Reforms in Ukraine: success or a farce?
On 21 February the Free Academy of Change in Kyiv hosted a discussion called “Ukraine and Reform: A…
Tatar political prisoner: I will continue to denounce Russia’s criminal government
Would you describe the day you left the prison? Actually, a conflict arose on the day I left…
Military prosecutor reports over 518 suicides among Ukrainian soldiers
“In the first two months of 2018, we’ve recorded two to three suicides per week, which means 16…
The life and death of people in medieval Ukraine, told by a paleoanthropologist
Vadym Nazarenko (VN): One of your earliest works was research into the population of medieval Kyiv. Can you…
15 innovative startups from first-ever Ukrainian Pavillion at Las Vegas electronics exposition
Without cost 10 participants in the Ukrainian pavilion were selected via the Ukrainian Venture Capital Association with the…
Wild-honey farmers of Polissya: People of the forest
“Bortnytstvo” (wild-honey farming) was especially developed in regions situated within the Irpin, Sluch and Pripyat Rivers. The forests…
Ukrainian engineer patents electric vehicle battery he claims charges 3 times faster than Tesla
Mr. Tsykhmystro has been developing his electric-vehicle battery Alex UR Batt for three years. As of now, he has…
Mass grave of Kozak Volyn Division of UNR Army found in Vinnytsia Oblast
According to a local, Mykola Drabaty, who remembers the stories recounted by elderly villagers, the soldiers buried in…
UGCC Major Archbishop Svyatoslav: “The war will stop when we stop pretending there’s no war!”
Such an opinion was recently expressed in a radio broadcast by the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic…
The oldest museum director in Ukraine: I’m here for the sake of my museum
The Holodomor cannot be forgotten Halyna remembers her childhood with great sadness. She was born in an ordinary…
International Criminal Court points to direct military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine
In its Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2016, the Office reported that by April 30, 2014 the…
Chaplain Kostyantyn Kholodov: War is a terrible thing that changes a man’s mindset
The war is well into its fourth year, but the law on military chaplaincy has yet to be…
“DNR leader” Zakharchenko orders confiscation of local crops
The text of this “Order” dated Novemeber 3, 2017 has been published on the “DNR” website. “Cereals and…
150-year-old church paintings discovered in Ukrainian village school attic
For years and years, rumours and tales of materials from the old village church being used to build…