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Ukraine handed over a list of 800 wounded soldiers to Russia for possible repatriation. Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, said this during the nationwide news telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Speaking of the third round of negotiations with Russian human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova, he said that the issue of repatriation of seriously wounded service members had been discussed among other things. According to Lubinets, there was a moment during the negotiations when they opened the Geneva Conventions, compared different options in different languages, and came to the conclusion that the prisoners of war, who are…

Ten modern city buses left Riga for Kyiv on Tuesday, January 10. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "This is assistance from our Latvian friends. The buses are also delivering humanitarian aid collected by Latvian citizens. The delegation to Kyiv is headed by the Chairman of the Latvian Saeima, Edvards Smiltens," he wrote. Late in April last year, Smiltens, then the vice mayor of Riga, visited the Ukrainian capital and handed over 11 buses and humanitarian aid from Riga, Klitschko said. He noted that all the buses that Kyiv received at that time…

Russian Telegram channels spread a fake story about street name signs and signboards in Polish in Lviv city and region. Russian Telegram channel circulated reports claiming the Lviv Regional Military Administration allegedly approved a decision to duplicate street name signs and signboards in Polish in the city of Lviv and part of the region. The Russians added a quote by Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi to this information. "We are expecting an influx of Polish tourists soon. We will do everything to make it convenient for our guests to find their way around," they wrote on…

A specialized state institution refuted fake news that was tried to be propagated on behalf of a private company Russian Telegram channel spread information about the alleged cholera outbreak in Odesa. It was backed up by a photo of a leaflet that the city residents allegedly received in their mailboxes. The leaflet called residents for utmost vigilance and caution, offered a list of precautionary measures and a phone number to call to in case of symptoms of illness. The leaflet was allegedly sent out by the private company "House Service" Management Company". The information about the alleged outbreak of cholera…

On the third anniversary of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, employees of the Embassy of Ukraine in Iran have honored the memory of the victims at the crash site and at the Alley of Memory created by the Ukrainian diplomatic mission last year. Ukraine's charge d'affaires ad interim in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Yevhen Kravchenko, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. "Today, on the third anniversary of the crash of UIA Flight PS752, embassy staff traditionally visited the site of the plane crash in the morning and honored the memory of our citizens and other…

Number of Ukrainians who left for European countries after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion has reached 7,915,287 people. Such data is provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ukrinform reports. As noted, since February 24, more than 17 million people have left Ukraine for European countries, and more than 9.1 million people have returned to Ukraine. UNHCR says that the majority of Ukrainians – 8.6 million – crossed the Polish border, of whom 1.5 million officially registered in the country and 6.5 million already returned to Ukraine. In addition, 739,000 Ukrainians went to…

The father of Stepan Habrus, a Ukrainian sniper who was killed in action in the war with Russia, bought three vehicles to hand them over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. That’s according to the Lviv-based military Draft Office, Ukrinform reports. "Our children are our future so they deserve the best. My son can’t be returned, but there are others for whom we must fight on all fronts," said Mr. Vasyl, the father of the fallen defender. Stepan Habrus was born in 1986 and lived in the city of Skole, Lviv region. He fought in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, and after…

There are currently 4.9 million internally displaced persons registered in Ukraine, of which more than 3.5 million have acquired this status after February 24, 2022. This was announced by the Ministry of Social Policy, Ukrinform reports. "Almost 4.9 million IDPs have been registered, of which more than 3.5 million people have moved after February 24, 2022," the statement says. According to the Ministry, throughout the year more than 1.8 million displaced persons received accommodation assistance. More than UAH 57 billion was laid down in the state budget to cover these expenses. Read also: Deputy PM Vereshchuk: There is enough room…

Continuing the summary of project activities in 2022, First Lady Olena Zelenska recalled that in 2020, Ukraine joined the "Biarritz Partnership" international initiative to promote gender equality. That's according to the President's Office, Ukrinform reports. "One of the main topics of the Biarritz Partnership is the fight against violence. And during the Russian aggression, this topic sounded differently. We live and work now in conditions of defense against the aggression of the Russian Federation. Confronting Russian terror is no reason to forget about non-military violence. About the one that comes not in the form of bombs, but in private. Now,…

Russian media claims that Ukraine has switched to steam locomotives due to power problems Russian media and Telegram channels are spreading a fake that Ukrzaliznytsia has begun to massively use old steam locomotives to transport passengers. Propagandists claim that Ukrainian railway workers are forced to switch to technologies "from the beginning of the last century" due to power outages. Ukrzaliznytsia really launched a steam train, but as part of Christmas-New Year tours. During the winter holidays, the festive retro train will run on holidays in Kyiv on December 24, 25, 31, January 1, 7 and 8. Russian propaganda simply used…