Today, #Kharkiv witnessed both a natural wonder and a record-long air raid alert lasting over 13 hours — something that should never occur.

Nonetheless, the city remains steadfast. Like all Ukrainians, its citizens truly know #WhatWeAreFightingFor

Photo: Pavlo Pakhomenko

This year Ukraine officially celebrates Europe Day for the second time.

We took to the streets of Kyiv to ask citizens if they felt that Ukraine was a part of Europe, and what European qualities it might have.

Russia keeps on using 🇺🇦 children as props for its propaganda

During yesterday's 'Victory Day celebrations' in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the city's cultural centers forced kids to dance in Soviet uniforms and with USSR flags

For 🇷🇺 these are not kids - they are puppets

With the Mayor of Kyiv to celebrate #EuropeDay2024 🇪🇺 🇺🇦🇮🇪
Thank you / Дякую Віталій Кличко for your passionate words and your defence of European values.
Lá na hEorpa sona daoibh!
З Днем Європи!

Taoiseach Simon Harris TD spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський about the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland, confirmed that he will attend, and said Ireland will continue to work with partners to ensure the highest possible participation from around the world.

Ireland's neutrality does not imply disregard for justice and the restoration of peace. During our call, Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris TD confirmed his participation in the Peace Summit.

I am grateful to Ireland for its humanitarian and logistical support. We also discussed

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Today, we celebrate #EuropeDay with our allies. It's a day of unity, solidarity, and a vision of a joint path — the one we've fought for in Ukraine for years. The heart of Europe is now beating on the front line.

With concrete actions, we must restore peace in Europe.

While other European countries ban Russian fascist signs and war symbols, they are paraded in Ireland. 😢
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These symbols carry the same meaning as Nazi swastikas - they have no place in our society. Sign the petition:
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On the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in WWII, we pay tribute to 🇺🇦 warriors who gave their lives to ensure that wars will never happen again.

But 'never again' has become 'again' since Russia unleashed the war against Ukraine.

How many more 'agains' can there be?

As we anticipated, the 'peaceful march' on the occasion of the victory in WWII, supported by the embassy of russia in Ireland, was used to promote the symbols that are used by the russian troops in the war against Ukraine. Helen McEntee TD Garda Info Irish Foreign Ministry

Ukraine does not recognize Vladimir Putin as a democratically elected and legitimate President of the Russian Federation.

🔗 Full MFA statement: cutt.ly/NewnK8vN

Russian fascist cavalcade in Dublin today. Russian military vehicles, empire and fascist signs galore. If you think Ireland is too far and Russia doesn't have boots on the ground, think twice.

Timely and sufficient decisions on air defense for Ukraine and timely weapon supplies for our warriors are what we need right now to protect lives.

Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions. Russian terrorists have shelled our cities

There are >$300 billion in 🇷🇺 central bank assets frozen in Western jurisdictions, as well as other “immobilized” money from sanctioned oligarchs

Meanwhile, frozen assets in Germany, Austria, Ireland & Poland would be enough to restore >3,5K educational facilities
#MakeRussiaPay

Tonight, Russia attacked the #Odesa region with missiles.

Only civilian infrastructure was damaged — post office warehouses, a fire department, blocks of flats & others.

14 people were injured.

#PatriotsSaveLives , and it's high time the Odesa region got them, too.

In the darkest times, the lightest of people (read: partner states) are well visible!

Ukraine critically needs #Patriot air defense systems, and we are grateful to Germany for its leadership in this matter. Our call is simple: please follow this lead.

🤝 GermanForeignOffice

I welcome today's decision by Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine, and I thank all of its members who supported the move.

This significant decision directs the CoE Secretary General to prepare the necessary documents

👋 Meet Victoria Shi — a digital representative of the MFA of Ukraine, created using AI to provide timely updates on consular affairs!

For the first time in history, the MFA of Ukraine has presented a digital persona that will officially comment for the media.

Productive conversation with Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris TD. We discussed Ukraine's air defence needs, integration into the EU and NATO confiscation of russian assets. Grateful for the help with humanitarian demining. I offered to develop joint production of demining

Russia has lunched a missile strike on #Odesa .

At least 4 people were killed. 28 people were injured, including two children aged 16 and 5, and one pregnant woman.

#PatriotsSaveLives , and the need for them in Ukraine is critical.

Video: Kyrylo Pecherik