Many Ukraine citizens speak Russian as their first language. Volunteer organizations are helping them improve their Ukrainian and abandon “the occupiers’ language.”
Tag: Lviv (Ukraine)
Lviv Reopens Art Galleries ‘to Show We Are Alive’
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on, a museum director in Ukraine’s cultural capital is turning to art as a form of resistance.
In Lviv, a hidden work by a master is discovered.
During the renovation of a former Catholic church, a mural by the Polish painter Jan Henryk de Rosen was uncovered.
Sensing a Stalled Russia, West Adds Support and Arms for Ukraine
‘You have exploded the myth of Putin’s invincibility,’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain told Ukrainian lawmakers, one of several Western sources of cheerleading on Tuesday.
Russian Missiles Hit Power Stations in Lviv and Along Crucial Railways
Altogether, six electrical substations were struck along the railways in central and western Ukraine, according to a top rail official. The rail system is the country’s lifeline for humanitarian and military supplies.
A Family of Six Walks for Days to Escape Mariupol
At times, Russian soldiers were almost friendly, advising them how to avoid shelling and showing them pictures of their own children.
Ukraine Says Russia Begins Assault in the East After Raining Missiles Nationwide
The president of Ukraine and a top national security aide said the Russian offensive, anticipated for weeks, had finally begun after a Russian missile barrage that included the first deadly strike on the western city of Lviv.
Rare Russian Strike Hits Lviv, A City Relatively Untouched By Violence
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people from other parts of Ukraine have fled to, or through, Lviv to escape the fighting. Then it landed on their doorstep.
Worshipers Fill Pews in Lviv on Easter Sunday for Services That Remember War
Commemorations in Ukraine’s small Roman Catholic community combined ancient traditions with the reality of the war.
No More ‘Have a Nice Day’: Lviv Learns to Live With War
Ukraine’s cultural capital, the western city of Lviv, is trying to adjust to being on the fringes of war and at the center of massive displacement.