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Kyrylo Budanov: “We destroyed our own mobilisation ourselves. No matter what anyone may claim to the contrary, we destroyed it"
Sonya Koshkina
Kyrylo Budanov: “We destroyed our own mobilisation ourselves. No matter what anyone may claim to the contrary, we destroyed it"
“Russia was supposed to be ready to begin military action against Europe in 2030. Those plans have now been revised, with the timeline brought forward to 2027. This concerns the Baltic states and their occupation.”
  • Ukrainian language course launched at Mexican university for the first time
    Ukrainian language course launched at Mexican university for the first time
    For the first time in Mexican history, a university course in the Ukrainian language has been held in Mexico City.
  • Veteran Yurko Vovkohon: making veterans’ lives meaningful, not easier
    Kateryna Hladka
    Veteran Yurko Vovkohon: making veterans’ lives meaningful, not easier
    Culture manager and veteran Yurko Vovkohon tells how art works with veteran experiences in the ‘Voices of Defenders’ project.
  • Ukrainian literature festival Voices from Ukraine takes place in Tokyo for first time
    Kateryna Hladka
    Ukrainian literature festival Voices from Ukraine takes place in Tokyo for first time
    For the first time in Japan, the festival of Ukrainian literature Voices from Ukraine took place.
  • Strike on submarine. Black Sea Fleet and Baba Parazka
    Viktor Kevlyuk
    Strike on submarine. Black Sea Fleet and Baba Parazka
    Over the course of the full-scale war, the enemy fleet has lost 29% of its capability to conduct missile strikes against land targets and 54% of its amphibious assault capability. On the Ukrainian side, zero ships were employed.
  • Maya Deren: Kyiv-born foremother of American avant-garde cinema
    Dmytro Desyateryk
    Maya Deren: Kyiv-born foremother of American avant-garde cinema
    The director explored dance and ritual, filmed Anaïs Nin and influenced David Lynch. 
  • Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and composer Mariya Yaremak perform at St Pancras Station in London
    Kateryna Hladka
    Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and composer Mariya Yaremak perform at St Pancras Station in London
    Okean Elzy frontman Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, composer Mariya Yarmak and Lihtar Orchestra and Choir perform charity concert at London’s iconic St Pancras International
  • “Space for discussion rapidly shrinking”: Culture Congress 2026
    Kseniia Bilash
    “Space for discussion rapidly shrinking”: Culture Congress 2026
    “To be honest, not all cultural institutions are valuable.”
  • Year in review: an anti-corruption reckoning, electoral prospects and regional “back offices”
    Valentyna Mereshchuk
    Year in review: an anti-corruption reckoning, electoral prospects and regional “back offices”
    When and how will we achieve a just peace?
  • London hosts British premiere of Hanna Havrylets’ symphonic poem Signs
    Kateryna Hladka
    London hosts British premiere of Hanna Havrylets’ symphonic poem Signs
    Lihtar Orchestra and Choir, an independent music group of Ukrainian and international students from London conservatoires, performed in London with an extensive programme.
  • War and Peace: Trump’s and Zelenskyy’s versions
    LB.ua
    War and Peace: Trump’s and Zelenskyy’s versions
    The presidents of Ukraine and the United States made a series of statements that testified to different visions of ways to end the war and achieve peace in Ukraine.
  • Ihor Liski: “Unity is the only trump card Ukraine can play”
    Ihor Liski
    Ihor Liski: “Unity is the only trump card Ukraine can play”
    “Our northern neighbour is repeating the same situation as 100 years ago.”
  • Odesa Fine Arts Museum presents performances by Antonin Artaud fellows
    Kseniia Bilash
    Odesa Fine Arts Museum presents performances by Antonin Artaud fellows
    Other screenings in this series, which explores Ukraine’s South, will also take place in Pervomaysk and Zaporizhzhya.
  • French version of Chapter Ukraine — catalogue of Ukrainian books in translation launched
    Kateryna Hladka
    French version of Chapter Ukraine — catalogue of Ukrainian books in translation launched
    Chapter Ukraine is a digital platform featuring a curated list of Ukrainian books available in foreign translations.
  • How to understand Russian colonialism? A discussion between Sofi Oksanen and Mariam Naiem
    Nataliya Teramae
    EXCLUSIVEHow to understand Russian colonialism? A discussion between Sofi Oksanen and Mariam Naiem
    Discussion on Russian colonialism by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen and Mariam Naiem, a guest author from Ukraine at Helsinki Book Fair 2025.
  • How Putin outmanoeuvres Trump
    Petro Herasymenko
    How Putin outmanoeuvres Trump
    The current foreign policy of the White House, in particular the attitude towards the Russian Federation, is primarily about "peace through weakness". And weakness always encourages the pagans to new conquests.
  • Lviv to host the IV Culture Congress CONNECTION_BREAKUP
    Kateryna Hladka
    Lviv to host the IV Culture Congress CONNECTION_BREAKUP
    The event will run from 12 to 14 December 2025. 
  • Borys Filatov: “Every year, before the central budget is adopted, someone tries to rob the regions”
    Valentyna Mereshchuk
    Borys Filatov: “Every year, before the central budget is adopted, someone tries to rob the regions”
    “I’ll speak for all local government: there’s no need to reinforce us. Please, leave us in peace and let us keep what rightfully belongs to our residents.”
  • Semen Kryvonos: “There are more than enough back offices in this country; there’s still a lot of real work to be done”
    Valentyna Mereshchuk
    Semen Kryvonos: “There are more than enough back offices in this country; there’s still a lot of real work to be done”
    Will NABU release new tapes? Will international partners assist? Is there a single mastermind behind the back-office system? Is Umerov cooperating with investigators? Will Yermak face suspicion?
  • Polish war correspondent Paweł Reszka: “In Russia, I saw only emptiness”
    Kateryna Hladka
    Polish war correspondent Paweł Reszka: “In Russia, I saw only emptiness”
    “And the country... What is a country? It has to expand. Like the planet in the Strugatsky brothers' novel, which devours other planets. And if it stops expanding, the question arises: why do I exist? That, in my opinion, is Russia.”
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