Daryna Udovenko

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Daryna is a culture writer at UNITED24 Media, contributing to the publication’s coverage of Ukraine’s cultural scene. She curates stories and topics around theatre, literature, and contemporary art.

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Daryna Udovenko
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Cassandra Saw War Coming. Now Her Story is Reimagined by a Ukrainian-Polish Theater Collaboration
In the ancient myth, Cassandra saw catastrophe coming but was never believed. In Ukraine, warnings of war are no longer prophecies: they arrive as alerts on a phone or in the sound of explosions. As Russian attacks continue to shake Kyiv, the city’s stages keep finding new reasons to light up.
Sep 23, 2026 11:10
Author
Daryna Udovenko
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Culture
Ukrainian Odyssey: How the Stories of Mariupol’s Defenders Came to the Stage
On the day “Odyssey. Maeotis” was set to premiere in Kyiv, the city recorded an all-time daily high of 13 air raid alerts. A story of a man returning home after years of war was ready to take its first steps on stage in a city that knows all too well what it means to wait for peace, only for the war to once again interrupt the journey home.
Sep 02, 2026 14:21