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Ukraine is under a full-scale invasion by Russia. We need your help to stop Russia's war against Ukraine.Join us at our daily White House rallies #StandWithUkraineEveryDay to: Raise continued awareness about the war in Ukraine; Ask the US Government to declare russia a terrorist state and/or a state sponsor of terrorism; Ask the USA to influence its allies to cut all business ties with russia; Remind the USA to keep honoring the Budapest Memorandum; Ask for more needed weapons for Ukraine; Show the US government and Congress that voters still strongly support more measures in support of Ukraine; Tell the…

The Kremlin forcibly relocates and deports thousands of children from the occupied Ukrainian territories deep into Russia, using 43 camps and other facilities. A relevant statement was made by Ned Price, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, referring to the Conflict Observatory report, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “A report released today details Russia’s systematic government‑wide efforts to permanently relocate thousands of Ukraine’s children to areas under Russian Government control via a network of 43 camps and other facilities,” the representative of the U.S. Department of State said. In many cases, Russia purported to temporarily evacuate children in Ukraine under…

One more prefabricated bridge provided by French partners has been put into service in the Chernihiv region’s village of Staryi Bilous. The relevant statement was made by Chernihiv Regional Military Administration Head Viacheslav Chaus on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The 42-meter structure was installed in Staryi Bilous. […] This is a temporary measure prior to building a new capital bridge,” Chaus wrote. The bridge is made of metal, and its road surface is wooden. The structure can withstand vehicles of up to 18 tonnes in weight. In general, French partners handed over six prefabricated bridges to the Chernihiv region.…

The Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security has put together the stories of the most prominent Western media figures who spread Russian propaganda and barely hide their cooperation with Putin’s regime. They maintain their own projects, and also help each other to promote them. For many Russians, the faces of Kremlin propaganda are primarily the “stars” of Russian television from the era of Putinism: Kiselyov, Solovyov, Simonyan, Skabeyeva, as well as their lesser-known colleagues, whose ranks were relatively recently replenished by a whole cohort of military correspondents. In fact, the content for the Kremlin’s media machine is created by…

Almost 90 percent of Ukrainians are ready to further pursue the fight against Russian aggression even along the worst-case scenario. This is evidenced by the Munich Security Index 2023 report, presented on Monday, Ukrinform reports. In particular, 95% of respondents said that Ukraine must continue to fight amid continued bombings by Russia; 91% - in the case of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons over the Black Sea; 89% - if Russia uses tactical nukes on the battlefield, and the same number - if Russia drops a nuclear bomb on a peaceful city. "Only six percent of Ukrainians feel unprepared to…

The Health Ministry of Ukraine and the World Bank have identified priorities for the recovery of the healthcare system in Ukraine. "Poland’s Rzeszów hosted a two-day strategic session on attracting investments into Ukraine’s healthcare system as part of the joint project of the Health Ministry of Ukraine and the World Bank ‘Strengthening the Health System and Saving Lives’. During the event, an action plan was elaborated and priority directions for the healthcare system recovery were determined," reads the report published on the Health Ministry’s website.    According to Health Minister Viktor Liashko, "foremost, we must resume access to basic healthcare…

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on Monday will hold a meeting where decisions will be passed to address “public demands for justice.” That’s according to Oleksiy Danilov, the Council’s Secretary, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "Certain decisions will be made at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on Monday. We will reveal the details only after the relevant presidential decree is signed," said Danilov. He noted that the latest searches at the headquarters customs and fiscal agencies were not a "one-time stunt". All government bodies interfering with the operations of enterprises…

Starting from July 2022, as part of the German-Ukrainian energy partnership campaign, Ukraine has already received 43 humanitarian cargoes, with a total weight of almost 334 tonnes, for the restoration of its energy infrastructure. "Since July, Ukraine has received 43 shipments of humanitarian aid for the energy sector from German partners. This is almost 334 tonnes of equipment. Only over the past week, four shipments, with a total weight of more than 59 tonnes, were delivered," the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy wrote on Facebook. In particular, the Ministry of Energy received 40 transformers from the German network operator Stromnetz Berlin…

A quarter of Ukraine's population is at risk of severe mental issues due to the full-scale war Russia unleashed almost a year ago. This was reported by the special adviser of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, Michel Kazatchkine, Ukrinform wrote with reference to Reuters. "WHO estimates that at this time, one out of four people in Ukraine is at risk of severe mental health conditions," Kazatchkine told reporters. Describing his recent visit to the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Kazatchkine said he saw dozens of servicemen hospitalized with "acute and tragic anxiety, depression and psychiatric conditions." "Mental health…