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A Flash Eurobarometer survey shows large consensus among EU citizens in favour of the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “The majority of Europeans think that since the war started, the EU has shown solidarity (79%) and has been united (63%) and fast (58%) in its reaction,” reads the press release on the European Commission’s website. Respondents are widely in favour of the unwavering support to Ukraine and its people. In particular, more than nine out of ten respondents (93%) approve providing humanitarian support to the people affected by the war. 88% of Europeans approve the idea of welcoming…

Russia's Sberbank says it is working to identify those donating money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine using their cards. This was reported by TASS, which obtained a copy of a letter signed by Deputy Chair of Sberbank Bella Zlatkis in response to an inquiry by First Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on Education Yana Lantratova, Ukrinform reports. The letter says that Sberbank sends to Rosfinmonitoring the information revealed about money transfers, "whose possible purpose is donations for the military." Read also: Sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia: Switching off SWIFT, banning propaganda Earlier, Lantratova addressed FSB…

The number of refugees from Ukraine who have been forced to flee their homes and go abroad due to the Russian invasion exceeded 5.6 million people. Such data are provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ukrinform reports. It is noted that 5,657,185 people left the territory of Ukraine as of May 3. Most of them went to Poland – more than 3 million people. More than 846,000 people left for Romania, more than 703,000 – Russia, more than 539,000 – Hungary, more than 449,000 – Moldova, more than 385,000 – Slovakia, and more…

The Government of Austria has allocated almost 42 million euros to overcome the humanitarian consequences of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Austria’s Council of Ministers made the relevant decision on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. “We consider it our humanitarian duty to help alleviate the suffering of people in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, Austria has provided a range of emergency assistance, including €17.5 million from the Foreign Disaster Fund, as well as civilian ambulances, helmets, protective vests, and fuel. With today's decision of the Council of Ministers, the federal government fulfills its promise made in March and doubles…

Over the past two months, more than 300,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid have arrived in Ukraine from abroad. "From the first days of March to May, Ukraine received more than 304,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid. About 24,000 tonnes arrived last week," Darya Zarivna, adviser to the Head of the President’s Office, said at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. As noted, the international community continues to raise funds to help Ukraine. According to Zarivna, money comes from foreign state institutions and individuals through the structures of the United Nations and international charitable foundations and is mostly used to help Ukrainian…

Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale military aggression against Ukraine on February 24, Russia has deported from the targeted country, including from the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, almost 1.1 million people, including nearly 200,000 children. To this testified a statement by Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Management Center, Ukrinform reports with reference to Interfax. The official said that 11,550 people, including 1,847 children, had been "evacuated" to Russia over the past 24 hours. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, their number has grown to 1,092,137, of which 196,356 are children. Read also: Russians…

More than 5.5 million refugees have already fled their homes in Ukraine and have gone abroad due to the Russian invasion. Such data are provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ukrinform reports. As of May 1, 5,563,959 people left the territory of Ukraine. Most people – more than 3 million – left for Poland. More than 825,000 people went to Romania, more than 681,000 – to Russia, 530,000 – to Hungary, more than 447,000 – to Moldova, 379,000 – to Slovakia, and more than 25,000 – to Belarus. At the same time, 1,357,500…

https://youtu.be/12gZnOobrDI A 14-year-old girl from Bucha was raped by five Russian occupiers. She is now pregnant and plans to leave a child whose biological father is an occupier and a rapist. This story was told by psychologist Oleksandra Kvitko who works on a psychological assistance hotline arranged by Ombudswoman Lyudmila Denisova. As of April 26, the ombudswoman’s hotline had received 103 reports of sexual crimes in Ukraine’s newly liberated territories. The victims include not only women, but also men and young children. The youngest victim, with whom Oleksandra has worked, is 10 years old. In total, only 12 cases of…

On May 2, at 15:30, a briefing will be held on the topic: "Results of research on mass graves of civilians in Kyiv region." Organizers: Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. Speaker: Andriy Nebytov - Head of the State National Park in Kyiv region. Event format - offline (Hall 1) - online (Zoom) Journalists will be able to ask questions offline (Hall 1) and online through ZOOM. Journalists are asked to arrive half an hour before the event. Accreditation of media representatives: [email protected] Accreditation will last until 15:00 on May 2, to confirm you need to specify the name, surname, title…

On May 2, at 1:30 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "The Fourth Wave of Mobilization: Recruitment of Reserve Officers." Organizers: Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. Speaker: Roman Gorbach - Chief of Staff of the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Current issues: - mobilization - further plans; - military - accounting specialties in need; - which means the abolition of the spring draft; - rules for going abroad for conscripts. Event format: - offline (Hall 1) - online (Zoom). Journalists will be able to ask questions offline (Hall 1) and online through ZOOM.…