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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:57:15 +0000UkrInform: Research shows Ukrainians in Crimea subject to massive discrimination
Under the occupation, the community of ethnic Ukrainians in Crimea is discriminated against in all areas of cultural and social life. Read more here.
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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:48:58 +0000
Reuters: NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts
More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, a NATO official said on August 20, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts as criticism of the West’s handling of the crisis mounted. ...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:41:46 +0000
Cabinet proposes NSDC to impose sanctions against 70 Russian citizens
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved two packages of sanctions against judges of the Russian Federation and other officials directly involved in the persecution of the civilian population in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. &...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:31:35 +0000
UkrInform: Over 129,000 people get COVID-19 shots in Ukraine on Aug. 19
A total of 129,027 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on August 19, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook. Read more here.
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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:17:43 +0000
DEPS – 30 years of success!
Just like independent Ukraine itself, Ukrainian company DEPS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company’s creation is similar to the stories of many legendary American businesses that started in a garage: a group of student innovato...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:15:39 +0000
The Moscow Times: Navalny says Russia orders Apple to remove his App
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on August 19 that Russia has ordered Apple to remove his app from the App Store as his movement faces unprecedented pressure ahead of key elections next month. Read more here.
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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:07:37 +0000
Ukraine Digest: Aug. 20
What we’re watching Aug. 20 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug. 22 – Merkel meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky Aug. 23 – Crimean Platform in Kyiv Aug. 24 – Countdown ...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:53:02 +0000
UkrInform: Dzheppar calls new arrests of Crimean Tatars ‘revenge and purge’
The detention and arrest of five Crimean Tatars in the Russian-occupied Crimea is revenge and purge, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar has said. Read more here.
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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:35:47 +0000
The Ukrainian Weekly: 30th anniversary timeline
In the wake of the policies of glasnost, perestroika, and demokratizatsia announced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, there was ferment throughout the USSR. What follows is a timeline of events leading up to the proclamation of Ukraine’s independ...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:23:07 +0000
Largest transport An-225 Mriya to fly over military parade on Independence Day
The World’s largest transport aircraft An-225 Mriya (Dream), designed and built at the State Enterprise Antonov, which is part of Ukroboronprom, will take part in a military parade dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independen...