Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia's invasion of their homeland on February 24 last...
Over 22,600 Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in Spain’s Andalucia
ALMOST a year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a total of 22,631 Ukrainians have fled to Andalucia and applied for temporary protection, which...
Man arrested in Spain on suspicion of sending letter bombs also had drone that could deliver an explosive device
THE FORMER civil servant arrested this week on suspicion of sending six letter bombs to targets including the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and...
Illegal cigarette factories in Spain exploit Ukrainian refugees as Andalucia gang leaders lived in luxury
THREE clandestine cigarette factories have been closed down by the Guardia Civil and Europol with products with a retail value of €37.5 million seized.
27...
Ukrainians arrive in Spain for combat training
A SECOND batch of Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Spain for military training.
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles welcomed them yesterday (January 12) at the...
Costa Blanca city in Spain has largest number of registered Ukrainians in Spain
TORREVIEJA is home to the largest Ukrainian community in Spain according to municipal padron figures.
The Costa Blanca city has always been a big draw...
Half the sweets used for Three Kings Parade in Spain’s Andalucian were from Ukraine
FOLLOWING a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the much anticipated tradition of throwing sweets to the crowds returned.
Tonnes of sweets were hurled into...
Pedro Sanchez pledges Spain’s continued support in phone call with Ukraine’s Zelensky
SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised Ukraine the 'total support of the country until peace is reached'.
The pledge came in the latest telephone...
PAW FOR HELP: Exclusive on Ukrainian pets looking for help in Spain
THE horrific war in Ukraine has turned into a disaster at an unprecedented scale and has caused untold suffering for humans as well as...
Children travelling from wartorn Ukraine for Christmas holiday break in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
A coachload of Ukraine children arrives in Valencia on Thursday to spend a peaceful and safe Christmas holiday with local families.
54 youngsters aged between...
Armed police in Spain cordon off Ukraine embassy in Madrid after it gets ‘bloody’ package of animal remains
ARMED Policia Nacional officers cordoned off the area surrounding the Ukraine embassy in Madrid on Friday afternoon following the delivery of a 'bloody package'.
It...
Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine
AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Interior...
Letter bomb explodes at Ukraine Embassy in Spain’s Madrid
AN employee at the Ukraine Embassy in Madrid suffered minor injuries after a letter bomb detonated on Wednesday lunchtime.
The letter had been addressed to...
Pedro Sanchez announces training base in Spain for Ukraine army will open before end of November
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez says a new training centre for the Ukraine army will open in Toledo before the end of the month.
Sanchez spoke...
Close to 13,000 Ukrainian refugees granted temporary protection in Spain’s Malaga
SINCE Russia invaded Ukraine, over eight months ago, some 13,000 Ukrainian refugees now have temporary protection in Malaga—about 61% of the total granted in...
Spain and Portugal welcome Ukraine to joint bid to host football’s World Cup finals in 2030
SPAIN and Portugal's football associations have confirmed that Ukraine has been added to their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
The three nations...
Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia
A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia.
The boy, 16, ran away from...
6,613 Ukrainians have registered in Spain’s Andalucia since start of Russia’s invasion
MORE than 6,600 people who have fled the war in Ukraine since March 2022 have been registered ‘empadronado’ in Andalucia.
According to data collected by...
Spain’s national train operator testing freight route to bring Ukrainian grain to Barcelona
SPAIN'S train operator, Renfe, is running an experimental freight train across Europe to import grain from the Ukraine.
Grain exports had until recently come to...
Ukrainian refugees bound and gagged in Benidorm house robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent Ukrainian robbery gang who targeted fellow compatriots, including refugees from the current war, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Four people were...
Spain won’t send Leopard tanks to Ukraine due to their ‘pitiful state’
AN offer to send Spanish tanks to Ukraine has been withdrawn because they're not up to the job and would cost too much to...
Spaniards’ support for NATO reinforced since Russian invasion of Ukraine
SUPPORT for NATO has grown among Spaniards since the Russian invasion of the Ukraine in February.
A report from the Elcano Royal Institute revealed that...
Spanish volunteer fighter who went to frontline of Russian invasion dies in Ukraine
A SPANIARD who travelled to Ukraine to join the resistance against the Russian invasion has been killed.
Angel Adrover Martinez, was killed on Saturday, possiblly...
Almost 18,000 Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in Spain’s Andalucia
ANDALUCIA has a total of 17,824 Ukrainians in the region who have applied for temporary protection, which includes accommodation and a work permit.
As reported...
Ukrainian refugees in Valencia’s beach towns are being told to leave for the summer to make way for tourists
MANY Ukrainians who found refuge in Valencian coastal towns are being asked to leave their accommodation as the summer season arrives, it has emerged.
Refugees...
Police arrest 14 illegal migrants posing as refugees fleeing war in Ukraine after they presented false documents in Alicante...
MORE than a dozen people in Alicante have been arrested for posing as Ukrainians using fraudulent documents in order to stay in Spain illegally.
The...