“The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov,” a documentary about the case of the Ukrainian filmmaker and political prisoner held by Russia, is now available for free international screenings, under the precondition that...
Paul Niland, an Irish businessman and CEO of Statement Email, writer, and political commentator living in Ukraine, has launched a new crowdfunding platform to gather funds for Ukrainian veterans which at the same time allows...
Kalyna Language Press has been publishing Ukrainian literature in translation since 2013 and its translator Steve Komarnyckyj published his first book of translations in 2011. Our work has been highly praised. The Guardian’s poetry...
At the start of the war in Donbas, volunteers saved the Ukrainian army, providing everything from socks to sniper rifles. But as time passes, the role of these so-called volunteers comes up for discussion more and more often. Are they...
“We have come here before just to get acquainted with the territory. We’ve been shown ducks and asked to help feed them. We also had forest rangers visit us and tell us how to help nature. We watched them plant the trees. We help...
Before Russia’s war in the East, Oleksandr Shkatula worked in a restaurant in his native city of Makiivka. That is where he made the first steps in cheese making. What started off as a hobby has turned into a process of boiling 100...
In 2006, 85,000 people in Ukraine were estimated to be homeless. Officially, there are around 12,000 homeless people in Kyiv alone, but the numbers are believed to be much higher. A grassroots organization called “Help the Homeless”...
Serhiy Koziuk is a web developer. He decided to enter the profession after being wounded in the war in eastern Ukraine: “When I was in the hospital, I passed tests online and came to the courses in 4 days. For me personally,...
“The main tools are these: a vice, a drill, a saw with small cutters and this sandpaper,” says Dmytro. Balandin has created a type of assisting prostheses for patients recovering from injuries below the waistline. Leaning on the...
Sarah Jennings is a 52-year-old volunteer from California. She was interested to see the situation in Ukraine for herself, which is why she joined GoCamp initiative. As a destination she chose eastern Ukraine. She volunteered in the...
“We still do not know what they did to the Jews. Terrifying rumors are heard from the Lukianivske cemetery. But they still cannot be trusted. They say that the Jews are being shot. Those escorting them to the point where they were...
