15 October, 2026
An opinion column by Dmytro Domanskyy, Director General of Kherson Municipal Hospital, and Oleksandr Kniha, Director of the Kherson Theatre, co-signed by several members of civil society.Published in Ouest-France on 15 October 2026.We are a maternity doctor, a teacher, a firefighter, a hairdresser, a theatre director, and volunteers. We live in Kherson, on the banks of the Dnipro. A city on an estuary, built around its shipyards, much like Nantes or Saint-Nazaire, with which we have partnerships. And for almost four years now, we have been living under fire.Kherson was liberated in November 2022. But Russian forces only retreated to the other side of the river, so close that we can see the opposite bank from our windows. Since then, the city has remained within range of thei...
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26 June, 2026
During the Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Conference held in Gdańsk, Poland, 160 agreements worth more than €10 billion were signed.These commitments include, in particular, €3.2 billion under a new European Union financial instrument, a $3.4 billion agreement with the World Bank, as well as the launch of the flagship European Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.New investments were also announced in housing, transport, infrastructure and energy resilience.This is a strong signal: while Russia continues its war of aggression, Kyiv’s partners are already preparing for the country’s reconstruction and reaffirming their commitment to Ukraine’s European
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8 June, 2026
As a highlight among the new partnerships signed between French and Ukrainian local authorities, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and Sumy Oblast formalized their shared desire for cooperation on the stage of the International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv.Alain Rousset, President of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Isabelle Boudineau, Regional Councillor in charge of Europe and European cooperation, joined Oleh Hryhorov, Head of the Regional Administration of Sumy Oblast, by videoconference to sign a letter of intent — the first step toward cooperation between the two territories.The signing of this letter of intent marks an initial stage before the development of a more comprehensive cooperation protocol between the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and Sumy Oblast....
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5 June, 2026
On the occasion of the International Summit of Cities and Regions, organized in Kyiv by President Zelensky, the Île-de-France Region and Chernihiv Oblast signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the ties already established between the two territories since the beginning of Russia’s aggression.Structured around several shared priorities — infrastructure reconstruction, mobility, the green transition, the development of public services, and support for Ukraine’s European integration — this partnership is already based on concrete achievements. These include the delivery of 140 buses from Île-de-France to Chernihiv Oblast, as well as the launch of the Kalyna programme, designed to train Ukrainian civil servants in the management of European funding.Beyond the projects...
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29 May, 2026
There are relationships that only grow stronger over time. The one between Le Havre and Mariupol is one of them.On Tuesday, May 26, on the sidelines of the 4th International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, the Mayor of Le Havre, Édouard Philippe, met once again with his Mariupol counterpart, Vadym Boychenko. Two major port cities, two communities that have experienced total destruction and had to rebuild from scratch: Le Havre, razed by the bombings of 1944, and Mariupol, devastated by Russia’s aggression in 2022. More than anything else, this shared fate is what gives such depth to their bond.This relationship did not begin with the friendship pact officially signed in February 2025. It had been built long before that, through exchanges, visits and long-term projects. The...
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27 May, 2026
Yesterday, Kyiv hosted the 4th International Summit of Cities and Regions, opened by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Under the theme “Partnership. Resilience. Preparedness”, hundreds of local elected officials from around the world gathered to discuss what truly matters: how to rebuild Ukraine, how to protect its people, and how to prepare for what comes next.The discussions focused on the resilience of vital infrastructure in the face of Russian strikes — water, energy and housing — with direct testimonies from the military administrations of Kharkiv and Chernihiv. They also addressed the energy transition in wartime, moving from emergency generators toward a model of sustainable development, as well as the reintegration of veterans into civilian life, a major challenge Ukraine will ...
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7 September, 2025
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, standing amid the rubble.September 7, 2025
A few hours after the Russian attack that struck the government building in Kyiv, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stands in the middle of the debris. Part of the building is now torn open and charred.
In the face of the Kremlin’s refusal to negotiate, this requires concrete actions:
Immediately strengthen air defense to protect civilians and vital infrastructure
Toughen sanctions to deprive Russia of the oil and gas revenues that fund its aggressionUkraine’s security is Europe’s security. Let us remain united and
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7 September, 2025
Ukraine faced last night the most massive aerial attack since February 2022.During the night of September 6–7, 2025, Russia launched 823 projectiles against Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, Chernihiv, and other cities:
– 810 Shahed drones and decoys– 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles– 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 747 drones and 4 cruise missiles. But the strikes caused severe damage:
• In Kyiv, residential buildings were heavily damaged. A 32-year-old mother and her two-month-old baby were found dead under the rubble. For the first time, the government building was directly hit — a major escalation.• In Zaporizhzhia, more than 20 houses and a kindergarten were destroyed.• In Kryvyi Rih, commercial warehouses were annihilated.• In Odesa...
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