Culture

In an interview for UNITED24 Media, photographer Yelena Yemchuk reveals that she returned to Kyiv with no intention of taking pictures—but an organic encounter with memory, muse, and the momentum of women staying behind in wartime, gave rise to the project Mnemosyne. Her first exhibit in Ukraine, it is currently on display at  The Naked Room gallery in Kyiv.

Ukrainian ethno-band DakhaBrakha has unveiled its new music video project, Dytyatochko ( Little Child ), which brings attention to the harrowing issue of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia.

From smashing a 2,000-year-old Han dynasty urn to carpeting the vast halls of the Tate Modern with millions of ceramic sunflower seeds, the career of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been defined by large-scale statements. The very established artist, who started off as a dissident not only in China but in the art world itself, talks to us about his time in Ukraine.

The Circularity on the Edge installation, an innovative architectural and art project, is on display at the Venice Biennale Architettura 2025.

Amid Russia’s relentless assaults in eastern Ukraine, volunteers and soldiers have begun rescuing medieval “stone babas”—statues carved 800 years ago—from the frontline. What are these statues and why do they matter?

“Following the 2022 invasion, non-coordination was an impossibility.” When Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, Ukrainian Americans mobilized with speed and passion. Churches held prayers, solidarity rallies erupted across cities, and diaspora leaders lobbied Congress for aid. But behind this surge of unity lies a complicated story. The Ukrainian diaspora in the United States has long been divided—by history, faith, and politics.