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Due to escalating security situation, authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region have ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children from the village of Mahdalynivka in the Komyshuvakha territorial community. According to Ukrinform, the Komyshuvakha community reported the decision via Telegram. The evacuation was initiated following a request from the Komyshuvakha village council and formalized by an order from the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration and the Regional Military Administration. "Given the worsening security situation in Novoiakovlivka starosta district No. 5, and to safeguard children from the dangers of hostilities and armed conflicts, an official evacuation order has been…

More than 1 million euros allocated by the EU and intended to support Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania were mistakenly distributed among citizens of other countries, including Russia and Belarus, which led to a government audit and a change of leadership in the agency that controlled it. This is reported by LRT, Ukrinform reports. The Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labor launched an internal investigation after it was discovered that EU support intended for Ukrainians was also distributed to citizens of 43 other countries. The money was also received by people from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan who had residence permits…

Rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine are evacuating people from the Bilopilia and Khotyn communities in Sumy region, which are shelled by Russian troops on a daily basis. According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook and posted a video. “In Sumy region, evacuation measures from border settlements that come under Russian fire every day do not stop. Today, thanks to the coordinated work of rescuers, local authorities and volunteers, we managed to evacuate people from Bilopilia and Khotyn communities,” the SES said. Read also: Qatar helps return 68 Ukrainian children home - Lubinets Given…

In Kirovohrad region, two people were hospitalized as a result of a Russian attack, and 1,400 subscribers have no electricity supply. According to Ukrinform, the head of the Kirovohrad Regional State Administration, Andriy Raykovych, reported this in Telegram. According to him, more than 1,400 subscribers are currently without electricity. Read also: In Kherson, Russians drop explosives on utility vehicles, six injured According to Raykovych, two of the three victims were hospitalized. As Ukrinform reported, on the night of May 28, Russians attacked an industrial enterprise in Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad region, and three people were injured. 76 private houses and one 9-story…

The Ukrainian government will work with international partners to extend the duration of temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens in the European Union. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for National Unity of Ukraine Oleksii Chernyshov. According to him, the Ministry for National Unity continues to closely monitor the situation. "Our position is clear and principled: Ukraine defends the rights of every one of its citizens who was forced to flee their home due to Russian aggression. Next week in Brussels, a series of consultations will take place with my participation regarding the…

AI models can fully create a travel itinerary, find tickets and hotels upon request just as well as a travel agent – helping save money on such services. This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Denys Zamrii, a top-level instructor at the Ukrainian Tele-Radio Press Institute and a teacher of AI technologies. At the same time, he emphasized that the "robot war" has already begun and will only scale in the future, with robots potentially becoming more threatening than they are today. “Gemini can actually plan an entire trip. You just need to type: ‘Find me a place…

The War Department of Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General includes a dedicated analytical unit that conducts investigations of Russian war crimes using specialized OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) technologies. This was reported by Andrii Oliinyk, a representative of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict Conditions at the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO), in a comment to Ukrinform following the presentation of their OSINT war crimes investigation strategy. “The Prosecutor General’s Office has approved official standards for investigating war crimes. These are publicly available. They were developed by PGO experts, the public sector, and the international community. There are…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 697 defenders of Ukraine, including 127 of them posthumously. The relevant decree No.351/2025, dated May 26, was published on the president’s official website, Ukrinform reports. The President awarded the defenders for their personal courage in defending Ukraine's state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for selflessly performing their military duty. The awards presented include the President’s Cross of Military Merit, the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi (II and III degrees), the Orders of Danylo Halytskyi, and the Orders of Courage (I, II, and III degrees). Additionally, defenders received medals such as For Impeccable Service…

Russia's strategy in its disinformation campaigns in Austria is to demonize Ukraine, shift the blame to the victim, and divert attention from Russia's aggression and responsibility. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Dietmar Pichler, an Austrian expert on countering disinformation, founder of the Disinfo Resilience Network (Vienna). “The Kremlin's strategy is to demonize Ukraine, shift the blame to the victim and divert attention from Russia's aggression and responsibility,” the expert commented on the question of what are the main themes and images about Ukraine in the Kremlin's narratives aimed at the Austrian audience. According to him, old…