Ukraine gets two Christmases – December 25 and January 7
Prior to that, Ukraine had an official state holiday for Christmas only on 7 January, which, despite being known…
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Cleaning up the Dnipro river
The water temperature is a little higher than 0 degrees Celcius. 20 fisherman make the dive. Today their…
Historical finds from Kyivan Rus era under threat in centre of Kyiv
The discoveries in Podil Raion of Kyiv were found accidentally during construction work, although archaeologists claim that this…
“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…
Ukrainian soldiers receive professional dental care on front lines
One of them is a dentist from Cherkasy, Valeriy Horbenko, who’s been working for more than a…
Ukrainians now see themselves as victors not just victims, Podolsky and Bekirova say
Ukrainians have suffered so much over the last century as a result of the crimes of others that…
134 bodies of NKVD victims unearthed in Ivano-Frankivsk
In the summer of 2017, while laying cables along the street, engineers stumbled upon several human remains. Pamyat…
Kyiv bakery employs people with mental disabilities
"I like to bake and do other things here. Different masterpieces, or other things. Cupcakes, muffins, and everything…
Kyiv during World War II and today: photocollage
Seventy-four years ago, on 6 November 1943, the Soviet army expelled the Nazi occupiers from Kyiv. Stalin ordered…
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…
Volunteer Mariya Berlinska’s outraged cry: “And when they come for us…
… Everything’s very clear... we all know what really happened. (On June 1, 2017, Amina Okueva and her…
A taste of Ukraine’s poetic Renaissance executed by Stalin
By Stephen Komarnyckyj, Photos and videos by maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com British translator and poet Stephen Komarnyckyj has agreed to give…
Chocolate and charity: how one Ukrainian woman helps deaf and blind communities
Cupcakes, marshmallow, and chocolate. For Olena Polozok, making these sweet delicacies is much more than just a hobby…
“LNR” admits to threat of rebellion due to high unemployment in occupied Luhansk
Occupied Alchevsk used to be the industrial centre of Luhansk Oblast, but is now almost totally abandoned by…
Japanese actor takes lead role in new Ukrainian comedy
In everyday life, his name is Kasai, but in this film, he’s called Hiroshi. In both reality and…
How one hospital has become a medical lifeline for Ukrainians in combat zone
Russia’s war in eastern Ukraine forced hundreds of thousands to leave their homes — among them Hennadii Hryhoriev, an expert…
Former UPA liason officer receives copy of her criminal case as recorded by Soviet NKVD
97-year-old Olha Ilkiv, accompanied by her son Volodymyr, arrived at the SBU headquarters in Lviv to…
Ukrainian experts hope UNESCO status will help preserve ancient Trypillian culture
Mykola Iakovyna, the Honorary President of Ukraine’s National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS),…
Explaining why those monuments are lying
Across the former Soviet empire, non-Russians have been taking down the Soviet-era statues that Moscow had imposed on…
October 21: 70th anniversary of Soviet Operation Zapad
The main organizers and executors of the deportation were the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of…