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According to official data released by the European Commission, Schengen Zone countries issued 175.9 thousand multiple-entry visas to Russian citizens in 2025, representing a 20.4% decline compared to the previous year. This drop highlights the gradual tightening of travel restrictions across Europe following the suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement. For comparison, Russians received […]

Discussions regarding the legal status of Ukrainian refugees in the European Union are gaining momentum as member states prepare to address the challenges of Ukraine’s ongoing defense. Poland is actively supporting the initiative to exclude Ukrainian men of military age from the extended EU temporary protection scheme, which European ministers are scheduled to debate during […]

The death toll from Russia’s latest massive coordinated airstrike on Ukraine continues to rise as rescue teams recover more bodies from the rubble. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, writing on his official Telegram channel, rescue workers in Dnipro have pulled the bodies of a woman and an 8-year-old […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a stark warning regarding the country’s defense capabilities following a devastating combined missile and drone strike by Russian forces. Writing on his official Telegram channel, the President emphasized that Russia’s intent to systematically destroy Ukrainian lives remains unyielding as long as the country lacks sufficient protection against ballistic missiles. […]

In the early hours of June 2, the Russian Federation launched another devastating, large-scale combined attack on Ukraine’s energy grid, leading to widespread power outages across several regions. According to the state-owned electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo, the missile and drone strikes targeted key energy infrastructure facilities, causing emergency blackouts in Kyiv, as well as […]

As Ukraine braces for what is anticipated to be the most challenging winter in its modern history, the government is aggressively pivoting toward decentralized gas-fired power generation. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a closed-door business conference, as reported by Forbes Ukraine, the country aims to construct and deploy an additional 1.5 GW of […]

Russian forces have once again targeted vulnerable civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, hitting a maternity hospital in the Odesa region. On the morning of June 1, a Russian drone struck the maternity ward of a city hospital in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. As [reported](https://t.me/odeskaODA/16474) by Oleh Kiper, the Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, six mothers with newborns […]

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Kyiv has faced ongoing missile and drone strikes targeting its civilian infrastructure. According to the data released by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on his official Telegram channel, a total of 3,578 residential buildings have suffered varying degrees of damage in the capital. Among these, 71 buildings were classified […]

Kyiv’s climate in May has once again demonstrated the tangible effects of global warming, marked by notable temperature fluctuations and broken records. According to official data released by the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky, the average monthly air temperature in the capital reached 16.3°C, which is 0.5°C above the long-term climatic norm. Over […]

The Russian government has introduced a temporary ban on the export of aviation fuel, scheduled to remain in effect until November 30, 2026. According to a report by The Moscow Times, which cites the Russian government’s press service, this drastic measure aims to secure the stability of the domestic fuel market amidst growing shortages. The […]