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Starting July 1, Ukrainians got access to a new digital notary service at 40 Ukrainian embassies and consulates. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha shared this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “Today, I am pleased to announce the pilot launch of a new service in one of the key consular areas in the first 40 foreign diplomatic missions. This is an automated notary service. Since July 1, Ukrainians abroad have had access to the new automated system of notary services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the head of Ukrainian diplomacy wrote. He explained that the main innovation is that all procedures…

National Police officers have evacuated six elderly individuals—including people with limited mobility—from Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, which remains under constant Russian shelling. According to the National Police, a 67-year-old resident contacted authorities requesting evacuation for herself and her 84-year-old mother-in-law, who required medical support. They were relocated to the Kyiv region, with assistance from the humanitarian mission Proliska. Another family, including an 80-year-old man, was evacuated with the support of medical personnel and has since moved to the Odesa region. [embedded content] In a separate case, police helped a 76-year-old woman—identified by neighbors—evacuate to the Kyiv region. As previously…

Two more teenagers have been rescued from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Daria Zarivna, the initiative’s Chief Operating Officer, announced this on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. “One of the boys had spent three years under occupation with his mother. He refused to attend school due to the heavy presence of Russian propaganda in the curriculum. They were waiting for liberation, but the situation grew increasingly dangerous—people disappeared after searches, and even speaking Ukrainian at home became risky,” Zarivna noted. The second teenager, having just graduated from high school, chose…

Congressmen Gregory Meeks and Michael McCaul have introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning Russia’s abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children and calling for their immediate return. This is said in an official statement by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as reported by Ukrinform. “Putin is a war criminal and, under his watch, the Russian military has cruelly abducted and illegally deported tens of thousands of Ukrainian children from their homeland. These atrocities are not isolated incidents; they are the direct result of Putin’s war of choice,” said Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member…

During his official visit to Ukraine, newly appointed German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and delivered a new aid package to units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. “I am very pleased to meet you in Ukraine and would like to express my gratitude to the people and government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the support you have been providing us during this large-scale war. For almost three and a half years, Ukraine has been fighting for freedom,…

Over the three years of its existence, the Ukrainian Center in Lithuania has held more than 4,300 events for adults and children. This was reported by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, according to Ukrinform, citing the website of the head of state. In her video address on the occasion of the third anniversary of the center's founding, the president's wife thanked everyone involved in the creation and operation of this space. "It's easy enough to help once. It's much harder to help ‘in the long run’ without asking how long it will take. It's easy enough to show…

Over the next two weeks, Russian propaganda efforts are expected to intensify, focusing on discrediting Ukraine’s path toward European integration. According to Ukrinform, the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council reported this on Facebook. Pro-Kremlin media outlets and political figures are expected to amplify narratives portraying Ukraine’s integration with Europe as a supposed "threat" to Europe itself. The campaign is also likely to escalate rhetoric framing Ukraine as a “failed state” allegedly resorting to terrorism, along with renewed efforts to spread disinformation and manipulation related to military mobilization within Ukraine. Read also: Russia plans…

In the territory of Ukraine’s Kherson region temporarily held by Russia, local residents are sabotaging the events organized by the occupation administration. This was reported by the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement via Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "The invaders report a large bicycle rally for Youth Day in the temporarily occupied areas of Kherson region. They say hundreds of local residents, supporters and activists of the United Russia party were engaged," the report says. In fact, there is only one photo published by media to back their claim of a "large-scale patriotic event." Sharing the photo, the Yellow Ribbon noted there were…

A Navy cutter crew rescued five civilians carried out into the open sea on inflatable rings amid the storm. That’s according to the Navy press service, Ukrinform reports. The service members responded to a signal about the distraught civilians from a coast guard unit while performing tasks at sea. The crew promptly came to the aid of civilians. Read also: Russia intending to build seaport, railway in occupied Crimea with China’s help - Ukraine intel The Navy emphasizes that a serious mine threat remains in place on the Black Sea coast and in its waters, warning against swimming, boating, and…

In Melitopol, Russian invaders have opened a new propaganda center - a studio for "bloggers", financed from the local budget as part of a large-scale media influence program covering the occupied territories. This was reported by the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement on Telegram with reference to its activists, Ukrinform saw. "A new propaganda center has been opened in Melitopol – another element of the brainwashing system," the report says. As noted, a studio for "bloggers" has been opened, which is financed from the local budget as part of a large-scale influence program across the occupied territories. Read also: FM spox…