I spent two weeks in Donbas, a full-scale war zone. I spoke to many military men of different ranks. We discussed both the Russian and Ukrainian military strategies during this war. All of them had their own point of view about the course...
Before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, each trip I took to the beautiful city of Chernihiv was always filled with great emotions and warm memories. I adore this city, not only because of the ancient architecture, and numerous...
My decision to go to Ovruch was pretty spontaneous. The city is located very close to the border with Belarus, through which the Russian army began its invasion of Ukraine. It all started with a call from a good friend of mine Nina, a...
The picturesque village of Katiuzhanka is located 47 km north of Kyiv and is hidden in the deep woods. The area was seized by the Russian army in the early days of the war, and residents stayed under occupation for more than a month. It is...
My friend Nina is a journalist from Finland. She came to Ukraine just a few days after I came back from a village of Borodyanka, which had been completely destroyed by Russian occupiers. Together with Nina we decided to go to the Kyiv...
You probably have never heard about the small town of Borodianka before Russia’s war. Back in Soviet times, it was famous for producing various types of excavators. Now Borodianka is known to the whole world as the Ukrainian Aleppo....
The town of Makariv is a small quiet picturesque place in the Kyiv Oblast. For a long time, it was famous for being one of the ancient settlements of the Kyivan Rus. But now Makariv is infamous for the atrocities that were committed by the...
I stood on the sidewalk, full of motor oil stains, engine parts, and fragments of uniforms near a totally destroyed house in Bucha. The iron fence fell into the yard, bearing distinct tank tracks. Only charred remnants of the walls were...
It is quite natural that the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing all the attention because of its severe social and economic consequences for the European Union. However, significant international issues may slip the world’s attention...
A great number of people hoped the Euromaidan revolution would eradicate corruption. The reform of the judicial system is considered to be crucial in this regard. Can we say that Ukraine has made successful reforms in this direction? The...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
