Editorials

A redesigned website for The Ukrainian Weekly

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Dear readers, we are thrilled to announce that The Ukrainian Weekly will launch a redesigned website on October 6, which marks the 88th anniversary of the newspaper’s founding.

The previous major update to the site was made roughly six years ago. An editorial in the June 14, 2015, issue of The Ukrainian Weekly informed readers that, while the web address remained the same, “the look and functionality [of the new site] are entirely different.”

Turning the pages back...

Sept. 18, 2014

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Seven years ago, on September 18, 2014, President Petro Poroshenko addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress during his working visit to the United States. Mr. Poroshenko noted that the honor of addressing both chambers of Congress was not his, but it belonged “to the people of Ukraine, those brave men and women who are today on the forefront of the global fight for democracy!” he said.

Letters to the Editor

Buyer’s remorse? None here

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Dear Editor:

In his letter to the editor published in the September 5 issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, Lt. Col. Bohdan Hetmansky implies that those who voted for Joe Biden could be questioning their choice. But why? Presi­dent Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent working visit to Washington was solid and successful, returning stability to a relationship abused and neglected by the previous administration. The message from Mr. Biden was clear: America supports Ukraine.

Letters to the Editor

I have no buyer’s remorse

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Dear Editor:

In response to Lt. Col. Bohdan Hetmansky’s letter in the September 5 issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, I am not a citizen of Ukraine, but a citizen of the United States, as are my children and grandchildren. Always, my vote for president is informed not by just U.S. foreign policy, including policies regarding Ukraine, but by the candidate’s domestic agenda.

Letters to the Editor

Emphatically, there’s no buyer’s remorse

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Dear Editor:

In response to Bohdan Hetmansky’s letter, published in the September 5 issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, on whether Ukrainian Americans who voted for President Joe Biden have any “buyer’s remorse,” I can answer emphatically that I do not. Like almost all Ukrainian Americans, regardless of political leanings, I am not happy that this administration has backed off from stopping Nord Stream 2 (see Mark Temnycky’s article in the same issue). At the same time, I recognize the difficulty in pulling the plug on a multi-billion-dollar project that was more than 90 percent complete when Mr. Biden was sworn in last January.

Community Chronicle

Hundreds celebrate Ukraine’s 30th anniversary of renewed independence at Metropolia Center of the UOC-U.S.A.

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SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Hundreds gathered at the Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. (UOC-U.S.A.) on August 29 for a celebration in honor of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s renewed independence.

The faithful arrived, many sporting Ukrainian attire, for a hierarchical divine liturgy that was celebrated by Archbishop Daniel, ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the UOC-U.S.A. He earnestly prayed for the abatement of the COVID-19 virus, the recovery of all who have fallen ill and the peaceful repose of those who have succumbed to the illness.

Community Chronicle

Happy children attend 2021 Heritage Day Camp at Soyuzivka

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KERHONKSON, N.Y. – A special treat for each child attending the 2021 Heritage Day Camp (HDC) at Soyuzivka Heritage Center was having his or her own personal “consultation” with a Ukrainian folk-magic shaman: a so-called “molfar.” This summer’s theme was the Karpaty (the Carpathian Mountains) and its many colorful peoples, including Hutsuls, Lemkos and Boikos.

Sports

Ukraine wins 98 medals, finishes fifth best in total medal count

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Seventy-four medals in 2008, 84 in 2012, and 117 in 2016 set the foundation that Ukraine is indeed a world Paralympics powerhouse. Expectations were high going into the 2020 Games in Tokyo despite the challenges and obstacles posed by the one-year delay on training and the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking a cue from the Ukrainian Olympic team’s performance earlier this summer when expectations were exceeded, the Paralympians continued their dominance with their own outstanding achievements. Team Ukraine won an astounding 98 total medals, including 24 gold, 47 silver, and 27 bronze, placing them fifth among all nations (Ukraine ranked sixth overall when ranked by gold medal victories.) They were second overall in silver medals. The four nations that finished ahead of Ukraine with more total medals were China, Great Britain, the Refugee Paralympics Team and the United States.

Sports

Paralympian swimmers’ golden day

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Maksym Krypak and Yevhen Bohodaiko spearheaded a Ukrainian gold-medal charge at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 28 as Ukraine witnessed five of its athletes atop the podium at the Paralympic Games. Bohodaiko secured his first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 in the men’s (SB6) 100-meter breaststroke event, adding to his two titles from London 2012 and his hat-trick at Rio 2016. Bohodaiko’s time of 1:20.13 seconds saw him narrowly win the event for the third consecutive Paralympic Games.

Sports

Masters wins two golds in two days

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Oksana Masters has been making an impression on the Para sports world for almost a decade, “mastering” whichever sport she tries. Owning eight Paralympic medals across three different sporting disciplines, Masters was not quite content. In Tokyo she managed to fill another hole in her athletic resume by winning the women’s time trial (H4-5), claiming her first medal in cycling. It was her first gold medal at a summer Paralympic Games.