Social Issues
Olena Zelenska joined the meeting of the university community "How are you?" in Zhytomyr
Thirty-one higher education institutions from 20 regions of Ukraine have already joined the mental health development initiative.
Power cuts continue in Kyiv and other regions due to power shortages
Restoration work on energy facilities is ongoing, and due to capacity shortages and bad weather, power supply restrictions are in place in a number of regions.
After the shelling on 24 January, 1,676 high-rise buildings in Kyiv remain without heating.
Utility services have restored heating to more than 1,600 buildings and are continuing their work after another attack on the capital.
Flashlights instead of lighting and recharging zones for visitors to Ukrainian museums
Due to widespread power, heat and water outages caused by Russian attacks on infrastructure, Ukrainian museums are changing their opening hours, conducting tours in the dark and fighting to preserve their collections — maintaining temperature conditions even in freezing temperatures.
A quarter of a billion for the city council: how the budget project in Vyshneve ended up in the hands of "newcomers"
The construction of a new town hall in Vyshneve has turned into a cautionary tale of questionable tenders, sharp price increases, and a contractor with no construction experience.
Boomers are not leaving the workforce: it is becoming increasingly difficult for young people to break into the market
Older workers are staying in the profession in large numbers, while young people are facing a lack of starting opportunities, redundancies and new employer requirements.
In Kyiv, a woman blocked the entrance to the shelter during the shelling — police are responding
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers are checking information that during the air raid alarm, a woman in a library in the Podilskyi district allegedly did not let people into the shelter.
The government is preparing to increase salaries in the social services sector: up to 17 thousand hryvnias in salary.
The government plans to increase the official salaries of social workers, medical professionals, and educators in the social services sector by 2.5 times. This was announced by Minister of Social Policy Denys Ulyutin during the Forum of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities.
Internal rules allowed Meta's AI chatbots to flirt with children and spread fake news
Company rules regarding artificial intelligence that regulate chatbot behavior allowed flirting with children, generating false medical information, as well as racist statements.
