“Olga”, a feature-length fiction film directed by Elie Grappe received the SACD Award for best screenplay at the 60th Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week), a section of the Cannes Film Festival. Co-produced by Switzerland and France, the film tells the story of a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast who trains in Switzerland while her thoughts are with Ukraine where Euromaidan begins.  […]

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 20, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian hybrid forces launched 5 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine during the day of August 20, 2021. The enemy used of the following weaponry:  forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Krymske, easel anti-tank grenade launchers […]

Against the background of the ongoing alarming events in Afghanistan, the international segment of the Afghan-related information field has significantly increased. The news about an almost lightning-quick takeover of the entire country by the Taliban or a report about how easily fighters enter Kabul are really shocking. You may ask what the Afghan events have to do with the Ukrainian-Russian war. Actually, […]

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 17, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian hybrid forces launched 5 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine during the day of August 10, 2021. The enemy used of the following weaponry:  easel anti-tank grenade launchers – near Shyrokino, manual anti-tank grenade launchers […]

Daily updates on coronavirus data in Ukraine, including the regional dimensions, since the first COVID-19 case was registered. 2,267,219 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ukraine as of August 17, 2021.  890 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine for the last 24 hours, including 81 children and 10 medical workers.  47,429 tests fulfilled for the last day and COVID-19 detected in about 1,9% of […]

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 16, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian hybrid forces launched 3 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine during the day of August 10, 2021. The enemy used of the following weaponry:  manual anti-tank grenade launchers – near Zolote-4, automatic easel grenade launchers […]

United States President Joe Biden has appointed his Special Representative for the Nord Stream-2 project. This was announced by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Аmos Hochstein took over as Department’s Senior Advisor for Energy Security. This appointment openly surprised many, because although Hochstein previously held the post of Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, he is by no means a […]

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 13, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian hybrid forces launched 5 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine during the day of August 10, 2021. The enemy used of the following weaponry:  forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Pivdenne, anti-tank rocket complex – […]

Daily updates on coronavirus data in Ukraine, including the regional dimensions, since the first COVID-19 case was registered. 2,262,601 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ukraine as of August 12, 2021.  1,247 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine for the last 24 hours, including 77 children and 41 medical workers.  48,141 tests fulfilled for the last day and COVID-19 detected in about 2,1% of […]

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 12, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian hybrid forces launched 8 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine during the day of August 10, 2021. The enemy used of the following weaponry:  forbidden 122-mm artillery – near Novomykhaylivka, Novoselivka Druha, easel anti-tank grenade […]

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to defend and repel enemy attacks, and the Ukrainian army is also ready to resist a full-scale invasion. This was stated by Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the exercises on the defense of certain areas and critical infrastructure facilities.  “We are ready to defend and repel enemy attacks, both in […]

Daily updates on coronavirus data in Ukraine, including the regional dimensions, since the first COVID-19 case was registered. 2,261,354 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ukraine as of August 11, 2021.  1,122 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine for the last 24 hours, including 54 children and 31 medical workers.  53,200 tests fulfilled for the last day and COVID-19 detected in about 2,1% of […]