraine, and Razom for Ukraine held a Vigil and Protest at the gates of the russian embassy in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of people attended this event. https://youtu.be/1Jg3l2dFGPQ Nadiya informed, “During the Candlelight Vigil we remembered all the Ukrainians who lost their lives during 9 years of russia's military aggression against Ukraine.” At the Protest against russia's genocidal war in Ukraine, Nadiya Shaporynska led…