Society & Culture

The Security Service of Ukraine has detained five more pro-Russian agitators who justified Russia's armed aggression and expected a complete occupation of Ukraine. According to Ukrinform, the SSU reported this on Facebook. In particular, a 51-year-old blogger was detained in Kyiv who already has a sentence for spreading Kremlin propaganda, but repeated the crime during his probation. He posted provocative streams on TikTok in which he praised the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation and justified the seizure of Ukraine. A resident of Kharkiv was served a notice of suspicion for spreading fake news about the Ukrainian military…

Ukraine has received USD 100 million from the Republic of Korea. According to Ukrinform, this was announced on Telegram by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. According to him, “this is the first budgetary assistance from our Korean partners, which will be aimed at supporting the social sphere.” This year, the governments of the two countries signed an agreement that will attract up to USD 2.1 billion, Shmyhal said. He expressed his gratitude to the Republic of Korea for supporting Ukraine in the context of a full-scale war. Read also: Zelensky expects Umerov to reach agreement with South Korea…

Eight more Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Donetsk regions, and Crimea. This was reported by Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "As part of the President of Ukraine's initiative 'Bring Kids Back UA,' we managed to bring back eight Ukrainian children, aged from 6 to 16 years old, from temporarily occupied territories of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Donetsk regions, and Crimea," he informed. According to Yermak, seven of the children were helped by Qatar, and one child was evacuated through a humanitarian…

On November 29, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted amendments to Resolutions No. 76 and No. 1332 concerning the procedure for reserving conscripts at critically important enterprises. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Ministry of Economy. “From December 1, 2024, the reservation procedure will once again be available through the Diia portal. To reserve their employees, a business must obtain or renew its critical importance status according to new mandatory criteria. Businesses have more than three months to do so — until the end of February 2025,” the statement reads. At the same time, the government has…

The body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died while in Russian captivity, was not returned to Ukraine during the latest repatriation efforts. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, according to Ukrinform. "During the repatriation on November 29, the Russian side did not return the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna," the statement reads. As reported by Ukrinform, on November 29, the bodies of 502 fallen Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine as part of repatriation efforts. Earlier, on November 8, the remains of 563 deceased Ukrainian soldiers were similarly repatriated. Read…

The Embassy of Ukraine has not received any requests from the Slovak side regarding the detention of a Ukrainian citizen in connection with an investigation into a threat to critical infrastructure and has contacted the competent Slovak authorities to clarify the situation. This was reported to Ukrinform by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to a request. “As of November 28, the embassy in Slovakia has not received any information about the detention of a Ukrainian citizen in this regard. The institution has contacted the Slovak competent authorities to clarify the situation. The case is…

Some Ukrainian refugees will receive less support from Slovakia starting in March next year, following a swift and minor amendment to immigration laws -- the Act on the Residence of Foreigners and the Asylum Act -- approved by coalition legislators on Thursday. This was reported by The Slovak Spectator, according to Ukrinform. From March 1, 2025, individuals granted Ukrainian refugee status after February 28, 2025 will be permitted to stay in asylum facilities for a maximum of 60 days, down from the current 120 days. Similarly, the accommodation allowance will be limited to the first 60 days, rather than 120 days…

The process of declaring firearms found or received from the Defense Forces has been greatly simplified and takes up to one hour. This was explained by Deputy Head of the National Police Oleksandr Fatsevych during a live broadcast, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Citizens can declare all categories of firearms they find or receive from the Defense Forces for the country’s protection. We have streamlined the declaration procedure to the maximum. First, one must call 102 or contact the nearest police unit or their district officer. Each territorial police unit has teams specifically tasked with weapon declarations and database entries. Citizens…

Ukraine is introducing new measures to combat domestic violence, focusing on enhancing prevention and involving social workers in assessing family risks. This was reported by the Ministry of Social Policy, according to Ukrinform. "Last week, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved amendments to the basic law on combating domestic violence (Bill No. 10249), proposed by the Ministry of Social Policy. The amendments now allow social sector professionals to actively promote family mediation in cases of domestic violence," the statement reads. Additionally, women who have experienced domestic violence and have a child are no longer required to remain in a marriage…

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 became the first large-scale video game with well-integrated Ukrainian narratives. This was stated by communications consultant and publicist Yuriy Bohdanov, who spoke in a comment to Ukrinform. “They (the developers - ed.) managed to create a model of a product into which they can organically integrate the Ukrainian agenda, music, everyday life, a certain context in a language understandable to the average American or European user,” Bohdanov explained. According to the expert, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 is the first Ukrainian game of this scale, in which Ukrainian culture and narratives are successfully integrated, which offers excellent opportunities to broadcast them to the…