Russian-backed militants in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions have launched large-scale mobilisation command and staff exercises involving civilian forces and reservists, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report on Ukraine, showing an increase in the ceasefire violations in Donbas, as well as the number of civilian casualties and damage…
Ukrainian, Polish Archivists Present New Book with Classified Data on Start of World War II
September 24, 2021
A new book tells about the first months of World War II and how the Soviet authorities swept away so-called “enemy elements” from western Ukraine. The data contained therein was previously classified and became available due…
EU Support to Fight Corruption in Ukraine Is Not Effective Enough
September 23, 2021
Ukraine is still suffering from grand corruption, state capture and the influence of oligarchs, and EU initiatives in this field delivered poor results. This is a conclusion of a special report published by the European…
About 230,000 Ukrainians residing in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. People were forcibly issued passports and transferred…
Ukraine Making Efforts to Boost U.S. Financial Aid to $1 Billion a Year
September 23, 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba started a dialogue with the U.S. Congress and the President’s Administration on the need to increase the total aid provided by the United States to Ukraine up to…
Group of MEPs Urges EU Not to Recognise Elections in Russian Federation
September 22, 2021
The European People’s Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament called on the European Union not to recognise the elections to the State Duma in Russia, emphasising that the Russian authorities held voting with blatant…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and newly elected President of the UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid. Russian aggression in Ukraine was one of the main topics of conversation….
State Duma Elections: How Russia Uses Donbas and Crimea to Legitimise Its Weakened Regime
September 22, 2021
To stay in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been struggling for 20 years to prevent the emergence of systemic opposition by controlling the activities of political units that could turn out to be particularly…
Ecosystem of Lies
September 22, 2021
Russia took production of disinformation for outside audience to the assembly line On 16 September, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU–Russia relations by a significant majority. This is a very tough document, which…
Ukrainian Citizen Mykhailo Ferents Sentenced in Belarus
September 22, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports that the Zavodsky District Court in Minsk sentenced Ukrainian citizen Mykhailo Ferents to three years in prison for alleged participation in acts grossly violating the public order and intentional…
World Condemns Russia's Elections in Occupied Territories of Ukraine
September 21, 2021
The international community criticised the Russian Federation for holding the State Duma elections in the occupied Crimea and involving residents of the occupied territories of Donbas in the voting. The European Union and individual European countries…
Joint Effort 2021 Strategic Exercises Kick Off in Ukraine
September 21, 2021
Fifteen countries, including eleven NATO members, will take part in joint exercises on 22 September. The exercises are of a purely defensive nature, aimed at protecting Ukraine, enhancing its defence capabilities, and interoperability with the…
More than 150,000 residents of the territories of Donbas not controlled by the Government of Ukraine voted remotely in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation as of 15:45 (Kyiv time) on…
Ukrainian Art Abroad
September 20, 2021
The Ukrainian project Nord Art Ukraine 2021 unites 22 Ukrainian artists, sculptors, and art unions that presented their creative achievements at one of the largest annual European contemporary art exhibitions – NordArt in Büdelsdorf. Ukraine has…
First Ukrainian Lunar Mission to Be Launched in 2022
September 20, 2021
Spacebit, in partnership with the United Launch Alliance and Astrobotic Technology under NASA CLPS programme, will launch a lunar mission worth about $1.5 million. A launch vehicle with a lunar landing module will deliver cargo…
1,178 Soldiers Blown Up by Land Mines Since Start of War in Donbas
September 19, 2021
According to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Ukraine is one of the most mine and explosive contaminated countries in the world. Thus, the Ministry officially registered 721 land mine blasts since the beginning of the war…
European Commission Urged to Launch Investigation on Gazprom
September 18, 2021
More than 40 MEPs called on the European Commission to launch an investigation into Gazprom’s role in the record rise in natural gas prices in Europe. The MEPs suspect that the Russian gas monopoly manipulates…
Russia Keeps Almost 110,000 Troops near Ukraine's Borders, Continues to Supply Weapons to Donbas
September 17, 2021
Ukraine has called on the Russian Federation to cease supplying weapons to the occupied territories of Donbas, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Yuri Vitrenko said at an informal meeting of the Security…
EU Disburses EUR 600 M Loan to Ukraine
September 17, 2021
The European Commission has approved the disbursement of EUR 600 million as the second tranche of “exclusive” macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. In particular, EU funds will be used to maintain economic stabilisation in Ukraine (by…
