The prominent writer and dissident Lina Kostenko celebrates her birthday. She refused the title of Hero of Ukraine and holds the Order of the Legion of Honor.
The expert explained the limited effectiveness of plants in absorbing toxins. Some popular species can be dangerous for humans and pets.
NASU experts urge immediate reconstruction of the Paton Bridge to prevent a catastrophe. Delay will lead to structural collapse and casualties.
The National Commission for State Language Standards approved the II edition of the standard "Terminology of Barrier-Free Access" on February 26, 2026. The document has been sent to the Institute of the Ukrainian Language of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and other institutions for conclusions.
Due to the war, Ukraine has lost over 272,000 hectares of marine protected areas. Russians have occupied 27 Emerald Network territories, and another 11 are in the combat zone.
The commission for the selection of the head of ARMA extended the deadline for submitting documents until February 9 due to the small number of candidates. Difficult conditions with electricity supply and communication were also taken into account.
The Verkhovna Rada recommended approving the updated orthography by February 1, 2026. However, the National Commission on State Language Standards states that it has not received any materials, so there will be no changes to the norms of the current orthography.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution that provides for updating the orthography by 2026, introducing a single font for parliamentary acts, and blocking pro-Russian content. The Cabinet of Ministers is to develop draft laws to protect the Ukrainian linguistic space.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and a number of MPs registered a draft resolution proposing to approve updated orthography, introduce a single font for Verkhovna Rada acts, and block pro-Russian content. The document aims to further establish the Ukrainian language as the state language.
Ella Libanova stated that active shelling of cities encourages Ukrainians to temporarily move to villages for safety. She predicts that after the war, people will return to large cities.
A draft resolution on the resignation of Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi was registered in the Verkhovna Rada. The document appeared on the website on December 9, but the text has not yet been published.
On December 8, 2025, an All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference was held, dedicated to the presentation of the "Scientific Concept for the Development of Ukrainian Legislation. " This strategic document, developed by over 90 leading legal scholars, is intended to become the basis for improving and modernizing Ukrainian legislation in the context of European integration and transformational processes.
Ukraine faces the threat of demographic collapse due to war, population losses, and declining birth rates. It is estimated that by 2051, the population will shrink to 25 million, whereas before the full-scale invasion, it was 42 million.
On the night of November 14, renowned human rights activist Pavlo Lysianskyi died in a car accident. He was a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and the director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Security.
The Cabinet of Ministers has formed a Competition Commission to elect a new head of ARMA, which includes Ukrainian and international experts. The commission will approve the regulations, evaluation methodology, and the procedure for conducting the competition according to updated rules.
Over 30 years, Ukraine's population has decreased by 20%, from 52. 2 million in 1993 to 42 million in 2022. As of early 2025, approximately 31.5 million people reside in the controlled territory, indicating a demographic loss of 10 million due to the war.
In Ternopil region, 19 people received suspicions of embezzling over UAH 48 million of budget funds. Among the suspects are officials of various levels, including the director of a branch of the National Academy of Sciences and officials of the forestry enterprise.
Eight unique books from 1830–1906, taken out during World War II, have returned to Kyiv from Germany. They have been transferred to state library collections for scholars and the public.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine presented the Draft Action Program for 2026, which includes 12 strategic goals. Among the key priorities are defense, European integration, and anti-corruption.
The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Oleksandr Alfyorov as the head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory. He is a historian, TV and radio host, and military figure.
Volodymyr Gorbulin believes that Ukraine has the moral right to review the Budapest Memorandum and create nuclear weapons with European partners due to Russian aggression. He proposes to join efforts with Western European countries.
In June, roses bloomed en masse in the Hryshko Botanical Garden. The rose garden is the largest in Ukraine, featuring 150 varieties of roses.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated over 8. 8 million hryvnias to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to continue research in 2025. This concerns research in the fields of energy, nanotechnology, defense security, and others.
Ukrainian scientists have moved the breeding stock of Charolais cattle from the front-line Kharkiv region to Lviv region. This made it possible to preserve the valuable gene pool and continue breeding work.
Ukraine leads in the export of frozen raspberries and has increased the supply of blueberries. Scientists have created over 170 varieties of berries to protect the harvest.
The transfer of state lands to the State Property Fund did not bring the expected profits, but led to debts and the threat of liquidation. Experts call for reforming asset management.
The Institute of Agriculture of the North-East of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences creates unique varieties of buckwheat, hemp and other crops. Their developments occupy a significant part of the sown areas of Ukraine.
Science that feeds Ukraine: how the development of Ukrainian animal husbandry ensures the food security of the state?.
After being evicted from the building, archaeologists left a large number of human skeletons collected during excavations in Kyiv. According to representatives of the Institute of Archeology, they should be reburied.
Ukraine has preserved unique collections of medicinal plants and fruit crops from Crimea after the 2014 occupation.
