How Ukraine’s Vasyl Stus used poems to fight the Soviet Regime
In 1972, Vasyl Stus was arrested for anti-Soviet propaganda. As his wife Valentyna Popeliukh recalls the moment: “Until…
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What do teens in occupied Donetsk want in life?
Kirill Second-year student at Donetsk National University “Leisure time or holidays? What’re you talking about?... Who’re you kidding?…
Ukraine must officially recognize Soviet regime as an occupation, Kyiv historian says
Since communism collapsed in Eastern Europe in 1989 and in the Soviet space in 1991, those countries which…
Soviet chekists weren’t the professionals Putin wants Russians to think they were, new book says
The KGB and its predecessors were not the highly disciplined professionals and successful managers Vladimir Putin and the…
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…
Khrushchovka apartments: the French dream that became a Soviet reality
When Nikita Khrushchev, the ruler of the USSR in the 1950’s visited France, he had no idea that…
Why a Potemkin “competition” to the Constitutional Court may drag Ukraine back to Yanukovych’s times
The run-up to holidays in Ukraine is traditionally a time to make important decisions, and this New Year’s…
Moscow Patriarchate takes lead in prisoner exchange to its benefit in Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, virtually “the last acceptable mediator between Moscow and Kyiv,” played…
Ukrainian Roman Catholics celebrate Christmas as an official holiday for the first time ever
For the most faithful, on this day, going to mass or other church services is essential. UATV visited…
Help for Kyiv’s homeless
In 2006, 85,000 people in Ukraine were estimated to be homeless. Officially, there are around 12,000 homeless people…
How Ukrainian corruption fighters became victims of the fight with corruption
Contents Chronology of the conflictNABU’s top cases The old guard vs. anti-corruption activistsThe missing auditorWhere are the anti-corruption…
The seven wonders of Ukraine
What are the must-see places in Ukraine? The list "Seven wonders of Ukraine" gives an idea of that. These…
Take a look at the main Christmas trees from all the regions of Ukraine
Mykolayiv, the most expensive official Christmas tree in Ukraine. It costs more than $100,000. Chernihiv And these were…
Another ceasefire begins in Donbas after pullout of Russian observers followed by escalation
Contents Russia's pullout from ceasefire monitoring teamAnother escalation in the DonbasThe US and Canada's green light to the lethal aid can…
Ukraine 2017: Breaking vicious cycle?
Improving some spheres of life and nurturing closer ties with the EU while rolling back some reforms and…
A Ukrainian composer’s gift to the world of Christmas music
Shchedryk is based on popular Ukrainian shchedrivky. These songs express good wishes for an abundant harvest, prosperity and…
Ukraine’s ‘Sparrow-LE’ drone soars to new heights
The drone is meant to be used for surveillance. It’s equipped with cameras, navigators, and antennas to transmit…
How one Ukrainian inventor is revolutionizing prosthetics and rehabilitation
“The main tools are these: a vice, a drill, a saw with small cutters and this sandpaper,” says…
Ukrainian low-coster SkyUp to start operations next April
Starting with April 2018, SkyUp will service charter flights in 2018 from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa and other…