Month: December 21, 2018 8:27 am

Russia’s attempt to justify its seizure of 24 Ukrainian prisoners of war on November 25 by bringing criminal charges against the men has hit major hurdles. All of the men are rightly insisting that they are POWs, and the commander of one of the naval vessels has refused to talk to the so-called “investigator” until his men are released. How can Russia bring criminal charges against his subordinates when they were simply obeying his orders?

Dear Editor:

With Russia’s latest incursions against Ukraine, the entire world is again seeing Vladimir Putin’s hostility to the democratic order. Ukraine is our ally and our friend and we must stand beside it. 

CHICAGO – Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and Alexandra Diachenko Kochman were honored on October 6 for their contributions to culture and the arts at the annual dinner of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) in Chicago. The evening brimmed with excitement as the guests welcomed Ukraine’s famous singer and political activist Mr. Vakarchuk. 

DETROIT – Faculty members of the Ukrainian Music Institute (UMI) convened for the organization’s annual meeting on September 22-23 in the Detroit area, home to one of the oldest and largest branches of UMI.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. – Members of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s senior sorority of Pereletni Ptytsi celebrated the 70th anniversary of their founding with a gathering of members in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the founding of Plast Winnipeg in 1948. 

KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Spartanky sorority of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization held its annual conference on November 2-4 at the always scenic Soyuzivka Heritage Center. As in years gone by, delighted exclamations of joy were heard from the Main House lobby as approximately 45 participants greeted each other with gleams in their eyes and warm embraces. 

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“Liturgy No. 1 (Ukrainian), The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” and “Liturgy No. 2 (Ukrainian), The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,” by Roman Hurko. New York: CARO Productions, 2018. 74 pp. and 68 pp., respectively. $15 each.

Soccer

• Shakhtar Donetsk has drawn Eintracht Frankfurt and Dynamo Kyiv is set to play against Olympiacos (Greece) with the first-leg match on February 14 and the second-leg match on February 21, 2019. The draw was held on December 17 in Lyon, France. Both teams had been using Olympiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv for UEFA matches because Shakhtar was previously playing matches in Kharkiv. Because of martial law being declared in Kharkiv, Shakhtar’s matches were moved to Kyiv. The Europa League final is set for May 29, 2019, in Baku.

NEW YORK – This fall in New York City was marked by the continuation of a music project initiated several years ago by Ukrainian opera and chamber singer Oleg Chmyr that aims to present “Ukrainian Stars in America” to audiences in the U.S. 

KYIV – On May 4, 2014, Dmytro Tkachenko left his hometown of Donetsk for a one-day trip to Kyiv.

He took his laptop computer and no change of clothing. 

It was a typical business trip. One that he often took on express trains that link the two cities. This time, he came to present survey findings of overwhelming pro-Ukrainian sentiment in the Donbas. 

STRASBROUG, France – The European Parliament has awarded imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov its 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.