Society & Culture

Using children in “adult games,” let alone involving them in war politics, is about breaking moral rules, . However, these rules do not apply to totalitarian regimes, for whom children are, on the contrary, the desired object and resource of their dirty politics. The use of children and militarization of childhood are commonplace in fascist societies. For example, the deployment in Russia since 2015 of the so-called “Youth Army”, managed by the Ministry of Defense, is similar in its scope to the Nazi youth organization “Hitler Youth.” Although the million-strong “Youth Army” still lags behind Hitler’s organization which had almost 9…

About 100,000-120,000 Ukrainian children may remain in the territories temporarily occupied by Russian forces. Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk said this on the air of Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrinform reports. "We don’t have the exact information. However, for example, we know that there are tens of thousands of children in Donetsk region, I am currently talking about temporary occupied territories. In Kherson region, there are also tens of thousands of children. The same is in Zaporizhzhia region. If we are talking about the total figure, I think that it is approximately…

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk and Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Robert Mardini discussed the possibility of opening humanitarian corridors from temporarily occupied areas. As Ukrinform reports with reference to the website of the Ministry of Reintegration, the meeting between Vereshchuk and Mardini took place in Kyiv. "We are very grateful to ICRC for constant cooperation. We hope that the support for Ukraine from international humanitarian organizations, including the ICRC, will continue in the future. Ukrainians especially need it ahead of the difficult autumn-winter period.…

In Italy’s Milan, a local venue refused to hold a charity concert by the Zhadan and Sobaky band, having learned that the funds raised at the show were supposed to be sent to support Ukrainian defenders. The band leader, writer, musician, public figure, and volunteer Serhii Zhadan wrote of this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. The artist posted a snapshot of his correspondence with who appears to be a venue manager. The organizers reversed the initial agreement to host the show because, in their opinion, the band is "raising money for the war," which is illegal in Italy, so the organizers…

The so-called "referendum" set to be held in Kherson region by the invasion forces is important for Russia as an argument for future generations, therefore they are inclined to falsify the votes if it is deemed possible. Serhiy Danilov, deputy chief of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, told about this in an interview with Ukrinform. "For them, the referendum is important not only as a justification for the annexation, but also as an argument for future generations. I agree with those who claim that, if possible, they’ll manipulate the outcome,” says Danilov. Read also: EU should be ready to…

In his address on the Independence Day of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we have understood who our real friends are, and who just keeps away from us. Ironically, on Independence Day, this assumption was once again confirmed in the Hungarian city of Sombatgei, where a basketball match between the national teams of Lithuania and Hungary took place. On August 24, 2022, one of the group stage matches of the FIBA ​​World Basketball Championship between Lithuania and Hungary took place in the "Arena Savaria" sports complex in the Hungarian city of Sombatgei.…

A rally in support of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), remaining in Russian captivity, has been held in Zhytomyr Region’s Malyn, which is a home city of Dmytro Kozatskyi, the press officer of the Azov Regiment. The relevant statement was made by Malyn City Council on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “More than 100 local residents from Malyn and the community took part in a rally held in support of [Ukrainian] prisoners of war in the central part of the city. Today, an exhibition of photographs taken by our fellow townsman, Dmytro Kozatskyi (‘Orest’) has been presented there. Together with…

The Government of Japan and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) sent more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian goods to Ukraine. “In particular, within the framework of the project, assistance was received by the State Emergency Service and the humanitarian hub "Zhytomyr" which sends aid to the most war-affected regions of Ukraine. Special equipment for rescuers, medicines, and communication equipment are among the goods transferred,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Facebook. The Service noted that the Government of Japan had adopted a decision to provide assistance at the request of the Embassy of Ukraine in…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized that Ukraine has no interest in the daughter of the “Russian world” mastermind, Darya Dugina, so her alleged murder "is not our responsibility." The president touched upon the topic during a press conference on Tuesday, August 23, Ukrinform reports. "It is definitely not our responsibility, she is not a citizen of our country, we are not interested in her, and she is not on the territory of Ukraine," Zelensky said, answering a question regarding Russia’s accusations of Ukraine's involvement in the assassination of Darya Dugina. Read also: Ukraine has nothing to do with car bomb…

Ukraine and Poland have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of cyber security. According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation reported this on Telegram. "The Ministry of Digital Transformation, together with the State Service of Special Communications, and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of cyber security. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Poland has been repeatedly attacked by Russian hackers. Now we will be able to unite our efforts to fight back the enemy in cyberspace," the report reads. The…