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May 2 in Odessa: a year after the tragedy
Despite serious concerns, commemorating events on 2 May in Odesa were peaceful and calm and not that mass as one could expect, perhaps due to unprecedented safety and security measures, or just because the dust has settled for the year passed.
May 3, 2015

Young Ukrainian chemist conducting research in nanomaterials is awarded 100K €
Illia Huralskyi, a young chemist studying at Taras Shevchenko University in Kyiv, was awarded 100K € for his research in nanomaterials. The award was granted by Horizon 2020, an EU program that supports research and innovation in the sciences. Ukraine became a member of the program only recently. "This is a…
May 2, 2015

Ukraine government VS Right Sector: who is rocking the boat and for what purpose?
It's no secret that the government of Ukraine has never been happy with the formation of volunteer battalions in the country. From the very start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine it was precisely the volunteer battalions that had succeeded in slowing the advance of the separatist gangs and…
Apr 30, 2015

Mysterious Ukrainian name of world astronautics
His birth name is Alexander Shargey, but he was better known as Yuri Kondratyuk. Born in Poltava (Ukraine) in 1897, he took a deep interest in space science has since his last years of study in Kiev Gymnasium. All his life he pursued a goal: to develop technical base for…
Apr 30, 2015

Euromaidan and UPA medical services: Continuity and uniqueness
As the result of public initiative several medical aid centers were established during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. There are parallels to this in Ukrainian history in the 1940's when the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the underground opposition network received medical care and support from the Ukrainian Red…
Apr 30, 2015

We don’t block traffic – we are traffic
April 25, thousands of Odesa residents – adults and children – participated in the Critical Mass season grand opening. The Critical Mass is aimed at promoting cycling movement and tourism in Odesa.
Apr 25, 2015

“The nuclear threat” or whom Putin decided to surprise
Yesterday, April 23rd, an anonymous call was made to the Consulate General of Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don with an alarming claim that several train cars with the symbol "danger hazardous nuclear content" were seen going through the city train station in the direction of Crimea.
Apr 24, 2015

Ukrainian Cyborgs speak at the opening of photo exhibition on Donetsk airport
On 23 April UCMC International Media and Art Lounge hosted opening of Sergei Loiko’s “Airport” photo exhibition narrating daily routines of Ukrainian Cyborgs at the Donetsk airport.
Apr 24, 2015

Echo of War: terrorists’ explosives found in Lysychansk
On 20 April, a huge amount of explosives planted by terrorists during the occupation was discovered under the bridge in Lysychansk.
Apr 21, 2015

Remembering Volodymyr Rybak: a year since the murder
Today is a year since a member of Horlivka City Council Volodymyr Rybak was brutally killed by Russia's proxies in Eastern Ukraine.
Apr 18, 2015

US paratroopers arrive in Ukraine to train Ukrainian military
17 April, paratroopers of the US Army 173rd Brigade arrived in Ukraine to train Ukrainian military
Apr 17, 2015

Ukraine’s Antonov plant introduced new transport aircraft AN-178
17 April, Kyiv, Antonov State Company unveiled a new aircraft AN-178.
Apr 17, 2015