Putin doesn’t need the Donbas… this was the case even at the start of the war. The Donbas is not Crimea, which has a sacred importance for Russians and which is worth an enormous investment risk. Putin wants the Donbas to be part of...
It’s all about Oleg Sentsov… “What’s the situation in Ukraine?” – I hear this question quite regularly. A complete answer calls for an analysis and forecast of events that we experience in Ukraine every day, a brief...
Forgive us, Ukrainians, for sending our sons and brothers to be wounded and killed in the war every day, and this interferes with your business plans. Sorry for having such a neighbour, who seized parts of our country, shot down your plane...
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...
Filip Rudnik: In January, Ukraine began celebrating the centennial of its independence. Ceremonies commemorating the Battle of Kruty* and the announcement of state independence in 1918** were unexpectedly modest. What does this post-Maidan...
“It’s very important…. and it’s very painful. These were our fathers and grandfathers. We should honour their memory and accompany them on this day. They defended us so that we could live.” says resident of Maiaky, Oleksandra...
When the days or nights become too difficult to bear, Mykola takes his “amulet” from a secret pocket in his backpack, and the dark, depressing dugout suddenly brightens up, becoming warmer and more comfortable. Mykola knows that his...
On the verge of death In 2014, it was difficult to understand that a real war had erupted in Ukraine, says Dr. Yuriy Skrebets. At the time, Chief Physician Serhiy Ryzhenko gave several interviews about the first soldiers arriving at...
Lie No.1: Ukraine is a “failed state” Russia has been trying to convince the world that Ukraine is a non-country, a state that has not really happened. Moscow explains that Ukraine appeared on the world map as a geopolitical...
Some twenty soldiers are sitting at a table, assiduously drawing and painting angels with the help of volunteers. Most of them have never worked on paper or canvas. The task is to draw an angel. Artur Spirin is one of the few veterans that...
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...
