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Nighttime dismissal. The head of the Lavra was removed from office on the eve of the exhibition about Mazepa

Nighttime dismissal. The head of the Lavra was removed from office on the eve of the exhibition about Mazepa

On the evening of May 21, without any prior warning or explanation, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications dismissed the director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve, Maksym Ostapenko. Ostapenko shared the news with UP.Cultura. In the evening, after work hours, he received a call from Volodymyr Shornikov, Director of the Department for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural […]
 May 22, 2025
Designed for 1,000 students: another underground school opened in Zaporizhzhia

Designed for 1,000 students: another underground school opened in Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, an underground school for 1,000 students was opened, where preschool children will also be able to study. It became the seventh such school in the region, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. The underground school is located in the Zavodskyi district of the city. It has an area of over 1,300 square meters […]
 May 21, 2025
How Kyiv is being destroyed without missiles: 5 lost architectural landmarks

How Kyiv is being destroyed without missiles: 5 lost architectural landmarks

While Kyiv holds out under Russian shelling, it is being destroyed from within. During the full-scale war, more than ten cultural heritage sites have been destroyed — not by enemy missiles, but by the hands of unscrupulous officials and developers. The former Tram and Trolleybus Administration building Address: 7b Dehtiarivska Street Built: 1911 Demolished: 2025, by Budkhol LLC “Please tell […]
 May 21, 2025
Andriy Portnov, former adviser to the fugitive president Yanukovych was shot dead in Spain

Andriy Portnov, former adviser to the fugitive president Yanukovych was shot dead in Spain

Andriy Portnov, former adviser to the fugitive president Yanukovych, was allegedly shot dead around 9 a.m. today in Madrid suburb, Spain. This was reported by Reuters, citing a police source. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred near the gates of the American School in the affluent neighborhood of Pozuelo (a suburb of Madrid), while Portnov was dropping his children […]
 May 21, 2025
Angelina Jolie mentioned a Ukrainian writer during her speech in Cannes

Angelina Jolie mentioned a Ukrainian writer during her speech in Cannes

Angelina Jolie drew attention to the stories of women who lost their lives during wars and conflicts. Among others, she mentioned Victoria Amelina. American actress Angelina Jolie spoke at the Trophée Chopard award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival. During her speech, she mentioned Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who was killed in a Russian strike in 2023. According to Glavcom, […]
 May 19, 2025
The first land-based dwelling in human history appeared near Kyiv 17th thousand years ago

The first land-based dwelling in human history appeared near Kyiv 17th thousand years ago

Imagine the moment when an ordinary act of digging a cellar in your own yard suddenly unveils a secret frozen in time for millennia, and over time it becomes clear that the traditional Ukrainian house – or rather its ancient prototype – is the first known land-based dwelling in human history. This is exactly what happened in 1965 in the […]
 May 19, 2025
International Museum Day. Which museums in Kyiv are free to visit

International Museum Day. Which museums in Kyiv are free to visit

International Museum Day is a worldwide celebration that preserves cultural heritage and highlights the vital role of museums in cultural exchange, education, and societal development. On this day, many museums operate free of charge and invite visitors to come and enjoy their exhibits. Ukrainian News will share where to go in the capital in May. A bit of history The […]
 May 18, 2025
The most massive ascent: Six Ukrainians conquered Everest in a single day

The most massive ascent: Six Ukrainians conquered Everest in a single day

The most massive ascent: Six Ukrainians conquered Everest in a single day. Six Ukrainian men and women reached the summit of Everest on May 14 — marking the most massive ascent in the history of Ukrainian mountaineering. This was reported to Ukrinform by Kharkiv native Valentyn Sypavin, who summited the peak for the eighth time, according to “Dim.” “The next […]
 May 18, 2025
Russian massive attack on the Kyiv region: deaths and destruction

Russian massive attack on the Kyiv region: deaths and destruction

The Russian occupiers carried out another massive night attack on the Kyiv region, resulting in the deaths and injuries of civilians. The shelling caused significant destruction and large-scale fires in several areas. Rescuers of the State Emergency Service worked all night and continue to eliminate the consequences of enemy terror. A woman was killed and three more people, including a […]
 May 18, 2025
A Ukrainian emigrant is the founder of the popular mobile application WhatsApp

A Ukrainian emigrant is the founder of the popular mobile application WhatsApp

This is about Jan Koum, an ordinary guy from the Kyiv region who managed to live out his “American dream” and create an app used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Since he is originally from Ukraine, Diaspora.ua shares his story. Jan Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kyiv to a Jewish family but grew […]
 May 16, 2025
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been relying on a single power transmission line for more than a week to supply the electricity

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been relying on a single power transmission line for more than a week to supply the electricity

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been relying on a single power transmission line for more than a week to supply the electricity needed to perform essential nuclear safety functions. The plant’s only backup 330 kV power line was disconnected on May 7, leaving it fully dependent on the sole operational 750 kV line. The IAEA reported that the damage […]
 May 16, 2025
The Main Intelligence Directorate has revealed the new Magura V7 drone, which shot down russian Su-30

The Main Intelligence Directorate has revealed the new Magura V7 drone, which shot down russian Su-30

Military intelligence has presented a series of Magura drones that have been hitting Russian ships. The latest version, the Magura V7 drone, has for the first time destroyed a Su-30 fighter jet. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Wednesday, May 14, presented a series of strike maritime drones called Magura, including the missile […]
 May 15, 2025

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