Ilovaisk became one of the most bloody pages of the contemporary Russo-Ukrainian war. Ukrainian forces were surrounded by the regular Russian army on 24-26 August 2014. Ukrainians were promised a safe exit by Vladimir Putin himself but...
On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian forces found themselves entrapped by Russian-separatist forces.These Russian-separatist forces on the request of Vladimir Putin himself organized a so-called “green corridor,” through Ukrainian...
Larysa Artiugina, one of the directors of My Father, did not choose a hero. Rather the hero chose her – his story inspired her to make this powerful film. Artiugina met Volodymyr Samolenko (call-sign “Vovan”) in 2014,...
August 9 My Ilovaisk began five years ago… From the very start of the day, there’s been a flurry of activity. I work non-stop from 7 to 11a.m. The vehicle is nearly loaded by the time I’m relieved by Shaman. We help...
29 August is now officially recognized as the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the decision as five years ago this day, the largest amount of Ukrainian warriors were killed out of all the...
Yuri was at the Battle of Ilovaisk in 2014, or as he says, “a full participant and eye-witness of the tragic events of the Ilovaisk ambush”. He survived and made his way back to safety over several days, but had to be...
In August 2018, Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of the Ilovaisk battle, the deadliest episode in the country’s modern history. It was this battle that tipped the scales in the war between Ukrainian pro-government and Russian...
Vladyslav Horbovets (vascular surgeon): Military medicine has always been at a high level in Ukraine. In the USSR, it was basically practiced in military district hospitals. But how did these military hospitals function? They mostly...
The mother of Yevhen Kharchenko, a killed volunteer fighter in the Donbas Battalion, shows a photo of a destroyed fire engine near Ilovaisk. It was at the front of a Ukrainian military convoy that was moving along the “green...
The investigation into the responsibility of Ukrainian commanders is highly important not only for the sake of historical justice, but also because the war which is still called an Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Ukraine is ongoing in...
In October 2022, nearly two weeks before the Ukrainian Army liberated Kherson, Russian soldiers parked several school buses next to the Regional Art Museum named after Oleksii Shovkunenko. Over four days, the invaders loaded their vehicles...
