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How Mykolaiv is being restored

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 —...

How war affects the Black Sea and marine life

In 1996, the six coastal states of the Black Sea signed the Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea. This plan was necessitated by the alarming destruction of the Black Sea’s unique natural complexes...

100 photos of Ukraine 2023

100 photos of Ukraine is a large summary material that Ukraїner traditionally prepares at the end of each year since 2017. These are the most vivid and significant pictures that our team has taken during the last 12 months....

Krymchaks of Ukraine. Who are they?

Krymchaks are an indigenous people of Ukraine that emerged on the Crimean Peninsula alongside Crimean Tatars and Karaites. Their primary distinguishing feature is their faith: they practice Orthodox Judaism with Krymchak prayer rituals. The Krymchak population has always...

The voices of occupation. Oleksandr. An abduction, an interrogation and a theatre festival

The voices of occupation – a series of stories from people who lived under occupation and managed to get out.

Our next hero is Oleksandr Knyha, a deputy of the Kherson regional state administration and theatre director. He and his family...

The secret world of the Odesa catacombs

Guerrilla camps in limestone mines, wineries, underground museums, karst caves, and lakes… All of this lies underneath the city of Odesa and its outskirts, where one of the world’s largest catacomb networks stretches for several thousands of kilometres. The catacombs...

We are Crimea

The occupation of the Crimean peninsula was not all of a sudden. Russia had been preparing informationally and politically for a long time, took a chance while the state authorities were being re-elected at the beginning of 2014, and dared...

Czechs of Ukraine. Who are they?

Houses with orchards and sizeable yards, where one can hear both Czech and Ukrainian languages. Concrete footpaths, and a well looked after church. These are the typical sights of the Bohemka village in Prychornomoria. The village was founded in the...

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