The Ukrainian Week
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Independent Ukrainian English-language magazine providing an in-depth analysis of Ukraine's political, social and economic affairs.
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🎼The Ukrainian anthem during a charity concert of the 🇺🇦singer Artem Pivovarov at the #Odesa Opera Theatre on February 3. All the «Your Poems, My Notes» concerts intend to support the Armed Forces of #Ukraine🇺🇦, « who fight for freedom and defend their homeland every day ».
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🎼The Ukrainian anthem during a charity concert of the 🇺🇦singer Artem Pivovarov at the #Odesa Opera Theatre on February 3. All the «Your Poems, My Notes» concerts intend to support the Armed Forces of #Ukraine🇺🇦, « who fight for freedom and defend their homeland every day ».
👏The 🇺🇦film "2000 Meters to Andriivka" by Mstyslav Chernov won the Directors Guild of #America (DGA) Award in the "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary" category.
This is M.Chernov's 2d award: his film "20 days in Mariupol" was also awarded by DGA in 2023.
#ukraine
This is M.Chernov's 2d award: his film "20 days in Mariupol" was also awarded by DGA in 2023.
#ukraine
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#Kyiv « We are alive. We are together. And we will not give our lives to Russians ».
This neighborhood of Kyiv was severely hit by the Russian attacks that left it without heating or electricity.
« Emerald Sky|#Troieshchyna Movement🖤 »
🎧Mr.Divibe 🎶Drevo 📹S. Kondratenko
#Ukraine🇺🇦
This neighborhood of Kyiv was severely hit by the Russian attacks that left it without heating or electricity.
« Emerald Sky|#Troieshchyna Movement🖤 »
🎧Mr.Divibe 🎶Drevo 📹S. Kondratenko
#Ukraine🇺🇦
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
#Kyiv « We are alive. We are together. And we will not give our lives to Russians ».
This neighborhood of Kyiv was severely hit by the Russian attacks that left it without heating or electricity.
« Emerald Sky|#Troieshchyna Movement🖤 »
🎧Mr.Divibe 🎶Drevo 📹S. Kondratenko
#Ukraine🇺🇦
This neighborhood of Kyiv was severely hit by the Russian attacks that left it without heating or electricity.
« Emerald Sky|#Troieshchyna Movement🖤 »
🎧Mr.Divibe 🎶Drevo 📹S. Kondratenko
#Ukraine🇺🇦
"Electricity supply remains extremely difficult. The loss of capacity caused by last night’s attack has created an additional significant electricity deficit", 🇺🇦 Energy Ministry stated.
"This is a level of attack that no terrorist in the world has ever dared", #Zelensky said.
#ukraine #stoprussia
"This is a level of attack that no terrorist in the world has ever dared", #Zelensky said.
#ukraine #stoprussia
February 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"Electricity supply remains extremely difficult. The loss of capacity caused by last night’s attack has created an additional significant electricity deficit", 🇺🇦 Energy Ministry stated.
"This is a level of attack that no terrorist in the world has ever dared", #Zelensky said.
#ukraine #stoprussia
"This is a level of attack that no terrorist in the world has ever dared", #Zelensky said.
#ukraine #stoprussia
On 6 February, the delegation from #Ukraine️🇺🇦 received acclamation from the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2026 #Winter #Olympics in #Milan.
« It means a lot », Vladyslav Heraskevych & Yelyzaveta Sydorko,🇺🇦 flag bearers for the Ukrainian team said. #MilanoCorrina2026 #Milano
« It means a lot », Vladyslav Heraskevych & Yelyzaveta Sydorko,🇺🇦 flag bearers for the Ukrainian team said. #MilanoCorrina2026 #Milano
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
On 6 February, the delegation from #Ukraine️🇺🇦 received acclamation from the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2026 #Winter #Olympics in #Milan.
« It means a lot », Vladyslav Heraskevych & Yelyzaveta Sydorko,🇺🇦 flag bearers for the Ukrainian team said. #MilanoCorrina2026 #Milano
« It means a lot », Vladyslav Heraskevych & Yelyzaveta Sydorko,🇺🇦 flag bearers for the Ukrainian team said. #MilanoCorrina2026 #Milano
« The catastrophe in Kyiv & other 🇺🇦cities has a single author. It is Russia, waging a genocidal war. But this reality has defined life in Ukraine for four years now, and it demands preparation » Kyiv energy system under strain : preventing another winter freeze
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February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
« The catastrophe in Kyiv & other 🇺🇦cities has a single author. It is Russia, waging a genocidal war. But this reality has defined life in Ukraine for four years now, and it demands preparation » Kyiv energy system under strain : preventing another winter freeze
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The #Kharkiv School of Photography, 🇺🇦artistic movement born facing Soviet realism, is exhibited in the 🚂stations of #Lille🇫🇷(twinned since 1978), until March. A step the cultural season in #France "Un Voyage en #Ukraine️": culture as "engine of resistance & space for freedom".
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The #Kharkiv School of Photography, 🇺🇦artistic movement born facing Soviet realism, is exhibited in the 🚂stations of #Lille🇫🇷(twinned since 1978), until March. A step the cultural season in #France "Un Voyage en #Ukraine️": culture as "engine of resistance & space for freedom".
« Every day Europe’s attention is focused on Greenland -instead of coordinating aid to defeat a common enemy - is a day Russia can continue shelling Ukrainian cities with impunity. » Lessons from Greenland: 10 macrotrends reshaping the world order : ukrainianweek.com/hopko-greenl...
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
« Every day Europe’s attention is focused on Greenland -instead of coordinating aid to defeat a common enemy - is a day Russia can continue shelling Ukrainian cities with impunity. » Lessons from Greenland: 10 macrotrends reshaping the world order : ukrainianweek.com/hopko-greenl...
🚨 On February 4 :
#kherson, Russia killed 3 people & injured 4 others.
#Dnipro, 2 people killed & 2 others injured by Russian strikes.
#odesa, 5 people injured.
#donetsk, 7 people killed & 15 injured by Russia.
#kharkiv, 16 people injured including 2 children.
#ukraine 🇺🇦
#stoprussia
#kherson, Russia killed 3 people & injured 4 others.
#Dnipro, 2 people killed & 2 others injured by Russian strikes.
#odesa, 5 people injured.
#donetsk, 7 people killed & 15 injured by Russia.
#kharkiv, 16 people injured including 2 children.
#ukraine 🇺🇦
#stoprussia
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The Russian war against Ukraine, now in its 11th year, has long moved beyond the battlefield. Moscow has waged its campaign across multiple fronts — from information and cyberspace to the routines of everyday life. This confrontation didn’t start in 2014. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/ukrainians-d...
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Russian war against Ukraine, now in its 11th year, has long moved beyond the battlefield. Moscow has waged its campaign across multiple fronts — from information and cyberspace to the routines of everyday life. This confrontation didn’t start in 2014. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/ukrainians-d...
Russia launched more than 70 missiles & 450 drones on #Ukraine🇺🇦overnight injuring people, after #Trump said on Jan. 29 that he asked Putin to refrain from attacking..
"Without pressure on Russia, there will be no end to this war", Zelensky said.
📽️#Kyiv below -20°C❄️
#StopRussia
"Without pressure on Russia, there will be no end to this war", Zelensky said.
📽️#Kyiv below -20°C❄️
#StopRussia
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Russia launched more than 70 missiles & 450 drones on #Ukraine🇺🇦overnight injuring people, after #Trump said on Jan. 29 that he asked Putin to refrain from attacking..
"Without pressure on Russia, there will be no end to this war", Zelensky said.
📽️#Kyiv below -20°C❄️
#StopRussia
"Without pressure on Russia, there will be no end to this war", Zelensky said.
📽️#Kyiv below -20°C❄️
#StopRussia
📽️#Kyiv 🇺🇦anthem during blackout & -15 °C❄️.
"200 houses remain without heating (..) the situation has improved", City Military Adm. said today.
"However, given the extremely cold weather & the impact of Russian strikes, all challenges remain serious",#Zelensky stated. #Ukraine
"200 houses remain without heating (..) the situation has improved", City Military Adm. said today.
"However, given the extremely cold weather & the impact of Russian strikes, all challenges remain serious",#Zelensky stated. #Ukraine
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
📽️#Kyiv 🇺🇦anthem during blackout & -15 °C❄️.
"200 houses remain without heating (..) the situation has improved", City Military Adm. said today.
"However, given the extremely cold weather & the impact of Russian strikes, all challenges remain serious",#Zelensky stated. #Ukraine
"200 houses remain without heating (..) the situation has improved", City Military Adm. said today.
"However, given the extremely cold weather & the impact of Russian strikes, all challenges remain serious",#Zelensky stated. #Ukraine
Enemy on your phone: how Ukrainians’ digital habits are fueling Russian hybrid threats 👇#Ukraine #Europe
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Hybrid war is more than a blend of military and non-military tools. It is a systematic strategy designed to undermine statehood, fracture social cohesion, and
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February 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Enemy on your phone: how Ukrainians’ digital habits are fueling Russian hybrid threats 👇#Ukraine #Europe
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60 generators arrived in Kyiv from Warsaw. Next will arrive in the coming days, mayor said.
In total the Polish capital sent 90 generators. Kyiv also received 130 generators from Poland this week, founded by Polish volunteers.
❄️-25°C are forecast on Sunday
#Ukraine🇺🇦 #Poland🇵🇱
In total the Polish capital sent 90 generators. Kyiv also received 130 generators from Poland this week, founded by Polish volunteers.
❄️-25°C are forecast on Sunday
#Ukraine🇺🇦 #Poland🇵🇱
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
60 generators arrived in Kyiv from Warsaw. Next will arrive in the coming days, mayor said.
In total the Polish capital sent 90 generators. Kyiv also received 130 generators from Poland this week, founded by Polish volunteers.
❄️-25°C are forecast on Sunday
#Ukraine🇺🇦 #Poland🇵🇱
In total the Polish capital sent 90 generators. Kyiv also received 130 generators from Poland this week, founded by Polish volunteers.
❄️-25°C are forecast on Sunday
#Ukraine🇺🇦 #Poland🇵🇱
#CubaAndAlaska
🇺🇦 combat medic Kuba : « #NATO armies will only be effective if they learn to fight like Ukrainians » : « Right now, #Ukraine is basically acting as a shield for all of #Europe. Unfortunately, not everyone there seems to understand that »👇
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🇺🇦 combat medic Kuba : « #NATO armies will only be effective if they learn to fight like Ukrainians » : « Right now, #Ukraine is basically acting as a shield for all of #Europe. Unfortunately, not everyone there seems to understand that »👇
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January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#CubaAndAlaska
🇺🇦 combat medic Kuba : « #NATO armies will only be effective if they learn to fight like Ukrainians » : « Right now, #Ukraine is basically acting as a shield for all of #Europe. Unfortunately, not everyone there seems to understand that »👇
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🇺🇦 combat medic Kuba : « #NATO armies will only be effective if they learn to fight like Ukrainians » : « Right now, #Ukraine is basically acting as a shield for all of #Europe. Unfortunately, not everyone there seems to understand that »👇
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« Because of the cold, extreme cold – they have the same that we do (..) It's not just like cold, it is extraordinary cold, record-setting cold (..) I personally asked Putin not to fire into Kyiv & the various towns for a week, & he agreed », #Trump said on Jan. 29. #Ukraine❄️🇺🇦 📹 Kyiv, O. Ryabchuk
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
« Because of the cold, extreme cold – they have the same that we do (..) It's not just like cold, it is extraordinary cold, record-setting cold (..) I personally asked Putin not to fire into Kyiv & the various towns for a week, & he agreed », #Trump said on Jan. 29. #Ukraine❄️🇺🇦 📹 Kyiv, O. Ryabchuk
End of geopolitical fiction : Carney’s Davos speech redefines #Canada🇨🇦’s global role. « His words drew a rare standing ovation from world leaders in #Davos & the address is already being called historic for sketching the contours of a new global order »👇
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January 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
End of geopolitical fiction : Carney’s Davos speech redefines #Canada🇨🇦’s global role. « His words drew a rare standing ovation from world leaders in #Davos & the address is already being called historic for sketching the contours of a new global order »👇
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Russia attacked Ukraine with 146 drones overnight, killing & wounding people. 710000 people in Kyiv left without electricity, as in others🇺🇦cities.
A strike on a civilian building in Bilohorodka, killed a men & a mother, Svitlana Blatova. Her daughter, 4, was saved from the fire. #ukraine #stoprussia
A strike on a civilian building in Bilohorodka, killed a men & a mother, Svitlana Blatova. Her daughter, 4, was saved from the fire. #ukraine #stoprussia
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Russia attacked Ukraine with 146 drones overnight, killing & wounding people. 710000 people in Kyiv left without electricity, as in others🇺🇦cities.
A strike on a civilian building in Bilohorodka, killed a men & a mother, Svitlana Blatova. Her daughter, 4, was saved from the fire. #ukraine #stoprussia
A strike on a civilian building in Bilohorodka, killed a men & a mother, Svitlana Blatova. Her daughter, 4, was saved from the fire. #ukraine #stoprussia
« #Europe is preparing for war—but is it ready to fight ? » (..)« Without bringing #Ukraine into Europe’s defence system, all talk of readiness for war stays theoretical » ✍️🇺🇦👇 ukrainianweek.com/europe-war-r...
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
« #Europe is preparing for war—but is it ready to fight ? » (..)« Without bringing #Ukraine into Europe’s defence system, all talk of readiness for war stays theoretical » ✍️🇺🇦👇 ukrainianweek.com/europe-war-r...
‼️‼️Russia attacked a passenger train in the Kharkiv region, killed 3 people, injured 2. Another russian war crime.
"Russia treats civilian lives as targets. Its terror must be stopped now–through decisive international pressure & strengthened defence support for Ukraine", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
#stoprussia
"Russia treats civilian lives as targets. Its terror must be stopped now–through decisive international pressure & strengthened defence support for Ukraine", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
#stoprussia
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
‼️‼️Russia attacked a passenger train in the Kharkiv region, killed 3 people, injured 2. Another russian war crime.
"Russia treats civilian lives as targets. Its terror must be stopped now–through decisive international pressure & strengthened defence support for Ukraine", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
#stoprussia
"Russia treats civilian lives as targets. Its terror must be stopped now–through decisive international pressure & strengthened defence support for Ukraine", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
#stoprussia
“The Kremlin is exploiting journalism for its own agenda” #Ukraine 👇
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January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“The Kremlin is exploiting journalism for its own agenda” #Ukraine 👇
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Lviv-Dnipro-Mykolaiv-Odesa-Sumy-Kharkiv: Russia launched 165 drones on #Ukraine️ overnight, injuring 23 people, including 2 children & a pregnant woman in #Odesa. Rescuers found a man's body under the rubble.
"Without pressure on the aggressor, wars do not stop", #Zelensky said. #stoprussia
"Without pressure on the aggressor, wars do not stop", #Zelensky said. #stoprussia
January 27, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Lviv-Dnipro-Mykolaiv-Odesa-Sumy-Kharkiv: Russia launched 165 drones on #Ukraine️ overnight, injuring 23 people, including 2 children & a pregnant woman in #Odesa. Rescuers found a man's body under the rubble.
"Without pressure on the aggressor, wars do not stop", #Zelensky said. #stoprussia
"Without pressure on the aggressor, wars do not stop", #Zelensky said. #stoprussia
Last night, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Preserve, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sustained damage after a massive Russian attack. This occurred for the first time since the WWII. Some windows, doors & fragments of plaster finishes were damaged. #ukraine 🇺🇦#stoprussia
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Last night, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Preserve, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sustained damage after a massive Russian attack. This occurred for the first time since the WWII. Some windows, doors & fragments of plaster finishes were damaged. #ukraine 🇺🇦#stoprussia
The presidents of Ukraine🇺🇦, Poland🇵🇱 and Lithuania🇱🇹, jointly participated in Sunday ceremonies in Vilnius commemorating the 163rd anniversary of the 1863 January Uprising, that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation & regaining independence.
#stoprussia
📽️ @Go.Vilnius for also #Zelensky's🎂
#stoprussia
📽️ @Go.Vilnius for also #Zelensky's🎂
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The presidents of Ukraine🇺🇦, Poland🇵🇱 and Lithuania🇱🇹, jointly participated in Sunday ceremonies in Vilnius commemorating the 163rd anniversary of the 1863 January Uprising, that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation & regaining independence.
#stoprussia
📽️ @Go.Vilnius for also #Zelensky's🎂
#stoprussia
📽️ @Go.Vilnius for also #Zelensky's🎂
Russia launched +370 strike drones, 21 missiles on #Ukraine overnight, left 88000 households without electricity, killing 1, wounding 4 in #Kyiv.
#Kharkiv: 2 killed, 31 injured.
"No blind eye can be turned to these strikes", #Zelensky said". Ukraine🇺🇦 needs air defenses supplying. #StopRussia
#Kharkiv: 2 killed, 31 injured.
"No blind eye can be turned to these strikes", #Zelensky said". Ukraine🇺🇦 needs air defenses supplying. #StopRussia
January 24, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Russia launched +370 strike drones, 21 missiles on #Ukraine overnight, left 88000 households without electricity, killing 1, wounding 4 in #Kyiv.
#Kharkiv: 2 killed, 31 injured.
"No blind eye can be turned to these strikes", #Zelensky said". Ukraine🇺🇦 needs air defenses supplying. #StopRussia
#Kharkiv: 2 killed, 31 injured.
"No blind eye can be turned to these strikes", #Zelensky said". Ukraine🇺🇦 needs air defenses supplying. #StopRussia