Ukrainian women now at higher risk of unintended pregnancy
A new report was released this week. Ukrainian women are now facing a higher risk of unintended pregnancy as there is now a lack of access to contraception and they are exposed to more sexual violence, according to an international humanitarian agency. A new report released this week revealed that almost half of all pregnancies […]
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A free shop for Ukrainian refugees has opened in Dublin
What a great idea. Art of Coffee owner Ruslan Mocharskyy has opened a store in Dublin that is providing food, baby supplies, toys and more for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland and it’s all free of charge. Opening Palyanytsya on Clarendon Street, the store is named after a Ukrainian flatbread and is a distinct word […]
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Prince William hit with backlash over “racist” war comments
“He must apologise” Prince William has been hit with outrage over comments he made about wars in Africa and Asia. He made the comments during a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London this week. The future king claims it is normal to see war and bloodshed in Asia and Africa, but seeing the […]
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Three killed including child after Russia bombed hospital while women gave birth
Awful At least three people, including one child, are thought to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday, March 9. The airstrike, which Mariupol City Council says “completely destroyed” the building in the southern port city, took place while women were giving birth in the children’s and maternity […]
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7 year old Ukrainian girl killed in bomb attack as grandad tried to shield her
Heartbreaking. A seven year old girl in Ukraine has been killed during an alleged cluster bomb strike on a school as her grandfather tried to shield her from the attack. Alisa Hlans was one of the six people killed when her kindergarten was hit last week in the Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka. President Zelensky’s wife […]
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Woman’s “horrible” pain as she’s forced to leave grandmother behind after fleeing Ukraine
She has been forced to make the journey alone. It was only two weeks ago that 28-year-old Maria Surushkina and her 84 year old grandmother were sharing a flat in Dnipro, Ukraine in peace before they were suddenly forced to flee. Her mum lives in Derby in England with her husband, and as war broke […]
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