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According to updated data from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 4.8 million refugees from Ukraine have been registered in Europe. This was reported by UNHCR, according to Ukrinform. The Office presented the approximate number of refugees registered in 44 European countries, as well as updates on border crossings out of and back into Ukraine since February, as well as applications for temporary protection in Europe. As of June 7, about 7.3 million people have crossed out and 2.3 million have crossed back into Ukraine. Read also: Nearly 14M Ukrainians forced to flee homes…

Today, UK’s Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has visited Bucha town in Kyiv region, where Russian invaders committed mass killings of civilians. “I visited Bucha today. Residents have been through hell. I visited a mass grave. Talked with parents and children. Kids talked of sirens and shootings. Discussed renewal with the mayor. And justice with the prosecutors. Proud British humanitarian assistance is helping,” the diplomat posted on Twitter. As reported, Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel and the entire Kyiv region were liberated from Russian invaders in early April. Mass killings of civilians by Russian troops have been recorded in liberated towns and…

The authorities established by the Russian invaders in Melitopol plan to hold a pseudo-referendum on joining Russia. First deputy chief of the Putin’s staff Sergey Kiriyenko has visited the city. At the same time, the population shows no support for the referendum. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov spoke of this on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "Yesterday (June 7 - ed.) there was a tour of the territory of our temporarily occupied city by Russia’s senior leadership (Deputy Chief of Staff of Putin's Administration Sergey Kiriyenko - ed.). After that, they started talking openly of a pseudo-referendum, which…

Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Tobias Thyberg paid a visit to the village of Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv region, which had been severely damaged by Russian invaders. That’s according to a report by the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "On Sweden's National Day, I visited the liberated Velyka Dymerka. We have been supporting municipalities in Ukraine since the 1990s and we are aware of the strength of communities. We are now focusing our efforts on helping them recover," the diplomat said. Read also: Sweden to provide Ukraine with AG 90 anti-materiel sniper rifles, AT4 anti-tank weapons As reported, a National…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine believes that it is important to find tools to convey truthful information to Russians because they have no trust in Ukrainian media. The head of state made this clear in an interview with journalists on June 6, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "I don’t think that even when you and I send certain signals, sometimes in Russian or English, those people in the Russian Federation who are already facing a wall get any understanding. I believe that they can understand something on their own and reach conclusions when people they trust reach out to them. I…

In the temporarily occupied Kherson, most doctors choose not to cooperate with the invading forces. This was reported by the CrimeaSOS NGO, according to Ukrinform. "Doctors in Kherson are massively refusing to cooperate with the occupiers. Currently, there is information that doctors are applying for vacations or file for resignation to avoid pressure from the Russian military," said Denys Savchenko, Chairman of the Board of CrimeaSOS. It was also reported that local clinics could be turned into military hospitals to treat Russian soldiers. Read also: Enemy keeps two boats and submarine carrying 20 Kalibr missiles in Black Sea "In Kherson,…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky suggests that in the near future, international interest in the situation in Ukraine will be on decline, therefore the government and journalists must work together to make sure the war is not forgotten in other countries. The Ukrainian leader made the comment in an interview with journalists on June 6, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "There is a new wave today, but there will be a decline in interest in Ukraine because there are many different problems in the world besides Ukraine. Here we need to think before we act of what we can do together…

On the occasion of Journalist Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented the Order of Merit (III degree) to two Ukrinform correspondents. In particular, the Order of Merit (III degree) was presented to Iryna Staroselets, a staff correspondent from Kherson Region, and Oleksii Kovaliov, a photojournalist from Luhansk Region, for their “personal courage and selfless actions shown during the coverage of the Russian aggression and on the occasion of Journalist Day”. According to Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai, Kovaliov covered several kilometers daily to connect to the region’s only Starlink station, so that hundreds of thousands of Luhansk…

The role of Ukrainian journalists in a full-scale war is invaluable. The Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tkachenko, wrote this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "This year, Journalist's Day has a special taste of bitterness. The fourth month of the full-scale war - and we lost 32 journalists… Within eight years of war, we lost even more [journalists]. Eternal memory to our fighters of the information front. All journalists working 24/7 are heroes. We are waging a hybrid war -- the first such large-scale war in the history of the world -- and your role…

Throughout the past week, the Ministry of Health received 22 ambulance vehicles and 38 tonnes of medicines as humanitarian aid. This was reported on the ministry’s website, according to Ukrinform. As noted, 22 ambulance vehicles, an oxygen station, an industrial generator, 15 electric generators, 10 tonnes of insulin drugs, 28 tonnes of direct-action antivirals were received from various donors and charities. In addition, the batch included 150 helmets, 735 bulletproof vests, 3,680 tactical first aid kits, 2,500 tourniquets, 900 hemostatic bandages, 4,300 thermal blankets, 22.5 tonnes of personal protective equipment, 3.5 tonnes of reagents for laboratory tests, a tonne of…