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In the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, at the annual Burning Man festival, Ukrainian artists presented on Thursday an impressive artistic act – a flaming Phoenix bird, from the ashes of which a huge and unbreakable Ukrainian trident of steel emerges. This is reported by Ukraine's Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrinform wrote citing his Instagram. Burning Man is one of the most iconic events in world culture, held in the Black Rock Desert, where leading artists from all over the world bring their works, wrote the top diplomat. Read also: Russian war leaves 1,624 objects of cultural heritage affected…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine congratulated the students of the Kyiv Polytechnic University on the 125th anniversary of the educational facility and wished them a fruitful academic year and victory as soon as possible. This is stated on the President's Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports. "No matter how difficult it is and no matter what the times are, the fact still remains the same that education matters. Knowledge, education, real competence of our people - in good times without it, this is almost impossible to win competition, and in difficult times without it there can be no victories," he said. Read…

Since the outset of the full-scale war in Ukraine, 1,624 objects of cultural heritage were damaged and almost a third of them were destroyed. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, Ukrinform saw. "The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine continues to document damage to cultural infrastructure objects in Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression. Thus, as of August 29, 2023, a total of 1,624 cultural infrastructure objects suffered damage, not including cultural heritage monuments. Almost a third of them (591 objects) have been destroyed," the report reads. It…

Serbia handed over 14 trucks of humanitarian aid, including medicines, drinking water, water filters, blankets, etc., to the residents of the Kherson region affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam by Russian terrorists. The official handover ceremony took place on August 30 with the participation of Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabic and other high-ranking officials, Ukrinform reports, citing the Ukrainian Embassy in Serbia's Facebook post. "The Serbian government took part in the pan-European humanitarian aid campaign for the civilian population of Ukraine and allocated humanitarian aid for the residents of the Kherson…

A deputy of the city council of the German city of Baden-Baden, who painted swastikas and insults on the vehicles with Ukrainian license plates, has resigned from his post. This was reported by Spiegel, Ukrinform saw. The offender was identified as Martin Kühne with the radical right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. For his act, he received a fine in the amount of 50 daily wages. The ruling is yet to enter into force. Earlier this week, the public prosecutor's office in Baden-Baden pressed charges against the elected official for using Nazi symbols, which is prohibited by German law. Read…

The national selection for the entry to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has launched in Ukraine. This was reported by the Suspilne public broadcaster, Ukrinform saw. Applications from artists are accepted at eurovision.ua website from August 30 to October 22. "Applications for participation in the National Selection for Eurovision 2024 can be filed now! I’d like to appeal to all artists in our country: you have almost eight weeks to create your own victory song. The song of the year, which will represent Ukraine on the global international stage, break all the charts, and win this…

On the last Sunday of August, in his prayer appeals, Pope Francis mentioned Ukraine and the suffering of its people. This is reported by Vatican News, Ukrinform saw. Expressing his condolences to the victims of the fires in Greece, Pope Francis also urged believers to maintain spiritual closeness with the Ukrainian people. "I assure you in my memory in prayer for the victims of the fires that broke out in the last few days in the northeast of Greece, and I express my solidarity with the Greek people. And let us always remain close to the Ukrainian people, who suffer…

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Brussels Mayor Philippe Close have discussed the holding of the Kyiv Investment Forum that is to be held in November in the Belgian capital. "Today I met with the mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close. We discussed the Kyiv Investment Forum that will be held in Brussels this year, in November. Representatives of international business, financial companies, investors, and experts from different countries will join the event," Klitschko posted on Telegram. According to him, Close offered help and organized a forum in his city last year. "Then we signed a Memorandum of Cooperation regarding the implementation…

The ceremonial events dedicated to Independence Day of Ukraine have taken place in Kyiv’s Sophia Square with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, foreign high-ranking officials and the military. Ukrainian government officials, military command, heads of religious denominations, and diplomats were also present at the events, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The ceremonial events started with the performance of the National Anthem of Ukraine and the speech delivered by the Head of State. “Thirty-two years of continuous independence, which will continue and will not be broken, and which Ukrainians will not let go of their hands,” Zelensky said. The Head…

Restrained in a soldier-like manner, but offering a broader program compared to last year. In particular, visits by the heads of Ukraine’s allied states are expected August 24 is and will always be a symbolic and extremely important day for Ukrainians around the world, even despite the enemy’s incessant attempts to break our spirit and destroy us physically. This day has become even more significant since 2014, as we have to fight for our freedom, liberty and independence with arms in our hands. Any lavish celebration would obviously be out of place in the context of a full-scale war —…