As part of his visit to Ukraine, Gitanas Nausėda, the Lithuanian President, visited a kindergarten in Irpin, which was badly damaged during the first month of the large-scale invasion by Russia and was restored at Lithuanian expense.
Source: Gitanas Na…
Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo arrived in Kyiv on Aug. 23 ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day.”Finland is a reliable defender of normal life in our Europe and the rules-based international order,” Zelensky wrote[1] on Telegram. Orpo…
Members of parliaments from 14 countries and the European Parliament will visit Ukraine on Wednesday, 23 August, and Thursday, 24 August.
Source: Estonian public broadcaster ERR, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the …
Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, promises new cases of “destruction of the invaders” in the Russian-occupied Crimea “soon”.
Source: Budanov, on a live ITV broadcast from the town of Irpin, Kyiv Oblast
Budanov says there ar…
Heorhii Raskalei, a 22-year-old soldier from Kyiv Oblast, suffered three strokes and respiratory failure after being wounded near Bakhmut, where he also lost his right arm.
First Medical Association of Lviv shares Heorhii’s story.
Heorhii was born in I…
It was a busy Tuesday night at Ria Pizza, a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk. As well as being a favourite among foreign volunteers and journalists, families often chose it to mark special occasions. On 27 June, a group of teenagers were there celebrat…
Ambassadors to Ukraine from the Group of Seven (G7) met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Aug. 2 to discuss the reforms needed for their country’s private sectors to be involved in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The meeting was described…
The financing of the reconstruction of Irpin is “opaque”, according[1] to the DOZORRO project team of Transparency International Ukraine. In April 2022, the total costs of reconstruction was estimated[2] at $1 billion dollars. The report notes that out…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the Special Operations Forces (SOF) fighters inflicted particularly tangible strikes on Russian terrorists and took part in key combat operations during the Russian full-scale invasion.
Source: President Ze…
25 July, 2023 Panzermörser self-propelled mortars for Ukraine from Lithuania. November 2022. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
Lithuania has approved a long-term plan of military assistance to Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of Lithuan…