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Russia’s massive combine attack on Kyiv on it’s Anniversary
Shocking overnight assault as Russia unleashes a massive combined strike of ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv and other regions — air‑raid alerts, damage and casualties reported. | EMPR
May 24, 2025
Ukrainian veteran stages hunger strike on Independence Square in Kyiv over controversial Military Cemetery plan
Ukrainian veteran Serhiy “Latysh” Yanyuk has begun a hunger strike on Kyiv’s Independence Square to protest the controversial national military cemetery plan and demand independent review. | EMPR
May 23, 2025
Mazepa: The Strategy of a European Ukraine. Large – Scale Exhibition in Kyiv’s Lavra welcomes
Step inside “Mazepa: The Strategy of a European Ukraine” — a bold Kyiv exhibit revealing rare artifacts, art, Cossack legacy and Ukraine’s enduring European identity. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 22, 2025
Nighttime dismissal. The head of the Lavra was removed from office on the eve of the exhibition about Mazepa
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra main buildings silhouetted at dusk on the eve of the Mazepa exhibition, with tense atmosphere over the director’s abrupt removal. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
May 22, 2025
Designed for 1,000 students: another underground school opened in Zaporizhzhia
A new underground school for 1,000 pupils opened in Zaporizhzhia with 15 classrooms, modern ventilation, interactive equipment, medical office & buffet — boosting safe in-person learning. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 21, 2025
How Kyiv is being destroyed without missiles: 5 lost architectural landmarks
The capital’s soul erodes in plain sight — five irreplaceable Kyiv architectural landmarks have been lost to unchecked demolition and developer interests, despite activism to save them. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 21, 2025
Andriy Portnov, former adviser to the fugitive president Yanukovych was shot dead in Spain
Andriy Portnov, former adviser to ex-president Yanukovych, was fatally shot outside an elite American school in Madrid’s Pozuelo de Alarcón while dropping off his children, authorities say. ([empr.media](https://empr.media/news/ukraine/former-adviser-to-the-fugitive-president-yanukovych-andriy-portnov-was-allegedly-shot-dead-around-9-a-m-local-time-today-in-spain/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)) :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
May 21, 2025
Angelina Jolie mentioned a Ukrainian writer during her speech in Cannes
At the Cannes Film Festival’s Trophée Chopard ceremony, Angelina Jolie honored the memory of Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina — killed in a Russian strike — spotlighting artists lost to global conflicts. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 19, 2025
The first land-based dwelling in human history appeared near Kyiv 17th thousand years ago
Archaeologists unearthed four prehistoric dwellings built from ~149 mammoth bones near Mezhyrich outside Kyiv, offering a rare glimpse of early human ingenuity around 17,000 years ago.:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
May 19, 2025
International Museum Day. Which museums in Kyiv are free to visit
Celebrate International Museum Day in Kyiv with free admission to the National Museum of Natural History, Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra, St. Sophia Cathedral, Golden Gate, Ukrainian Literature Museum and more. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 18, 2025
The most massive ascent: Six Ukrainians conquered Everest in a single day
Six Ukrainians reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 14 in the biggest group climb in Ukraine’s history — then four summited nearby Lhotse the next day, with one climber setting a 12‑hour double peak record. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 18, 2025
Russian massive attack on the Kyiv region: deaths and destruction
A massive Russian strike hit Ukraine’s Kyiv region with drones and missiles, killing civilians and wrecking houses, power lines and buildings — part of a relentless bombardment of the capital’s outskirts. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
May 18, 2025