The forgotten tragedy of Koryukivka: How the Nazis exterminated a town of 7,000 souls
In the French village of Oradour (June 1944), Nazis murdered 642 inhabitants; in the Czech village of Lidice…
REPORT/APPEAL No.5 (March-December 2017) Help Us Help Our Soldiers (HUHS)
This project is run as a private initiative under the auspices of KRYLA Ukrainian Volunteer Association [http://kryla.org.ua/]. Your generous…
Story of Frants Brzhezytsky, last Ukrainian survivor of Majdanek concentration camp
Franz Carlowitz Březicki (Ukr: Frants Karlovych Brzhezytsky) was born in a modest Polish working family in Zhytomyr on…
Artist Serhiy Yakutovych: a perfect blend of creativity, energy and communication
Yakutovych was born in an artistic family in Kyiv in 1952. His father, Heorhiy Yakutovych was an outstanding…
Volunteers, civil society and the army: united in face of the enemy
The war in Ukraine is no longer regularly reported in western media; when it is, the focus is…
Valentyn Kovalsky: a story of life, war and death
His friend Valeriy Lohinov, call sign “Askold”, remembers him fondly: “Valentyn enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine…
Moving poem by Yuliya, wife of Oleksandr Korinkov, prisoner in the “DNR”
A raven croaks its dreary song above the man sitting in darkness, A darkness covered in sorrow, even…
Ukrainian mosaic: five unique ethnic groups
LEMKOS According to one version, Lemko ancestors were the ancient tribes of White Croats who lived on…
Spain’s most popular newspaper supports Ukrainian footballer Zozulya: A lesson in patriotism
In particular, El Pais notes that Zozulya has never used Nazi symbols, but on the contrary, has demonstrated patriotic…
January 18: “Hungry Kutya” or Second Holy Night: traditions and customs
After dinner, children drive the kutya symbolically away from the house. They run outside, beat a chosen corner…
Russian police arrest Yuri Dmitriev, Karelian human rights leader
According to Sergei Krivenko, board member of the International Memorial Society, Russian law enforcement agencies believe that the…
The story of Anna Popovych: love, war, death, gulag and freedom
Anna Popovych was born in the village of Zelena, Nadvinyansky Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast on May 29, 1925. During…
REPORT/APPEAL No. 4 (March-December 2016) Help Us Help Our Soldiers (HUHS)
This project is run as a private initiative under the auspices of KRYLA Ukrainian Volunteer Association [http://kryla.org.ua/]. Your…
20 Prominent Ukrainian Women
Ada Rohovtseva (1937- ) Famous theatre and cinema actress, People’s Artist of Ukraine, professor at the National…