Society & Culture

During a meeting with Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Andrii Nadzhos, Meta's chief of public policy for Central and Eastern Europe, Kateryna Kruk, testified to the corporation's position on maintaining consistent support for Ukraine. This was reported by the ministry’s press service, Ukrinform reports. This is about the possibility of consulting on regulations on individual points of negotiating clusters with the European Union, which are under the competence of the Ministry of Culture. Photo: MCSC The deputy minister informed Kruk about the ministry’s work on drafting the Culture Development Strategy until 2030. He also briefed Kruk on the…

Ukrainian figure skaters have won three medals at the Denkova-Staviski Cup figure skating tournament. According to the press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the competition was held in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, Ukrinform reports. Yehor Kurtsev (men's single skating, juniors, 185.47 points) and the duet of Tetiana Bielodonova and Ivan Kachur (juniors, ice dance, 135.24 points) claimed silver medals. The duet of Zoe Larson and Andrii Kapran (adults, ice dance, 171.92 points) took bronze. Photo: facebook.com/minmolodsport

Ukrainian-language audio guides have been launched on the routes of bus tours in Mexico City and Buenos Aires. Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska announced this on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. According to her, Ukrainian-language audio guides are now available in Latin America. After Lima in Peru and Sao Paulo in Brazil, they became available in Mexico and Argentina. Zelenska noted that bus tours of the capitals are a popular way for tourists to explore the city, because you can get off and on at any stop, seeing on the way the famous Floralis Generica of Buenos Aires, a…

The Ukrainian community in the United States, as well as friends of Ukraine in the U.S. government, expert and civil society, will continue to actively lobby for aid to Ukraine now and during the Donald Trump presidency. The former senior member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Orest Deychakiwsky, who currently holds leading positions in several organizations of the Ukrainian community in America, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. "Three things are most important at the moment. First, it is necessary to encourage the incumbent Biden administration as actively as possible to take the maximum possible steps in support of…

The spokesman for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Dmytro Lazutkin, won a poetry competition organized in Vienna within the European network of cultural cooperation, EUNIC Austria. The Embassy of Ukraine in Austria reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. "Five brilliant authors from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, France, and Ukraine presented their works, each in their own style, which crossed the boundaries between text and personality, creating live performances. As befits a real poetry slam, the audience chose the winner, and this time Ukraine conquered their hearts!" the report says. At the poetry standoff, Ukraine was represented by Dmytro Lazutkin –…

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko met with Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk region, bringing almost 700 drones of various types purchased by the Kyiv community. The mayor announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "I visited our defenders in Donbas, where it’s very hot today. I brought and handed over almost 700 drones of various types, FPVs and Mavics, from the Kyiv community. I stopped by to speak with the military from four brigades," he wrote. Read also: General Staff update: 153 clashes on battlefield, around 400 Russian casualties on Pokrovsk front Klitschko clarified that he handed over 300 FPV drones with night-vision…

Finnish volunteers have handed over vehicles and watercraft to Ukraine's Steel Border 15th Mobile Border Detachment. That is according to the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, Ukrinform reports. "Finnish volunteers from the island of Aland, led by Monica Von Frenckell, handed over important support to the 15th Mobile Border Detachment 'Steel Border': an ambulance, a truck, a car, two boats, a carriage trailer and equipment for heating staff and patients at stabilization points on the front line," the border agency said. [embedded content] It added that cooperation with volunteers began in 2023, and since then Western partners have repeatedly provided…

Viacheslav Uzelkov, a Ukrainian professional boxer and medalist of the world and European boxing championships, has passed away. The Ukrainian Boxing Federation announced this on its official Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. "It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Ukrainian boxing has suffered a heavy loss - Viacheslav Uzelkov has passed away. His name will remain in the history of sports forever, and his example of strength, resilience and dedication to his work will inspire future generations," the post reads. The Ukrainian Boxing Federation expressed its sincere condolences to the boxer's loved ones. Uzelkov was born in Vinnytsia…

In Poltava region, archaeologists have discovered four new cultural heritage sites this year, with over 700 finds made during the season. Ihor Korost, director of the Bilsk Historical and Cultural Reserve, shared this information with an Ukrinform correspondent. "This year, our institution organized the work of five archaeological expeditions. Over nearly a year of work, we were able to identify four new cultural heritage sites. The total number of finds for the season is over 700 items. For me, the most interesting finds are from the 3rd–1st centuries BC at the Kotelevske settlement. This is what we call the ‘dark…

The prosecutor's office in the Polish city of Opole has charged a 29-year-old police officer for the excessive use of force against a 48-year-old Ukrainian citizen on October 29, which resulted in the man's death. This was reported by Ukrinform, citing Stanisław Bar, the spokesperson for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Opole. “On November 6, the 29-year-old police officer was charged with exceeding his official authority due to the inappropriate use of physical coercion to restrain a person, leading to the death of a 48-year-old Ukrainian citizen,” the prosecutor's spokesperson stated. According to Bar, the officer faces up to five…