On 29 May, during the International The International Book Arsenal Festival, the Drahomán Prize award ceremony took place.
Photos: Valeriia Mezentseva; MFA of Ukraine
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Several universities, churches, and other architectural monuments across Kyiv were also damaged during the attack.
Russia continues to destroy not only lives, but also the cultural heritage that carries Ukraine’s history and identity.
Last night, on May 24, Russia launched another massive attack on Kyiv, damaging and destroying multiple cultural institutions and historic landmarks.
This is not only an attack on civilians. It is also an attack on Ukraine’s memory, culture, and heritage.
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Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight damaged the warehouse of Ukrainian publisher “Shche Odu Storinku” and a logistics center of the publishing house “Ranok.” Power infrastructure and generators were destroyed, causing delays in book orders. Staff and books were not harmed.
Hosted colleagues from @PENsweden in Kyiv🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦
Director of PEN Sweden Hanna Nordell and translator Mikael Nydahl (Drahomán Prize 2023 finalist) met our team, learned about our work and visited de-occupied Kyiv region to see the impact of Russian occupation and ongoing recovery.
Ukraine’s Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for a man who guided a Russian missile strike on Ria Pizza in #Kramatorsk (June 27, 2023). 13 killed, 64 injured, including Colombian nationals.
Among the victims was writer #ViktoriaAmelina, who later died of her wounds.
On March 24, a Russian drone struck the Bernardine Monastery ensemble in Lviv, a @UNESCO World Heritage site.
PEN Ukraine condemns these violations of international humanitarian law and calls for a stronger international response: https://t.co/R1QmH9cfZd
On March 24, a Russian drone struck Lviv’s Soborna Square, damaging the Bernardine Monastery ensemble — a key 17th-century architectural complex and @UNESCO-listed site.
The attack also hit a residential building within the complex, damaging 17 apartments.
Russian shelling of Kyiv damaged the Hall of Glory at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, located at the foot of the Motherland Monument. Russia keeps destroying #Ukraine’s memory, culture, and history along with lives.
📸: Tetiana Berezhna / Facebook
During Russia’s overnight attack on Jan 24, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra — a 1,000-year-old Orthodox monastery and @UNESCO World Heritage Site — was damaged for the first time since WWII. Churches, cave entrances, windows, and facades were affected.
🕯Every year, on the fourth Saturday of November, Ukraine and the world commemorate millions of victims who died during the man-made famines of 1921–22, 1932–33, and 1946–47.
The Holodomor was a deliberate genocide planned to destroy Ukrainians and break their resistance.
On November 21, Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom — the anniversary of the Orange Revolution (2004) and the Revolution of Dignity (2013).
This day symbolizes Ukraine's commitment to the ideals and principles of building a democratic state and the ideas of freedom.
As a result of the Russian Federation's attack on Dnipro on the night of November 18, the offices and equipment of Suspilne Donbas, located in the same building as the Suspilne Dnipro branch, were damaged.
📷: Suspilne Dnipro