Society & Culture

Pope Francis said he yearned to visit Ukraine, in his efforts to try and bring an end to a five-month-old war that he has repeatedly decried. "I have a great desire to go to Kyiv," the pope said when asked about a possible future trip to Ukraine. He was speaking to journalists on the papal plane on his way from Rome to Canada, Reuters reports, according to Ukrinform. In an interview earlier this month, the pontiff said he hoped to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv soon after his trip to Canada. Read also: Pope Francis: I am…

In Poland, 100% of the target funds enough to buy a Turkish-made Bayraktar strike UAV for Ukraine’s Armed Forces have been collected as of Sunday. This is 22.5 million zlotys (about US$5 million). More than 200,000 people joined the "Buy a Bayraktar for Ukraine" initiative, which was hosted by the Zrzutka.pl crowdfunding platform, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. As noted by the initiator of the fundraising campaign, a Polish political scientist and journalist, Slawomir Sierakowski, despite the fact that the target has been achieved, the campaign will proceed for several more days, given a large number of people willing to join.…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will help Ukrainians who were forced to cross out of the country due to the war, unleashed by Russia, in protecting their rights, but sees the return of all compatriots as its ultimate goal. This was stated by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, who spoke at the Second Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, held in Kyiv on Saturday, July 23, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We are doing everything to protect the rights of Ukrainians. The only thing we won't do is encourage them to stay abroad forever. We want Ukrainians to return home,"…

Odesa Fine Arts Museum has been damaged in Russia’s missile strike on the city of Odesa today. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Los daños causados al entorno natural de Ucrania por la agresión armada de la Federación Rusa ascienden a unos 204.000 millones de grivnas (UAH). “Today Russia has once again shown what it means to hold negotiations with terrorists. On July 22, 2022, under the aegis of the United Nations in Istanbul, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia signed a deal to resume the safe exports…

The Imagine Dragons become the ambassadors for the United24 platform. "We were incredibly moved. We're grateful to be ambassadors for the United24 to focus on raising awareness and funds for medical aid for the beautiful people of Ukraine," the Ministry of Health of Ukraine quoted the band's statement. At first, the band will focus on the initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska who started raising funds for reanimobiles. As reported, American actor with Ukrainian roots Liev Schreiber, Ukrainian football player Andriy Shevchenko, and Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina already joined the fundraising campaign. Thanks to joint efforts, almost $80 million…

On July 23, 2022, at the initiative of First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Ukraine will host the Second Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen. The event will be titled ‘Ukraine and the World: the Future We (Re)Build Together’, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Zelenska announced the holding of this summit during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in the Swiss city of Lugano, having noted that “human will be the central figure and topic of discussion”. “We will discuss the post-war future of Ukraine and the world, how a state can rebuild all spheres of life, how to invest in human to…

The Dissident Human Rights Award ceremony was held in Washington, during which First Lady Olena Zelenska received the award for the entire people of Ukraine. As Zelenska posted on Telegram, on July 19 she had the honor of receiving the Dissident Human Rights Award given to the entire Ukrainian people. The award ceremony took place at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington. "This year, for the first time, not a specific person but the entire people of Ukraine received the award for the courageous struggle for freedom against Russia's war of aggression. Although the Memorial is dedicated to…

In the center of Amsterdam, on Dam Square, the Ukrainians organized a peaceful rally to commemorate those killed in MH17 tragedy and to draw the attention of the international community to war crimes committed by Russia in the territory of Ukraine. As an Ukrinform correspondent reports, almost two hundred people took part in the rally. People were wrapped in Ukrainian flags, some wore national embroidered clothes, carried Ukrainian and Dutch symbols. The rally participants held posters, in particular, reading "War is not over", "Russia is terrorist state". They called to stand together to defeat Russian terrorism. Concerned Dutch people and…

Musicians of the German band Rammstein raised the Ukrainian flag at a concert in Warsaw. The video was published on the Warsaw 2022 Today Facebook account, Ukrinform reports. "As a sign of solidarity with Ukraine, the Rammstein band raised the Ukrainian flag at a concert in Warsaw," the post reads. The video shows one of the musicians unfurling a blue-yellow flag while "swimming" in an inflatable boat over a crowd of fans. As reported, The Rolling Stones invited two Ukrainian children's choirs to perform their hit together at a concert in Vienna. Read also: The Rolling Stones perform together with…

Poland has taken in 4.81 million refugees from Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. That’s according to Radio Poland citing a report by the Polish Border Guard agency, as seen by Ukrinform. "Since February 24, a total of 4.81 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," the agency said in a tweet. On Friday, around 25,100 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with 24,800 a day earlier, according to the Polish Border Guard. Read also: Ukraine, Poland jointly counteract Russian propaganda regarding grain exports Meanwhile, 2.88 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since February 24, the…