Category: 1. Ukraine

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  • Printed book becomes instrument of cultural resistance during war

    Printed book becomes instrument of cultural resistance during war

    The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine (MCSC) congratulated the employees of publishing houses, printing and book distribution on their professional holiday and emphasized that the printed book becomes an instrument of cultural resistance during the war.

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  • Silent acts of resistance and fear

    Silent acts of resistance and fear

    BBC A poster in red and white shows a Russian soldier holding a gun and wearing combat gear ready for battleBBC

    A Russian call-up poster urges the local population in occupied Melitopol to “Defend the Motherland, professionally”

    A fifth of Ukrainian territory is now under Russian control, and for Ukrainians living under occupation there seems little…

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  • Russian occupation in Ukraine: Silent acts of resistance and fear

    Russian occupation in Ukraine: Silent acts of resistance and fear

    The worry for Mavka and people close to her is that if Kyiv does agree a ceasefire it could mean Russia pursuing the same policy as in Crimea, erasing Ukrainian identity and repressing the population.

    “They’ve already been replacing locals with…

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  • 2 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine; prospects for talks uncertain

    2 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine; prospects for talks uncertain

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, officials said, as uncertainty remains about whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks…

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  • Seven killed in bridges collapse in two Russian regions bordering Ukraine

    Seven killed in bridges collapse in two Russian regions bordering Ukraine

    At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine, Russian officials said 

    A highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region was blown up on Saturday night, local…

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  • Bridge collapse derails train in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine

    Bridge collapse derails train in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine

    A passenger train has derailed after a bridge collapsed in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine.

    The bridge was damaged “as a result of illegal interference in transport operations” and several cars had derailed, Russian Railways said in a…

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