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Ukraine's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

Every week we gather Ukraine's most important stories across politics, the economy, energy, defence, reconstruction, culture and daily life, and put them in context. There is no race for breaking news here. You get a clear timeline and the background you need, with facts cross-checked across several outlets.

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Ukraine GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Kyiv
Population
Estimates vary (no national census since 2001)
Area
About 604,000 km² (internationally recognised borders)
Language · Script
Ukrainian · Cyrillic
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Currency
Hryvnia (UAH, ₴)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET) · UTC+3 in summer (EEST)

Emergency & help lines

All emergencies
112
Police
102
Fire · Rescue
101
Ambulance
103
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Gas emergency
104
Government hotline
1545

Traveler essentials

Country code
+380
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Kyiv · Kharkiv · Odesa · Dnipro · Lviv · Zaporizhzhia · Vinnytsia · Mykolaiv
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Air-raid alerts
Take sirens seriously and go to the nearest shelter

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Mar 8
International Women's Day
Movable (Sunday)
Easter
Movable (50 days after Easter)
Trinity Sunday (Pentecost)
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May 1
Labour Day
May 8
Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II
Jun 28
Constitution Day
Jul 15
Statehood Day
Aug 24
Independence Day
Oct 1
Day of Defenders of Ukraine
Dec 25
Christmas Day
During martial law
Public holidays are not days off

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