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Russia has launched a large-scale disinformation campaign against Ukraine, aiming to undermine international support for the embattled nation. That’s according to Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security, Ukrinform reports. “The operation is coordinated at the highest level in the Kremlin and is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian leadership and sowing distrust (in Ukraine – ed.) across the international media,” reads the report, referring to an article by the Polish outlet Nowiny Polskie. Read also: Russian psyops over past 1.5 years aimed at disrupting mobilization - expert The Kremlin’s main goal is to undermine trust in Ukrainian officials among Western…

The EUR 90 million winter aid package for Ukraine, officially handed over by German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, will help Ukraine survive this winter. The politician said this in an interview with Ukrinform. “With this equipment, about 2.6 million Ukrainians will receive heat and electricity during this third military winter,” Schulze said and revealed the details of the package: 80 mobile thermal power plants, more than 20 mobile boiler houses, transformers and hybrid generators, as well as lifting platforms for repairing central power lines. She also noted that the combined heat and power plants are the…

The Ukrainian President’s spouse, Olena Zelenska, announced that the next, fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen will be held in Kyiv. She stated this on Telegram following a video conference with participants of the Global Platform of the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, where the results of the year's work were summed up, Ukrinform reports. "Next year, we will expand our activities: we are scheduling events on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague and the UN General Assembly. For the next, fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, as always, I am awaiting my colleagues…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law on the creation of a unified register of military personnel, which provides for electronic identifiers of the military. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos faction, announced this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. A total of 254 MPs voted in favor of the relevant legislative initiative, No.12066, “On Amendments to the Law ‘On Military Duty and Military Service’ on the Establishment and Functioning of the Unified State Register of Military Personnel and Other Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Procedure for Maintaining Military Records.” The law establishes a unified…

Six children have been successfully brought back from temporarily occupied territories in Kherson region. This was announced by Oleksandr Prokudin, Chief of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, via Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “This marks another result of the tireless efforts of the Save Ukraine charitable organization. Among the returned children, there are four boys and two girls,” Prokudin shared. According to Prokudin, the youngest child is nine months old, while the eldest is 17 years old. All the children are currently receiving medical and psychological care. “Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 242 children have been brought back to…

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Ombudsman for Human Rights, expressed opposition to mobilizing citizens from the age of 18, emphasizing the need for thorough internal work on mobilization. He stated this in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrinform saw. "I am against it. I understand that Ukraine may be lacking mobilization resources. This shortage is seen in the Armed Forces themselves, however, there are already many people involved in countering Russia's armed aggression. In my opinion, there is a need for more effective internal processes. I won't disclose figures I know regarding personnel numbers, but there are positive examples where government decisions…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is carrying out planned counterintelligence (security) measures in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district, particularly in the government quarter. This was announced by the agency’s press service, as reported by Ukrinform. The SBU is conducting these activities in cooperation with the Department of the State Protection, the National Police, and the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The aim is to ensure counter-sabotage protection of government facilities and to enhance the safety of Kyiv residents and individuals under state protection. With the direct involvement of the Department of the State Protection, law enforcement…

The shortlist of potential nominations for next year’s Oscars awards includes two documentaries about the Russian war in Ukraine, “Porcelain War” and “Once Upon a Time in Ukraine”. That’s according to a press release by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, seen by Ukrinform. "Porcelain War" is one of the 15 films in the "Documentary Feature Film" category. Shot by directors Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontiev, the film tells the story of three porcelain figurine artists from Ukraine. Slava Leontiev himself also starred in the documentary. The production team included professionals from the U.S., Ukraine, and Australia. Read…

President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to the Lviv-based Superhumans Center, where he met with Ukrainian soldiers undergoing treatment, thanked them for defending the country and contributing to bringing victory closer. Zelensky reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. The Head of State recalled that the Superhumans Center is fully adapted for people with disabilities, featuring its own state-of-the-art prosthetics laboratory. On behalf of all Ukrainians, he expressed gratitude to those who created “such a universe”. Read also: Superhumans Center receives $25M in war risk insurance from DFC “We are thankful for advancing this critical field of prosthetics and rehabilitation, for…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the law "On the Registration of Individuals Whose Life and Health Were Harmed as a Result of the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine." The Parliament's press service reports this, according to Ukrinform. This law (No. 4071-IX) establishes a registry containing information about children who were deported or forcibly displaced due to Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. Additionally, the state has defined the principles for creating and operating a system to record harm caused to the personal non-property rights of individuals as a result of Russia’s aggression. "This includes trauma or…