CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed Feb 10 that he would wear a helmet that depicts victims of the war with Russia “on race day” at the Milan-Cortina Games despite a ban imposed by Olympic chiefs.
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Epidemic threshold exceeded in eight regions, children most affected
The epidemic threshold for acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) has been exceeded in eight regions of Ukraine. In the Kyiv, Poltava, and Khmelnytskyi regions, the exceedance is at a medium level, while in the Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions it is at a low level.
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Ukraine Sports Minister Condemns Calls for Russia’s Olympic Return
Ukraine’s officials have firmly criticized the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) potential shifts regarding Russian athletes’ participation in future Games. Current circumstances allow 13 Russian…
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Frenchman indicted for raping and assaulting 89 minors: appeal for witnesses launched
The 79-year-old man perpetrated the crimes between 1967 and 2022, in France and nine other countries. The man, who was indicted and imprisoned in 2024, also admitted to the killings of his mother and his aunt.
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Kharkiv region declares energy emergency after Russian strikes
The Regional Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations has adopted a number of important decisions regarding the energy situation in the Kharkiv region.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Head of the Kharkiv…
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Jacques Leveugle under investigation in France for sexual assault of 89 minors
PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor on Tuesday made public the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over more than five decades, launching an appeal for…
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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route : NPR
Truck drivers eat on the ground by their stalled vehicles near Torkham, Pakistan, on Oct. 13, 2025. More than three months…
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Ukrainian Luger Olena Smaga Supports Vladyslav Heraskevych at 2026 Winter Olympics | Ukraine news
As reported by Суспільне Спорт.
The Ukrainian skeleton racer Olena Smaha supported Vladyslav Geraskevych during his performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee banned competing with…
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Winter Olympics: Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych banned from wearing ‘helmet of remembrance’ at Games
Ukranian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych at the Olympic Winter Games 2026.
Photo: HAHN LIONEL / AFPUkrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a “helmet of remembrance” in honour of those killed in the war with…
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