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 Russian Stavrolen chemical plant, in Budyonnovsk (Stavropol Krai), seems to have received concrete sanction: 📹 shows the plant on fire, after drones attack. The plant is considered as a military target due to its role in the production of explosives, fuels. #StopRussia #Ukraine🇺🇦
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Russian Stavrolen chemical plant, in Budyonnovsk (Stavropol Krai), seems to have received concrete sanction: 📹 shows the plant on fire, after drones attack. The plant is considered as a military target due to its role in the production of explosives, fuels. #StopRussia #Ukraine🇺🇦
🇺🇦Defense Forces carried out UAV strikes against the Taman sea terminal in the village of Volna, Krasnodar Krai. Russia's port of Taman, now burning into mid-day after overnight drone visits (CDS)
Oil infrastructure & at least 2 tankers were hit, report said. #StopRussia #Ukraine
Oil infrastructure & at least 2 tankers were hit, report said. #StopRussia #Ukraine
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🇺🇦Defense Forces carried out UAV strikes against the Taman sea terminal in the village of Volna, Krasnodar Krai. Russia's port of Taman, now burning into mid-day after overnight drone visits (CDS)
Oil infrastructure & at least 2 tankers were hit, report said. #StopRussia #Ukraine
Oil infrastructure & at least 2 tankers were hit, report said. #StopRussia #Ukraine
‼️📽️Ukrainian partisans set ablaze a Russian Su-30 & a Su-27 fighter jet during an operation on the night of Dec. 21 in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast, Ukrainian 🇺🇦 military intelligence (HUR) said.
Russia used these fighter jets to support deadly strikes against #Ukraine.
#StopRussia
Russia used these fighter jets to support deadly strikes against #Ukraine.
#StopRussia
December 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
‼️📽️Ukrainian partisans set ablaze a Russian Su-30 & a Su-27 fighter jet during an operation on the night of Dec. 21 in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast, Ukrainian 🇺🇦 military intelligence (HUR) said.
Russia used these fighter jets to support deadly strikes against #Ukraine.
#StopRussia
Russia used these fighter jets to support deadly strikes against #Ukraine.
#StopRussia
🔴 " With such medieval raids, Putin’s Russia shows it is no different from terrorist groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, or Hamas ", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
Russia stole five dozen civilians, mostly elderly women, from a tiny 🇺🇦village Hrabovske, near the state border in the #Sumy region. #StopRussia
Russia stole five dozen civilians, mostly elderly women, from a tiny 🇺🇦village Hrabovske, near the state border in the #Sumy region. #StopRussia
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🔴 " With such medieval raids, Putin’s Russia shows it is no different from terrorist groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, or Hamas ", 🇺🇦 MFA said.
Russia stole five dozen civilians, mostly elderly women, from a tiny 🇺🇦village Hrabovske, near the state border in the #Sumy region. #StopRussia
Russia stole five dozen civilians, mostly elderly women, from a tiny 🇺🇦village Hrabovske, near the state border in the #Sumy region. #StopRussia
#Odesa On Dec. 18, a Russian drone struck a car & killed a mother of 3 children. Inna Vlaeva, 43, died protecting her daughter with her body. The children miraculously survived. They were driving due to the lack of electricity for several days caused by Russian bombing. #Ukraine
December 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
« You are a hero (..) We treat you as a hero », Polish PM D. Tusk said to Ukrainian President V. Zelensky during their meeting in Warsaw. « You have stronger cards. I know you don’t play cards, as you said once (..) For sure with us, you have stronger cards », he added. #Ukraine
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
« You are a hero (..) We treat you as a hero », Polish PM D. Tusk said to Ukrainian President V. Zelensky during their meeting in Warsaw. « You have stronger cards. I know you don’t play cards, as you said once (..) For sure with us, you have stronger cards », he added. #Ukraine
«Russia wants discord, wants to destroy & dismantle such a strong alliance — the alliance of 2 peoples, of many generations of #Ukraine🇺🇦& #Poland🇵🇱. We will not allow them to do this», president Zelensky said alongside Polish president Nawrocki infront the press in Warsaw today.
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
«Russia wants discord, wants to destroy & dismantle such a strong alliance — the alliance of 2 peoples, of many generations of #Ukraine🇺🇦& #Poland🇵🇱. We will not allow them to do this», president Zelensky said alongside Polish president Nawrocki infront the press in Warsaw today.
Berlin–The Hague–Brussels: a week of critical diplomatic steps for Ukraine
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December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Berlin–The Hague–Brussels: a week of critical diplomatic steps for Ukraine
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«Now we have a simple choice: either money today or blood tomorrow.& I’m not just talking about #Ukraine. I’m talking about #Europe, & this is our decision, and only ours», Tusk said in Brussels on Dec.18. EU leaders are expected to decide a plan on the frozen Russian assets to🇺🇦
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#Ukraine🇺🇦’s wartime presidential elections: why they are (im)possible 👇
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December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#Ukraine🇺🇦’s wartime presidential elections: why they are (im)possible 👇
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« I will continue to destroy every Russian lie – on the frontline and around the world. And I urge you to support Ukraine in this effort. This is how it works – truth is the ground on which justice grows », Volodymyr Zelensky, at the 🇳🇱 Parliament. He received a standing ovation on Dec. 16.
#ukraine
#ukraine
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
« I will continue to destroy every Russian lie – on the frontline and around the world. And I urge you to support Ukraine in this effort. This is how it works – truth is the ground on which justice grows », Volodymyr Zelensky, at the 🇳🇱 Parliament. He received a standing ovation on Dec. 16.
#ukraine
#ukraine
🔵🟡#Poll 75% of Ukrainians reject a plan that would include the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, restrictions on the🇺🇦army & would not contain specific security guarantees
63% are ready to endure war as long as necessary
61% trust President Zelensky (KIIS)
#Ukraine #StopRussia
63% are ready to endure war as long as necessary
61% trust President Zelensky (KIIS)
#Ukraine #StopRussia
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🔵🟡#Poll 75% of Ukrainians reject a plan that would include the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, restrictions on the🇺🇦army & would not contain specific security guarantees
63% are ready to endure war as long as necessary
61% trust President Zelensky (KIIS)
#Ukraine #StopRussia
63% are ready to endure war as long as necessary
61% trust President Zelensky (KIIS)
#Ukraine #StopRussia
For years, #Kyiv has been lighting up the largest menorah in Europe to celebrate Hanukkah’s lights. Many organisations called to light a candle tonight in solidarity with the Jewish community after the terrorist attack that killed at least 11 people at the #bondibeach in #Sydney.
December 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
For years, #Kyiv has been lighting up the largest menorah in Europe to celebrate Hanukkah’s lights. Many organisations called to light a candle tonight in solidarity with the Jewish community after the terrorist attack that killed at least 11 people at the #bondibeach in #Sydney.
« Ukraine stands in solidarity with Australia in the face of the brutal terrorist attack at #bondibeach, Sydney, which targeted the Jewish community at the start of Hanukka (..) Terror & hatred must never prevail — they must be defeated», Zelensky. #BondiBeachTerrorAttack. #Bondi
December 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
« Ukraine stands in solidarity with Australia in the face of the brutal terrorist attack at #bondibeach, Sydney, which targeted the Jewish community at the start of Hanukka (..) Terror & hatred must never prevail — they must be defeated», Zelensky. #BondiBeachTerrorAttack. #Bondi
‼️#Poland detains Russian scholar linked to illegal excavations in Crimea.
Polish Internal Security Agency arrested Aleksander Butyagin, a researcher at the Hermitage Museum, at his hotel. Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office has been seeking Butyagin since Nov. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/butyagin-pol... #ukraine
Polish Internal Security Agency arrested Aleksander Butyagin, a researcher at the Hermitage Museum, at his hotel. Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office has been seeking Butyagin since Nov. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/butyagin-pol... #ukraine
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
‼️#Poland detains Russian scholar linked to illegal excavations in Crimea.
Polish Internal Security Agency arrested Aleksander Butyagin, a researcher at the Hermitage Museum, at his hotel. Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office has been seeking Butyagin since Nov. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/butyagin-pol... #ukraine
Polish Internal Security Agency arrested Aleksander Butyagin, a researcher at the Hermitage Museum, at his hotel. Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office has been seeking Butyagin since Nov. 👉 ukrainianweek.com/butyagin-pol... #ukraine
‼️🔵🟡 « Today - the #kupyansk direction, our soldiers who are achieving results for #Ukraine here. Many Russians have talked about Kupyansk..
I was there
Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, who is destroying the occupier », President V. #Zelenskyy said in Kupyansk.
I was there
Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, who is destroying the occupier », President V. #Zelenskyy said in Kupyansk.
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
‼️🔵🟡 « Today - the #kupyansk direction, our soldiers who are achieving results for #Ukraine here. Many Russians have talked about Kupyansk..
I was there
Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, who is destroying the occupier », President V. #Zelenskyy said in Kupyansk.
I was there
Thank you to every unit, to everyone who is fighting here, who is destroying the occupier », President V. #Zelenskyy said in Kupyansk.
🔥Drones hit the russian oil refinery Slavneft-Yanos in Yaroslavl on December 12, one of the 5 largest in Russia, located a thousand kms from the border with #Ukraine. The refinery had a capacity of 15 million tons of oil/year. The previous fire was reported on October 31.
#StopRussia
#StopRussia
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🔥Drones hit the russian oil refinery Slavneft-Yanos in Yaroslavl on December 12, one of the 5 largest in Russia, located a thousand kms from the border with #Ukraine. The refinery had a capacity of 15 million tons of oil/year. The previous fire was reported on October 31.
#StopRussia
#StopRussia
Many Ukrainians are currently posting bright images of Ukrainian streets decorated for the #Christmas season, despite Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine, its culture & Ukrainian people.
📹: Kryvyï Rih. 🇺🇦
📹: Kryvyï Rih. 🇺🇦
December 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Many Ukrainians are currently posting bright images of Ukrainian streets decorated for the #Christmas season, despite Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine, its culture & Ukrainian people.
📹: Kryvyï Rih. 🇺🇦
📹: Kryvyï Rih. 🇺🇦
Harsh realities of life in Russian-occupied Donetsk & Volnovakha: what follows is an account of daily life in the temporarily occupied territories today 👇
« Here, personal safety exists only for those who keep their heads down and don’t ask questions » : ukrainianweek.com/occupied-don...
« Here, personal safety exists only for those who keep their heads down and don’t ask questions » : ukrainianweek.com/occupied-don...
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Harsh realities of life in Russian-occupied Donetsk & Volnovakha: what follows is an account of daily life in the temporarily occupied territories today 👇
« Here, personal safety exists only for those who keep their heads down and don’t ask questions » : ukrainianweek.com/occupied-don...
« Here, personal safety exists only for those who keep their heads down and don’t ask questions » : ukrainianweek.com/occupied-don...
« What we need are weapons, sanctions against the aggressor, and clear security guarantees.
What the President of Finland keeps silent on – and what Ukraine must scream about » Hanna Hopko :
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What the President of Finland keeps silent on – and what Ukraine must scream about » Hanna Hopko :
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December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
« What we need are weapons, sanctions against the aggressor, and clear security guarantees.
What the President of Finland keeps silent on – and what Ukraine must scream about » Hanna Hopko :
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What the President of Finland keeps silent on – and what Ukraine must scream about » Hanna Hopko :
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Volodymyr #Zelensky meets Pope Leo XIV on December 9, to discuss "a just & lasting peace" for #Ukraine. This 3rd meeting between the pontiff & the Ukrainian President focused also on the return of Ukrainian children stolen by Russia &🇺🇦POWs, according to Vatican News.
#StopRussia
#StopRussia
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Volodymyr #Zelensky meets Pope Leo XIV on December 9, to discuss "a just & lasting peace" for #Ukraine. This 3rd meeting between the pontiff & the Ukrainian President focused also on the return of Ukrainian children stolen by Russia &🇺🇦POWs, according to Vatican News.
#StopRussia
#StopRussia
🔵🟡 Ukraine won’t cede territories any to Russia:
«We have no right under the law, under 🇺🇦law, under our Constitution, under international law. We also have no moral right», Volodymyr Zelensky said today: « we definitely do not want to give anything away. That is what we are fighting for ». #ukraine
«We have no right under the law, under 🇺🇦law, under our Constitution, under international law. We also have no moral right», Volodymyr Zelensky said today: « we definitely do not want to give anything away. That is what we are fighting for ». #ukraine
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
🔵🟡 Ukraine won’t cede territories any to Russia:
«We have no right under the law, under 🇺🇦law, under our Constitution, under international law. We also have no moral right», Volodymyr Zelensky said today: « we definitely do not want to give anything away. That is what we are fighting for ». #ukraine
«We have no right under the law, under 🇺🇦law, under our Constitution, under international law. We also have no moral right», Volodymyr Zelensky said today: « we definitely do not want to give anything away. That is what we are fighting for ». #ukraine
#France Festival of 🇺🇦lights in Lyon : french train station turned into a luminous window on Ukrainian culture for 4 nights. "Voyage to #Ukraine" by Svitlana Reinish is a tribute to the works of Maria Prymachenko, Alla Horska, Viktor Zaretskyi, Lyubov Panchenko & other 🇺🇦artists.🎥: Ukrainian Institute
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#France Festival of 🇺🇦lights in Lyon : french train station turned into a luminous window on Ukrainian culture for 4 nights. "Voyage to #Ukraine" by Svitlana Reinish is a tribute to the works of Maria Prymachenko, Alla Horska, Viktor Zaretskyi, Lyubov Panchenko & other 🇺🇦artists.🎥: Ukrainian Institute
We need to ensure that while they continue—and we don’t know when they will end—Ukraine remains in the strongest possible position to continue defending itself against Russia.
NATO officials: “Ukrainian Armed Forces are the core of Ukraine’s defence”
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NATO officials: “Ukrainian Armed Forces are the core of Ukraine’s defence”
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December 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We need to ensure that while they continue—and we don’t know when they will end—Ukraine remains in the strongest possible position to continue defending itself against Russia.
NATO officials: “Ukrainian Armed Forces are the core of Ukraine’s defence”
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NATO officials: “Ukrainian Armed Forces are the core of Ukraine’s defence”
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⭐️On December 6 in the #Kyiv metro: the British embassy staff sent their best wishes to Ukrainians by performing a famous Ukrainian masterpiece Christmas song, Shchedryk. The melody became worldwide associated with vivid 🇺🇦culture and #Ukraine’s independence.
🎥: N. Rieltor #UK🇬🇧
🎥: N. Rieltor #UK🇬🇧
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
⭐️On December 6 in the #Kyiv metro: the British embassy staff sent their best wishes to Ukrainians by performing a famous Ukrainian masterpiece Christmas song, Shchedryk. The melody became worldwide associated with vivid 🇺🇦culture and #Ukraine’s independence.
🎥: N. Rieltor #UK🇬🇧
🎥: N. Rieltor #UK🇬🇧