Deputy Minister of Health Ihor Kuzin said that the current wave of COVID-19 will last until the end of September. Currently, there are no grounds for introducing quarantine restrictions in any region.
Deputy Minister of Health Ihor Kuzin stated that measles is threat #1 for children's groups. Almost 1200 cases of measles have been recorded in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, most of them among children.
In Afghanistan, a passenger bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck, then caught fire. At least 76 people died, three were injured.
Russian troops attacked Okhtyrka with 15 drones on August 20, 2025. At least 13 houses were damaged, 14 people sought medical attention, including a family with three children.
In Sumy region, 12 people, including two children, were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike. An apartment building, 13 private homes, an outbuilding, and a garage were damaged.
The Kremlin's propaganda project "Conversations about important things" is being extended to kindergartens starting September 1. The lessons justify the "SMO" and glorify Russian military personnel.
12 days before the start of the school year, Ukrainian schools received just over 4. 4 million textbooks, which is only 51% of the required amount. The worst situation is with the new supply mechanism: only 10% of books have reached students.
Emergency rescue operations have been completed in a 5-story building in Kharkiv that was hit by a Russian strike on August 18. As a result of the attack, 7 people died, including 2 children, and 24 more residents were injured.
Two teenage girls, who had been under occupation for three years, returned to Ukraine. They were threatened and forced to attend Russian schools, but they preserved their Ukrainian identity.
Donald Trump deliberately did not open a letter from Olena Zelenska for Melania Trump, delivered by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Melania called the letter "beautiful" and "sincere."
At the National Children's Hospital "Okhmatdyt", the restoration of the treatment and diagnostic building, damaged by aggression, is underway. Over 2000 m² of facade have already been dismantled, new windows installed, and internal premises renovated, while the hospital continues to admit patients.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading a bill to increase the one-time assistance upon childbirth to UAH 50,000. Additional support is also envisaged for pregnant women without work experience and parents returning to work.
As a result of Russian artillery shelling of Chornobaivka, an 11-year-old boy suffered a concussion, shrapnel wound to the shoulder, and other injuries. The child was hospitalized.
The educational ombudsman urges parents and students not to succumb to school pressure when choosing the form of education. Every family has the right to independently determine how a child will acquire knowledge, and any restrictions are a violation of the law.
The video on TikTok contains links to fake websites of "Diia" and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy calls on the US and EU for active support in countering Russian aggression, emphasizing daily attacks and the deaths of civilians, including a child. He states the necessity of stopping the war and Russia with the help of partners.
12 children, who had lived under Russian occupation for years, moved to territories controlled by Ukraine thanks to the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Some of them witnessed brutal torture of relatives or faced humiliation themselves.
An accident involving a Citroën and a Volvo occurred on the Kyiv-Odesa highway near the village of Hostra Mohyla. As a result of the collision, three people died, including a child.
As a result of the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia on August 18, three people were killed and 20 were injured. Among the victims is a 17-year-old boy; many of the wounded are in serious condition.
In Kyiv, the death of a 10-year-old girl who died in a children's hospital during anesthesia administration is being investigated. The child was in the hospital due to a forearm fracture.
In the Lviv region, 12 children were hospitalized with a diagnosis of "acute intestinal infection. " They were vacationing at the "Karpatsky Zatyshok" hotel in the village of Slavske.
In Khmelnytskyi region, near the village of Mitsivtsi, Kamianets-Podilskyi district, a scheduled minibus and a passenger car collided. As a result of the accident, 20 people were injured, including one child born in 2012.
In the occupied Luhansk region, over 500 teenagers and young people are involved in "student labor detachments. " They are used as free labor, which is a violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
As a result of the enemy attack on Kharkiv on August 18, three people died, including a one-year-old child. 17 people were injured, six of whom were children.
American senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal are considering a bill to recognize Russia and Belarus as state sponsors of terrorism. This is due to the systematic abduction of Ukrainian children during the war, which threatens their Ukrainian identity.
Eleven people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on Kharkiv on August 17, including a 13-year-old child. More than 10 multi-story buildings were damaged, and over a thousand windows were broken.
A missile strike on a residential area has been recorded in Kharkiv. Three people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl.
As a result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia region, a 15-year-old boy was killed. Two children and four adults were injured.
In the temporarily occupied territories, there is a critical situation with water supply, which jeopardizes the heating season. Without filling the systems with coolant, heating is impossible, and water delivery by tank trucks will not solve the problem.
In Oleksandriia, a Toyota Rav4 driver, while reversing, hit her 15-year-old daughter with an open door. The girl fell under the car's wheels and died in the hospital from her injuries.
