Society & Culture

Some 88% of Ukrainian citizens believe that Ukraine will prevail in the war against Russia. This is according to a survey conducted by the Rating sociological group from September 27 to October 1 this year, Ukrinform reports. When answering the question "Do you believe that Ukraine will win the war?" 56% of respondents said "Definitely yes" and 32% answered "Most likely yes". Some 10% of respondents do not believe that Ukraine will win, with 3% not even allowing the probability of victory over Russia. Most Ukrainians are convinced that the war will end in less than a year or one…

Finland's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio pledged that Finland would support education sector reform in Ukraine by UAH 20 million and the country's school meals program by EUR 500,000. He stated this at the European Regional School Meals Summit in Kyiv on November 12, Ukrinform reports, citing the Finnish Foreign Ministry. At the forum, Finland announced that it would support the World Food Program's school meals program in Ukraine by EUR 500,000 in 2024. Tavio also said that Finland would support Ukraine's education sector by EUR 20 million in 2025–2028. The bilateral project between Finland and Ukraine…

Unlike Russia, which executes unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war, commits brutal torture and humiliation against Ukrainian prisoners, both military and civilian, Ukraine adheres to the Geneva Conventions in the treatment of Russian POWs because it is a democracy and will never repeat Russian crimes. This was stated in Brussels during a geopolitical talk under the auspices of the European Policy Center (EPC), the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets. The Ukrainian ombudsman answered an Ukrinform correspondent's question on the arguments he finds for the Ukrainian military and for the entire Ukrainian public to prevent cases of avenging the…

Deputy Head of the President’s Office Iryna Vereshchuk says that the Concept of Protection of the Rights of Citizens Affected by War will be approved by the end of the year. Vereshchuk reported this via Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "Today (November 12 - ed.), the Concept of protection of the rights of citizens affected by the war was considered at the President's Office. We have to develop a holistic vision of supporting various categories of people affected by Russian aggression," she said. The discussion was attended by representatives of central authorities, public organizations, experts, as well as Council of Europe officials.…

The State Film Agency of Ukraine has appealed to the organizers of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) to exclude the Russian film Deaf Lovers directed by Boris Guts from the festival’s program. According to Ukrinform, the State Film Agency announced this on Facebook. "We appeal to the organizers of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) to reconsider the decision to exclude the Russian film Deaf Lovers directed by Boris Guts from the festival’s main program," the agency emphasized. "Given the aggression of Russia against Ukraine and the sufferings of the large number of Ukrainian people, it is…

Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Digital Transformation, and Google Ukraine have launched a platform with free resources for learning artificial intelligence (AI). That is according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Ukrinform reports. The platform offers access to free educational materials from Google, which can be mastered at a convenient time and according to an individual schedule. The training comprises studio video lectures, instructions, workbooks, and self-study platforms. “It is crucial for Ukrainians to master the use of artificial intelligence tools to increase their competitiveness. Thanks to the training platform, everyone will be able to learn how to automate computing,…

General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, held a meeting with volunteers Ihor Lachenkov and Serhii Sternenko, as well as with Liubov Shypovych, the founder of the Dignitas charity foundation, and Liubov Halan, a human rights activist and co-founder of the public organization Principle. This was reported on the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. The meeting was organized with the coordination and support of Dmytro Lytvyn, Advisor to the President of Ukraine on communications. Also, in attendance were Colonel Vitalii Levchenko, Chief of the Military Law Enforcement…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has already renamed about 330 towns and villages that contained symbols of Russian imperial policy or did not meet the standards of the state language. Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Volodymyr Tylishchak said this on Ukrainian television, Ukrinform reports. In particular, he recalled that the law “On Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and Decolonization of Place Names” provided for clear procedures that were to be implemented in 2023-2024 - “within a year of the law's entry into force to eliminate existing names containing symbols of…

War crimes against children should be investigated under a special article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This proposal was announced by Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Olena Kondratiuk, who oversees the parliamentary track of the presidential initiative "Bring Kids Back UA" aimed at returning illegally taken Ukrainian children home. Ukrinform reports this citing the Verkhovna Rada press service. "A draft law, No. 12170, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which proposes to amend the Criminal Code of Ukraine with a separate article that would classify as war crimes the illegal transfer and unjustified delay in the repatriation…

On Sunday, about a hundred residents of Kursk region, who were forced to flee their homes due to the raid by the Ukrainian troops that was kicked off in August, gathered for a spontaneous rally in the main square of Kursk with a demand to meet with officials to discuss the problems of the internally displaced persons. This is reported by Current Time, Ukrinform saw. A local Telegram channel posted a video showing fragments of communication between the protesters and local government representatives who came out to them. One of the officials reportedly asked activists who had organized the rally…