The explosion at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant 38 years ago is an example of the deep and lasting pollution of the environment Svitlana Matviyenko discusses in “Vertical Occupation”. Read her essay in the London Ukrainian Review issue “War on the Environment”.

londonukrainianreview.org/posts/vertical…

🌍London Ukrainian Review editor Dr Sasha Dovzhyk reads 'Witnesses of War Crimes' by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, translated by Hanna Leliv, at the Ukrainian Institute London / The RSA event.
🔵Read the poem here: londonukrainianreview.org/posts/two-poem….
🟡Watch the full recording: youtube.com/watch?v=aIN-oV… #EarthDay .

One week until this, if you're in London, please come along!

For this edition of the UIL Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize, we call for translations of contemporary Ukrainian literature published between 1991 and 2024. Send your submissions by 30 April 2024. Guidelines: ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/ukrainian-lite…

Men who speak passionately about the war in Ukraine (or anything else for that matter): how often do people point out to you that you speak *passionately*?

I take a taxi to the airport in Washington with a sense of relief. The aid package for Ukraine passed the House of Representatives, where it was blocked for eight months. Most likely, it will be voted on in the Senate on Tuesday, but there will be no problems there.

I will…

.Dr Sasha Dovzhyk speaking at ‘Global environmental challenges: lessons from Ukraine’, organised by Ukrainian Institute London and The RSA. Full recording below.

Russians again killed Ukrainian children, this time in Dnipro. There are two children among the eight people who died as a result of Russian missile attacks in Dnipro region. Ukraine urgently needs air defence to protect civilians and children from Russian terrorists
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Men who speak passionately about the war in Ukraine (or anything else for that matter): how often do people point out to you that you speak *passionately*?

‘You do not make peace by disarming the invaded country.‘ Oleksandra Matviichuk for Financial Times. ft.com/content/e63d6b…

Amazing to see Halyna Kruk's Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize - wonderful poems in excellent translations by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk. I reviewed the book for @TLS here: the-tls.co.uk/articles/ukrai…

This morning Russian forces hit the centre of Chernihiv, a city rich in medieval and early modern monuments. Lives were lost and injuries abound. We petition the US Congress and the EU to send sufficient air defence systems and weapons for Ukraine to defend its people and lands.

At least 11 people have been killed, 22 wounded as a result of a triple Russian Iskander missile attack on the city centre of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. Ukraine urgently needs more air defence to protect its civilians
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Read what the Ukrainian Institute London phenomenal team have accomplished in 2022-23, not the easiest period in our history. I am very proud of having contributed to this work.

The IWM is launching a new institution based in Ukraine. INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange (INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange) will open its doors in Lviv later this year. With its establishment, the IWM is taking a consequential next step, underlining its long-term commitment to…

I've heard that to reach the core of one's feelings and motivations, it's useful to ask the 'why' question up to 5 times. Let's play this game.
🟣 I am happy that @INDEX_Ukraine: Institute for Documentation and Exchange is being created in Ukraine: index-ukraine.org Why?

INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange is a new cultural and research institution founded by IWM in Lviv to empower Ukraine's intellectual vanguard not only at the moment of existential threat but in the long term.
🟣 Read more: index-ukraine.org

Writing reports can be a daunting task, but this one made me realise just how much the team, volunteers, trustees and the wider UIL community, including our friends, benefactors and patrons, managed to achieve over this turbulent time. Looking forward to future accomplishments!

Our latest annual report is now available to read. Check out our key highlights below and explore the full report by visiting our website: ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

A superb talk, thank you Olesya Khromeychuk and Victor Sebestyen for joining us at #GlosHistFest24