February 13, 2026, 11:00
Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), Column Hall
(Kyiv, 26 Khreshchatyk St.)
Competition organizers:
The National Industry Partnership in Ukraine’s Light Industry “Fashion Globus Ukraine” and the Italian association VITAWORLD
On February 13, 2026, the Column Hall of the Kyiv City State Administration will host the ceremonial final of the 8th All-Ukrainian Professional Skills Competition “Fashion PRORYV for Freedom and Peace” https://fashionglobusukraine.com/konkurs/ua/fashion-proryv-2026 — a large-scale event that brings together fashion, education, culture, and international partnership between Ukraine and Italy. The final in Kyiv will take place in the format of a runway show featuring collections of sportswear and adaptive clothing, as well as an awards ceremony for the winners.
The Fashion PRORYV competition, launched in 2016, has become a unique platform for cooperation among educators, manufacturers, young designers, and sewing professionals. The project, initiated by Fashion Globus Ukraine, has created an effective model of interaction between education, business, and creativity.
“Over the years of the war with the Russian Federation, we have created a platform of peacebuilding cultural diplomacy, where Ukraine speaks to the world not in the language of pity, but in the language of dignity, creativity, and culture. We have created a precedent: when a competition in the fashion industry became a narrative about humanity, strength, resilience, and hope,” says the competition’s President, Golda Vynohradska.
Over the years, the competition has been held under the patronage of the city halls of Lviv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kryvyi Rih. In 2025, the project received support from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, and in 2026—from the City of Milan.
Fashion as cultural diplomacy
During wartime, Fashion PRORYV has taken on special significance, turning into a platform for cultural diplomacy and international dialogue. Each year, between 60 and 100 educational institutions from all regions of Ukraine take part in the competition. In 2025, the winners’ collections were presented in Paris, Oslo, Milan, and Luxembourg.
This year’s competition is dedicated to cooperation with Italy and the theme of sports. It features students from 52 Ukrainian fashion-industry educational institutions and 4 Italian universities (Venice, Salerno, Milan, Rome).
International finals in Kyiv and Milan
A ceremonial international presentation will take place on February 28, 2026, in Milan (Milan San Siro Hotel) as part of the Milano-Cortina 2026 events and Milan Fashion Week.
Such projects demonstrate Ukraine’s innovative potential, young people’s prospects, and the value of human capital.
Distinguished guests and professional jury
The event will be attended by:
• representatives of the diplomatic corps,
• Olympic champions,
• cultural and sports figures,
• leaders of the fashion industry of Ukraine and Italy.
The jury includes leading experts in fashion, education, and creative industries of Ukraine and Italy: Ivan Frolov, Katya Silchenko, Olena Holets, Taras Prytula, Kateryna Myroshnychenko, Halyna Yerko, Emilia Ametrano, Walter Togni, Elena Kalencani.
General partner of the competition: SOFTORG
Invitation
The organizers invite journalists and media representatives to share in the celebration of Fashion PRORYV—an event about courage, talent, and the power to create the future even in the most difficult times. Such projects demonstrate Ukraine’s breakthrough, prospects for youth, and above all the value of human capital!
Media accreditation
For accreditation and additional information:
+38 067 220 86 37
Goldafashion.ua@gmail.com
www.fashionglobusukraine.com
Interfax Ukraine is the official information partner of the event.
Ten Nova Poshta branches in Kyiv (seven on the right bank and three on the left) are switching to round-the-clock operation as Points of Resilience.
“Due to the still difficult energy situation in the capital, we want Kyiv residents to have more places where they can go at any time of the day if necessary. There, you can: charge your phone, laptop, tablet, headphones, power bank, etc.; connect to Wi-Fi; drink tea or coffee and warm up; receive postal services; withdraw cash (without commission — from NovaPay cards); undergo medical procedures that require electricity, such as nebulizer treatments,” according to a message on the company’s Telegram channel.
It is reported that these are the following branches on the right bank: No. 310, 30 Bakynska St.; No. 308, 7-9 Nyzhniy Val St.; No. 543, 16A Khreshchatyk St.; No. 58, 49 Oleksa Tykhoho Street; No. 243, ZA Povitryaniy Sil Avenue; No. 88, 15 Yakuba Kolasa Street; No. 163, 5 Patriarch Mstislav Skrypnyk Street.
Branches on the left bank: No. 19, 25B Raiduzhna St.; No. 52, 3 M. Bazhana Ave.; No. 184, 14B Verkhovna Rada Blvd.
The Polish government’s Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS) has sent the first batch of generators announced for Ukraine as part of its assistance in overcoming the consequences of Russian shelling, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kyiv reported on Thursday.
“The first batch of generators sent by RARS is already in Kyiv. Poland’s Chargé d’Affaires in Ukraine, Piotr Lukasiewicz, officially handed them over today to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba and the head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, Mykola Kalashnik,” the embassy said in a statement on social media.
Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba said that 379 generators have already been received and some of them have already been transferred to the Kyiv region.
“We have received energy support from Poland – 379 generators of various capacities. Today, the first batch of equipment was delivered to the Kyiv region. By the end of January, all aid will be distributed among the communities,” he wrote on X.
The Deputy Prime Minister also announced that the Polish government has already decided to purchase an additional ten high-capacity generators.
He explained that the Kyiv region is under constant Russian attack and “knows well what power outages and risks to basic services mean.” “The generators will ensure the stable operation of critical infrastructure – water, heat, and electricity supply,” Kuleba said.
As reported, last week Lukasiewicz announced the arrival in Kyiv of 400 generators of various types from Polish government reserves.
Earlier, it was also reported that as part of a nationwide fundraising campaign for generators for Ukraine called “Warmth from Poland for Kyiv,” more than PLN 5 million (over $1 million) had already been raised. The campaign was organized by the Polish Stand with Ukraine Foundation.
In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, near the Osokorky metro station, a building was on fire on the morning of January 28. The fire was extinguished in about half an hour. The circumstances of the incident are still unknown.
Politechnoservice LLC (Brovary, Kyiv region) will supply 16 new low-floor 12-meter PTS trolleybuses to Kyivpastrans Municipal Enterprise by December 1, 2026, for a total amount of UAH 306.24 million.
According to information in the Prozorro system, the parties signed the relevant agreement on January 26 after Politechnoservice won the tender with an expected purchase amount of UAH 306.344 million.
The tender was announced by Kyiv on January 7, 2026. In addition to Politechnoservice, a tender offer was submitted by BAS Motor, the manufacturer of Bogdan trolleybuses. It offered trolleybuses for UAH 306.336 million.
PTS trolleybuses manufactured no earlier than 2025 have a passenger capacity of more than 100 people, including 34 seats (four of which are for priority passengers) and space for a passenger in a wheelchair.
The PTS T12309 trolleybus (with a body manufactured by the Turkish company IF-U) only has emergency autonomous drive.
As reported, similar trolleybuses are being purchased, in particular, by Chernivtsi.
According to openddatabot, in 2024, Politechnoservice LLC increased its net profit tenfold compared to 2023, to UAH 75 million, with a 2.2-fold increase in revenue, to UAH 377.2 million.
In Poland, as part of the charity campaign “Warmth from Poland for Kyiv,” more than PLN 1 million was raised to purchase generators for the Ukrainian capital, according to the Polish publication OKO.press.
According to the organizers, the fundraiser was initiated by the Stand With Ukraine foundation in collaboration with a number of public organizations. Initially, the plan was to raise PLN 1 million to purchase 100 generators, but the goal was achieved within a few hours, after which it was decided to extend the campaign and raise the new target to PLN 2 million. At the time of publication by ZAXID.NET, the amount raised was about 1.1 million zlotys.
Stand With Ukraine Foundation President Natalia Panchenko said that the response from donors reminded her of the wave of support for Ukraine in 2022, emphasizing that solidarity remains stronger than disinformation and attacks on social media.
According to reports, Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, responded to the initiative by expressing his gratitude to the participants in the fundraiser and noting the importance of support in the context of the complicated energy supply situation.
