Historians claim that the phrase “Slava Ukrayini!” (Glory to Ukraine!) first appeared in the Black Zaporozhtsi Cavalry Regiment, an armed unit of the UNR Army, which fought for the independence of Ukraine in 1918-1920. At that time, Ukrainian partisans...
Pregnant Marianna Pidhurska, who was a patient at a maternity hospital in Mariupol, shelled on March 9 by the Russian occupiers, gave birth to a girl. This was announced on March 11 by journalist Olga Tokaryuk on Twitter. The journalist...
These two were to be fierce enemies. Instead, they fell in love at first sight, despite the war. Officer Wilhelm Dietz rescued a Ukrainian Fenya Ostryk from German captivity. And later saved him from others. Their breathtaking love story is...
Did you know that Ukrainians created the longest musical instrument in the world? Have you heard that the longest trolley route is located in Ukraine? This and much more, read on here. 1. In Ukrainian town Rakhiv is surrounded...
The Ukrainian flag, with its two simple horizontal bands of blue and yellow, is one of the most recognizable national symbols in the world today. On the surface, the colors reflect Ukraine’s natural beauty: the endless blue sky above...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has put Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the wanted list, 'Ukrainian Pravda' writes. Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, which refers to the department’s database Details: "The basis for the search:...
The Ukrainian song is the soul of Ukrainian people. From ancient times, our ancestors have invested in them their joy and desire, their courage and love to the Motherland. This is our folk memory, which is written in poetic...
Volunteer Alina Stailovskaya, after three weeks of life under bombing in Mariupol, together with her family, managed to get to a safe territory in Ukraine. She told about the nightmare that her family experienced - 'Hvylya' writes. (translated by...
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch appeared on the stage of The Cinema Vanguard Award, which took place on the 9th of March in California, with the Ukrainian flag in his hands and spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

10 things to do in Lviv

For many years Lviv has kept the strong position as one of the most tourist-visited cities in Ukraine. It’s not hard to see why the City of Lions attracts Ukrainians and guests from abroad — exquisite architecture, delicious Galician...