Ruslana Danilkina is a veteran whose own experience with injury and prosthetics helped her discover new calling in rehabilitating soldiers. Now, the veteran assists injured servicemen in adaptation to life with prostheses, demonstrating through her own example that an active...

The Revolution of Dignity is widely considered the starting point of the revival, or “new wave”, of Ukrainian documentary filmmaking. The need to film events on the Maidan, particularly the crimes of the security forces of the then-president, and...

The Ukrainian volunteer movement has become a large-scale phenomenon that united the entire country and helped the nation withstand the Russian invasion. Zgraya was among the organisations that brought together Ukrainians from different parts of the country. Founded in Kyiv...

Colonies settled by the mostly forgotten today ethnic group of Zabuh Hollanders developed in Volyn, in the west of Ukraine, from the late 18th until the middle of the 20th century. They developed a unique cultural landscape, distinct from the...

Irpin is one of the Ukrainian cities where reconstruction efforts have expanded into an extensive campaign involving numerous stakeholders. Residents of apartment buildings independently repair roofs damaged by shelling and replace windows in their homes. Lithuanian partners are engaged in...

One remarkable sign of Ukrainian society’s evolution is its people’s initiative and willingness to take responsibility. This tendency is especially evident during wartime, when state authorities remain overwhelmed and focused on national defence. In times of crisis, the heroes highlighted...