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Russia hits historic university site in Zaporizhzhya — photoreport

Russian forces struck the oldest historic academic building of Zaporizhzhya National University, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Sept. 21.

21 September, 08:20 AM

Far-right Polish politician damages UPA monument and posts video

Grzegorz Braun, leader of the far-right Confederation of the Polish Crown party, damaged a monument to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, in the Polish village of Białystok.

11 September, 03:51 PM

Senior UPR army leaders may be reburied in Ukraine in 2026

Oleksandr Alfyorov, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, said senior military leaders of the Ukrainian People's Republic will be the next historical figures to be reburied in Ukraine on Aug. 15.

15 August, 09:53 PM

Russian strike destroys historic 1726 Cossack wooden church in Ukraine

Russian forces destroyed the Holy Vvedenska Church in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, in an aerial attack that ignited a fatal fire, Most regional news outlet reported on Aug. 3.

3 August, 02:29 PM

Polish presidential spokesman calls Ukraine's national pantheon law an 'escalation'

The spokesperson for Polish President Karol Nawrocki criticized Ukraine's parliament for passing a law on July 1 creating a Ukrainian National Pantheon, calling it "another escalatory step" in a statement from the Polish Presidential Chancellery published on X.

1 July, 08:28 PM

Ukraine's parliament approves National Pantheon law to honor key historical figures

The Ukrainian parliament passed bill No. 15360 creating a Ukrainian National Pantheon on July 1, with 287 lawmakers voting in favor, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram.

1 July, 02:24 PM

Czech president’s office rejects bid to strip Zelenskyy of top state honor

The office of Czech President Petr Pavel has rejected an initiative by the Freedom and Direct Democracy party, or SPD, to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Lion, the country’s highest state honor.

1 July, 10:29 AM

Historic tunnel from Austro-Hungarian era discovered in Stryi

Municipal workers discovered the entrance to an Austro-Hungarian-era tunnel while repairing a road on Nezalezhnosti Street in the western Ukrainian city of Stryi, the city council said on May 5.

5 May, 04:55 PM

Scholars urge balanced view of Volyn tragedy in Ukraine-Poland history

Ukrainian historians are urging Poland not to equate the actions of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) with the totalitarian regimes of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The statement was published on Oct. 1 by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.

2 October 2025, 03:35 PM

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