Ukraine allocates additional $793 million for defense.
The Ukrainian parliament approved additional funding of Hr 23 billion for defense and security, as Russia continues military escalation in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia accuses 85 Ukrainians of 'war crimes' in Donbas.
The Russian Investigative Committee drew up a list of high-profile Ukrainian figures, including top military people, prominent politicians, businessmen, and the nationalist volunteer battalions of Azov and Right Sector, accusing them of crimes in Donbas.
DDoS attack also targets Ukrainian banks, some government websites back up.
According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the new mass cyber attack started at 4 p.m. Kyiv time.
EU to impose sanctions if Russia recognizes occupied parts of eastern Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Feb. 21 that if Russia recognizes Russian-occupied parts of eastern Ukraine as independent states, he will "put sanctions on the table and (foreign) ministers will approve them."
Ombudsman: Evacuees from Russian-occupied areas stuck without food, sleep.
The people evacuated by the Kremlin’s Donbas proxies to Russia’s Rostov Oblast, including women and children, have been based in unheated buses and a gym for two days, Lyudmila Denisova, Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, said on Feb. 20.
How well do you know Ukrainian Christmas traditions? (QUIZ)
Unlike the rest of the Christian world, most Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, not Dec. 25. This is because most of Ukraine’s Christian denominations use the Julian calendar, according to which Christmas falls on this date. But that is not the only tradition that makes Ukrainian Christmas celebrations
6 last-minute gift ideas from Ukrainian brands
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