Discover Ukraine

Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan, famed for socially engaged art and murals, was killed on the Zaporizhzhia front after being gravely wounded while repelling a Russian infantry assault on August 8–9, 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Explore the enduring myth that Russia once planned to trade Alaska for Eastern Europe, and uncover the real 1867 Alaska Purchase and its strategic significance in history and modern geopolitics. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

The Kazimir Malevich art prize returns in 2025 after a five‑year hiatus with a new laureates council and fresh momentum for Ukrainian contemporary art. Apply by Sept. 22.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Ukrainian director Andrii Pryimachenko wins a landmark copyright battle against HBO after the Chernobyl miniseries used his video without permission—historic win for creators. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Ukrainian dance performance “The Forest,” inspired by Lesya Ukrainka, won an Ovation Award at South Africa’s largest arts festival—an unprecedented international recognition.

American journalist Zarina Zabrisky unveils “Kherson: Human Safari,” a powerful documentary on the Russian war in Kherson—chronicling occupation, liberation, and drone terror against civilians. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

June 28 marks Ukraine’s Constitution Day—the anniversary of the 1996 adoption of its Fundamental Law with roots in Cossack constitutionalism and core democratic principles. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Archaeologists in Poltava region discover stunning 2,500‑year‑old gold panther plaques and burial treasures at the Opishlyanka mound — rare insight into ancient Scythian culture.

The iconic “Boryviter” mosaic by Ukrainian master Alla Horska — destroyed in Mariupol — has been faithfully recreated and presented in Kyiv’s Maidan. See it on display until June 22. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Ukraine’s monumental “Black Cloud” — a 7‑ton, 30 m wide art installation first shown in Kyiv’s Sophia Square — was taken to the Burning Man festival in Nevada to warn of looming global threats and war realities.

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) cyber specialists conducted coordinated strikes on Russian Railways, customs and tax service digital systems, disrupting key infrastructure and online services in Moscow‑linked networks.

In Kyiv, visitors can see a rare 1705 engraving “Panegyric in Honor of Ivan Mazepa,” a rich symbolic Baroque composition featuring the Cossack hetman and landmarks at the “Mazepa. The Strategy of a European Ukraine” exhibit at the Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}