June 17, 2025. Kyiv. Consequences of Russia’s overnight attack. Other cities were targeted too. There are killed and injured. Loud explosions. Destroyed homes. Shattered lives. Sleepless night. Russia’s campaign of terror against civilians continues. Its war against Ukraine

On 22 June 2025, at Freedom Park in Pretoria, the staff of the Embassy of Ukraine honoured the memory of Hennadii Yosypovych Udovenko on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of his birth.

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv and Kyiv region overnight. In the capital, at least six people were killed. In Shevchenkivskyi district, a missile destroyed an entire entrance of a multi-storey apartment building. Rescuers saved ten injured

🏡What if everything familiar was taken from you? In occupied Donetsk, Evelin saw her school curriculum rewritten, her language erased, her culture replaced. But she refuses to abandon her identity. 📷 👉 shorturl.at/rj3UD

🆔 Russian passports in occupied Ukrainian areas aren’t just paperwork—they’re control. Refusal means losing pensions and support. Many, like Valentyna, depend on distant family to survive. 🇺🇦 Occupation forces people to become something they’re not. 👉 tinyurl.com/mr39muzz

⚖️ Speaking out shouldn’t mean prison. Crimean Tatar leader Nariman Dzhelial got 17 years on false charges. Arbitrary arrests silence resistance. Under occupation, justice means nothing. 🇺🇦 For Ukraine’s occupied, resisting means risking everything. 👉 tinyurl.com/4p9zu348

Today, the Embassy of Ukraine joins South Africans and the world in honouring Nelson Mandela’s legacy of justice, dignity, and reconciliation. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other.” – N. Mandela

On Mandela Day, Ukraine joins South Africa and the rest of the world in honoring Nelson Mandela's legacy of justice, dignity, and unity. Madiba once said, "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel

In Kharkiv, a 28-day-old baby girl was injured today after Russia dropped guided aerial bombs (KABs) on a residential complex. At least 33 people were wounded in the attack, including children. One bomb hit near an apartment building, another struck a civilian enterprise. These

Kyiv was the main target of Russia's massive overnight missile and drone attack. At least six people were killed, including a six-year-old boy and his mother. Dozens were injured. Residential areas were heavily damaged. In one district, an entire entrance of an apartment block

Russia’s missile killed 6-year-old Matvii Marchenko last night. A boy who loved karate. A child who dreamed big. A life just beginning. Overnight, a Russian missile struck a Kyiv apartment building during a massive attack. As of now, 13 people are confirmed dead. More than 130

Ukraine mourns the victims of yesterday’s horrific Russian strikes on Kyiv. As of now, 31 people have been confirmed killed, including five children, and over 150 injured. I instructed all of our embassies around the world to open Condolence Books on this tragic day. We value

❗️At Ukraine’s request, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today, 1 August 2025, at 22:00 Kyiv time, after Russia’s mass missile & drone attack on 31 July.

It's impossible to justify what Russia is doing. We will never forgive the killing of our people, these brutal strikes. With yesterday’s strike on Kyiv, Russia killed 31 people. 179 were injured. My sincere condolences to the families, the loved ones, and to all who have lost

On August 5, the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children issued a joint statement to Russia: immediately and unconditionally return the Ukrainian children whose names were officially handed over by Ukraine during bilateral talks in Istanbul on 2 June 2025.

I spoke with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦. It was a friendly and candid conversation about how to achieve real peace and stop the killings. I informed him about my recent contacts with President Trump and European leaders. A lot has already been

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SPEAKS TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 has this afternoon, 8 August 2025, received a briefing from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peace process between Russia and Ukraine. President Zelenskyy expressed his appreciation for South

Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we

Happy National Women’s Day! 🌸 Today we honour the courage of the 20,000 women who marched in 1956, inspiring generations in the fight for equality, dignity & human rights. #WomensDay #SouthAfrica #UkraineSouthAfrica

I have not heard any partners express doubts about America's ability to ensure that the war ends. The President of the United States has the levers and the determination. Ukraine has supported all of President Trump’s proposals, starting back in February. Ceasefire, all formats