“He gazed tenderly at photos of his family & prayed with fervour…”- do not forget fallen Defender Andriy Yurha
Andriy Yurha’s Story Author: Oleksandr Tereshchenko Heavy summer rain falls on the thirsty soil; a lone nut on…
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“Russia has grabbed a piece of our land. People are dying every day… Why?”- do not forget fallen Defender Volodymyr Kyian
ABOUT VOLODIA, OLIA AND DANYLKO Author: Oleksandr Irvanets This story could have a fairytale beginning. Imagine: Olia and…
“Let me go, Mom, because I’m neither here nor there!”- do not forget fallen Defender Andriy Tereshchenko
Look, Grandpa! They’re having a big celebration in heaven today! Author: Larysa Denysenko Svitlana was sure that she’d…
“He would never surrender!”- do not forget murdered council deputy Volodymyr Rybak
Volodymyr Rybak Author: Tamara Horikha Zernia “He was an ordinary man in every way! You know what…
“His life & death will serve as a reminder!” – do not forget fallen Defender Wassyl Slipak
Wassyl Slipak Author: Yaroslav Hrytsak Have you ever wondered why there are so many Tombs to the Unknown…
“Dad, they will never leave us in peace! We’ll all have to fight!”- do not forget fallen Cyborg Sviatoslav Horbenko
Sviatoslav Serhiyovych Horbenko Author: Oleksandr Mykhed Son Sviatoslav Horbenko was born on December 26, 1994. His birthday is…
“You will always be our hero!” – do not forget fallen officer Mykola Zhuk
HE’S HERE, CLOSE BY Mykola Zhuk by Yuriy Andrukhovych I don’t know what to do and how to…
PLUS 1: traveling photo exhibition dedicated to the fallen Defenders of Ukraine
PLUS 1 is a street-based photo exhibit designed to support the families of fallen Ukrainian servicemen and memorialize…
Being Ukrainian – a conscious choice
Many people are openly skeptical about this important topic; they say that it’s not a burning issue, that…
Indoctrination campaign for kids reveals identity crisis of Kremlin’s proxy “republics” in Donbas
Since 2014, propaganda in the Russian-occupied territories of East Ukraine has been trying to ensure the obedience of…
Internally displaced persons from Crimea: a challenge for the Ukrainian government
The first wave of Crimean migrants began arriving in Lviv after Russian Spetsnaz troops occupied government buildings in…
History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine
On Saturday November 7, 2015, a long-awaited memorial to a little-known modern genocide will be dedicated in Washington…
Poaching, simmering, and boiling: The declining relevance of identity discourse in Ukraine
One night in mid-December 2013, my parents, in Lviv, Western Ukraine, woke up as dozens of cars honked…