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...
Every fifth resident of a Ukrainian city is an elderly person, according to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. The war has worsened the situation for many of them: some cannot get quality medical care, and many are unable...
Before the full-scale invasion, communities across Ukraine were developing strongly, thanks partly to decentralisation reform and various government programmes. For example, in 2020, a new outpatient clinic was opened in Makariv, built using Canadian technology. Unfortunately, it functioned only for...
This is a report about two people who managed to flee the occupied town of Oleshky amidst the chaos following the Russian explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. They got lucky, if one could even call it that. Residents...
What is it like to leave for the unknown with hastily packed bags and explosions sounding all around? What do Ukrainian women with children experience after fleeing to unfamiliar environments abroad? Nataliia Fadieieva and her friends set out to investigate...
For the first time, the main hero of Victory Day is not Russia, but Ukraine. The attention of countries that truly honor this May holiday will be drawn to Ukrainians. A nation that once suffered grief because of the invasion...
This episode of “Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others” features Deborah Fairlamb, a founding partner at Green Flag Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on tech products, founded in 2023. Deborah has extensive corporate, entrepreneurial, and government experience across different...
‘Hear the Voice of Mariupol’ is a series on people who survived the Russian blockade of the Ukrainian port-city Mariupol in 2022, and managed to evacuate. Two years later, we meet them again to learn how their life has...