Oleh Boyko, 14 years old My father was called Oleksandr Boyko. I live with my mother and older brother. Dad worked at Epicenter (home improvement & gardening supermarket). He wanted to become a professional boxer, but he was badly...
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...
The role of volunteers in sustaining the Ukrainian armed forces against the backdrop of Russian aggression cannot be overestimated. In 2014, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lacked troops, capacity, and resources. On 28 February 2014, at the...
Japanese artist Natsume is visiting Ukraine for the first time. Shortly after arriving in Kyiv she decided to visit a weapons exhibit. This is no coincidence, Natsume’s unique skill is portraying the military in a different light. Since...
Large-scale military exercises that include the U.S. and several other military units of NATO countries have kicked off in western Ukraine’s Yavoriv district. The military exercises focus on defensive operations and enhancing joint...
Volunteers from the Lithuanian organization Blue-Yellow gathered over EUR 140,000 in support of Ukraine at a charity concert which was held on the TV channel lrt.lt on 13 January. Jonas Ohman, a Swedish-Lithuanian volunteer and...
The way that Russia has reacted to the Ukrainian missile training exercises is one more proof of the indisputable fact that to be successful Ukraine above all needs a strong, modern army. Politicians and journalists continue to explain why...
RUSLAN FRIZIN Ruslan is a big, burly man, but extremely soft-spoken with a childlike smile and a deeply patriotic heart. He was born in Korsun-Shevchenkivske, Cherkasy Oblast on March 22, 1974 where he worked at different jobs, mainly as a...
Olena Mosiychuk, call sign “Maliok” (Baby), paramedic “Some tips for women at war: War has no rules and no mercy. Never show that you’re weak or afraid! May the Gods watch over you!” “I’ve always been a fighter, and I’ve...
The war in Ukraine. “Little green men” (aka unmarked Russian soldiers) entered the Crimean peninsula at the end of February 2014. In spring of the same year, Russian troops moved into the Donbas, taking over the main administrations...
Four years after the Euromaidan Revolution, many people are wondering what it changed, and what it brought Ukraine. What is your opinion? I look at it from another point of view. It wasn’t Euromaidan that changed something – it was...
