What to do while in Ukraine

Fragment of a slab from the excavations of the Tithe Church  approximately 12th century Figurine made from mammoth tusk Mezyn culture 18,000–13,000 BC

The 19-year-old Ukrainian won silver in the skeet discipline at the European Junior Championships in Athens. In the qualification, Pivovarova showed 123/125 and repeated the world record and set a new European record among juniors. In the shootout for gold, the Ukrainian lost to the representative of Germany with a score of 4:5.

According to a source, this summer American law enforcement officers warned the chess player about the threat from Russian intelligence services. After that, Kasparov was given enhanced security. Garry is a very respected person in the West and a great friend of Ukraine, who has actively supported us since 2014. It is not surprising that they want to eliminate him.

Dobropilya football fields

On September 26, 2026, the General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) elected a new president of the organization. He was Timur Turlov, who has been under sanctions since October 2022, imposed by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and put into effect by the Decree of the President of Ukraine. In addition, according to available information, other effective sanctions are being prepared against Turlov.  At the meeting of the General Assembly, Timur Turlov announced that a citizen of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podoliak, and a citizen of the Russian Federation (RF) Pavel Kolobkov were appointed to the positions of FIDE vice-presidents.  The Chess Federation of Ukraine declares that:  1. It did not authorize a citizen of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podoliak, to represent the FSU in FIDE. Mykhailo Podoliak has no relation to the Chess Federation of Ukraine and chess life in Ukraine.  2. Russian citizen Pavel Kolobkov, former Mi...

Russia is actively creating fake pages of Ukrainian state bodies The Security Service of Ukraine has recorded a significant increase in the activity of Russian special services in creating websites and pages on social networks that imitate the official resources of state bodies of our state, as well as domestic media.  With the help of these fake sources, the enemy is trying to conduct information and psychological special operations and disinformation campaigns in order to destabilize the socio-political situation within Ukraine and damage its positions in the international arena. In addition, Russian special services use these resources to extract personal data of Ukrainians. It has been established that Russians often hack the accounts of users who subscribe to fake pages on social networks and channels in messengers in order to steal their personal data. Subsequently, they use the information obtained to conduct recruitment operations and collect confidential data. ...

The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that Russia had fired various types of weapons at Kharkiv and a number of other settlements. The shelling resulted in 2 deaths and 8 injuries. Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed. In particular, the Metalist stadium in Kharkiv.

"My father taught me at a very young age that footwork is the foundation of every punch you throw in the ring.   When you can create angles by stepping around your opponent's lead foot, you blind him and force him to turn his whole body just to see where you are.  In those two seconds while he is turning, he cannot throw a punch, but you are in a perfect position to land three clean shots.   I don't fight with brute force or wild swinging;  I fight with geometry, timing, and foot movement to break down a man's defense step by step."

Ukraine defeated China 3:1! Kovalenko and Degtyarev brought the team two decisive points On September 26 in Samarkand in the 10th round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026, the men's national team of Ukraine defeated China with a score of 3:1.  Igor Kovalenko defeated former world champion Ding Lizhen with white pieces, and Roman Degtyarev won against Kun Xiangzhui with black pieces. Vasyl Ivanchuk and Igor Samunenkov ended their games in a draw.    Results on the chessboards: 1. 🇺🇦 Igor Kovalenko – Ding Lizhen 🇨🇳 1:0 2. 🇨🇳 Wei Yi – Vasyl Ivanchuk 🇺🇦 0.5:0.5 3. 🇺🇦 Igor Samunenkov – Xu Xiang’yu 🇨🇳 0.5:0.5 4. 🇨🇳 Kun Xiangzhui – Roman Degtyarev 🇺🇦 0:1 🏆 This is the eighth team victory of Ukraine at this Olympiad. After ten rounds, our team has 16/20 match points.

Sword and gold scabbard decoration from the Tovsta Mohyla mound Scythians 4th century BC Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine

The funds have already been received by the state budget within the framework of the World Bank THRIVE project. They will be directed to improving the effectiveness of the Medical Guarantee Program and strengthening the capacity of the National Health Service. ➡️ The total amount of the THRIVE program is $1.2 billion. Ukraine has already received $449 million.

In March 2022, Beckham gave access to his account with millions of followers to Irina Kondratova, the head of the Kharkiv Perinatal Center. During the day, she showed the work of doctors, the rescue of newborns and the life of the hospital during Russian shelling. Thus, Beckham drew the attention of the world audience to the war in Ukraine and called for help to Ukrainians.

This is also the first victory of our national team over Italy in 6 meetings. And the Italians are the current champions, by the way! The final of the tournament is on Sunday at 12:00 against the Czech Republic.

🥇Elvin Aliyev is the European champion in the weight category up to 65 kg. In the final, the Ukrainian defeated the Frenchman Hugo Grau early in the first round. 🥈 Anna Okhota - up to 48 kg 🥈 Ayder Abduraimov - up to 60 kg 🥉 Iryna Lutsak - up to 80 kg 🥉 Pavlo Ilyusha - up to 80 kg As a result, Ukraine took 6th place in the medal standings: 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze awards.

The text on the t-shirt refers to the Gonor Group , a frontline combat unit operating within the Da Vinci Wolves battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces . By wearing this apparel, Oleksandr Usyk is showing public support for this specific military division defending Ukraine .

From September 17 to 25, the European Amateur Boxing Championship is being held in Bulgaria.  On Thursday, September 24, the seven-time champion of Ukraine, Elvin Aliyev, performed in the final of the tournament. The Ukrainian's opponent was Hugo Grau, a three-time champion of France and winner of the World Boxing Cup.  Aliyev defeated his opponent in the first round, became the European champion and brought the Ukrainian national team the first gold medal in the tournament!

111 gymnasts from 24 countries took part in the individual finals of the World Challenge Cup. Ukraine was represented by six athletes. Stasis Butrimas won gold in the rings, while Oleg Verniaev won silver in the same discipline. Verniaev added a second silver medal in the parallel bars final.

Kateryna Dudchenko and Yevheniya Dovhodko became champions in the doubles, Ukraine took two more silver medals in adult competitions: Dudchenko - in the singles, and the men's foursome consisting of Dovhodko, Ivanov, Verestyuk and Nadtoka with cox Derevyanchuk - in their discipline. Bronze in the U19 beach sprint was won by Ksenia Ratushnyak and Maksym Sivko.

🔥 Yesterday in Odessa, a rare event occurred - a goal by a goalkeeper in the last minutes of the match! Nazariy Fedorivskyi connected to the corner kick and headed into the goal of Chornomorets, tying the score in the game! The match Chornomorets - Obolon ended with a score of 1️⃣:1️⃣, and Fedorivskyi became the second goalkeeper in the history of the UPL to score a goal from the field!  Before that, only Yevhen Borovyk did this in 2010 in the match Kryvbas - Arsenal.

Saul Alvarez is preparing for a fight with Christian Mbilli. It is not yet clear what Usyk is preparing for, maybe for Wilder, maybe for Fury, or just to stay in shape.

The Ukrainian stopped at 2.26 meters. Tamberi became the champion, the Italian took 2.37 m.

Ukrainian national volleyball team defeated Bulgaria  and advanced to the playoffs of the European Championship-2026! Our team is in great shape - three victories in the tournament and no defeats! The next match is tomorrow at 16:00, against Portugal.

 Canelo is a world champion in four weight categories and the first ever absolute champion of the second middleweight division in the era of four belts. During his career, he defeated Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Kovalev, Caleb Plant, Billy Joe Saunders and other boxing stars.

The tennis player reported that the apartment was completely destroyed as a result of the strike. "This is what the Russian world looks like," Yastremska wrote.

Former absolute world champion in three weight categories Terence Crawford told what impressed him the most during his stay in Ukraine. Don't miss everything about boxing! Subscribe to Usa Vusik's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@usavusyka “I'm just shocked that Ukrainians continue to do their own thing, although there is chaos around and the whole country is at war. It seems that people have just learned to live with it. I saw the bombing very close by and thought: this is some kind of madness. And people around just continued to go about their business, as if nothing was happening. I can't say that I was surprised by it. But I'm just shocked by how people react to all this,” said Crawford

There is no other club president in Europe who would be so devoted to the club, who would show so much love for football and for his club. It is very touching to see how he managed to make a completely abnormal situation normal for the players of his club. With all due respect to others, I do not think that this club would exist without Rinat Akhmetov,” says Čeferin. The Slovenian functionary congratulated Akhmetov on the 30th anniversary of his presidency and the 90th anniversary of the Donetsk club. The Ukrainian businessman, in turn, thanked the UEFA president for “justice.”

Kharkiv (a network of underground schools has been built, where children can fully study even during air raids. Such schools have classrooms, medical and psychological offices, food areas, ventilation, bathrooms, and accessibility for people with limited mobility. Separate educational spaces are equipped at metro stations and in protective structures). Zaporizhzhia (a large-scale network of underground schools has been created. Some of the facilities are located at a depth of about 7 meters and have dozens of classrooms, medical offices, cafeterias, recreation areas, elevators, and inclusive infrastructure. Individual schools can accommodate up to 1,000 students in two shifts).  Kherson (a system of underground medicine has been practically created. Operating rooms, intensive care units, laboratories, wards and perinatal departments operate in protected premises. In the underground perinatal center, deliveries and surgeries are performed. The facilities have autonomous power supply...

✅The native of Korosten dominated throughout all three rounds, and quite rightly took the fight under MMA rules on all judges' cards. 📷 instagram.com/donchen.ko.daniil

Earlier, in individual competitions, Ukrainians won gold and two bronze medals:  🥇 Danylo Kravchenko  🥉 Danylo Avramenko 🥉 Serhiy Sokyrko

Her son Knox, together with Ukrainian defenders, conducted his Thai boxing training. “We want to thank you for your humanity and genuine interest in our gym, interest in the history of its origin,” the club said in a statement.

Marta's opponent is the sixth racket of the world Linda Noskova, the game starts at 19:30.

Ukrainian Danylo Kravchenko performed brilliantly at the European Youth Judo Championship (U-21) in Podgorica, where he won the gold medal in the weight category up to 73 kg. On his way to the podium, he won five victories, according to the Olympic system (defeat - eliminated). In the semifinals and finals, he showed who's the boss, defeating Russians with Moksha passports (Pavel Koloverdova and Atmira Soblirov), and ended the decisive fight with a phenomenal throw for ippon - an early victory!

The Ukrainian driver will join Van Amersfoort Racing for the final two rounds of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC).  The 17-year-old driver will replace Francisco Macedo and make his debut in the championship this coming weekend in Imola, before finishing the season at Hockenheim. For Bondarev, this is an opportunity to gain valuable experience at the Formula Regional level. Oleksandr currently continues to compete in the Italian Formula 4 and remains a member of the Williams F1 Team Driver Academy.

"I received an offer from Shakhtar. But I didn't know who 'Shakhtar' was. I didn't know where it was, what it was. I only knew it was a football club, nothing more. Well, I'm telling the truth. That's a fact. It was 2003. But I was in a difficult situation at home. There was the war, they stole our car, they bombed our house. We were living on credit, my agent, Štimac, was helping, but I wanted to provide for my family. The best offer was from Shakhtar, and I'm not going to hide that. At that time, it solved a lot for me, for me and my family. And I was very connected to my family then. My mother, my father, my brothers, now my wife, my children. That's sacred to me. I went there not for myself, but for them, to solve their life problems and so that they could live happily. After the war, after everything we went through, I told myself: 'I'm going, I'm going to fight.' I had it in my head: 'I'll go to Shakhtar, pl...

60 Ukrainian students will be able to travel to one of the largest technological exhibitions in the world - the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Students of bachelor's and master's degrees in technical specialties (E, F, G) who study full-time at Ukrainian higher education institutions, have English at level B1+, live in Ukraine and have reached the age of 18 can participate. When: January 6–9. The organizers cover travel, accommodation, meals and visa processing. You can apply until September 6 inclusive. Register at the link. https://links.ajax.systems/ajax-ces-2027

Our players won both matches of this window, in the first game they defeated Greece 82:76. Ukraine will play the next matches in November: on the 26th against Portugal and on the 29th against Montenegro.