Around 500 Russian motorized infantry troops are carrying out drills in the mountains of Tajikistan against the backdrop of instability in neighboring Afghanistan, Russia’s Defense Ministry was quoted as saying on August 30. Read more here. The...

Poland has detained 13 activists for trying to destroy part of a fence along the border with Belarus that has been erected to help stem the flow of illegal migrants crossing into the country. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: 13 detained in Poland for...

Since Monday midnight, Russia-led forces have fired grenade launchers at Ukrainian positions near Novozvanivka, with no losses reported, the press center of the JFO (Joint Forces Operation) headquarters reported. “As of 7:00 on August 30, one v...

The Embassy of Ukraine in the United States and the Office of the Ukrainian President are completing preparations for Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States, which is expected to have a tight schedule. Read more here. The post UkrInfor...

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov calls on the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov to name exactly the MPs who, in his opinion, are under pressure from the oligarchs. “I think th...

Natural gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground gas storage (UGS) facilities have exceeded 18 billion cubic meters, according to the operational data of JSC Ukrtransgaz. According to the calculations of Interfax-Ukraine, from the end of the gas wit...

An activist who publicly supports jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny’s Smart Voting system says he was detained and pressed to disclose information on others by police in Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg. Read more h...

U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport early on August 30 morning, the White House has confirmed, as the United States rushes to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its long...

A total of 41,477 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on Sunday, August 29, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook. Read more here.   The post UkrInform: Over 41,000 people get COVID-19 shots in Ukraine on Aug. 29 ...

Ukraine is not a native habitat for neither lemurs nor pumas. But coming across these exotic animals is easier than might be expected. Wild animals can be found right in central Kyiv and other tourist magnets like the southern city of Odesa. They are...