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[1/5] A local resident leaves after a doctor's visit at a clinic in the liberated village of Vyshneva, near Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, April 21, 2023. He can be certain of one thing, however: many patients he meets will be suffering from high blood pressure after living for months under Russian occupation near the frontlines. "Patients who we chat to say there was a considerable number of deaths because of the lack of medical help." The World Health Organization estimates that the overall damage to the system could cost more than $15 billion to repair. But as more people return to liberated areas, a skeleton staff buttressed by volunteers will struggle to meet needs.

☆ Elderly Japanese man opens free cafe in Ukraine's Kharkiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Vitalii Hnidyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Fuminori Tsuchiko, 75-year-old humanitarian volunteer from Japan, passes free food to people at his cafe, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine April 24, 2023. Moved by the plight of residents forced by Russian shelling to shelter in subway stations, the 75-year-old Japanese national from Tokyo decided to stay. For months, he said, he lived in a metro station and worked as a volunteer distributing food in the subway. One visitor to the cafe, Anna Tovstopyatova, said she had come to make a donation. Kharkiv held off Russian forces and Ukrainian forces then pushed Russian troops back towards the border.

☆ Ukrainian city mourns champion kickboxer killed fighting Russian troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Yuriy RylchukIVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine, April 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops. The Ukrainian flag was draped over his coffin as it was carried out of the church on Monday. "To the hero of Ukraine, Vitalii Merinov, three-times glory," his friend, Taras Mstyslav, said, with mourners calling out "Glory, glory, glory!" Citizens knelt on the street during the funeral procession, holding Ukrainian flags, while others threw flowers. "You can see for yourself, thousands of Ivano-Frankivsk residents came to say farewell to him," Mstyslav said at the cemetery.

☆ Ukrainian official offers a plan Kyiv would take after it reclaims control of Crimea from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kyiv has ruled out any peace talks with Moscow until Russian troops leave all occupied territories, including Crimea. As part of the plan, he also called for dismantling a 19-kilometer (12-mile) bridge that Russia built to Crimea. Moscow blamed Ukrainian military intelligence for the attack. Russia's latest rocket and artillery attacks killed 4 civilians and wounded 15 others since Saturday, according to the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait said the death toll included 262 Ukrainian athletes, reaffirming Kyiv's call to bar Russia from the Olympics.

☆ Ukraine 'Art Weapon' show draws crowds in Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( James Imam | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A person stands in front of a video installation at the Art Weapon Festival, which showcase contemporary Ukrainian culture and various performances, created during the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the "Alte Muenze" in Berlin, Germany February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret HilseBERLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - In a converted former mint in Berlin on Saturday, crowds danced in a blaze of strobe light as a rapper hollered Ukrainian lyrics to punchy beats. The 'Art Weapon' event - which opened at Berlin's sprawling Alte Muenze complex on Saturday - also featured live painting by Ukrainian artists, Ukrainian-language theatre and the chance to sit for a Ukrainian tattoo artist. He decided to apply for funding through a German organisation supporting cultural initiatives, allowing him to organise "Art Weapon" in Berlin. "The invasion has definitely changed art in Ukraine," he added.

☆ Fear, Anger, Love: See Ukrainians’ Texts From the First Hours of War
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Maria Varenikova | Gray Beltran | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

The messages are a snapshot of a fateful day for Ukraine and Europe — capturing the fear, love and support shared in the first hours of war. Ira YeroshkoOh Girls:((( I can’t believe it started friend one yeah. Oleksandr StarunThe war started. Lilia TurchynSvitlanka, the war started Be careful, and tell our mom to be careful with Myroslav Where did you read that? On Feb. 24, she was in Lviv with her husband and 4-year-old son, Ustym.

☆ Amid sea of Ukrainian flags, Mariupol defender finally laid to rest
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Vitalii Hnidyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KHARKIV, Ukraine, Feb 22 (Reuters) - For months, Natalia Honcharenko had clung to the hope that her son, a Ukrainian soldier who helped defend the Mariupol steelworks against relentless Russian attack, might still be alive. But DNA tests proved that the remains of a body brought back to Ukraine in September as part of a POW exchange were his. And on a cold late January day, Natalia finally laid him to rest, among a sea of Ukrainian flags set on hundreds of other graves of fallen Kharkiv soldiers. [1/5] A view shows graves of killed Ukrainian defenders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 31, 2023. "What I know is that they were moving across a bridge, and something happened there," his friend added.

☆ Ukraine ready to repel possible Russian offensive this month, defence minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A view shows a building of the National University of Urban Economy heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Vitalii HnidyiKYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine expects a possible major Russian offensive this month, but Kyiv has the reserves to hold back Moscow's forces even though the latest Western military supplies will not all arrive in time, Ukraine's defence minister said on Sunday. "Despite everything, we expect a possible Russian offensive in February. This is only from the point of view of symbolism; it's not logical from a military view. Because not all of their resources are ready.

☆ Missile hits dwelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv: 1 dead, 3 injured
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Ukrainian firefighters work at a site of an apartment building severely damaged by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Vitalii HnidyiJan 29 (Reuters) - A missile hit an apartment building on Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person, injuring at least three and causing widespread damage, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said. A Reuters picture from the scene showed fire engulfing part of a residential building in the country's second most-populous city. Synehubov said the strike took place in the city's central Kyiv district. Anatoly Torianyk, deputy head of Kharkiv rescue services, said the building was made of wood.

☆ On the one hill with mobile signal, Ukrainian kids build makeshift classroom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Vitalii Hnidyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Vitalii HnidyiHONTARIVKA, Ukraine, Jan 24 (Reuters) - At the only place in their village where they could find a strong mobile internet signal - a windswept hill on the barren steppe - Ukrainian fifth-grader Mykola Dziuba and his friends have built makeshift tent to serve as a remote classroom. "We sit here for around two or three hours, sometimes just for an hour," said Dziuba as the wind rattled the rickety structure. He said they collected the materials - plastic sheeting, wooden poles, bricks and sand - from around their homes. In the shadow of a water tower on a low hill they discovered the mobile coverage was good enough for a stable internet connection. Repeated Russian missile strikes on critical infrastructure since last October have also plunged large parts of the country into periodic power outages.

☆ UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Earlier this month, France said it would send AMX-10 RC armored combat vehicles to Ukraine, designated “light tanks” in French. Sunak’s announcement came as Russian forces fired missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine on Saturday in the first major barrage in days. In the northeastern Kharkiv region, Gov. On Saturday morning, two Russian missiles hit Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. But that cuts both ways, as Ukraine says its fierce defense of the eastern strongholds has helped tie up Russian forces.

[1/3] Ukrainian territorial defence member Leonid Onyshchenko, 63-year-old, speaks to his family during a festive Christmas dinner, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, December 24, 2022. Holding her three-month-old son Yaroslav with one hand, Maryna took a Christmas cake out of oven with the other. Vitalii helped two other sons, Petro and Tais, get dressed before the festive Christmas dinner. In the past, Ukrainian Christians mostly celebrated Christmas in early January. As the family gathers around the table, Maryna calls her father to wish him merry Christmas.

The Kremlin and Russia's defence ministry did not immediately respond to questions about Serdiuk's account or that of others Reuters spoke to in Kherson. 'PURE SADISM'Grim recollections of life under occupation in Kherson have followed the unbridled joy and relief when Ukrainian soldiers retook the city on Friday after Russian troops withdrew across the Dnipro River. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said two days later that investigators had uncovered more than 400 Russian war crimes and found the bodies of both servicemen and civilians in areas of Kherson region freed from Russian occupation. Vitaliy had been an underground resistance fighter since Russian troops seized Kherson on March 2, according to Lapchuk, and she became worried when he did not answer her phone calls. The soldiers, who identified themselves as Russian troops, threatened to smash out her teeth when she tried to berate them.

☆ Ukrainians hold out in east, prepare battle for Kherson
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The most severe fighting in eastern Ukraine was taking place near Avdiivka, outside Donetsk, and Bakhmut, Zelenskyy said. Russian forces have repeatedly tried to seize Bakhmut, which sits on a main road leading to the Ukrainian-held cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Efrem Lukatsky / APThe looming battle for Kherson city at the mouth of the Dnipro River will determine whether Ukraine can loosen Russia’s grip on the south. Radio intercepts indicated freshly mobilized recruits had been sent to the front and Russian forces were firmly dug in. Ukrainian forces advanced along the Dnipro in a dramatic push in the south at the start of this month, but progress appears to have slowed.

☆ Russians dig in to defend key city of Kherson, Ukrainian forces say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Kherson's capture could leave thousands of Russian troops trapped on the Dnipro's western bank unable to cross easily to the east. Expectations rose last week that Russian forces were girding to relinquish Kherson, when Moscow-appointed occupation authorities began evacuating tens of thousands of residents by ferries to the Dnipro's east bank. Kherson is the only regional capital Russian forces have taken in the "special military operation" Putin launched in February. But the commander of the Ukrainian unit visited by Reuters on Wednesday saw no sign of Russians leaving. Rusting hulks of Russian armored vehicles marked confrontations with Ukrainian troops who advanced last month some 20 km (12.4 miles) in two days to their current lines.

☆ How water has been weaponised in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Local people fill up bottles with fresh drinking water, as the main supply pipeline for drinking water for the city was damaged in Kherson region at the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 16, 2022. The attacks have disrupted electricity across large parts of Ukraine, killing dozens of people and leaving other places without access to clean water. "Ukraine's water infrastructure, from dams to water treatment and wastewater systems, has been extensively targeted by Russia," Gleick wrote in an email. After nearly a month without water, city officials were forced to begin pumping yellowish, salty water from the Southern Buh River estuary to clear sewers and let residents flush toilets and wash. Bottles of water are available in stores, but many residents, impoverished by war, depend on bottled water donations from abroad, even as pools of water snake onto streets from leaking mains.

Firefighters help a local woman evacuate from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. 'SUICIDE DRONES'Ukraine said the attacks were carried out by Iran-made "suicide drones", which fly to their target and detonate. The White House accused Iran of lying when it says Iranian drones were not being used by Russia in Ukraine. Ukraine's military said it had destroyed 37 Russian drones since Sunday evening, or around 85% of those used in attacks. Yeysk is separated from occupied Russian territory in southern Ukraine by a narrow stretch of the Sea of Azov.

☆ Kyiv's central district rocked by blasts for the second time in week
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The central Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's capital was rocked by blasts early on Monday for the second time in a week, with Mayor Vitalii Klitshchko saying several residential buildings were damaged. "Rescuers are on the site," Klitshchko said on the Telegram messaging service, adding that as a result of what he said was a drone attack, a fire also broke out in a non-residential building. Shevchenkivskiy district, a busy hub with universities, student bars and restaurants, was hit by several explosions on Monday last week when Russia ordered the biggest aerial offensive against Ukrainian cities in retaliation for a blast on a bridge linking mainland Russia to Crimea. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president's staff, said the attacks were carried out with so-called suicide drones. "Russians think this will help them, but such actions are just their convulsions," Yermak said on the Telegram messaging app.

☆ A Kharkiv bomb shelter: the only home baby Zhenia has known
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Vitalii Hnidiy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KHARKIV, Ukraine, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Wide-eyed and gripping a stuffed blue rabbit, six-month-old Zhenia settles into his pram before being walked along a Kharkiv factory forecourt - a treat to be savoured for someone who has lived in a bomb shelter since he was born. Pushing the buggy is his mother, 39-year-old Olha Shevchenko. 1/4 Olha Shevchenko, 39, and her husband Evgen look for their things in their house, damaged by the Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Kharkiv October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy Read More"I knew this bomb shelter because when I was a little girl I saw it with my grandpa. With renewed shelling of Kharkiv making it increasingly dangerous for them to be outside, the family have worked hard to make the shelter as liveable as possible.

☆ Russia strikes Kyiv after Putin accuses Ukraine of Crimea bridge attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

They shattered months of relative calm in Kyiv and other areas far from the front lines. Across the country, at least 11 people were dead and 64 injured, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. A number of blasts were heard in the center of Kyiv early Monday by NBC News. He later said that some of the city’s critical infrastructure was hit and that the the threat of new strikes remained. Kyiv's authorities also warned of possible power and water supply interruptions, and urged people to charge their phones and stock up on water.

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The central Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's capital was rocked by blasts early on Monday for the second time in a week, with Mayor Vitalii Klitshchko saying several residential buildings were damaged. "Rescuers are on the site," Klitshchko said on the Telegram messaging service, adding that as a result of what he said was a drone attack, a fire also broke out in a non-residential building. read more1/2 People view the scene of Russian missile strikes, as Russia's attack continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Read MoreAndriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president's staff, said the attacks were carried out with so-called suicide drones. "Russians think this will help them, but such actions are just their convulsions," Yermak said on the Telegram messaging app.

Comunitatea evreiască din Republica Moldova a participat la elaborarea acestui proiect. Modificările introduse în Codului penal și Legea privind libertatea de exprimare prevăd pedepse, inclusiv penale, pentru negarea Holocaustului, propaganda xenofobiei, rasismului și fascismului. În Moldova, populația căreia a fost puternic afectată de această tragedie, problema pedepsei pentru negarea Holocaustului a fost întotdeauna acută. Distorsionarea adevărului istoric, revizuirea evenimentelor tragice creează o percepție falsă și periculoasă a celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, a Holocaustului, a crimelor naziștilor și a complicilor lor. Adoptarea legii de Parlament și promulgarea acesteia de Președinte au inclus Moldova pe lista țărilor ce opun rezistență încercărilor de revizuire a istoriei și reabilitare a ideologiei și a criminalilor naziști ”, a declarat Alexander Bilinkis, președintele Comunității Evreiești din Republica Moldova.

Persons: Nichita Țurcan, Alexander Bilinkis Organizations: Comunității Evreiești, Bolea Locations: Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, hitleriste

☆ BECS solicită asigurarea dreptului la vot pentru moldovenii din Transnistria
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

BECS solicită asigurarea dreptului la vot pentru moldovenii din TransnistriaBlocul Electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor (BECS) solicită asigurarea dreptului la vot pentru cetățenii Republicii Moldova din regiunea transnistreană la alegerile din 11 iulie. Și le cere misiunilor observatorilor internaționali și naționali să facă tot posibilul pentru a garanta drepturile constituționale ale tuturor cetățenilor Republicii Moldova, inclusiv a locuitorilor din regiunea de est, transmite IPN. Comisiei Electorale Centrale, Poliției, Serviciului de Informații și Securitate şi Procuraturii Generale – concurentul electoral le cere să întreprindă toate măsurile necesare pentru a asigura dreptul la vot pentru toți cetățenii Republicii Moldova. „Cu toate aceste, în ultimul timp, observăm o tendință alarmantă și foarte îngrijorătoare de a încălca dreptul la vot pentru zeci de mii de cetățeni ai Republicii Moldova, aflați la o distanță de doar 50-60 km de Chișinău. „Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor condamnă ferm toate aceste acțiuni ilegale de încălcare a dreptului la vot a cetățenilor și solicită asigurarea dreptului tuturor cetățenilor Republicii Moldova”, a mai spus Vitalii Evtodiev.

Persons: Deputatul Organizations: Electoral, Comuniștilor, Socialiștilor, Partidul Locations: Transnistria, Republicii Moldova, transnistreană, Chișinău

De asemenea, el a solicitat ca politicienii și organizațiile publice „să nu încalce Constituția și să nu interfereze cu participarea cetățenilor din regiunea transnistreană la alegeri”. Deputatul a cerut Comisiei Electorale Centrale, Poliției, Serviciului de Informații și Securitate, Procuraturii Generale să întreprindă toate măsurile necesare pentru a asigura dreptul la vot pentru toți cetățenii Republicii Moldova. Vitalii Evtodiev a menționat că el, cetățean al Republicii Moldova, s-a născut și a trăit mult timp pe malul stâng. „Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor condamnă ferm toate aceste acțiuni ilegale de încălcare a dreptului la vot a cetățenilor și solicită asigurarea dreptului tuturor cetățenilor Republicii Moldova de a participa la alegeri”, a subliniat Vitalii Evtodiev. La prezidențialele din 2020, liderul PAS, Igor Grosu, împreună cu alți deputați și combatanți, a blocat accesul unor autocare cu alegători aduși din stânga Nistrului la vot și i-a numit separatiști.

Persons: . Deputatul, Vitalii Evtodiev, Igor Grosu, separatiști, Maia Sandu, Grosu Organizations: Generale, Partidul, Comuniștilor, Socialiștilor, separatiști Locations: transnistreană, Republicii Moldova, Chișinău, Tiraspol

☆ DOC/ Lista completă a candidaților Partidului Verde Ecologist la funcția de deputat pentru alegerile parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +9 min

Chișinău PVE Traducătoare, Psiholog Administrator „Ariadna Cons” SRL Declarațiade avere 2 Brega Oleg M 1973 mun. Chișinău PVE Politolog Traducător Liber profesionist Declarațiade avere 4 Ionel Alexandru M 1986 s. Bălăurești,r. Chișinău PVE Militar, pensionar Prim vicepreședinte Partidul Verde Ecologist Declarațiade avere 9 Gribincea Tatiana F 1964 s. Ciobalaccia,r. Chișinău PVE Muzician Artist Pensionar Declarațiade avere 11 Sîrbu Cornelia F 1968 mun. Chișinău Declarațiade avere 64 Iacob Irina F 1994 Sadaclia, Basarabeasca PVE Cadastru și organizarea teritoriului Neangajată Neangajată Declarațiade avere 65 Cîșlari Ala F 1969 s. Glinjeni,r.

Persons: Olga Afanas, Oleg Brega, Natalia Iațco, Afanas, Ionel Alexandru M, ., Cantemir, Constantin Stere, Cebotari, Sîrbu, Gheorghe Paladi, Balan, Dumbrăveanu, Mariana, Valentin, Cebotari Valentina, Sava, Alexei M, Guțu Lucia, . Alecsandri, Lupu Gheorghe, Romanescu, Cerchez Iurie, Pelin, G, Ștefan Vodă, Denis, Spinei, . Miciurin, Vrabie, Munteanu, Eduard, Cojocaru Sava, Iacob Irina Organizations: Electorală Centrală, CEC, Verde Ecologist, Partidul Verde Ecologist, Partidului Verde Ecologist, Universitatea de Studii, Economice Europene, Universitatea de Stat, Muzică, Arte, Universitatea, Stat, Științe, Tehnică Cluj, Nicolae Locations: Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Chișinău, Nisporeni, Timiș, Orhei, Dubăsari, Abaclia, Basarabeasca, Frankfurt pe Main, Germania, Briceni, Ciuciulea, Călinești, Ungheni, Sadaclia, Tiraspol, Comrat, Soroca, . Tomai, Spania, Chirileni, Vărzărești, Ananiev, Odesa, Criminologie, Ruseni, Edineț, Cărpineni, Hâncești, Florești, Petrunea, Telenești, Nicolae Moisei, Horodca, Ialoveni, Italiană, Glodeni, Olănești, Drochia, Economist, Suric, Cimișlia, Uzun, Neangajată, Fălești, CMAS, Republica Moldova

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