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Ukraine’s mortality rate exceeds birth rate fourfold
Birth rates have fallen most sharply in regions close to the front line. The Donetsk Region (Oblast) has seen births decline threefold, while the Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded a 23% decrease. At the same time, the number of newborns has also dropped significantly in relatively secure regions. Births fell by 20% in the Vinnytsia, Lviv and Ternopil Oblasts
Illegal detentions and broken ribs: Ukraine’s ombudsman details critical human rights violations during mobilization in the country
Lubinets argued that Ukraine should abandon quota-based mobilisation targets and instead strengthen incentives, including financial ones, to encourage military service. He also proposed transforming TCRSS facilities into service centres equipped with video surveillance cameras, and ending the practice of staff wearing balaclavas and conducting identity checks without police involvement
Zelenskyy joins Muslim soldiers for Ramadan Iftar
The Head of State thanked all the defenders present, their brothers- and sisters-in-arms, for defending Ukraine and Ukrainians, strengthening our country, and being part of the shared strength of an independent Ukraine
Columns
“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
The human safari: How Russia weaponized precision against Ukrainian civilians
