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Photo: depositphotos Russian forces continue to target Ukraine’s energy sector. On the night of Saturday, January 17, the aggressor state launched Shahed attack drones against the Kyiv region. As a

Photo: Getty Images Ukrainians will now be allowed to move freely on the streets during curfew hours, but only for the purpose of reaching so-called “Points of Resilience.” This was announced on Te

Photo: Getty Images Ukraine will review its curfew regulations amid extremely cold weather, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. “I have instructed the government to prepare revisions to curfew

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine Due to the severe consequences of recent Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the government will introduce a state of emergency in the energ

Photo: Getty Images As of January 14, around 400 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heating. These buildings are part of more than six thousand homes that lost heat after Russ

Photo: Getty Images After Russia's massive attacks on energy infrastructure, Kyiv's power supply remains critical, with no forecasts for stabilization The situation with electricity in Ky

Photo: Getty Images On Sunday, January 11, Kyiv is experiencing numerous localized power outages due to attacks, freezing temperatures, and grid overloads. All available resources are being used to

Photo: EPA HRANA says the exact death toll is impossible to determine due to prolonged communication blackouts in Iran. At least 65 people were killed and more than 2,300 arrested during recent ant

Photo: GettyImages On Saturday morning, January 10, Kyiv suspended water supply, heating and electric public transport services, the Kyiv City State Administration (KMDA) said. According to the cit

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Telegram President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that a massive Russian strike could occur overnight on January 9. According to him, the Russian forces aim to take advantag

Photo: Getty Images During December, DTEK’s energy workers restored electricity to more than 5 million households whose homes had been left without power as a result of enemy attacks. This was repo

Photo: freepik.com According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, pension payments may be suspended by a decision of territorial bodies of the Pension Fund or by a court ruling, in accordance with Articl

Photo: Getty Images Longest queues after New Year form at Ukraine’s border with Poland, latest State Border Guard data After the New Year holidays, the largest delays at Ukrainian border crossings

Photo: flickr.com Ukraine has launched a new one-time state payment of 50,000 hryvnias for the birth of a child, with the law officially entering into force on January 1, 2026 . Eligible mothers

Photo: freepik As of January 1, 2026, Ukraine has officially joined the European Union’s “Roam like at Home” (RLAH) zone. Ukrainian mobile subscribers can now use calls, SMS, and mobile internet acr

Photo: EPA Protests have entered their fourth day across Iran as citizens express anger over soaring inflation and the devaluation of the Iranian rial, which has reached record lows against the US d

Photo:  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that while citizens are exhausted from the war, they want a just peace. According to recent polling cited by Zelenskyy in an interview with Fox N

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Telegram As part of developing a peace plan, Ukraine refers to European Union rules on issues of language and religion. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated t

Photo: freepik The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will raise the salaries of teaching staff by 30% starting January 2026. The necessary funding is already allocated in the state budget for the firs

Photo: facebook.com KabminUA Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said that water tariffs for households should remain unchanged. She wrote about this on Telegram. According to her, the government has

Photo: Getty Images The European Commission has transferred a thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, which is expected to provide electricity to around one million Ukrainians. This was repo

Photo: facebook.com/WlodzimierzCzarzasty Poland has offered Ukraine assistance in organizing upcoming presidential or parliamentary elections, focusing on legal and logistical support. The announce

Photo: depositphotos The Ukrainian government has approved another round of pension indexation, set to take effect on March 1, 2025 . On average, pensions will rise by 11.5% , helping to offset in

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine The United States has temporarily halted the issuance of green cards — permanent residency permits — affecting individuals seeking to move to the country.

Photo: Pixabay Last year, Ukraine launched the online marriage service “єShlyub” through the Diia app. As of December this year, 26,231 couples have used the service. Currently, three digital

Photo: facebook.com KabminUA Ukraine has released at least 800 MW of electrical capacity following a review of critical infrastructure facilities. According to RBC-Ukraine, Prime Minister Yulia Svy

Photo: SBU After several months of investigative and operational work, law enforcement officers have located and seized the handgun used to kill Member of Parliament Andriy Parubiy, Ukraine’s Prosec

Photo: Getty Images Russia’s intensified assaults on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are pushing the country’s power grid to the brink of collapse, according to officials and analysts familiar with

Photo: facebook com SecurSerUkraine The majority of Ukrainians—75%—reject a peace plan that envisions the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, limits the size and capabilities of the Ukrainian army, an

Photo: wikipedia Ukrainian servicemembers are being warned that transferring to another unit after going AWOL is about to become far more difficult. Several brigades have circulated notices stating

Photo: depositphotos Ukraine has started the implementation of a one-time targeted financial assistance program, providing 6,500 UAH to its most socially vulnerable citizens. According to Prime Min

Photo: depositphotos Russia launched overnight attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure on December 6, targeting both electricity generation facilities and distribution and transmission systems, Uk

Photo: Getty Images Russia is reportedly holding children abducted from Ukraine not only on its own territory but also in Belarus and North Korea, according to Kateryna Rashevska, an expert at the R

Photo: Getty Images As a result of Russian attacks, the Kherson combined heat and power (CHP) plant has halted operations, leaving 470 buildings and over 40,500 residents without heat , the head of

Photo: Getty Images Power outages to continue in Ukraine on the last day of autumn, November 30, with schedules set to intensify. Between 0.5 and 3 circuits will be switched off simultaneously throu

Photo: UNN In the new timetable, Ukrzaliznytsia will change the arrival time of several trains to Poland so that passengers can conveniently transfer to trains bound for Germany. Thanks to this,

Photo: Getty Images Power outages across several Ukrainian regions after Russian attacks: schedules for November 26 Several regions in Ukraine have implemented emergency power outages following ne

Photo: Getty Images However, certain criteria must be met to receive compensation for lost property. Ukrainians whose homes remain in Russian-occupied territories will be eligible for 2 million hr

Photo: Getty Images Following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, the most severe electricity situation in Ukraine is in Dnipropetrovsk region, where more than 60,000 consumers remain without

Photo: glavcom.ua The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has opened applications for a one-time social payment of 6,500 hryvnias. According to the Department of Information and Communications of the Se

Photo: Bloomberg Companies around the world are increasingly openly acknowledging that they are cutting jobs due to the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Previously, employers avoid

Photo: depositphotos To receive this type of support, families must collect a specific set of documents. In Ukraine, one of the available pension types is the survivor’s pension . The Main Office o

Photo: nv.ua Territorial recruitment centers (TRCs) in Ukraine can send summons to a person’s registered address, issue fines, and forward materials to the enforcement service. Ukrainian law allows

Photo: GettyImages Due to a new wave of intense Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, several regions in Ukraine have implemented forced electricity restrictions on November 18. Ukrenergo: Be

Photo: Getty Images In Ukraine, rolling power outages for residential consumers will continue on November 17 . Between one and four blocks may be disconnected at the same time, a deterioration co