Kateryna*, the wife of an Azov soldier, spoke about leaving blockaded Mariupol in 2022 in the Ukraїner project “Listen to the voice of Mariupol.” Now, two years after the start of the full-scale invasion, we’re catching up with the...
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prompted Ukrainians to take an even closer look at their family trees and understand their lineage. The same is true for people with Ukrainian roots, who may not have even realised that they are...
Ewa Thompson is a Polish-American literary scholar and a research professor of Slavic studies at Rice University in Houston. She was editor-in-chief of The Sarmatian Review magazine, published from 1981 to 2017. She has written several books on Russian literature,...
The book chronicles two years of Ukrainian resistance against the full-scale Russian invasion, encompassing stories from both the frontline and the rear, mutual aid, international support, shared experiences of tragedies and triumphs, culture, and humour — illustrating the multifaceted aspects...
As part of the “Restoration” project, Ukraїner tells how settlements that have been driven out of the enemy’s hands are recovering and being restored. Our first story was dedicated to Kharkiv, Slobozhanshchyna region, the second one —...
In 2022, Ukraïner’s “Listen to the voice of Mariupol” series was released. It features the stories of people who managed to escape the city after it was occupied by Russian forces. In February 2024, with Mariupol still under Russian...
From a Best International Film award to an Oscar nomination, Ukraine has been winning film critics’ hearts through portrayals of life during the Russo-Ukrainian war. The past ten years in Ukraine have been brought to life on the big screen...
That night, the howling of wild animals, wolves or jackals, was unbearable. “They are going to eat us,” a three-year old boy was crying as the sounds struck terror into his heart. His mother held him on her lap, hugged,...
