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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…

On Saturday, a street performance "Come Back Alive" was held in the center of Warsaw, in Castle Square in support of more than 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who are still in Russian captivity or are considered missing. The action was organized by the public initiative Euromaidan-Warsaw together with the charity fund "Heart in Action" and the "Voices of Prisoners" project, which supports families of Ukrainian POWs and brings their stories to the world, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Empty chairs were showcased, symbolizing the presence of political prisoners, as well as posters with photos, names, stories and QR codes so…

Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President, COO at the Bring Kids Back UA initiative Daria Zarivna called on the Philippines to join the international coalition for the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia. Zarivna spoke via videoconference, addressing a special event on the occasion of Ukraine’s Constitution Day, organized by the Ukrainian Embassy in the Philippines, Ukrinform reports with reference to the President’s Office. She expressed gratitude to the Philippines for supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and stressed the importance of protecting children’s rights, particularly in the context of the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.…

Since the beginning of 2025, the Office of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights has received 266 appeals concerning possible violations of constitutional rights—exceeding the number of complaints filed with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) during the same period. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Despite ongoing Russian aggression, the Ombudsman’s Office remains an effective channel for citizens to access constitutional oversight mechanisms. Since the start of 2025 alone, we have received 266 appeals related to potential violations of constitutional rights," Lubinets stated. He noted that some…