The European Central Bank (ECB) is urging banks to leave the Russian market as soon as possible, fearing US sanctions.
Source: Bloomberg
Details: It is noted that two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, large European lenders continue …
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed an act on the protection of Ukrainian refugees, extending the legality of their stay from March 4 until June 30, Poland’s Presidential Office said on Feb. 20.Poland hosts around 1 million Ukrainians who fled from Ru…
It’s long been true that Ukrainian artists stepping onto the Eurovision stage carry a weight far beyond performance anxiety; their presence inherently becomes a political statement. As has been the case for past performers from nations under attack, th…
Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is likely contributing to a shortage of doctors in Russia, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 11.Up to 3,000 Russian medical staff have likely been mobilized to “assist in combat medical care,” while up t…
UK Defence Intelligence has analysed the impact of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on Russia’s medical sector.
Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 11 February on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The UK MoD noted that Russia i…
Three lions from Ukraine, one male and two females, were taken to an animal park near Dijon, Burgundy (France). The trip lasted approximately 88 hours.
Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Details: Male Atlas, a one-and-a-half-year-old …
The Russian occupying administration has deliberately concealed the true number of casualties in the floods in Kherson Oblast caused by Russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, with at least hundreds of people killed in the town o…
Switzerland has funded the establishment of six simulation centres in Ukraine that will allow tomorrow’s doctors to train to treat real patients.
Source: Swiss Embassy in Ukraine
Details: Simulation centres for medical training have been opened in the …
One of John Simpson’s more memorable keepsakes was a second-hand fountain pen given to him during the Romanian revolution in 1989. It was a fat, flashy number, far too bling for a BBC man, but was still somewhat special: its previous owner was Nic…
In September, Ukrainska Pravda told the story of Conan, a soldier belonging to Artan (a special unit of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence) who fell overboard during an operation in the Black Sea and had to swim for 14 hours.
Another Artan soldier, who goe…