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‘Russian Security Agencies Said Increasing Recruitment of Ukrainians’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Meet the woman drawing all the cute anime Ukrainian soldiers
Japanese artist Natsume is visiting Ukraine for the first time. Shortly after arriving in Kyiv she decided to…
UK exhibition on 1917 Revolution puts Ukraine’s Leninfall in the spotlight
Many events worldwide are commemorating the centenary of the Russian revolution of 1917. Most are funded by the…
Excavations in Ternopil Oblast reveal mass grave of OUN members executed by Gestapo
Volodymyr Kharchuk, deputy director of “Dolya” stated that no one knew the exact place of the grave, but…
History as a weapon in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Instead, the Ukrainian independence struggle looks set to be airbrushed out of the Bolshevik spectacular, much as it…
Ukrainian directors “Take the Stage” at the British Council Theatre Competition
For director Rosa Sarkisian, it’s her first experiment with British drama. She has long dreamed of staging a…
Wild pink flamingos produce offspring for the first time in Ukraine
Pink flamingos, birds by far not common for Ukraine, produced offspring in the country’s southern-lying Kherson Oblast. In…
The Ukrainian wreath: interweaving beauty and tradition
THE ORIGINS Lyricized in songs and shrouded in legends, the Ukrainian wreath has a centuries-long history. The wreath…
Four Crimean Tatars detained in new wave of religious persecution
Contents Victims of the Russian “police of thought”Nothing compromising about Tablighi Jamaat in Crimea and Russia, experts sayKremlin’s…
Ukrainian startup creates Lego-like smart module houses for $40,000
“Bringing and place this house doesn’t impact the surrounding landscape. It doesn’t impact the flora and fauna around.…
Why the Holodomor is genocide under UN convention: On Anne Applebaum’s Red Famine
Between 1932–33, Stalin sought to wipe out the very concept of an independent Ukraine by targeting its peasantry…
Ukrainian Donbas war veteran creates innovative poultry farm as part of SME-boosting program
The maximum amount of financial support offered by this programme amounts to $18,800. Half of the amount is…
Lviv: the city with (possibly) the most lions in the world | Photos
The west-Ukrainian city of Lviv could very well be a world record-setter by the number of lions on…
Artist creates portraits of Ukrainian Hetmans
“When I looked through my son’s textbooks, I was surprised to see how realistically Polish kings and Russian…
Wounded veterans train for Invictus Games, beginning September 23rd
The athletes competing in the Invictus Games are proving that they are stronger than their wounds. Their strength…
Ukrainian church’s gains could be reversed if Kyiv bans Moscow Patriarchal Church in Ukraine, Greek Catholic priest says
Ukrainian churches have been gaining in recent years as ever more people have chosen to leave the parishes…
A Soldier’s Lament: No one ever returns from the war… ever…
His heart and soul are still over there, far away, with the war… But, the body has returned…
Ukrainian artist planted flowers along 400 km of highways to make life happier
FROM SPRING TO WINTER – WITH HOE AND PICKAXE IN HANDS In spring, Vasyl sets out early in…
90% of Ukrainian judges who prosecuted Euromaidan activists still in office – lustration committee
During the Euromaidan revolution of 2013-2014, protesters pitting themselves against Yanukovych’s repressive regime needed to evade not only…
Innovative library of Ukrainian Catholic University becomes Lviv’s new hotspot
The five-story building includes a multifunctional library, offices, exhibition centers, and conference halls. Its creators hope it will…