Category: 1. Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Senior Ukrainian officials led 60 foreign diplomats on a tour of damaged government offices in the heart of Kyiv on Monday, a day after Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since its all-out…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin on the fulfillment of social obligations, as well as preparation for the next year within the…

The day before, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal on the provision of the autumn-winter of this year, as well as…

The Russian army struck the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day, causing damage and injuring two people.

The All-Ukrainian Veterans’ Competition “Strong Spirits Games” took place at the Bukovel tourist complex with full financial and organizational support from the resort. The event was organized by the Ukrainian Strongman Federation in cooperation with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The tournament gathered 220 veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The winners joined the National Team, which will represent Ukraine at the international “Strong Spirits Games – 2025.”

In the season’s final, participants competed in individual events across all nine adaptive sports disciplines they had trained in this year: bench press (60 kg, 100 kg, and maximum for men; 30 kg and 50 kg for women), rowing on the “Concept-2” ergometer over 100 meters and 100 seconds, airbike, and kettlebell snatch and press with 16 kg and 24 kg weights.

According to one of the organizers, Member of Parliament and Honorary President of the Ukrainian Strongman Federation Vasyl Virastyuk, the main goal is to strengthen patriotic spirit in society by engaging as many veterans, servicemen, law enforcement officers who sustained injuries, and their families as possible in sports.

In turn, Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and an honorary guest of the competition, stated that protecting veterans’ rights is under increased oversight.

The main media partner of the event was the “1+1 media” holding, together with UNIAN news agency and the 2+2 TV channel. The general partner of the 2025 competition season is the Bukovel resort.

In addition, the tourist complex reported that, on Bukovel’s initiative, more than 24,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already been able to rest with their families and recover after combat for free. The recovery program for military personnel is being implemented by Bukovel in partnership with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian invaders launched a drone strike on the village of Ulianivka in the Mykolaiv community in the Sumy region, damaging buildings.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, dedicated to the protection of critical infrastructure and energy.

“Today, I held a meeting of the Headquarters, primarily…

The warning comes as Czechia prepares for elections in October. Russian influence on elections in Central and Eastern Europe, such as those of Romania and of Moldova later this month, has been a key concern for Brussels over the last year as…

On the eve of Military Intelligence Day, celebrated on September 7, the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, visited one of the medical facilities where wounded reconnaissance soldiers are being treated.

Russia’s terror against Ukraine has reached a new level, says Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

“Russia’s terror against Ukraine reached a new level last night: for the first time, a government building in Kyiv was…