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Together with the EU Culture Ministers, Ukrainian Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to change the place of the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee from Russia’s Kazan to Lviv. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “UNESCO supports Ukraine in preserving its cultural heritage and urges Russia to refrain from destroying and seizing cultural property. The relevant declaration on the protection of Ukraine’s cultural heritage was adopted at the second extraordinary meeting…

  At 11:00 on March 17, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Kateryna Chuyeva will give online briefing entitled: "Ukraine’s cultural heritage in wartime". Organizer: Ukrinform. Speaker:  Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Kateryna Chuyeva Guests: Ukrainian and foreign media outlets. Discussion points: - Scale of damage and destruction as of today: what is known? - Documentation of crimes against cultural heritage: who, what for, how? - Cultural heritage in media space: security of people and sites - Protection of cultural heritage sites amid the war: experience of Ukrainian cities, institutions, professional communities - Support…

A new legal framework is being developed to allow creating an adequate system that would reflect the reality of dealing with Russian prisoners of war whose number is soaring due to Ukraine’s successful combat operations. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk, who also leads the Coordination Headquarters for POW Treatment, Ukrinform reports citing the press service of the Reintegration Ministry. “We are not as prepared as we’d like to be, but we’ll address the issue swiftly. As of today, Russia remains silent and provides no information on the location…

A boy, 11, who earlier made an astonishing trip from his town Zaporizhia to the Slovakia border, all by himself, has finally reunited with his family. His story got a happy ending in Slovakia, to where he was transported by volunteers, the country’s interior ministry told on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The impossible has become a reality. Hassan, who traveled across Ukraine all alone and whose story he conquered the world, has reunited with his mother. After a very long and difficult journey, he successfully reached his grandmother in Slovakia," the statement said. The ministry has clarified that the boy’s…

Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine has blessed the Ukrainian people to fight the invaders. The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has made the relevant statement during an all-national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "We, as a nation, don’t wish death upon our neighbors. However, since they came to our land, we are defending our land. To defend is not a sin ... The OCU blesses everyone for this military feat," said Metropolitan Epifaniy. Read also: Metropolitan Epifaniy thanks soldiers defending native Ukraine from aggressor As reported, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been going on since February 24.…

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia over the 15 days of war has ensured safe evacuation of more than 2 million people fleeing hostilities. This was reported by the company's press service on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. Of this number, 226,000 took a train abroad, the statement added. It is noted that most passengers were evacuated from Kyiv and Kharkiv, the cities most threatened by the invading forces. The most popular international railway route is the one to Poland. Read also: Number of Ukrainian refugees reaches 2.5M - UN As Ukrinform reported earlier, on March 4, Ukrzaliznytsia closed ticket sales on all westbound domestic…