Strong Ukraine

23/11/2023

⚡️Today American people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. At the same time, this week Ukraine commemorates the beginning of the Revolution of Dignity, which began 10 years ago. At this special time, Ukrainian cultural figures, city mayors, activists, academics, doctors, military and entrepreneurs express their gratitude to the American people for their support in this difficult time👇

20/11/2023

American investors in UA tech startups, Deborah Fairlamb and Justin Zeefe, share insights on the opportunities they see in Ukraine, even during times of war.

Read the full conversation in our Lviv studio

In the new episode of Lviv International Talks, hosted by Tvoemisto, Your City media hub, the discussion centers around the tech sector in Ukraine, human capital, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and Ukrainian resilience. The distinguished guests for this episode are Deborah Fairlamb and Justin Zeefe, the fo...

20/07/2023

What should the city of the future look like? From 28 to 30 June, Lviv hosted an Urban Forum attended by our good friend, French architect Martin Duplantier. He shared with us the main trends in the future of Lviv and the reconstruction of Ukrainian cities after the war. Martin also shared his reconstruction experience in France and the mistakes that should not be repeated.

How can Ukrainian cities be developed during and after the war? Why is it crucial to focus on local identity? How to handle the legacy of the Soviet Union? What role will Lviv play in the country’s reconstruction, and how should the city be developed? These questions, as well as the importance of ...

14/07/2023

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shared his vision of victory over Russia. The story of this military man who defeated "the second world army" inspires many, and that is why Valeriy Zaluzhnyi is ready to fight until victory is certain. The only thing the Ukrainian commander asks for is ammunition, weapons, and equipment. With all of this, he is ready to defend and take back the occupied lands.

Gen. Valery Zaluzhny said in a rare interview that he has used Ukrainian-made weapons to strike inside Russia as he seeks to work around conditions on weapons supplied by the West.

12/07/2023

Today, the NATO Summit in Vilnius has come to an end. We are sincerely grateful to our Allies and NATO countries for their support. The main message that Volodymyr Zelenskyy received from NATO leaders is that Ukraine will join the Alliance not "if" but "when." The final date remains unknown, of course. But Ukrainians have received a glimmer of hope that we are welcome in NATO.

President Zelensky wants assurances Ukraine will join Nato after the war, but members chose strategic caution.

11/07/2023

The United States recently announced the transfer to Ukraine of cluster bombs, which are partially forbidden to use in many countries. However, Russia has ignored its threat to inflict heavy casualties on both the Ukrainian military and civilians. Therefore, Ukraine needs Western precision-guided munitions that will be effectively used against the occupiers and will not harm the civilian population.

Cluster bombs are banned by more than 100 countries - so the move will likely draw intense criticism.

10/07/2023

Many people had quite high expectations of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, but the situation on the front line remains focused on localized clashes. Is this a tactic of the Ukrainian Armed Forces or is there another reason for postponing a full-scale counteroffensive? Our colleagues have collected all available data and summarized what else is needed to win.

Assessing Ukrainian strategy

10/07/2023

The Russian-Ukrainian war has been going on for almost 10 years, and it is not just about annexation and occupation. The Russians use different weapons that harm Ukraine. Among these weapons are propaganda and fakes, because the occupier's hybrid army operates far beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine.

False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.

07/07/2023

Recently, a Russian missile also killed Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian poet. She clearly understood the dangers of Russian spoilage, which breaks in and muddies your thoughts and personality.

She was unable to return to Ukraine when the full-scale war broke out and was in a refugee camp. However, she constantly claimed to be at home - she was a little Ukraine in Europe.

The long read: Before she was killed by a Russian missile strike, the acclaimed novelist and war crimes researcher wrote about growing up in Moscow’s shadow, and how she came to understand what being Ukrainian really meant

06/07/2023

The occupier knows no pity! Last night, the terrorist state attacked Lviv and the region with 10 missiles. One of the targets was a residential building where Ukrainians were peacefully sleeping at that moment. Five people were killed immediately, and a 17-year-old girl was injured.

Homes destroyed, cars shattered, broken windows in all neighboring buildings, glass everywhere. But the most important thing here is the people. Most of them managed to escape, but as of now, we know of four fatalities and 40 injured. There may still be some trapped under the rubble. Now, everything...

06/07/2023

Ukrainians have shown the world what unity means. It is a people who were unafraid to go to tanks with their bare hands and drain petrol from the occupier's vehicles. Our colleagues wrote about how the whole country mobilized against a common enemy.

Another chapter in our special report on the future of warfare considers the big legal questions raised by the fusion of civilian and military activity

05/07/2023

The Ukrainian land in the east is dotted with Russian mines, and therefore, it is very dangerous to move across it. The Ukrainian military told us why every extra step could endanger their lives.

Russia has mined vast swathes of Ukrainian territory its holds, inflicting casualties as Kyiv advances.

04/07/2023

Overconfidence did not save Moscow either in 1812 or in 2022. Technological superiority allowed Ukrainians to save the Black Sea from the Russian fleet, which recently had dominated it. Our colleagues wrote about how Ukrainians managed to defeat the occupier at sea.

Ukraine has repelled the Black Sea Fleet. But naval drones may not be enough to defeat it

04/07/2023

No international treaties will stop Russia from destroying everything Ukrainian. "Russkyi Mir" has turned prosperous Ukrainian cities into Martian colonies.

Ukrainians near to what was the Kakhovka reservoir are coping but proximity to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is a constant worry

03/07/2023

What rules do Ukrainian soldiers live by to survive? The enemy is only intensifying the shelling with mines and explosive shells, and to survive on the front line, our soldiers follow the rules:

In Kreminna's Forest of Surprises, combat is almost face-to-face

03/07/2023

The destruction of culture is, first and foremost, the murder of its carriers. Peaceful Ukrainians who work to glorify their language and country are dying because of Russian bloodlust.

The 37-year-old poet and novelist became the 13th person to be killed in the missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine on June 27.

29/06/2023

Every day, Ukrainian civilian and military medics save people who have been injured in the war. Day and night, under fire, they work in difficult conditions to win.

Ukrainian combat medics share their stories of war, more than a year after the invasion began.

29/06/2023

Now that the Russian civilian crisis is over and Prigozhin has gone into hiding in Belarus, it is time to look at how serious the threat to the Russian system was and what its weaknesses were.

While some analysts have argued that Putin’s rule was never truly threatened, Putin’s actions suggest he believed otherwise

28/06/2023

Lynsey Addario has been traveling and reporting from the world's "hot spots" for twenty years. Despite all her experience, the story of a boy named Yegor from a Ukrainian frontline village has touched her the most.

Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist, noticed a boy idling in a town near the front line in Ukraine. Then she spent more than a week living with his family.

28/06/2023

A threat to Russian security was the restaurant in the center of Kramatorsk, so they decided to destroy it. A 17-year-old girl posed a particular threat to the terrorist country.

A further 56 are injured in the Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk, Ukrainian officials say.

27/06/2023

The war in Ukraine has already become a global phenomenon of the 21st century, as nowhere else has there been such a confrontation between two large armies and disastrous casualties. Our colleagues have written about how this has affected literature.

In several recent books, experts on Russia and Ukraine weigh the importance of the Wagner Group and try to predict how Putin’s invasion will play out.

27/06/2023

The inhuman crimes committed by Russian troops are known to all Ukrainians. Now they have also been recognized by the international community.

Report details widespread and systematic torture with summary executions of more than 70 people

26/06/2023

Ukrainians are grateful for every Western vehicle that comes to us and our military. Paradoxically, a machine designed to kill is now saving the lives of our soldiers.

The Ukrainian Army is encountering an array of challenges that has complicated the early stages of its counteroffensive, especially the large swaths of minefields. But its leaders are urging patience, insisting the main push is yet to come.

26/06/2023

Last weekend's events in Russia shocked the world. Could the Wagner PMC riot be the beginning of the collapse of the Russian system?

Driven by his feud with the defence minister, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion has petered out … for now

23/06/2023

Much is written about the achievements of our military on the battlefield, but few people know about the behind-the-scenes. Our colleagues managed to talk to the tactical command, which is responsible for all the successes and lives of every Ukrainian soldier.

Exclusive: Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi details his experience of war and suggests counteroffensive is just gearing up

23/06/2023

Ukrposhta is well known to Ukrainians for its delivery service. For its employees, the main goal remains to make successful deliveries despite military operations and shelling. They are ready to work both in the rear and on the front line.

Three times a month, postal workers risk their lives to bring letters, pensions, medicine and groceries to the few residents left in Hulyaipole, a small city near the front line.

22/06/2023

What do you know about Borsch? Is it just a delicious soup or a gastronomic symbol of Ukraine in the world? Anya believes that it was Borsch that freed her from the Russian colonization that was inside her.

The long read: The soup of my childhood, borsch, has become emblematic of Putin’s assault on Ukrainian land, culture and heritage, of his drive to plunder and obliterate Ukraine

22/06/2023

Recently, there has been some talk that the Ukrainian counter-offensive is developing too slowly. Despite the Western equipment we have received, Russia still outnumbers us in the skies, and Ukrainian air assets are already outdated. That is why Ukrainian pilots need F-16s.

One of the main issues Kyiv’s ground forces have faced as the counteroffensive gets underway is Russian air power holding them back. Russia still maintains air superiority, which makes it difficult for ground forces to advance.

22/06/2023

Only three Ukrainian soldiers returned home from Hungary. In total, Russia has captured 11 Ukrainian citizens who are ethnic Hungarians. But Budapest is in no hurry to send the remaining eight soldiers home to Ukraine.

upd.(24.06) For now, five of them

Ukraine says three of the 11 men are now free but the two countries are still at loggerheads.

21/06/2023

The war in Ukraine is not just about protecting territories and people. Of course, this is the core reason for the counteroffensive that is already starting. But on the other hand, the Ukrainian army is fighting for values that are well-known to the world community but unknown to the occupier.

The conflict in Ukraine is about much more than Ukraine.