August 29. Ilovaisk. In 2014, Russian forces violated an agreement and opened fire on Ukrainian troops leaving the encirclement. Twelve years later, the list of those we mourn has grown unbearably long. Remember the price of freedom. Honor the fallen. Support those still fighting. 🇺🇦

I’m raising money for VESTA to help fund psychological support for Ukrainian service members, veterans & their families. paypal.com/pool/9s5BfDw... Any amount matters, every dollar gets us closer to the next consultation. Can’t donate? Please share. That helps too. 💙💛

1/ russia murdered Yevhen Konovalets in Rotterdam in 1938. But killing him wasn't enough. Declassified Ukrainian intelligence archives reveal how, decades later, the KGB was still trying to disrupt commemorations of Konovalets and erase his legacy.

After nearly nine decades in exile, Yevhen Konovalets is returning home. Colonel of the UPR Army, commander of the Sich Riflemen, founder of the OUN—he devoted his life to an independent Ukraine and was assassinated by a Soviet agent for it.

Ukraine does not stand alone in this fight. It should not stand alone in remembering. Register: forms.gle/xnokD22XmDtG... Want to help spread the word in your country? DM me. I have the presentation package and will be happy to share it.

A week ago, I saw a post about Ukraine’s Table of Remembrance and asked the organizers if they needed help reaching people outside Ukraine. Well… here we are. 🇺🇦🌻 On August 29, I’m asking people around the world to join Ukraine in remembering its fallen Defenders. 👇

1/ July 27, 1976. Montreal Olympics. During a USSR–East Germany football match, Ukrainian Danylo Myhal ran onto the field wearing a vyshyvanka, waving a blue-and-yellow flag, and dancing the hopak. His message was simple: "Freedom for Ukraine!"

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, honoring those who fought against both Nazi and Communist tyranny during WWII. He affirmed Ukraine's right to freedom and self-determination before independence was restored.

On July 14, 1471, Muscovy began destroying the independent Novgorod Republic. The Battle of the Shelon River left at least 12,000 Novgorodians dead. For centuries, Moscow has rebranded invasion as "unification" and conquest as "liberation."

1/ July 13, 1940: Ukrainian poet, dissident, and political prisoner Ivan Sokulskyi was born. He defended Ukrainian language and culture when doing so meant expulsion, prison, and persecution. In 1968, he publicly protested the USSR's russification and crackdown on Ukrainian intellectuals.

Ukraine’s new 2,000-hryvnia banknote honors two giants of Ukrainian culture. Beside Vasyl Stus is Alla Horska’s iconic “Boriviter” mosaic, created in Mariupol in 1967 and damaged by russian forces in 2022. On the left side features a bird from one of her final mosaics.

1/ July 10, 1934: the USSR formally established the GULAG administration, an empire of camps built on terror and forced labor. Millions were imprisoned, exiled, exploited, and killed. By the early 1950s, Ukrainians made up one-fifth of all Gulag prisoners.

Please sign and share. russian cultural influence is not separate from russia’s war. While russia destroys Ukrainian lives, cities, and culture, its prominent cultural figures should not be given prestigious stages abroad. Add your name to the petition. www.change.org/p/appeal-to-...

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1/ July 9, 1961: 50,000 people gathered in Winnipeg as Canadian PM John Diefenbaker unveiled the first monument to Taras Shevchenko overseas, funded by Ukrainian Canadians. Two hundred blue-and-yellow flags filled the square. Ukraine lived, even in exile.

A beautiful Ukrainian woman in traditional dress. 📍 Hostomel, 1914.

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On Ukraine’s Constitution Day, an important act of historical justice took place. A monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa was unveiled at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

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After more than 70 years, Colonel Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia are finally home in Ukraine. A ceremony was held at the Uzhhorod border crossing to welcome back one of the leaders of the Ukrainian independence movement and his wife. Ukraine brings its heroes home.

Today, Colonel Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia began their journey back to Ukraine from Luxembourg, honored by the Ukrainian state he dedicated his life to. This matters. Nations without memory disappear. They are coming home. novynarnia.com/2026/05/19/u...

У Люксембурзі ексгумували прах другого голови ОУН Андрія Мельника і його дружини Софії. Перепоховають на НВМК

У Люксембурзі відбулася церемонія ексгумації праху другого голови ОУН Андрія Мельника і його дружини Софії.

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Second Eurovision semi-final today and for the Americans here: this year we can actually watch Eurovision for free on YouTube instead of fighting with Peacock subscriptions every year 😭 Voting is already open. Support Ukraine and vote for Leleka 🇺🇦 I already did 🥰

🇨🇦 Ivan Winniciziuk turned 107 yesterday. 1919: Born in 🇺🇦 1930s: The Holodomor strikes. Millions die. His family is uprooted. Siberia: Forced deportation. Loses his infant brother to the cold reality of survival. 1941: Drafted by russia to fight 🇩🇪 One life, shaped by 3 massive historical tragedies.

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To live to be 100, one needs good habits, not to mention good luck. According to his friends and family, that’s the story of Ivan Winniczuk’s life. Surrounded by his loved ones, Winniczuk marked his 1...

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1/ April 20, 1938: the USSR made russian mandatory in all schools in Soviet Ukraine. This wasn’t “education.” It was policy - russification by design. Language was weaponized to erase identity and manufacture the obedient “Soviet person.”

Cover of the magazine "Uke-Views" (USA), November 1942. Variations of the Ukrainian coat of arms illustrate examples of how the letters forming the word "VOLYA" are transformed into elements of the coat of arms.

1/ March 20, 2014. Sevastopol. As traitors raised the russian flag over the Nakhimov Naval Academy, Ukrainian cadets sang the national anthem. Loudspeakers tried to drown them out. They sang anyway.

March 18, 2014: russia killed the first Ukrainian defender in Crimea. Warrant Officer Serhiy Kokurin. The first blood of this war. A reminder: russia’s invasion didn’t start in 2022. It started in Crimea.

1/ March 10 — Ukraine's National Anthem Day "Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished" has a powerful history. Some claim the Polish anthem inspired it, but Pavlo Chubynsky wrote the lyrics in 1862 in Kyiv, long before that idea emerged.

Today we celebrate the Day of the National Anthem of Ukraine! Its first public performance took place on March 10, 1865, in Przemysl as the final number of a concert dedicated to Taras Shevchenko. Words by Pavlo Chubynskyi, music by Mykhailo Verbytskyi. *illustration by Nikita Titov

1/March 9, 1814 — Taras Shevchenko was born. A serf who became the voice of a nation. Poet, artist, revolutionary spirit — the man who gave Ukrainians words for freedom and dignity.

1/ March 4, 1949 — Volodymyr Ivasyuk was born. Composer. Poet. Author of “Chervona Ruta.” A genius who gave Ukraine a modern musical voice — bright, proud, unmistakably ours.

1/ March 3, 2026 — 100 years of the Olbia National Historical & Archaeological Reserve. Founded in 1926, it preserves the ruins of ancient Olbia near Parutyne — a Greek polis that thrived on Ukrainian land for a millennium. museum-portal.com/ua/muzeyi/23...

Національний історико-археологічний заповідник «Ольвія» | Музейний Портал

Ольвія — це історико-археологічний заповідник на півдні України. Це місце, де розташовані руїни одного з найбільших полісів на території України — Ольвії, яка була заснована в VI ст. до н.е. на березі...

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