Publications

News

04.09 13:54 His wife and three daughters were killed in Lviv as a result of the Russian missile strike The husband is the only survivor.
04.09 12:35 Missile Strike on Lviv: 45 Injured, Seven Dead, Residential Fires Reported
27.08 19:07 EU media are invited to apply for an insightful visit to Ukraine Tvoe Misto (Your City) Media Hub is inviting interested journalists, editors and deputy editors from media outlets in EU countries (particularly from France, Germany and Spain) to apply for a 4-day visit to Ukraine in September, 2024.
02.05 10:38 "We Want to Be a Reliable Partner": Swiss Ambassador on Projects in Lviv Region and Ukraine's Reconstruction In June of this year, Switzerland will host a major conference on the future peace for Ukraine, with approximately 100 countries participating. Tvoemisto.tv spoke with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine and Moldova, Felix Baumann, who told us more about this summit; how Switzerland envisions Ukraine's recovery; Swiss projects in the Lviv region and Ukraine's European integration.
25.04 16:12 The "Your City" team shared unique stories of Ukrainians' resilience with the world media The editorial team of "Your City" prepared an English-language edition of the newspaper for the International Journalism Festival 2024 in Perugia, Italy, aiming to showcase Ukrainians' resilience and confidence in our victory through stories.
24.04 22:28 "I wanted to hang myself, but children were waiting for me at home." A story of a Ukrainian military who survived russian captivity Ukrainian serviceman Oleksiy Anulya spent 10 months in Russian captivity, endured inhumane torture, but survived and now helps rescue other captives from Ukraine. We believe that the whole world should know how Russia violates the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war, so we prepared this material for the largest journalists' conference in Europe. Here's what Oleksiy Anulya told us.

24.04 12:55 "No one dies as long as memory lives." A story of café in Lviv, opened in memory of a fighter At 27, Dmytro Pashchuk was a successful restaurateur, an active member of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, and even served in the French Foreign Legion. A full-scale Russia`s invasion of Ukraine prevented him from realizing a new project, so Dmytro's friends did it in his memory.
27.02 17:18 Kyiv’s urbanistic alchemy. The city, born during the Revolution on Granite
22.02 14:53 Crisis Communications Tips Have paper and pen on hand to leave notes as needed, a physical map of the city and the region, plus a compass.
20.02 20:53 How has Lviv prepared for a possible Russian attack What to do in case of water and electricity outages, will there be enough medicine in the city and the region, and where refugees will be hosted?
20.02 19:39 Five thoughts about how Ukraine has changed and why Putin will not win
20.02 18:25 «I love the city and I do not see myself out of it» What was Kyiv like 100 years ago.
20.02 16:33 The book of memory Help us honour the deceased heroes of the Kyiv region with dignity.
16.11 16:58 Market Cycles and Investments About long term investments and turbulence in financial markets and what an investor should do when markets change.
11.11 13:24 ‘Victory is something that you make happen’. American venture investors talk of the things that motivate them to invest in Ukrainian startups In the new episode of Lviv International Talks, hosted by Tvoemisto, Your City media hub, the discussion centers around the tech sector in Ukraine, human capital, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and Ukrainian resilience. The distinguished guests for this episode are Deborah Fairlamb and Justin Zeefe, the founders of Green Flag Ventures, a venture capital firm recently launched at the Lviv IT Arena conference. They share insights on the opportunities they see in Ukraine, even during times of war, and discuss their motivations and backgrounds. In their opinion, Ukrainians are quite an entrepreneurial nation.

09.11 16:32 ‘Ukrainian resistance is an example for the entire free world’. An American executive’s view on transparency and the rule of law in Ukraine In the latest episode of Lviv International Talks, presented by Lviv Now, our distinguished guest is Andrew Borene. Based in London, Borene serves as the Executive Director of Flashpoint, a risk intelligence firm. With a diverse background spanning government, counterintelligence, national security law, business, technology, and cybersecurity, Borene is also a member of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations and the UK’s Chatham House, the Royal Institute for International Affairs. During the interview, he emphasized the vital importance of implementing stringent anti-corruption measures within the Ukrainian IT sector and advocating for the rule of law in Ukraine. These actions are indispensable to ensure Ukraine’s full interoperability with Western economies and to establish robust and trustworthy business relationships in the future.
17.10 21:09 ‘It is critical that Ukraine ultimately triumphs’. Professor David Ellery about the rising strategic complexity and Ukraine’s path to EU and NATO membership At the Lviv International Talks, Professor David Ellery, a renowned advisor to European governments on defense matters, takes center stage. In a previous interview, he shared invaluable insights into the ongoing state of affairs, the future of Ukrainian counteroffensive strategy, and the path of development that Ukraine should consider during wartime. This time he emphasized the need for Ukraine to promote its applications to the EU and NATO as a country that will contribute to the agenda of both organizations.
01.08 18:02 What does UNESCO do in Ukraine? A conversation with the head of the UNESCO Office Russia continues to attack Ukraine. Hostile missiles hit residential buildings, critical infrastructure, and architectural landmarks. Recently, in Lviv, the historical district – a buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage site «Ensemble of the Historic Centre» – suffered damage due to a missile strike. On the night of July 23rd, occupiers hit the historical center of Odesa, causing significant damage to the Transfiguration Cathedral. Ukrainians have called on UNESCO to pay attention to these war crimes. Two days before the events in Odesa, Lviv Now had an exclusive interview with the head of the UNESCO desk in Ukraine – Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi.
24.07 16:35 «I haven’t seen the sun or the sky for six months.» «Azov» soldier about the war and captivity Sviatoslav Siryi has been on the frontline since 2020. The full-scale war caught him in Mariupol. For more than 80 days, the Mariupol garrison held the city’s defense in complete encirclement without any reinforcements. When ordered to save lives, the Ukrainian defenders surrendered to the Russians. Sviatoslav spent almost a year in terrible conditions, waiting for his release. In an interview with Lviv Now, the defender shared how he survived and what he went through.
20.07 11:39 «Nothing is ever temporary». Insights from a French architect on Lviv and reconstruction How can Ukrainian cities be developed during and after the war? Why is it crucial to focus on local identity? How to handle the legacy of the Soviet Union? What role will Lviv play in the country’s reconstruction, and how should the city be developed? These questions, as well as the importance of long-term and sustainanle solutions over temporary ones, were discussed during an interview with Martin Duplantier, president of Architecture et Maîtres d’Ouvrage (AMO), association of French architects.
13.07 20:05 «We fled to a safe place, but did not escape from the war.» Iryna Ozymok’s story Wherever Ukrainians may flee from missiles, bombs, or shells, their hearts remain in Ukraine. They feel the pain. Each person experiences their own trauma from the war, the war not for territory, but for independence, freedom, and the right to be themselves. In a new project by Lviv Now called «Our Ukrainians,» they share what they truly feel, the challenges they encounter, how they cope abroad, whether they plan to return, and how they envision a liberated Ukraine. Today, we present the story of Iryna Ozimok, the founder of the International Mayors Summit, the manager of Local Economic Development program at the Western NIS Enterprise Fund, and the author of the book «City Is Me». Iryna, together with her two sons, left for Warsaw and continues to work for Ukraine.
13.07 17:30 YoursHerbs Experts Name the Most Effective Men’s Care Cosmetics in 2023 Traditionally, the cosmetics industry has been dominated by females of all ages and children. Men’s care was virtually non-existent as most men used to believe that they did not need it. However, this decade has seen a change as men’s cosmetics have gained more popularity than ever before.
11.07 21:43 Does the Pope understand what is happening in Ukraine? Anatoliy Babynsky on the visit of Pope’s envoy to moscow, the war, and the russian church The Pope’s Special Representative, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, visited Moscow on June 28 and 29. Following a trip to Kyiv earlier in June, the visit to the Russian capital marked the second and most challenging phase of the Vatican’s peace mission. After his visit to Moscow, Matteo Zuppi stated that «there is no peace plan.» Church historian Anatolii Babynskyi, Ph.D., discussed the outcomes of these visits on our «Topic of the Week» program.
10.07 18:57 Investing in the future. Why IT education cannot be put on hold «Quality IT education is the best investment in the future and the driving force for economic development.»
07.07 17:54 «We have the right to our pain.» Nastia Melnychenko’s story Wherever Ukrainians may flee from missiles, bombs, or shells, their hearts remain in Ukraine. It hurts them. Each person experiences their own trauma from the war. It’s a war not for territory, but for independence, freedom, and the right to be themselves. In a new project by Lviv Now, they share what they truly feel, the challenges they face abroad, whether they plan to return, and how they envision a liberated Ukraine.
06.07 17:44 «I went to search for my cat and that’s how I saved my life.» Homes destroyed, cars shattered, broken windows in all neighboring buildings, glass everywhere. But the most important thing here is the people. Most of them managed to escape, but as of now, we know of four fatalities and 40 injured. There may still be some trapped under the rubble. Now, everything here reeks of war.
04.07 17:26 «I want the country to need us.» Nina Mishchenko’s story Wherever Ukrainians may flee from missiles, bombs, or shells, their hearts remain in Ukraine. It hurts them. Each person experiences their own trauma from the war. It’s a war not for territory, but for independence, freedom, and the right to be themselves. In a new project by Lviv Now, they share what they truly feel, the challenges they face abroad, whether they plan to return, and how they envision a liberated Ukraine.
28.06 19:00 «Russia has always sought to absorb Ukraine.» From the memories of how Ukraine adopted the Constitution Hero of Ukraine Levko Lukyanenko emphasized that the Constitution cannot be changed under pressure from either enemies or friends.
28.06 12:09 «NATO should say that we accept you and give you an interim period,» – Miroslaw Czech Lviv Now had the third conversation in the series «What will be a victory for Ukraine» with a Polish politician, f0rmer member of the Polish Sejm, columnist, and journalist Mirosław Czech. We discussed Ukraine’s victory in the war, which will be considered unique; whether there is room for compromise; what steps we should take after the victory; whether Ukraine is ready to join NATO and the EU and how to achieve this; why Orban’s Hungary resembles Yanukovych’s Ukraine and how to prevent «Orbanization»; why the political responsibility should be only individual; what should be Poland’s role in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and how to overcome historical traumas.
27.06 15:48 Kyiv Residents Joined Municipal Workers in Cleanup Efforts After Missile Debris Hit Building It took the residents of the neighborhood 12 hours to clear the area surrounding the hit building.
26.06 17:34 Carried in trunks. How people rescue birds injured during the war Blind, shell-shocked, with broken wings, tails, amputated limbs... They got hit by cars, suffered domestic injuries, severe shrapnel wounds from explosives and shells in the war zone, or people brought them to save them from shelling.
23.06 16:41 More than 300 thousand victims. Lviv under soviet and german occupation On June 22nd, Ukraine observes the Day of Mourning and Remembrance for the victims of war. Lviv, during the occupation by the Soviet and Nazi regimes, experienced a range of crimes, including the spread of propaganda, arrests, deportations, nationalizations, the establishment of ghettos, the Holocaust, and urban crime. Between 1939 and 1941, over 200,000 individuals, including Galicians-Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews, were forcibly deported to Siberia by the Soviets. Additionally, from 1941 to 1943, the Nazi regime ruthlessly took the lives of over 100,000 Lviv Jews. Halyna Vyliika, the tour guide and author behind the «Lviv: Life in the Territory of Terror» tour organized by the Territory of Terror Museum, shared these accounts with Lviv Now, shedding light on the dark history of the city and the resilience of its inhabitants.
23.06 09:54 «In UK people are genuinely inspired by seeing Ukrainians fight back» In an exclusive interview with Tvoemisto.tv, Dame Melinda Simmons, the UK Ambassador to Ukraine, discussed the profound connection between Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Reflecting on emotional encounters and the UK’s solidarity with Ukraine, she emphasized the government’s support, media coverage, and admiration for Ukraine’s resilience. The ambassador also highlighted ongoing assistance in various areas, including security, economic development, and investment, underscoring the UK’s commitment to Ukraine’s victory and recovery.
22.06 18:51 A new air defense system in Ukraine. How does it protect? We discuss the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defense missile system.
22.06 16:42 «I dream that ukrainians live a humdrum predictable life» – Roman Kechur Today, we offer the second conversation in the series «What will be a victory for Ukraine.» We talked to Roman Kechur, a well-known Ukrainian psychotherapist and head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Ukrainian Catholic University, about what can be considered a Ukrainian victory and whether it is often talked about; why censorship is for the better now; how Zelenskyy and his team are trying to control the thoughts of Ukrainians; why no government will please us; and whether Ukraine will become a «boring» country in Eastern Europe.
02.06 20:01 Bloggers who shared the work of the air defense system on social networks under house arrest Suspects can not leave their place of residence until July 31.
02.06 19:55 Zelensky ordered a full audit of all shelters in the country Ministers should conduct a full audit of all protective structures in Ukraine.
01.06 18:15 Ukraine’s electricity situation can be tense this summer Ukrenergo will try to prevent shutdowns and blackouts.
01.06 17:15 1 June: Night attack on Kyiv, Zelensky arrived in Moldova Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, June 1, 2023.
31.05 19:26 «We will emerge from this war victorious, but it will be a bleeding country» What the future of Ukraine should look like; how to bring back Ukrainians who went abroad because of the war; what independence means to us; why our victory will only be the beginning of the journey. And what we should do afterward. In the video program «Accents of Your City,» Andriy Saichuk talks to its first guests: PEN Ukraine’s President, editor-in-chief of UkraineWorld, philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko and Tetyana Oharkova, literary critic, journalist and head of the international department of the press center of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre.
30.05 18:53 With Vyshyvanka even into exile. How Ukrainians Preserved the genetic code The Vyshyvanka[Ukrainian ethnic shirt] collection in the Klymentii Sheptytskyi Lviv Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life contains about two thousand embroidered shirts. The oldest ones date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These shirts were worn on weekdays and holidays, each unique and inimitable in style, cut, and technique. Even now, when fleeing enemy shelling, some Ukrainians leave everything behind and take their vyshyvanka.
30.05 17:35 30 May: Night attack on Kyiv, Russian companies create Private military companies for war against Ukraine Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
29.05 19:28 Restoration of 30 damaged private houses started in Irpin These are houses located at the intersection of Bagirova Street and Gostomel Highway near the Irpin Lipki residential complex.
29.05 18:15 29 May: Explosions in Kyiv, Wagner Group withdraws from Bakhmut Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Monday, May 29, 2023.
27.05 19:04 27 May: The Armed Forces seized the initiative, France called the attack on the hospital in Dnipro a war crime Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Saturday, May 27, 2023.
26.05 19:51 «Soon, I will be at home.» Stories by mothers who lost their sons The mothers of fallen soldiers in Lviv have already become a «Mars family»: they come to the graves of their sons, plant flowers, support each other and look for new meaning in life. Lviv Now tells the story of a few of them.
26.05 17:42 26 May: The occupiers hit a medical facility in Dnipro with a rocket, and Iran secretly supplies weapons to the Russian Federation through the Caspian Sea Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Friday, May 26, 2023.
25.05 19:03 Ukraine stops electricity imports and exports The situation in the power system remains complicated due to intermittent enemy attacks.
25.05 17:56 25 May: «Not an easy night»: shelling regions of Ukraine, the situation on ZNPP Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, May 25, 2023.
24.05 20:50 «When will we stop being asked who our Dostoevsky is?» – literary critic Halyna Kruk Lviv Now asked the writer and literary critic Halyna Kruk whether a sincere interest in Ukraine and Ukrainian culture exists in the world and how we can take advantage of it; what the «imperial vision» is and why the «mysterious Russian soul» is tied to us; how to make Ukrainian literature recognizable in the world, how language preserves the worldview and why bilingualism in Ukraine is rather illusory.
24.05 17:20 24 May: The Ukrainian military did not take part in the raid on the Belgorod region, CBS investigation about crimes of Wagner Group Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
23.05 18:40 A place of memory. Lviv’s government is creating a «new» military cemetery Lviv government plans to create a new military cemetery on the site of former military graves known to Lviv residents as the «Mars Field.» The old burials will move instead. Lviv Now tells the story of this cemetery and what the new memorial complex might look like.
23.05 17:15 23 May: Battles for Bakhmut, "liberation" of the Belgorod region Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
22.05 19:02 American University Kyiv has opened in the building of the capital’s River station The President of American University Kyiv, Dan Rice, was inaugurated during the opening ceremony.
22.05 17:54 22 May: Russians semi-encircled in Bakhmut, Zelenskyi about the G7 summit results Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Friday, May 22, 2023.
19.05 18:38 19 May: Zelensky in Saudi Arabia, the transfer of F-16 to Ukraine to be considered at the G7 Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Friday, May 19, 2023.
17.05 21:22 Armed Forces liberated 20 square kilometers of the Bakhmut suburb The Ukrainian military has been preventing Russia’s plans in the Bakhmut sector from being implemented since last summer.
17.05 18:32 17 May: Podolyak explained the possibilities if Russia is recognized as a terrorist country, shelling of Kherson region Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
17.05 12:09 «You shouldn’t compare Russians with Nazis.» Interview with Vasyl Pavlov Why rethinking Ukrainian history is crucial to do now; how to work with historical traumas and what consequences can they have for Ukraine if kept silent; what needs to be added in the history study of the school curriculum and how the gaps in our knowledge affect the perception of the current situation in the world? Lviv Now discussed these issues with Vasyl Pavlov, head of the Center for Military History.
16.05 17:49 16 May: Night shelling with Kinzhals, results of Zelensky’s trip Situation summary of the war in Ukraine by region for Friday, May 16, 2023.