Travel, property, and local info for Ukraine

12+ min ago   (1234+ words) In brief: In this 2-part series, Kate Turska traces how "Donbas," once a Soviet-era economic term for a coal and steel basin, was transformed into a supposed separate identity. Drawing on decades of forced Russification and the 1991 independence referendum, she…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (154+ words) Four people were injured in a Russian morning attack on the Kyiv region on August 31. Damage was reported in the Brovary and Boryspil districts. This was reported by Suspilne Kyiv, citing Kyiv Regional Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko and the…...

53+ min ago   (414+ words) The attacks early on Monday injured four people and damaged warehouse facilities, an apartment block and a retail outlet in the Kyiv region, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram. Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines,…...

44+ min ago   (127+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! Russian forces have struck a petrol station in Odesa Oblast, damaging a gas pump and a car. Source: Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration; Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)…...

14+ min ago   (300+ words) Belgium has rejected the idea of using frozen Russian assets for financial and military support to Ukraine. The country’s defense minister, Theo Francken, said in a television appearance that the issue is completely non-negotiable and the door on this initiative…...

9+ min ago   (347+ words) National postal operator Ukrposhta JSC is joining the updated Marriage Online 2.0 state service, under which it will provide international delivery of marriage certificates for Ukrainians in three stages to 48 countries in Europe and around the world, the company said on…...

48+ min ago   (191+ words) Ukrinform reports this, citing VARUS Ukraine, in a Facebook post. “Overnight on August 30–31, the VARUS warehouse in the Kyiv region came under attack again. Most importantly, everyone is safe, and none of our employees were injured,” the company said. The…...

24+ min ago   (241+ words) Ukrinform reports this, citing Cherkasy Regional Military Administration Head Ihor Taburets, in a Facebook post. “From September 4 to 17, special rules governing entry to, exit from, and movement around Uman will be in effect due to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah....

32+ min ago   (884+ words) Ukraine is facing a fifth consecutive day of nonstop Russian jet-powered drone attacks, while Russian strikes in other regions have killed at least seven people and injured another 43 over the past day, local authorities said. Russian forces have shifted their…...

57+ min ago   (142+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! The Belgian government is firmly opposed to the idea of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Source: Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken, quoted by Euractiv Details: Speaking on Belgian television, Francken said the idea of…...