Society

In the first quarter of 2026, the Office of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights received 1,657 complaints regarding possible violations by the Territorial Recruitment Centres and the Special Recruitment Commissions. The most common complaints concerned the conscription of those not subject to mobilisation, the process of undergoing medical examinations by military medical commissions, and appeals against decisions made during mobilisation procedures.

The Swedish Coast Guard detained the Panamanian dry cargo vessel Hui Yuan off the coast of Ystad after its aircraft observed coal residue being discharged into the sea. The captain admitted to violating environmental legislation through negligence and agreed to pay a fine of 25,000 Swedish kronor.

On Monday, 13 April 2026, Ukraine will continue to experience cool spring weather, with night-time frosts in some regions and rain across almost the whole country, except in the west. However, from Tuesday, 14 April, there will be less rainfall and daytime temperatures will begin to rise.

On Monday, 13 April 2026, believers celebrate Bright Monday – the first day of Bright Week following Easter. In folk tradition, this day is also known as Watering Monday or Sprinkling Monday. It is associated with the continuation of the Easter celebrations, solemn church services, the ritual of sprinkling water, folk omens and a number of prohibitions.

This year, in the 60th Separate Mechanised Brigade (Third Corps), drones and ground-based robotic systems have taken the place of ‘holiday hampers’. In areas where heavy shelling makes it impossible to risk human lives, these machines are at work, delivering festive gifts directly to the trenches

The new 2026 models (manufactured in the second half of 2025) have a serious fault in the battery system, which could lead to a sudden fire. What is most alarming is that incidents have been reported even when the car was completely switched off

Yesterday, 11 April, a very special patient left the Centre for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Six-year-old Mykolka Zherebov, whose battle for life has lasted six years, has been officially discharged home following a successful heart transplant. This miracle was made possible thanks to the skill of the medical staff and the self-sacrifice of the family from the Odesa region

The fifth year of the full-scale invasion has been a test pushing people to their limits. Is Ukrainian society really ‘falling apart’ from exhaustion, as the Western media often claim?

Today, St Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv is becoming a living source of tradition: from the kobzar ballads sung within the cathedral to the lively round dances in the blossoming garden

Ukrzaliznytsia, in collaboration with the Moldovan railway, is launching a trial service that will enable passengers to reach Chisinau International Airport much more quickly and without unnecessary changes

Looking for work or funding for a business venture after relocating often turns into an endless search across a multitude of websites. To address this issue, the ‘Unity for Action’ programme has launched the ‘Opportunities Map’ – a single digital hub bringing together the latest opportunities for internally displaced persons

Today, 12 April, Ukraine celebrates Easter. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska have addressed the Ukrainian people with words of support and faith in the inevitable victory of light over darkness