LEGO Foundation will donate $13.6M to support education system of Ukraine
On September 1, 2022, it became known, that the LEGO Foundation will provide Ukraine with approximately USD 13.6 million (DKK 100 million) to restore and rebuild the Ukrainian education system and support the educational needs of Ukrainian children and families affected by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. Source: The...
A third of Ukraine’s forest fund was affected during the six months of the war
Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine said on September 1, 2022, that damage to the environment reaches almost UAH 1 trillion. Almost a third of the entire forest fund of Ukraine was affected due to the full-scale invasion of Russia. Source: Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan...
More than 2,000 Ukrainian educational institutions have been damaged by Russian troops
Head of the Department of Organizational Analytical Support and Operational Response of the National Police of Ukraine said on September 2, 2022, that the police initiated 21,600 cases of violations of the laws and customs of war. In particular, 2,328 educational institutions have been damaged since the beginning of the military aggression of the...
US issued a warrant for the arrest of the plane of the Russian energy company worth $45M
The US Department of Justice reported on August 31, 2022, that a court in Texas has issued a warrant for the seizure of a Boeing aircraft belonging to the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, the value of which is estimated at $45 million. Source: The US Department of Justice The plane violated US sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation...
The world’s largest payment system has limited work with Russian sanctioned banks
On September 2, 2022, it became known that the world’s largest Chinese payment system UnionPay has limited work with Russian acquirer banks against which sanctions were imposed due to the war in Ukraine. Source: Representative of the bank It is noted that UnionPay has banned the service of its cards issued by foreign banks in their POS...
European Union will allocate €10M for education and health care in Ukraine
Vice President of the European Commission said on September 1, 2022, that the European Union will direct ten million euros to support the Ukrainian education system and will also support Ukrainians in the field of health care. Source: Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas “Currently, there are about half a million...
Ukrainian military destroyed 5 Russian ammunition depots and hit ferry crossings
On September 2, 2022, it became known, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed five Russian ammunition warehouses in the south, and damaged Russian drone control center and ferry crossings. Source: Operational Command “South” Enemy forces decreased by 102 Russians, 6 tanks, howitzer “Msta-B”, multiple launch rocket...
4,000 Ukrainian soldiers have already been trained abroad
Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted on September 1, 2022, that more than four thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine underwent training in 14 partner countries to perform tasks on foreign models of weapons and military equipment. Source: Deputy Chief of the Main...
IAEA mission visited Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The IAEA mission visited the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on September 1, 2022. The Director General of the IAEA mission has already left the plant, but 5 IAEA representatives will continue to inspect the plant. Unfortunately, Russian occupiers did not allow independent journalists to enter the territory of the occupied nuclear plant together...
Europe will wean itself off Russian oil and gas, due to the war in Ukraine, – UK Prime Minister
British Prime Minister said on September 1, 2022, that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would help all European countries wean themselves off Russian oil and gas. Source: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson “I think that as a result of this disaster of Putin’s war, Europe will wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons,” Johnson said,...
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