Thanks to its unique location and geographical properties, Ukraine has always been a desirable target throughout history from Batu Khan and Polish kings to Catherine II and Nazi occupants. Common knowledge often suggests that Ukraine has had two capitals...
Abducted Ukrainian children are being returned from Mordovia, Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea only with great effort, Ukrinform writes. Thousands of Ukrainian children deported by Russia through intimidation, manipulation and coercion want to return to their families and friends in...
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...
October 14th is a grand and holy day for Ukrainians. It's because of 3 major holidays which millions of Ukrainian citizens are celebrating on this day. From the Cossack times, when the churches were dedicated to the Mother of...
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...
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...
Border guards found a 37-year-old fugitive in a baby box on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. His wife, who was trying to go to Moldova with her two children, suggested him to hide there.  The press service of the State Border Guard...
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...
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...

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...