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On October 2, by the end of the day, Bulgaria will stop the entry of Russian cars into the country. This is reported by the State Border Guard Service on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. Read also: Bulgaria plans to revise defense policy due to Russian provocations in Black Sea "By the end of the day, Bulgaria will stop the entry of Russian cars into the country," said Anton Zlatanov, director of the Bulgarian Border Police. As reported, trucks have been subject to this ban for several months.

The Ukrainian diaspora, united by the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), provided $50 million in military aid to Ukraine in 2022. Military Media Center reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "In 2022, the Ukrainian diaspora, united by the Ukrainian World Congress, transferred $50 million in military aid to Ukraine only through the United with Ukraine initiative," the report says. Read also: UWC organizing charity lottery in support of Ukrainian defenders Serhiy Kasianchuk, Drector of the UWC office in Ukraine, recalled that in September 2023, the UWC also handed over 15 new British tracked armored personnel carriers (13 FV432, one CVRT…

Agence France-Presse (AFP) provides digital verification training to help Ukrainian journalists in countering the continuous influx of disinformation campaigns related to the war with Russia. A team of AFP journalists specialised in fact-checking will be offering tailored training in digital investigation to Ukrainian journalists from Ukrinform, Ukraine’s largest news agency, as well as their colleagues from Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s primary English-language newspaper.  The programme will take place over several months as part of a project supported by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) and managed by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.  “Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the explosion of…

As part of the implementation of the Bring Kids Back UA action plan approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the "If You Know, Tell" information campaign was launched to motivate people living in Russia to oppose the forced deportation of Ukrainian children and to facilitate the return of young Ukrainian citizens to Ukraine. According to the President’s Office, the information campaign is being implemented by FREEDOM TV channel in partnership with the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation and the Juvenile Police of Ukraine. It is noted that the "If You Know, Tell" campaign aims…

About half of Polish citizens (47.2%) positively assessed the recent statement by the country's Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, that Warsaw will not be donating weapons to Ukraine due to its own rearmament campaign. This is stated in a poll conducted by the IBRiS center for Rzeczpospolita, reports Ukrinform. As noted, almost the same number of Polish respondents (44.5%) poorly assessed this statement by the head of the Polish government, and 8.3% of respondents have not yet formed their opinion on this matter. It is emphasized that the largest number of supporters of the idea voiced by Prime Minister Morawiecki is…

The West Carpathian Marathon in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was held in Zakarpattia region. About half a thousand participants from 18 regions of Ukraine joined the marathon. "The West Carpathian Marathon took place today. About half a thousand participants from 18 regions of Ukraine joined the first marathon in the western region. We would like to remind you that 100% of the contributions of everyone who joined the West Carpathian Marathon will be transferred to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration posted on Facebook. As noted, the main distance was…

The Ministry of National Defense of Poland showed another attempt by a group migrants to break through the country’s border from neighboring Belarus. The corresponding video clip was posted on X by the ministry’s press service, Ukrinform reports. Ataki na polską granicę, prowadzone ze strony Białorusi, miały zdestabilizować sytuację w Polsce 🇵🇱oraz zagrozić bezpieczeństwu Polaków. Dzięki wzmocnieniu obecności #WojskoPolskie na granicy plan Rosji i Białorusi się nie powiódł. pic.twitter.com/EoHDN0Px5F — Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej 🇵🇱 (@MON_GOV_PL) September 24, 2023 "Attacks on the Polish border, carried out by Belarus, were aimed at destabilizing the situation in Poland and threatening the security of…

President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated seventeen cities across Ukraine celebrating their Day on September 23-24. Zelensky published his greetings on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "This Saturday and Sunday is a special day for seventeen cities in Ukraine," the president wrote. Zelensky emphasized that among these seventeen are free cities and cities that are yet to be liberated from Russian invaders. "Oster is one of the oldest Ukrainian cities. Kramatorsk. Nemyriv. Beryslav. Zolotonosha. Mykolaivka Horodnia. Haivoron. Vashkivtsi. Sosnivka. Novomoskovsk. Pidhorodne. Hnivan. Bobrynets. Baturyn, whose history remembers both Ukrainian greatness and the tragedy of destruction by the invaders... And Mariupol. Melitopol," the president noted.…

Ukraine is launching a project of free online psychological assistance to teenagers and young people, which will be provided within the framework of the joint partnership project of the Teenerizer charity and the YouthUp NGO with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Ukrinform learned about the project from its authors. "Opening up to a psychologist is unusual for Ukrainians. It is even more difficult for teenagers to trust a stranger. But recently, this trend is changing. Today, overcoming fear, anxiety, and shyness is increasingly becoming a sign of strength, the authors explain. Read also: Unique rehabilitation center…