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Two portals with online foreign language courses have launched promotions for Ukrainians. The first of them – Busuu – offers 90 days of premium access for both people staying in Ukraine and internally displaced persons in other countries. The company emphasizes that it can extend the premium period for any period of time. They also […]
The largest music streaming service Spotify announced the complete cessation of work in Russia. This means that Russian users will be deprived of access to the library of the music service. Earlier, Spotify suspended sales of Premium subscriptions to Russians due to sanctions by the international payment systems Visa and Mastercard in connection with the […]
Ukraine proposes that the EU completely block transport links with Russia and Belarus, including the transit of goods and passengers. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine sent a corresponding appeal to the European Commission, the ministry’s press service reports. “Despite the already imposed restrictive measures, Russian business is finding workarounds and continues to operate in […]
Passenger rail service between Finland and Russia by Allegro trains will be suspended from Monday. This was announced by the Finnish operator VR Group, Interfax-Ukraine reports. “According to the decision of the Finnish government, on Monday, March 28, Allegro trains will be stopped. On Sunday, March 27, only the Allegro morning train will run from […]
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has launched the country’s first NFT museum. This was announced by Mikhailo Fedoriv on his page in the Telegram. The museum will help spread the truth about Russia’s war crimes against Ukrainians. It combines blockchain technology, art, and the recording of historical facts. For the first time in […]
Lviv IT Cluster purchased Starlink terminals. They will be used for critical infrastructure of the city. This was reported to the Lviv portal by the press service of the Lviv City Council. Lviv IT Cluster has already purchased several hundred Starlink terminals. So far, the first 25 have arrived, transferred to the critical infrastructure of […]
Mariupol City Council informs: Unfortunately, we start this day with bad news. Eyewitnesses reported that about 300 people were killed in the drama theater of Mariupol as a result of the bombing by a Russian plane. Until the last moment, I don’t want to believe in this horror. Until the last moment, I want to […]
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, it also affects the Ukrainian space sector. Senior industry officials say that local companies have managed to adapt their activities to the realities of war, and they are determined to promote joint projects with their European partners. Volodymir Usov, co-founder of the Ukrainian space industry startup Kurs Orbital […]
Russia cannot blackmail Europe with its energy resources and will not be able to circumvent sanctions by demanding to pay in rubles for its oil and gas supplies, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, according to Reuters. According to her, this would be a unilateral decision and a clear violation of […]
The Iron Curtain is closing tighter and tighter. So, during March 24, several well-known world companies announced their withdrawal from Belarus or/or the Russian Federation. This was written by the minister of digital transformation of Ukraine Mikhailo Fedorov. So, the American company Grammarly (its popular online service uses AI to help write texts in English) […]