Ukraine

New Vabamu exhibition tells stories of Ukrainian prisoners of war

On Friday, April 25, a new photography exhibition sharing stories of Ukrainian prisoners of war is set to open at the Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn. At [..]

New NATO-Ukraine Centre hosts resilience workshop to enhance cooperation and readiness

The NATO Joint Analysis Training and Education Centre (JATEC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland held a workshop on total defence and resilience. 21 participants from six NATO Allies and Ukraine addressed topics [..]

Finnish volunteers in Estonia join Defense League amid Russia’s Ukraine aggression

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has motivated Finns living in Estonia, both men and women, many of whom are long-term residents, to join the volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Finland’s public broadcaster [..]

Ukraine nabs criminals selling donated vehicles

The Ukrainian Bureau of Economic Security has caught a group of criminals who, under the guise of humanitarian aid, illegally brought more than 100 cars into the country and then [..]

Prime Minister: Ukraine’s Victory Plan is a prerequisite for sustainable peace in Europe

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met in Vilnius with Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to discuss issues of multifaceted support for Ukraine, the situation on the frontline [..]

Ukraine and Finland sign agreement on healthcare sector cooperation

Finland and Ukraine signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector in Helsinki. “Cooperation between Ukraine and Finland in the healthcare sector is very important. The Ukrainian Minister [..]

Lithuania to help with restoration of Bucha, Borodyanka in Ukraine

Lithuania has developed an interactive 3D platform that will help to rebuild the Ukrainian cities of Bucha and Borodyanka, both of which were heavily damaged by Russian attacks. The platform [..]

More than 660,000 people have fled Russia since start of war

The number of Russian citizens who have left their country since the start of the full-scale war and who have not returned home is estimated at 666,000, a study by [..]

Jelgava hosts a camp for children and young people from Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk

Jelgava Municipality, with the support of local businesses, is organizing a camp for children and young people from the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk, LETA was informed by the municipality. According [..]

EU and G7 partners to provide $50 billion loan to Ukraine, to be repaid from frozen Russian assets

The European Union (EU), together with its G7 partners, will provide a USD 50 billion loan to Ukraine, to be repaid from frozen Russian assets, according to a European Council [..]

EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

Statement by President von der Leyen on opening accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, via video message. It is very good news that today the European Union opens accession negotiations [..]

Expert predicts no major shift in war after US allows Ukraine to use its weapons to strike military targets anywhere in Russia

The US decision to allow the Ukrainian army to use US-supplied weapons to attack any military facilities on Russian territory is unlikely to turn the tide of the war in [..]

Postimees, NGO Toeta Ukrainat collecting donations for Ukrainian children

The daily Postimees and the NGO Toeta Ukrainat are collecting donations to give a bus to the children of Staryi Sambir in Ukraine, which will start transporting local children attending [..]

Latvia has no plans to stimulate the return of draft-age men to Ukraine – Silina

Latvia has not received any requests from Ukraine and our country currently has no concrete plans to stimulate the return of men of conscription age to Ukraine, Prime Minister Evika [..]

Latvian-led drone coalition to Ukraine begins to form first packages for shipment

The Latvian-initiated drone coalition is starting to form the first packages for shipment to Ukraine, Defense Minister Andris Spruds (Progressives) told TV3 this morning. There are two facets to the [..]

EU could agree that Russian presidential ‘elections’ in temporarily occupied Ukraine are not legitimate – Zatlers

The European Union (EU) could agree that the Russian presidential ”elections” in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are not legitimate, former President Valdis Zatlers told LETA. In his opinion, [..]

The situation in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is very unsafe

Being occupied by russians, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been without back-up power for the past ten days and is entirely dependent on its only remaining 750 kilovolt [..]

European Parliament approves key budgetary support for Ukraine, EU

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved long-term funding for Ukraine, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. Parliament on Tuesday approved [..]

West has not yet betrayed Ukraine, but has forgotten about this difficult war – Latvian volunteer soldier

The West has not yet surrendered Ukraine, but it has forgotten that a difficult war is going on and is instead solving its own problems, a Latvian volunteer soldier in [..]

More than 7,000 Ukrainian families receive housing loans

More than 7,000 Ukrainian families have received housing loans under the eOselia (eHousing) programme totalling UAH 10.7 billion since the programme’s launch. 62% of them are contract service members and [..]

14 vehicles confiscated from drunk drivers to be handed over to Ukraine

The government has decided to donate to Ukraine another 14 motor vehicles confiscated from motorists in Latvia for drunk driving. The vehicles are intended for the Ministry of Defense of [..]

Ukrainian President Zelensky visits Baltic states

Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives in Lithuania Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday. His plane landed at Vilnius Airport at around 10.30 a.m. and he was met by [..]

Lithuania’s Viciunai Group keeps mum after Ukraine labels it ‘international war sponsor’

Viciunu Grupe (Viciunai Group), a business group producing and selling seafood and other food products, owned by Visvaldas Matijosaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, and his business partner [..]

Ukraine’s Join UP! launches direct flights from Vilnius to Sri Lanka

Join UP!, Ukraine’s leading tour operator, launches direct flights from Vilnius to Sri Lanka on Thursday. Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines will fly tourists to Mattala Airport, while Join UP! will offer [..]

Increasingly more residents of Latvia stressed out over war in Ukraine and economic situation in Latvia – survey

Increasingly more residents of Latvia feel stressed out over the war in Ukraine and the economic situation in Latvia, according to a survey on the resilience of residents and the [..]