This week’s Sunday Music Show is dedicated to the Concert for those affected by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which took place on Wenceslas Square this Monday and was organised by Czech Television. Various leading Czech bands and signers, includin...

Czech runner Jarmila Kratochvílová is best-known for setting the women’s 800m world record in 1983 with a time of 1:53.28. However, it is not her only long-standing record. On March 7, 1982 the athlete set a time of 49.59 seconds in Milan for an...

Prague Congress Centre struggling under wave of incoming Ukrainian refugees

PM: Over CZK 450 million collected for arms purchases for Ukraine

Czechia setting up teaching classes for thousands of Ukrainian child refugees

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Covid hospitalisations down by a quarter over past week

Over 38,000 Ukrainian refugees now registered with Czech foreign police

Wenceslas Square cheers Ukrainian president along with thousands across Europe

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Employees at the Brno-Řečkovice shooting range have decided to do their bit in helping Ukrainians defend their country by providing free weapons handling and tactical training courses to those men looking to return to their homeland and fight. Man...

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Heads of Parliament refuse invite from President Zeman over his past pro-Russian policies

Despite repeated intelligence warnings, many were caught by surprise when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week. One of those who predicted that this was likely to happen was  Jan Kofroň, an international relations scholar at ...

For many years the NGO Memory of Nations has been recording the testimonies of Czechs who suffered under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Now the group has a new focus: raising money to buy materials directly for the Ukrainian Army.

Czech Republic sending more arms to Ukraine

Defense minister wants increased finances for army in 2022

Czech honorary consulate in Kharkiv damaged in missile attack

Czech air raid shelters would only accommodate 250,000 people

Czech Republic asked to treat injured Ukrainian soldiers

Czech foreign minister condemns irresponsible attack on nuclear power plant

In response to a request by the Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC, Czech Radio has launched an internet stream of the UA:PBC radio broadcast in Ukrainian. The stream will be available on the audio portal and in the mobile application mujRozhlas.cz...

PM:Czechs who want to fight alongside Ukrainians would be guaranteed impunity

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Lower house strips Andrej Babiš of his immunity opening way for prosecution

Alla Větrovcová is a former Radio Prague International journalist who now lives in the suburbs of Kyiv. She described life in Ukraine’s capital as locals wait out the Russian attacks.

The Czech government is further intensifying its efforts to aid Ukraine. Systems are being put in place to help the Ukrainian refugees entering the country every day and ministers say a state of emergency from Friday will accelerate the process of w...

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Fuel prices hit record high in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Skoda Auto stopping all its activities in Russia over invasion

Police charge man who supported Russian invasion on social networks

Government declaring state of emergency as refugee numbers soar

The democratic world is exerting unprecedented economic pressure on Russia to try to stop the country’s aggression in Ukraine. How effective have the sanctions been so far and will they be enough to stop Putin? And how is the crisis in Ukraine goi...

Czech government decides to end membership in Soviet era banks

Prague experiencing fourth warmest winter since 1775

Interior minister wants state of emergency declared to help Ukrainian refugees more effectively

Famous Russian Army Alexandrov Ensemble ticket sales for Czech tour suspended

Hundreds of Czechs requesting to fight in Ukraine

In the face of the Russian agression in Ukraine, Kevin Loo is reminded of the humanity that can be achieved by the actions of many.

Czech House in Moscow closed due to Russian aggression against Ukraine

Prague Castle to express solidarity with Ukraine

Horrified by images of suffering from Ukraine, many Czechs are setting off in cars and vans to deliver aid themselves to people on the country’s borders – and ferrying refugees back to the Czech Republic. I spoke to two young men who drove to Pr...

HIV positive man gets seven year sentence for raping underage girl

Ukrainian Embassy: Fund for support of Ukrainian Army raises over 300 million crowns

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Large increase in counterfeit money registered in Czechia last year

After several days of tense silence regarding the fate of Volhynian Czechs living close to a military facility being bombed by the Russians, the Czech authorities announced on Tuesday that a rescue operation had successfully brought 88 Volhynian Cze...

Trade and Tourism Association: First Ukrainian refugees being employed

Around 14,000 Ukrainian refugees thus far registered by Czech police

Fiala: Putin surprised by dogged Ukrainian resistance

Benefit concert for Ukraine raises tens of millions of crowns

Last living Ležáky survivor calls on Putin to halt war on Ukraine

Charter signatories call on Zeman to abdicate over support for Putin

Válek: Czech doctors must stay home and help Ukrainians here

As the war in Ukraine reaches its sixth day, many Czech NGOs are helping directly in the country or on its borders with the EU. One of them is People in Need (Človek v tísni). To find out what the situation is like on the borders and for Ukrainian...

In order to simplify and speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees to the Czech Republic the authorities have set up a National Assistance Centre and registration hotspots around the country. Ukrainians seeking refuge in the Czech Republic will r...

Czechs opening consular stations on Polish and Slovak borders with Ukraine

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Ministry of Education earmarks funds to support Ukrainian students

Škoda Auto cutting output over shortage of parts made in Ukraine

Tuesday second anniversary of first Covid cases in CR

Benefit concert for Ukraine to take place on Wenceslas Sq. Tuesday

All Czech regions to get centres to aid Ukrainian refugees

Fifty Czech police to help Slovak counterparts on border with Ukraine

Within just a single weekend, an initiative of IT experts known as Česko.Digital, has set up an online directory of ways in which people in Czechia can help war-stricken Ukraine. Called stojimezaukrajinou.cz (Stand with Ukraine), the website also w...

Czechs refuse to play potential World Cup qualifier against Russia

Czech Ministry of Defence sending military medical gear to Ukraine

Czech PM backs Ukraine’s efforts to join EU

One of the many pictures taken during Sunday’s demonstration in support of Ukraine on Prague’s Wenceslas Square depicts this blue-yellow paper dove, a symbol of peace and good news. Ukrainians, defending themselves against Russian aggression, ha...

Words of support for Ukraine and tributes to its brave people have been flooding the media, social networks and the Czech digital space.

Monthly sirens test called off to avoid creating panic

The Russian military aggression in Ukraine and the country’s brave efforts to resist the invasion have sparked an unprecedented wave of solidarity in the Czech Republic. It is not just the close proximity of the country, located just 300 km away, ...

Communist investigated for online admiration of Putin

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Prague Stock Exchange falls after latest sanctions on Russia

Czech Railways dispatch third evacuation train for Ukrainian refugees

Foreign Ministry calls on Czech nationals to leave Russia and Belarus

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Thousands of people gathered on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Sunday to protest against the invasion of Ukraine and demand an immediate end to the violence in the country. Speakers denounced Russia’s aggression in Ukraine as an attack not only on...

Sports unions ostracizing Russian teams over invasion

Thousands demonstrate against invasion of Ukraine in the centre of Prague

Czech Republic sending more weapons and military equipment to Ukraine

700 Czech webmasters support call to counter Russian propaganda

National Office for Cyber and Information Security warns of heightened danger of cyber attacks

Czech authorities prepare to accommodate thousands of refugees

Czech NGOs and volunteers join in humanitarian aid effort on Ukrainian border

Divokej Bill, whose name translates as Wild Bill and references Wild Bill Hickock, a folk hero of the American Old West, are one of the most popular domestic bands on the Czech live circuit.

The town of Zlín is celebrating its 700th birthday and paying homage to the man who made it what it is today - the Czech footwear mogul Tomas Baťa.

Russia closes its airspace to Czech, Polish and Bulgarian flights

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Ester Ledecka wins Alpine Ski World Cup in Crans Montana

Chief prosecutor warns against public support for Russian aggression

Czech Republic sending more military equipment to Ukraine

Czech domain operator blocks eight websites spreading disinformation and Kremlin propaganda

Numerous events across Czechia show overwhelming support for Ukraine

Czech train waiting to pick up refugees on Polish-Ukrainian border

Czech government announces a series of unilateral sanctions against Russia

Czech Senate calls for exclusion of Russia from international organizations

Russia's largest lender Sberbank closes its branches in Czech Republic

Czech rail and bus operators boost links to Ukrainian border

Russian airlines banned from Czech airports

Hundreds of people gathered on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Thursday to protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There were also gatherings at several other places in the Czech capital, including in front of the Russian Embassy. Among the p...

The Czech Republic tried to persuade its EU partners to block Russia from the SWIFT international payments system, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. The Prague government is reportedly underwhelmed by the European Union’s hitherto r...

Charities raising millions in public donations for Ukraine

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Czech doctors undertake first-ever liver transplant from living donor to adult

Solemn ceremony marks brave student protest against communist takeover in 1948

Vast majority of Czechs condemn invasion of Ukraine, support sanctions

Czech government mulling unilateral sanctions against Russia

Covid numbers continue to fall with 10,000 seen Thursday

Minister appreciates Czech support for Ukraine, praises Russian protesters against invasion

Martina Kroa talks to Georgij, a Russian student at the Prague University of Economics, about how the invasion of Ukraine impacted his life, his relationship with family members back home – and even the likelihood of him returning to Russia one da...

Thousands gather to support Ukraine in central Prague

PM: Czechs ready for energy supply cuts, freezing visa applications from Russians

People take to streets in Prague ahead of pro-Ukraine gatherings

Prague Stock Exchange falls to lowest level in months after Ukraine attack

Czech top officials have joined widespread international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  The Czech government’s call for much tougher sanctions against Russia, was echoed by President Miloš Zeman who described Putin’s military...

Academy of Sciences offers places to Ukrainian students, academics

Czech PM Fiala: Europe in situation previously wholly unimaginable

Catholic church head Duka to deliver part of peace mass in Ukrainian