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Media Center Ukraine, Kyiv (2025)

03/10/2025

🌾 Ukraine secures wheat supply, eyes export potential, agrarian council says

According to the Ukrainian Agri Council Всеукраїнська Аграрна Рада, Ukraine expects to fully cover its domestic wheat needs and still ship significant volumes abroad.

Denys Marchuk, deputy chairman of the council, said at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine that farmers will be able to export more than 15 million tons of grain this season.

💬 "Despite the war, constant shelling and unfavorable weather conditions, we have a good wheat harvest of 22.5 million tons," Marchuk said. "This means that wheat food security will be fully covered. We need 6-7 million tons per year. So we are talking about export potential for the future."

03/10/2025

Врожай 2025: оцінка зібраної продукції, ріст цін та загрози для продовольчої безпеки країни

Учасники:
– Денис Марчук, заступник голови Всеукраїнської аграрної ради (персональна участь)

Теми для обговорення:
– Скільки врожаю сьогодні зібрали в Україні та чому значно зросли ціни на певні категорії продовольчих культур;
– Перспективи щодо експорту української агропродукції;
– Ворожі атаки на портову інфраструктуру: наслідки та загрози для агросектору і продовольчої безпеки країни.

Harvest 2025: Assessment of gathered produce, price increases, and threats to Ukraine’s food security

Participants:
– Denys Marchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian Agri Council (in person)

Key topics:
– The quantity of the harvest gathered in Ukraine this year and the reasons for the significant price increases in certain food crop categories;
– Prospects for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products;
– Hostile attacks on port infrastructure: consequences and threats to the agricultural sector and Ukraine’s food security.

Watch in English:
https://youtube.com/live/hqKHqiM_P7Q?feature=share

02/10/2025

⚠️ If external power supply to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is not urgently restored, an accident will occur – State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine

The Zaporizhia NPP has been without external power for nine days due to damage to a 750-kilovolt power line near the Zaporizhia thermal power plant, which is located in a territory occupied by russian forces. Currently, electricity for the operation of safety systems is being provided by diesel generators. This includes power for cooling the nuclear fuel in all six reactors.

Oleh Korikov, head of Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate and Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Державна інспекція ядерного регулювання України - Держатомрегулювання), made this statement at the Media Center Ukraine.

💬 “We are characterizing this as an emergency situation that has not yet escalated into an accident but could if urgent response measures are not taken — specifically, if the external power supply is not restored immediately. This situation is a consequence of the occupation of the Zaporizhia NPP and the occupiers’ disregard for safety rules, along with their deliberate obstruction of efforts to repair the power transmission line,” he stated.

The absence of external power supply may result in an increase in water temperature in the reactors, fuel overheating, and the release of radioactive products into and beyond the reactor.

02/10/2025

ЗАЕС у блекауті: потенційні наслідки для України та Європи

Учасники:
– Олег Коріков, Голова Держатомрегулювання – Головний державний інспектор з ядерної та радіаційної безпеки України (персональна участь).

Теми для обговорення:
– Ситуація на ЗАЕС: недбалість окупанта та потенційні наслідки для світу;
– Заява ЄС у зв’язку із ситуацією на ЗАЕС.

Zaporizhia nuclear plant faces outage: Implications for Ukraine and Europe

Participants:
– Oleh Korikov, Head of Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate and Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (in person)

Key topics:
– Zaporizhia NPP update: Risks from mismanagement at russian-occupied facility and potential global consequences;
– European Union statement on the Zaporizhia nuclear plant situation.

Watch in English:
https://youtube.com/live/OwCvJzfFies?feature=share

01/10/2025

🎯 Long-range weapons the U.S. is considering could push russia toward fair peace talks, Ukrainian lawmaker says

A member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence said at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine that the long-range systems the United States is considering granting could pressure russia to negotiate an end to the war on just terms.

💬 “I would recommend waiting for those American-made long-range [ed.] systems which have a range of one to two thousand kilometers,” stated Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of Ukraine’s parliament. “The preliminary agreements were reached during meetings between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States. Trump realized that Putin is not a reliable negotiator. The only thing that can make him change his approach to the course of this war is the precise and long-range targeting of legitimate military objectives.”

Venislavskyi added that once Ukraine receives such weapons, the shift in the balance of power will compel russia’s leadership to come to the table and negotiate a just end to the war.

01/10/2025

Парламентський погляд: зміни у оборонному законодавстві та на полі бою

Учасники:
– Федір Веніславський, народний депутат, член комітету Верховної Ради України з питань національної безпеки, оборони та розвідки (персональна участь)

Теми для обговорення:
– Дозвіл від США на далекобійні удари по рф;
– Бюджет на оборонні витрати на цей і наступний рік;
– Ймовірність прийняття закону про демобілізацію;
– Виїзд за кордон хлопців 18-22 років, наскільки ефективно спрацював Закон?

Parliamentary perspective: Changes in defense legislation and on the battlefield
Participants:
– Fedir Venislavskyi, MP, Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence (in person)
Key topics:
– U.S. authorization for long-range strikes on russian territory;
– The defense budget for this year and the next;
– The likelihood of a demobilization law being passed;
– The effectiveness of the law allowing men aged 18-22 to travel abroad.

Watch in English:
https://youtube.com/live/vRxxOmEOcYA?feature=share

01/10/2025

🇺🇦 Today Ukraine marks one of the most important days for our country – the Day of Defenders of Ukraine

We thank everyone who protects the independence and freedom of Ukraine. You safeguard everything we have – our past, our present, and our future.

We will always remember and honor those who gave their lives defending our land.

Photo by 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians

30/09/2025

👩‍🚒 Ukrainian rescuers rated the most powerful among the UN's INSARAG teams worldwide

The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) was established following a series of major earthquakes in 1991 and operates under a United Nations mandate. Today, it functions as a global network of government officials, emergency managers, and non-governmental organizations, coordinating efforts to respond to large-scale disasters across the world.

Ukraine's heavy-duty search and rescue team, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Mobile Rescue Center Ukraine, recently completed external recertification in Gdańsk, Poland, in line with INSARAG standards. Specialists from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine demonstrated their readiness to address major emergencies adhering to international protocols.

Volodymyr Demchuk, deputy head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine ДСНС України, shared the news at the Media Center Ukraine.

💬 "Ukraine is represented in this network by national and operational-level contacts. Membership in INSARAG has enabled our specialists to integrate into the European network of rescuers without requiring additional certification, allowing them to participate in emergency operations worldwide. Ukrainian teams have gained extensive practical experience during wartime, and international experts have recognized our rescuers as the most powerful among all teams globally," Demchuk said.

Ukraine's participation in INSARAG provides significant benefits, including access to real-time global emergency communications, adoption of international standards and best practices, inclusion in the European pool of forces and resources, and, crucially, the ability to take part in disaster response operations worldwide.

Maksym Maievskyi, head of the Ukrainian team, added that the unit comprises 67 core members and 67 reserves, all fully trained to carry out a comprehensive range of rescue operations in accordance with international standards.

30/09/2025

Українські рятувальники в INSARAG – міжнародній консультативній групі ООН з пошуку та порятунку: як українська команда підтвердила готовність брати участь в рятувальних місіях у будь-якій точці світу.

INSARAG – міжнародна консультативна група ООН з пошуку та порятунку.

Учасники:
– Володимир Демчук, заступник Голови ДСНС України;
– Максим Маєвський, перший заступник начальника Мобільного рятувального центру швидкого реагування ДСНС – керівник української команди;
– Микола Духніч, координатор команди ДСНС в системі ІNSARAG

Теми для обговорення:
– Що таке система ІNSARAG та чим це корисно для України?
– Представлення команди ДСНС у системі: обладнання, чисельність та рівень підготовки українських рятувальників;
– Обмін досвідом від ДСНС, як фахівців, які працюють в умовах війни.

Чому це цікаво?
Українська команда важкого класу HUSAR MRC UKRAINE є частиною INSARAG - Міжнародної пошуково-рятувальної консультативної групи під егідою ООН. Це глобальна мережа з понад 90 країн, що встановлює стандарти та координує дії рятувальних команд під час масштабних катастроф.

Ukrainian rescuers in the UN's International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG): How Ukraine proved ready for global disaster missions

Participants:
– Volodymyr Demchuk, Deputy Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine;
– Maksym Maievskyi, First Deputy Head of the State Emergency Service's Mobile Rescue Center of Rapid Response, Head of the Ukrainian team;
– Mykola Dukhnich, Coordinator of the State Emergency Service Team Within the INSARAG.

Key topics:
– What is INSARAG and how does Ukraine benefit?
– Presentation of the State Emergency Service team: equipment, personnel, and the level of training among Ukrainian rescuers
– Lessons learned from operating in wartime conditions and how that experience informs international cooperation.

Why is it important?
Ukraine's heavy rescue team, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Mobile Rescue Center Ukraine, is now an accredited member of INSARAG, the United Nations' global advisory group on search and rescue. The network brings together more than 90 countries, setting common standards and coordinating the work of international rescue teams during major disasters worldwide.

Watch in English:
https://youtube.com/live/gqX5Gl_Dj_0?feature=share

29/09/2025

📸 Dear colleagues!

Our photo bank has been updated with new photos showing the aftermath of russian strikes on Kyiv, September 28, 2025 – https://shorturl.at/L03gi

You can use these images free of charge to illustrate your news stories.

To view the photos and learn about the terms of use, please visit the relevant section of our Photobank.

29/09/2025

🪷We are continuing our series on Ukraine's natural treasures. Today, we will tell you about Svitiaz, Ukraine's deepest lake.

Svitiaz is part of the Shatsk Lakes group, consisting of 30 independent bodies of water in the Volyn oblast. Experts estimate that the lake formed around 10,000 years ago, though its exact age is uncertain.

Read more about Svitiaz in our content project.

26/09/2025

🏀 Study: Adaptive sports must accompany veterans’ rehabilitation

Rehabilitation for veterans should be paired with adaptive sports to accelerate recovery and strengthen social connections, according to new research by the Centre for Strategic Communications Stratcom Ukraine.

In a three-month study, the organization examined the impact of adaptive sports programs at three clinics, offering participants activities such as archery and rowing on a simulator. The findings suggest that adaptive sports not only have been associated with reducing stress but also foster a stronger sense of community among veterans.

Hanna Bielorusova, director of the Stratcom Ukraine, presented the results at the Media Center Ukraine.

💬 “We decided to take a new approach – to integrate adaptive sports into rehabilitation programs for veterans, combining them with physical therapy and social support. The results of the study showed that adaptive sports accelerate recovery,” Bielorusova said.

Researcher Iryna Pykalo, who oversaw the study, said 277 people were initially enrolled, with a total of 268 completing the program.

Participants were divided into four groups. The first group followed a rehabilitation plan prescribed by a doctor. The second combined treatment is with archery. The third paired treatment involved rowing, while the fourth incorporated archery and rowing alongside the prescribed program. The group that practiced both sports showed the strongest recovery outcomes.

The study measured the physical and psychological condition of participants before and after their rehabilitation.

💬 “Based on the data, we developed a methodology for expanding the network of adaptive sports spaces. In the initial survey, patients reported a low quality of life at 15.6%. In the follow-up survey, that figure dropped to 8.5%. After rehabilitation, participants rated their health as very good,” Pykalo said.

The research also found significant improvements in veterans’ social ties. At the start, many participants described their interactions as poor. By the end of rehabilitation, nearly 70% reported stronger social connections, more than double the initial rate.

The study’s overall conclusions underscored that:

– Rehabilitation with adaptive sports improves both physical and mental health.

– Combining physical and emotional support leads to better health outcomes and stronger perceptions of well-being.

– The data highlight the importance of engaging medical professionals, psychologists, therapists, and social workers in tandem.

– This approach has a meaningful impact on veterans’ adaptation and overall quality of life.

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