US officials arrived in Ukraine to visit Bucha and Borodyanka for the first time since the beginning of the war
U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Victoria Spartz on Thursday visited Kyiv and its suburbs, which have been occupied by Russian troops. They are the first U.S. officials who arrived in Kyiv since the beginning of the war. Source: U.S. Senators “Nothing can substitute for actually being here, seeing it first-hand, spending time with the people...
Russia began to carry out terrorist attacks on its territory to accuse Ukraine, – the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Russia’s special services have begun implementing a plan to carry out terrorist attacks to incite anti-Ukrainian hysteria in Russia. Source: National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Thus, as of April 14, there have been several “terrorist attacks” at the Russian border checkpoint. The Russian leadership accuses...
The United States has allocated another $ 800 million in defense aid to Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden has approved an additional package of assistance to Ukraine in the field of security and defense, totaling $ 800 million to strengthen the country’s ability to defend itself against Russian aggression. Source: The President of the USA Joe Biden “I just spoke with President Zelenskyy and...
Russians can illegally “adopt” children taken out of Ukraine, – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Education wants to sign “agreements” with the Russian occupation administrations in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, which would allow the transfer of orphans illegally deported from Ukraine to Russian families. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine “The Russian occupiers continue, in...
The war in Ukraine could lead more than 20% of the world’s population to poverty and hunger – UN Secretary-General
The war in Ukraine can lead a large part of humanity to hunger and poverty on a scale not seen in decades. Source: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “The war in Ukraine could throw more than 1/5 of humanity into poverty, destitution & hunger on a scale not seen in decades. The only lasting solution to the war & its impact on the...
Ukraine elected to three bodies under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council
Ukraine was first represented in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the period 2023-2025, where the representative of the Crimean Tatar people Suleyman Mamutov was nominated. Source: Press Service of the Ukrainian Government The Ukrainian candidate won by an overwhelming majority of votes, bypassing the representative of the Russian...
Russia’s actions on the territory of Ukraine are not war, but terrorism, – President of Poland
Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed that Russia’s military aggression on the territory of Ukraine is terrorism. Source: The President of Poland Andrzej Duda “Today we saw two pictures of this war. Two faces of Russian aggression. We saw this military face. We saw the destroyed cities, the death that was over these ruins. And we saw...
The EU approved the exchange of Ukrainian hryvnia banknotes at the official rate of the National Bank of Ukraine
The Permanent Representatives Committee endorsed a Council recommendation on the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of member states hosting people escaping the war in Ukraine. Source: The European Council “The recommendation invites member states to set up national schemes that would allow for the conversion of hryvnias...
Ukrainian missiles hit the Russian cruiser “Moscow”
Ukrainian anti-ship missiles “Neptune” hit the missile cruiser “Moscow” of the Russian Federation. Source: Odesa’s governor Maksym Marchenko The 12,500 tonne ship had been hit by at least two anti-ship missiles. “It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moscow today went exactly where it was sent by our...
Every Ukrainian is a target for Russians -The First Lady of Ukraine
Not only the President’s family has become a target, but every citizen of the country, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Source: First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska “If you look carefully, it becomes clear that every Ukrainian is a target for Russians: every woman, every child,” the...