Society & Culture

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has condemned the Zurich Film Festival's intention to include the documentary "Russians at War" in the program. The ministry said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns any attempts to provide Russia with a cultural stage to whitewash its war crimes, while Russian troops continue to commit atrocities against Ukrainians," the ministry said. Read also: Canadian film festival suspends screening of Russian propaganda documentary It added that Russian propaganda behind the screen of a cultural product has no place on the international cultural stage and red…

Shakhtar Donetsk have played their first match in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. The Ukrainian club played out a goalless draw with Italy's Bologna, Ukrinform reports. In the fourth minute of the match at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Shakhtar midfielder Georgiy Sudakov failed to convert a penalty. Shakhtar's next opponents in the league phase will be Atalanta (October 2), Arsenal (October 22), Young Boys (November 6), PSV (November 27), Bayern (December 10), Brest (January 22) and Borussia Dortmund (January 29). In total, 36 teams will play at this stage, and they will play eight matches each. The…

Funds for social payments to military and civilian prisoners of war have been included in Ukraine's draft state budget for 2025. Anatolii Stelmakh, Ukraine's Acting Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. "A commission was set up at the Reintegration Ministry to establish the fact of being in captivity. After the decision of this commission, a person receives the right to certain social benefits. This commission will be retained and these payments will be retained too. They have already been included in the budget for 2025," Stelmakh said. He noted that work…

Germany is set to allocate an additional EUR 50 million for the medical treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The Embassy of Germany in Ukraine reported this on X, Ukrinform saw. "Germany is allocating an additional EUR 50 million for the hospitalization and treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers. In the future, the costs of inpatient treatment of those wounded in action will be covered by the Federal Department for the Provision of Administrative Services with no bureaucratic procedures on the way," the statement states. Read also: Nearly 900 war-affected healthcare facilities restored in Ukraine As Ukrinform reported earlier, German Foreign Minister…

Currently, 16,000 people, including 177 children, remain in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. The evacuation continues. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Vadym Filashkin on the air of the telethon “United News”, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “There are still 16,000 people in Pokrovsk, including 177 children. More than 30,000 people have left and more than 3,500 children have left. I thank the people for taking care of themselves and their loved ones, because the enemy is shelling the entire Donetsk region and Pokrovsk every day with all available weapons - guided aerial bombs,…

The Ukrainian creative project Cultural Forces has launched the second stage of its American tour, which this time will cover the southern part of the United States. Its main goal is to familiarize Americans with Ukrainian culture and express gratitude for their support of our country. One of the first concerts on the tour program took place on Tuesday in the American capital, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We are starting the second part of our tour of America with a concert at the Ukrainian House in Washington, DC. In the first part, we covered the northern states, now our tour…

Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge discussed cooperation in the protection of national heritage and museum projects, the need to strengthen the fight against information aggression. This is according to Ukraine’s Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications press service, Ukrinform reports. “We would like to develop a partnership between Ukraine and Canada in these spheres. As a country that has been fighting disinformation and propaganda for many years, we are ready to share our experience with our colleagues and allies, whom we respect very much. Unfortunately, we are now…

Today, at the invitation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, a delegation consisting of diplomats from Austria, Spain, Norway, and Finland visited the city of Zaporizhzhia. During the briefing, the ambassadors told how many Ukrainian children found shelter in their respective countries because of the war in Ukraine, reports an Ukrinform correspondent. From 76,000 to 80,000 Ukrainians currently stay in Norway, of which about 30,000 are children, said the Ambassador of Norway to Ukraine, Helene Sand Andresen. She added that Ukrainians are provided with accommodation and an opportunity to integrate into local communities,…

Another 10 Ukrainian children were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin, Ukrinform reports. “We managed to return ten more of our children to the territory controlled by Ukraine. They lived with their parents and guardians in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. Fortunately, the children are now on free land. There are seven boys and three girls. The youngest child is three years old, the oldest is 16,” Prokudin wrote. He emphasized that the return of children is always a difficult process, including emotionally.…

Moldova will receive a soft loan of 120 million Canadian dollars (about USD 92 million) from Canada to help it accept Ukrainian refugees. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, this was announced in Ottawa by Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. “With this loan, we are fulfilling our commitment to Moldova to assist in the reception of Ukrainian refugees. The loan will provide important financial stability as Moldova implements an ambitious reform program and confronts Russia's ongoing efforts to destabilize its democracy,” said Joly. Her office clarified that Canada's sovereign loan will be provided to Moldova for 10 years through the World…