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Information about Ukraine people’s way of life today.
“With start of invasion, foreign firms started selling us sh*t.” How Ukraine’s top military charity saves lives today
[editorial]For eight years, Come Back Alive Foundation, Ukraine’s #1 military charity, has sent equipment to the frontline, trained…
This volunteer center is the reason Ukraine will win
As I rush towards the Potosky Palace, I forget one of the main rules of Lviv — do…
“I can help others just as once other people helped me”: child of war now supports vulnerable kids of Donbas
[editorial]Victoria was 13 when a bunch of volunteer activists came to help the “broken” children of war in…
How IDPs fleeing Russian war became successful goat cheese farmers in central Ukraine
Oleksandr and Maryna Blonsky breed goats, make cheese from their milk, and welcome tourists to their farm. Up…
The biggest problem of Ukraine’s economy and six enthusiasts who solved it
[editorial]30 years after independence, Ukraine’s economy is mostly raw-materials oriented, with agriculture and metals making up the bulk…
8 Ukrainian book illustrators that will amaze you
[editorial]Ukrainian illustrators impress! They receive international awards and recognition, and every year millions of books illustrated by talented…
Meet the Ukrainian teenagers who like to change the world
[editorial]Teenagers are notorious for their nihilism and obsession with possession, especially in post-Soviet societies. But the teen participants…
“Land of opportunities”: How a Swiss woman fulfilled her dream of an organic tea business in Ukraine
Christina says it is cheaper to run a business in Ukraine, calling it the land of opportunities: The…
Conductor Oksana Lyniv: we should be proud that names of prominent Ukrainians are part of the history of world music culture
On 30 November 2020, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was awarded the prestigious Oper! Awards in the category of…
78% of Ukrainians are stressed out over quarantine – especially women
The new Ukrainian poling platform Gradus Research has conducted a comprehensive study of social stress during quarantine. Since…
Takflix: a platform where you can finally watch Ukrainian films online
A grandmother living alone in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, a trade union leader at a municipal heating company…
GogolTrain: Europe’s first art train amps up Ukraine’s cultural mobility
GogolTrain is said to be the first art train in Europe. In the world, such an art project…
The village creating Ukraine’s eco-friendly iconic brooms
Technology and history of manufacturing Brooms are mostly made of millet or sorghum stems. This crop grows well…
Ukraine ships first 20-ton batch of used batteries to EU recycling plant
Over one million batteries were collected in 80 plastic barrels. Activists say that the shipment will save 1600…
“We have awakened!” Ukrainian actress Ada Rohovtseva talks about key events in past decade
Today, Ms Rohovtseva often travels to the front lines and communicates directly with the soldiers, organizes solo or…
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine calls on Yad Vashem to award Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky title of “Righteous Among the Nations”
The Chief Rabbi states that he bases his arguments on strong historical facts, namely that during the Third…
Hunger for Truth: Documentary about Canadian journalist who was first to report about Holodomor
Her 1932 articles were published in the Toronto newspaper The Evening Telegram and were found only a few…
UK film director drives to Donbas to film war, spends almost a year there
Introductory video by Reece Lynch about his work: “I want to stay here as much as possible. That’s…
Bringing democracy to Shchastia, traumatized war-town with a happy name
The instructors of Media docUA recognized immediately that local youth are heavily downtrodden by the destruction all around…
60 percent of 500,000 Azerbaijanis in Ukraine are Ukrainian citizens, leader says
Sixty percent of the roughly half million Azerbaijanis living in Ukraine are citizens of that country and committed…