War drains Ukraine’s workforce
Fifty-eight percent of Ukrainian businesses say their main issue is a labor shortage. That is the result of research the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy published this June. Recruiters confirm that this is the biggest crisis in the labor market ever….
Ukraine reports downing 23 Russian drones in latest night of attacks
Ukraine said Thursday it thwarted nearly all of Russia’s overnight aerial attacks, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down five Russian missiles and 23 drones. The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces fired a total of six missiles at Ukraine, but…
Ukraine sets out on long path to EU membership
Warsaw, Poland — Ukrainian officials are embracing what will be a detailed and tortuous process of negotiations following the official opening of EU accession talks this week, saying they have already made major strides toward qualifying for a status that…
Zelenskyy makes frontline visit in eastern Donetsk region
Ukraine’s president visited his troops Wednesday on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region where they have fought some of their fiercest air and ground battles against Russian forces. Before Ukraine received promised Western weapons and supplies, it was…
‘Before Bucha Was Abkhazia’: Georgians link past Russian atrocities with Ukraine invasion
Tbilisi, Georgia — Campaigners in Georgia are seeking to highlight atrocities committed by invading Russian troops and allied militias during the early 1990s, which they say should have been a warning of the dangers posed by Russia long before Moscow’s…
Ukraine begins talks to join European Union
The European Union and Ukraine began membership talks Tuesday, a process that could take years and which Russia has historically tried to prevent. The talks come a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to keep Ukraine from forming…
Georgians link past Russian atrocities with Ukraine invasion
Campaigners in Georgia are seeking to highlight past atrocities committed by invading Russian troops and allied militias during the early 1990s, which they say should have acted as a warning of the dangers posed by Russia, long before Moscow’s full-scale…
ICC issues arrest warrant for former Russian defense minister Shoigu
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for former Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the Russian military’s general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov. The ICC said Tuesday there are “reasonable grounds to believe that the two…
US expected to announce $150M in new military aid for Ukraine
Pentagon — The U.S. is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $150 million as soon as Tuesday, two U.S. officials tell VOA. The package is being provided to Kyiv under the presidential…
For Ukraine’s older workers, war opens hope for ending age discrimination
As in many countries, job seekers in Ukraine who are in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers. One organization is trying to change that by taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage. For VOA, Lesia…