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Free Ukrainian Crimea Is Not a Myth! Lyashenko Vladyslav
Crimea remains one of the most painful topics in modern Ukraine. The peninsula has been under Russian occupation since 2014. However, during the years of occupation, Crimea has not become “Russian”—it has only become a place of systemic pressure, repression, and ongoing struggle. As of today, the situation on the peninsula has clear measurable indicators:… Read more
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Ukrainian Crimea: How It Was – Iryna Yegorova
Crimea is a peninsula with a long and rich history. Its story goes far into the past. At the beginning of the second millennium, this land was home to native peoples — Crimean Tatars, Karaites, and Krymchaks. Today, Crimea is mostly known as a land occupied by Russia. This situation repeats earlier attempts to control… Read more
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For Ukrainians This Year, Spring Feels Like a Victory – Yevgeniia Genova
After another winter of war, Ukrainians are congratulating each other on something simple: Spring has arrived. Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion – and more than a decade since the war began – surviving winter has become its own milestone. This year the season was especially dark: Russia again targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, hoping cold… Read more
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Why Russians and Ukrainians Are Not Brothers – Diana Mesevria
In this article, I want to show why this Russification has led to the thesis about “brotherly nations” becoming so widespread. Since my childhood, I grew up in a Russified environment, although I wasn’t aware of it back then. In school, they spoke Russian; my parents also spoke Russian at work. The majority of state… Read more
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Ukrainian Volunteer Day: Honoring Those Who Defend the Country- Kira Kipka
Every year on March 14, Ukraine observes Ukrainian Volunteer Day—a special day, not just a holiday, but a tribute to people who voluntarily chose to defend their country. This date was not chosen by chance: on March 14, 2014, the first volunteers left Maidan for the training base in Novi Petrivtsi, where they formed Ukraine’s… Read more
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Blackouts, Humanity and Strength in Ukraine- Yevgeniia Genova
“I don’t want to be strong. I just want to sleep a little in warmth and not wake up from explosions,”my friend tells me. She lives, like I do, in Odesa — a city of one million people in southern Ukraine, which is under Russian fire every day. Almost every night our city is attacked… Read more
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