85% of Ukrainians are confident of their country’s victory over Russia. Source: a survey conducted by the Rating opinion polling organisation on 10-11 February Quote: “The vast majority of respondents (85%) are generally confident that Ukraine will be able to repel the Russian Federation’s attack. 15% are not sure.” Details: At the same time, international […]
Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka struggled on Friday with severe ammunition shortages as Russian forces tightened the noose around the strategic eastern city in an intense Kremlin push for a battlefield win. The timing is critical as Russia is looking for a morale boost ahead of the second anniversary on February 24 of Moscow’s full-scale invasion […]
According to the survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), after the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the trust in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fallen to 60%. Source: a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), conducted on 5-10 February 2024 Quote: […]
Russia continues to suffer losses in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Over the past day alone (14 February), the Defence Forces killed 950 Russian occupiers and destroyed 47 armoured combat vehicles, 9 tanks and 1 vessel of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The […]
In Ukraine, travel demand is gradually recovering, but it is still significantly lower than before pre-war levels, as stated by the internal statistics of the Ukrainian tour operator Join UP! In 2023, 235 thousand tourists used its services. This is 48% more than in 2022, but still four times less than in 2021. Read also: […]
Writer Serhiy Zhadan, rapper and soldier Yarmak, singer Ruslana Lyzhychko, and other famous Ukrainians reacted emotionally to the news that Valerii Zaluzhnyi was leaving the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Valeriy Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feb. 8. By another decree, he appointed Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ground Forces of […]
Ukraine has brought back another 100 Ukrainians from Russian captivity in the most recent prisoner swap with Russia. Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on social media; Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Telegram Quote from Zelenskyy: “Another 100 Ukrainians are back home, in Ukraine. National guardsmen, border guards and soldiers from […]
Over the past month, the Belarusian secret police (KGB) has begun increasingly targeting Ukrainians living in the country, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on Feb. 7. While not entering into an open war with Kyiv, Belarus has been helping Russia in the war against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, in particular by deploying Russian equipment […]
During his visit to Kyiv, Josep Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has spoken about the need for Ukraine’s political unity, the implementation of reforms and the need for effective democratic mechanisms in this country. Source: Borrell at a joint briefing with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv […]
Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, has warned of a fake letter which has been circulating on social media that purports to come from the embassy and seeks to collect data on Ukrainian men of draft age in Germany. Source: Makeiev on Facebook, reported by European Pravda. Details: The fake letter, framed as a request […]
Editor’s Note: The servicemember and volunteer quoted in this article are referred to by first name only at their request for security reasons. A day after Russia attacked Kharkiv with drones that damaged residential buildings in mid-October, several dozen local residents gathered at an undisclosed venue to attend a concert. Like many events in wartime […]
Unity Day, observed on Jan. 22 in Ukraine as a state holiday, typically commemorates the 1919 unification of eastern and western Ukraine. But this year, the date garnered attention for a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky relating to modern-day Russian territories that were historically populated by Ukrainians. The decree titled “On the Territories of […]