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To add even more fuel to the Polish-Ukrainian conflict, outright fakes and manipulations against Ukrainians have been set in motion – Vynnychuk
03.07.2026
Frame from the Polish propaganda film Ogniomistrz Kaleń (1961)The entire Volyn tragedy is woven from nothing but fakes, which cover the facts so densely that they are no longer visible. Polish researchers themselves have uncovered about a dozen and a half falsified photographs, supposedly depicting victims of the UPA. In some, children were added; in others, deceased Ukrainians were passed off as Poles. Meanwhile, legends circulate about how Bandera’s followers allegedly killed their own Polish wives, writes Ukrainian writer and ...I often encounter reproaches from Polish colleagues that no one in the UPA was punished for crimes against civilians. This is a topic for broader discussion, however – Birchak
02.07.2026
I often encounter reproaches from Polish colleagues that no one in the UPA was punished for crimes against civilians. This is a topic for broader discussion, however, Volodymyr Birchak, Director of Academic Programs at the Center for the Study of the Liberation Movement, writes.At the same time, genocide (according to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide) is defined as deliberate actions committed with special intent (dolus specialis in Latin) to completely or partially ...russia needs unrestrained expansion to disguise its civilizational impotence, the inability to create anything of its own, the need to constantly imitate and steal
30.06.2026
russia seeks to restore itself as an empire. The empire must disappear. The war for Ukraine is the last battle of the empire… We repeat these or similar lines so often that we leave ourselves not even a shred of doubt about the imperial nature of our neighboring state. After all, up until 1917, this country was called the russian Empire at Peter the First’s behest, and the Soviet Union left no doubt about its imperial essence, writes Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov ...Polish authorities have made their choice in favor of playing on the darkest historical traumas, consciously burning bridges — Logvinenko
23.06.2026
Ілюстрація: Ніл Хасевич, один із головних графіків УПА Illustration: Nil Khasevych, one of the main graphic artists of the UPAExactly a year ago, when I wrote about the threat of fascistization in Poland and the rise of anti-Ukrainian sentiments, I, as always, wanted to believe that this was just a pessimistic scenario. It seemed that the shared existential threat from the east should keep the closest or next in line for moscow’s boot in check. But both the election results and ...It was during the retreat of the Red Army from Kyiv in 1941 that the Dormition Cathedral was blown up on orders from the Soviet leadership in moscow – Melnyk
22.06.2026
Today, on June 22, as we commemorate the 85th sad anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, we once again heard from the russian representative a familiar mix of myths, distortions, and outright lies about the Second World War, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Andriy Melnyk, said during the Security Council meeting.The irony is striking. It was during the retreat of the Red Army from Kyiv in 1941 that the Dormition Cathedral was blown up ...We call for increased pressure on russian politicians, business leaders, journalists and religious figures who are complicit in the ongoing crimes against humanity in Ukraine – UCCRO
16.06.2026
During the night of 15 June 2026, the russian Federation carried out another terrorist, massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv, as a result of which the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra was damaged and a fire broke out on the roof of the Lavra’s Assumption Cathedral, covering an area of approximately 800 square meters. The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) said in a statement.The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra traces its origins to the 11th century and has historically been ...Modern Poles don’t want to hear what really happened in Volyn – Yuriy Vynnychuk
12.06.2026
A scandal is raging in the Polish internet over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to grant the honorary title “Heroes of the UPA” to the Separate Center for Special Operations “North”. Karol Nawrocki’s reaction – demanding that Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle be revoked – is somewhat amusing, considering that Gerhard Schröder, a fan of kremlin caviar, remains a recipient of this order, writes Ukrainian writer and journalist Yuriy Vynnychuk for zbruc.eu.If you are to be consistent, you should ...If it has come to this, let’s have a thorough discussion about Poland’s role in the 1920s–1930s in our shared history and its attitude toward the genocide
07.06.2026
How did the Polish government respond to the Holodomor in 1933? Let me remind you that in that year, not tens or hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians died – millions did. So what was the public position of the Polish government regarding the genocide of millions of Ukrainians? Ukrainian historian, journalist, and TV host Oleksandr Zinchenko writes.In my film “Holodomor. Chronicleris,” my Polish colleague, the outstanding publicist and writer Mirosław Wlekły, explains in detail:“…We know that the Polish government was ...What russia is witnessing is the boomerang of the war launched by putin against Ukraine, returning with triple force and striking with painful precision the very hand that set it in motion – Ukraine’s UN representative
21.05.2026
Before turning to my statement, I cannot refrain from reacting to yet another display of crocodile tears by the representative of russia, who once again seeks to squeeze sympathy and compassion out of this chamber. Stop complaining about the “suffering” of poor russians. What russia is witnessing is the boomerang of the war launched by putin against Ukraine, now returning with triple force and striking with painful precision the very hand that set it in motion. Those who sow the ...Millions of crimes committed by the Soviet regime were never properly condemned. This total impunity has led to the mass russian atrocities during its current war against Ukraine – MFA
17.05.2026
Every year on the third Sunday of May, Ukraine observes the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. We bow our heads in memory of the millions of people who suffered repressions, persecution, torture, arrests, and moral and physical destruction at the hands of the Soviet regime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in a statement.The Bykivnia Forest, Demianiv Laz, Sucha Balka, Piatykhatky, Rutchenkove Pole, Sandarmokh, and other sites will never be forgotten. These wounds will ...
