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In Ukraine, with the beginning of a full-scale invasion, employers have shown a tremendous hike in the demand for qualified engineers. This was reported by the Rector of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Anatoliy Melnychenko, who spoke in an interview with Ukrinform. "Demand among applicants is one side of the demand for educational programs in our university, and this demand often does not reflect the real needs of the current and future economy. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the demands of the labor market for specialists. With the beginning of a…

Russian occupiers continue the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied Luhansk region to the Russian Federation. The National Resistance Center said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. As many as 39 children from the occupied areas of Rubizhne, Kreminna, Lysychansk, and Svatove have been taken to the Klyazma sanatorium in the Moscow region. The deportation is carried out under the pretense of "rehabilitation" and "recovery”. The occupiers claim to offer a "home-like atmosphere" and "medical examinations," but the National Resistance Center describes this as part of a hybrid genocide. Read also: Police show how Russians…

Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines are not asking the U.S. for money, but pleading for tanks, fighter jets, and air defense capabilities to shoot down Russian drones that are still shelling civilian buildings and killing people. This was stated on X by U.S. President Donald Trump's spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, who visited Bucha, Irpin, and Borodianka in Kyiv region on Monday, March 31. "These soldiers on the front lines are not asking for money. They are asking for 1,000 tanks, 300 F-35s, anti-air weapons to shoot down the drones that still fire at civilian buildings, and killing…

Some 52% of Ukrainian students need psychological help of varying degrees of intensity. This was announced by First Lady Olena Zelenska during a meeting with representatives from 30 higher education facilities implementing the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program "How Are You?", Ukrinform reports. "In February, ‘How Are You?’ ran a survey among faculties and students from 29 higher education facilities. Almost every third professor has signs of concealed burnout, 16% have signs of burnout, which manifest themselves through emotional detachment, cynicism, and frustration. Another 18% are prone to avoiding work tasks, procrastination, and loss of motivation. And only 35% believe they…

On the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from the Russian invaders, President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of the victims. He announced this in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Three years ago, our soldiers liberated Bucha from the Russian invaders. And the world saw what the Russian occupation is. Killed people on the streets. Tortured people. Graves in the yards of ordinary houses. Since then, no one in the world can say that they do not know what Ukraine is defending. Ukraine is fighting for life for its people. For no one to ever do what the Russian occupiers did…

Pastor Mark Burns, the spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, visited Bucha, Irpin, and Borodianka in the Kyiv region, where he witnessed the devastating consequences of Russian aggression. Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman shared this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “At my invitation, a special guest arrived in Ukraine—Pastor Mark Burns, the personal spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump. He is a prominent figure in the religious and political circles of the United States, whose voice plays a crucial role in shaping America's new strategy and policy,” Asman stated. According to the Chief Rabbi, he and Pastor…

In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized the rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine who worked in Kharkiv, Dnipro and Sumy regions. According to Ukrinform, this is stated in the evening video address published on the President's website. “Today I want to recognize our people who work to save others. These are the rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, who have proved themselves in these weeks,” Zelensky said. The President honored the rescuers of Kharkiv region: Andrii Bondar, Dmytro Kutia, Vladyslav Oliynyk, Anatolii Yaskovets, Vladyslav Makarichev, Yevhen Makovetskyi, and Artem Moskalenko. [embedded content] Video: OP…

Georgian photojournalists and documentary photographers have accused the World Press Photo competition of emboldening Russian propaganda after the victory of Mikhail Tereshchenko, a photojournalist from the Russian propaganda agency TASS, for a series of photos covering Tbilisi protests. This was reported by NewsGeorgia, Ukrinform saw. “By awarding the prize to a photo reportage taken by a TASS employee, World Press Photo legitimizes an agency known for spreading disinformation. The decision undermines independent media, emboldens propaganda, and allows fake narratives to gain widespread recognition,” the joint statement of Georgian photojournalists reads. They expressed outrage at World Press Photo’s decision. Read also:…

The buildings of a Kharkiv military hospital is being repaired and surgeries have already been resumed. This was reported on the Facebook page of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Ukrinform reports. “As a result of a nighttime Shahed strike targeting the hospital, patients and staff sustained injuries, and several buildings were damaged. But now surgeries have resumed in the operating rooms that had been destroyed by the blast wave. The hospital cannot stop treating patients for even a minute,” the post says. Read also: Russia’s bomb strike causes damages, injuries in Kupiansk This is not the…