By Rostyslav Averchuk Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct 24 (EFE).- A trend known as cultural “decolonization” is gaining momentum in Kharkiv as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More and more citizens are switching to speaking Ukrainian in this area bordering Russia, as attempts are made to spread awareness of a once-vibrant Ukrainian cultural scene …
By Rostyslav Averchuk Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct 24 (EFE).- Hundreds of children are attending classes in the redesigned parts of metro stations in Kharkiv. It is the only safe option to get in-person schooling amid the threat of Russian attacks in the city located only 30 km away from the border between the two countries. It …
By Rostyslav Averchuk Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct 17 (EFE).- A group of Kharkiv engineers have designed “spider” anti-mine boots in response to the rising number of amputations Ukrainian soldiers are suffering on the front line. Russia has turned Ukraine into one of the most mined countries in the world and, as a result, thousands of Ukrainians …
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, 21 sep (EFE).- International sanctions against the Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom are long overdue, say Ukrainian NGOs after an investigation by Truth Hounds revealed the Russian nuclear giant’s involvement in torture and mistreatment of staff at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Europe’s largest nuclear power station has remained …
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, Sep 1 (EFE).- Children in Ukraine returned to school Friday from the summer break, but hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied cities and in other frontline areas will only be able to do so online. At School 54 in Mariupol, some 850 students had their first class of the new school …