Society & Culture

The Cabinet of Ministers is currently preparing a number of solutions for the winter support package for Ukrainians, which will be presented this month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his nightly video address, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "Government officials are now preparing other decisions, including the winter support package for Ukrainians; these decisions will be presented this month," he said. Zelensky said that he had instructed the government to introduce a fixed supplement for all Ukrainian teachers, with an extra UAH 1,000 to be paid from January and UAH 2,000 from September. Read also: Zelensky: We are…

Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets met with Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova in the Republic of Belarus. The meeting took place with the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Lubinets announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to Lubinets, the main result of the meeting was the repatriation of the bodies of the fallen Ukrainian defenders. Lubinets also noted that Ukraine, in carrying out its humanitarian mission, once again facilitated the reunification of families. As a result of the talks, a 91-year-old woman was reunited with her son. "In…

During the latest repatriation efforts, Ukraine did not receive the body of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died while in Russian captivity. This was reported by Petro Yatsenko, a representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, in a comment to Ukrinform. When asked whether Roshchyna's body had been returned, he stated: "Unfortunately, the body of Victoria is not here." Read also: Ukraine returns 563 fallen defenders' bodies As Ukrinform reported, on November 8, 563 fallen defenders' bodies were returned to Ukraine following repatriation efforts. The death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna became known on October 10.…

Within two weeks of launching the online courses on the Army+ app, six thousand service members have joined the educational programs offered on the platform. This was announced by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform. According to Umerov, some military personnel opted for two or even all three available courses. This initiative marks another step towards creating a modern, professional army capable of quickly adapting and improving. As of today, two thousand exams have been taken, with a 75% success rate. “After the first survey on online education, we found that 16% of the military are…

Some 10,000-12,000 officers in charge of preventing and exposing corruption are working in Ukraine. Deputy Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) Serhii Hupiak stated this in an interview with Ukrinform, commenting on the number of authorized officers. "It is difficult to determine the exact number, but I think it is about 10,000-12,000 people," he said. Hupiak stressed that anti-corruption officers should become more specialized. "An officer is not just a person who checks whether asset declarations have been submitted on time and whether all sections have been filled in. A well-informed officer can identify corruption risks, warn…

Russia’s ruining of the Church of St. Petro Mohyla and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mariupol is an outright act of cultural genocide. Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi said this in a statement published on the ministry’s website, Ukrinform reports. He stated that the Russian invaders are deliberately destroying Ukrainian cultural heritage, intending to erase everything that forms the Ukrainian identity. The intention to change the unique decoration of the church in accordance with the canons of the Russian Orthodox Church is “a direct attempt to displace Ukrainian culture and impose…

As of September 2024, Ukrainians rated their psychological state better than at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but somewhat worse than in February-March 2023. This is according to a survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from September 20 to 26 this year, Ukrinform reports. "Assessing their psychological state on February 24, 2022 (the first day of the full-scale war) on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means 'the maximum level of calmness and confidence' and 10 corresponds to the maximum level of panic, fear, uncertainty, respondents rated it as an average…

A total of 19,900 students from Ukraine were enrolled in Polish universities in the 2023-2024 academic year. At the end of the previous academic year, 45,000 citizens of Ukraine studied at Polish universities, or almost 45% of the total number of foreign students registered in Poland. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland in response to an Ukrinform enquiry. "The number of Ukrainian citizens admitted to study in the 2023/2024 academic year stood at 19,900. Among them, 11,900 studied in private universities, 7,800 – in public universities, and 200 –…

Some 43,000 Ukrainians have received temporary protection status in Sweden. That’s according to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko, who spoke at a meeting with the Minister of Civil Defense of Sweden, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Ukrinform reports, referring to the ministry’s press service. "I would also like to express my gratitude to your people and the Government of Sweden for granting 43,000 of our citizens temporary protection in your country. This is a great contribution to our friendship and we appreciate it," Klymenko said, addressing the Swedish delegation. The Minister briefed partners on the unique experience gained in repelling Russian…

In Chernivtsi, a new rehabilitation center for military personnel has opened at the regional veterans’ hospital, providing 61 beds. This was announced on Facebook by Chief of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, Ruslan Zaparniuk, according to Ukrinform. “The new rehabilitation center, established at the regional veterans’ hospital, has opened. Here, essential medical services and psychological support will be provided to Ukrainian defenders who have sustained injuries while defending the country,” said Zaparniuk. He added that the center is equipped with modern training equipment, devices, and tools for various types of therapy and rehabilitation. The facility provides comfortable accommodation for military…