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By November, Kharkiv's military hospital will have to find at least UAH 7 million to ensure the operation of a computed tomography (CT) scanner. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by the head of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Colonel of the Medical Forces Eduard Khoroshun. “In November, we need to replace the tube [a component of a CT scanner that emits X-rays] in our [device], the resource of the nodes is running out. Life extension means replacing the tube, which costs more than UAH 7 million. This is an option, but not the…

One of the main problems faced by military medics in the treatment of wounded soldiers is post-turnover syndrome. This was stated by Colonel Eduard Khoroshun, head of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, in an interview with Ukrinform. “The main problem is post-turnip syndrome. It can develop even in case of rapid evacuation if the turnstile is tightened too much. It takes 20 minutes for irreversible changes to occur in the tissues and necrosis to develop,” he said. According to the colonel of the medical forces, when such a wounded person is taken to the hospital and…

The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Francis. According to Ukrinform, Vatican News announced this on the social media platform X. “Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta,” the post reads. At 9:45 on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, spoke these words at the Casa Santa Marta: "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of…

The Russian information operation aimed at accusing Ukraine of breaking the “ceasefire” has failed, including in the Western information field. According to Ukrinform, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, said this in a Telegram message. “Russia itself did not adhere to the ceasefire it declared, and in some places used the situation to prepare for possible new assault actions, and continued fighting in key areas,” Kovalenko said. The head of the Center noted that, of course, if Russia really wanted to end the war, the “Easter truce” could be…

After a large exchange of prisoners on the eve of Easter, the next operations to return Ukrainians are being prepared. Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, said this on television, Ukrinform reports. “Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 5,000 Ukrainians within the framework of exchanges and more than 500 citizens outside the exchanges have returned home, and 63 exchanges are separate operations. I can say that the next operations to return our people are already being prepared,” he said. Yusov noted that the exchange before Easter was one of the largest during the…

In the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Zaporizhzhia region, around 20,000 children have joined Russian youth propaganda movements aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity. This was reported on Telegram by Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, according to Ukrinform. “In the Russian organization Movement of the First, created to shape children’s worldview based on ‘traditional Russian values,’ there are already over 19,000 schoolchildren from the TOT of Zaporizhzhia region. In Yunarmiya, which is overseen by Russia’s ministry of war and prepares personnel for the armed forces and special services, there are over a thousand children,” he wrote. According…

On Easter Sunday, a special kitchen train known as the Food Train arrived in Kherson region to provide humanitarian aid. As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced on Facebook by Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin. “On Easter Sunday, the unique Food Train arrived in Kherson region to bring a bit of care and kindness to our people,” the post reads. This mobile kitchen train is capable of preparing tens of thousands of food portions in autonomous mode, even without electricity. It was created to support people in war-affected areas where logistics and energy infrastructure have been…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on Fox News to investigate a situation in which Kyiv was labeled as a "Russian" city during a broadcast. This was stated by MFA Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi on social media platform X, according to Ukrinform. "If this was a mistake rather than a deliberate political statement, there should be an apology and an investigation into who made the mistake," he wrote. Read also: Zelensky on Easter: Ukrainians believe for 1,152 days that evil will retreat and life will win Earlier reports indicate that during its Easter broadcast on April 20, Fox…

The Holy Fire has arrived in Ukraine, on Easter night it was met by border guards at the international checkpoint “Ustyluh”. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. It is noted that the shrine arrived from Warsaw, and the border guards ensured the fast and safe passage of the fire across the state border. From the Ukrainian-Polish border, the Holy Fire is heading to Kyiv, from where it will travel all over Ukraine to churches, monasteries and parishes in different regions. “Many churches are already preparing…