The construction of the "Interjus Bukovina" concentrated juice production plant is starting in the village of Kobolchin This was announced by the head of the Chernivtsi Regional Council He noted that the new enterprise will be able to process up to 1,500 tons of fruit raw materials every day "The main product will be concentrated apple juice as well as juices made from local berries such as raspberries and plums," clarified the head of the regional council noting that fruit raw materials will be sourced from farms in the region and neighboring areas which should provide significant support to local agricultural producers The plant will be part of an industrial park covering about 12 hectares and transportation infrastructure will be created the enterprise will also produce biogas from fruit processing waste which will be used to heat buildings in the community The production launch is scheduled for the end of 2025 including documentation and obtaining permits "Interjus Bukovina" is part of the TAS Group of Sergey Tigipko Mpox (monkeypox) Campaigns Events Multimedia Newsletters Spotlights The European Health Report 2024 Ukraine emergency Second European Programme of Work To improve the quality of primary health-care (PHC) services at local level in Ukraine WHO has implemented a pilot project in Chernivtsi This city in western Ukraine was selected by WHO as a pilot hromada to introduce a systematic approach to improve access and quality of PHC the project aimed at implementing PHC monitoring improving patient engagement through a сommunication campaign to raise awareness among the local population about the risk factors and prevention measures of arterial hypertension and building the capacity of local PHC doctors and nurses are the leading cause of noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths and one of the main global and national concerns The ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine has significantly increased the burden of NCDs A strong PHC system could help to reduce the burden of arterial hypertension and improve overall health outcomes for the Ukrainian people,” said Dr Jarno Habicht A communication campaign titled “Improving the health of the community through patient engagement” used various methods to reach more than 160 000 Chernivtsi residents over the age of 40 the group most at risk of arterial hypertension In addition to outdoor advertising and social media messaging printed materials were distributed in hospitals and citizens had the opportunity to have their blood pressure measured for free in tents across the city Over 10 000 people participated directly with 4000 filling out questionnaires and entering a draw for blood pressure monitors many people learned about hypertension and the importance of monitoring their blood pressure there has been an increase in the number of visits to the health facility including for blood pressure checks,” said Olena Nazariuk observed that many patients learned how to correctly measure their own blood pressure Dr Olena Lavrova at the Rosha PHC Centre in Chernivtsi added that the campaign increased patients’ motivation levels not been a priority for many of our patients” in collaboration with the Health Department of the Chernivtsi City Council adapted and implemented a framework of indicators aimed at evaluating the provision of PHC services Health management specialists gathered and analysed indicators from PHC providers and discussed the results with them the project invested in capacity building for health-care providers. Twelve training sessions for doctors and nurses were conducted covering 75% of all PHC staff in Chernivtsi These training sessions were based on the WHO package of essential NCD interventions and the HEARTS technical package equipping health-care professionals with cutting-edge skills and knowledge To assess the outcomes of the pilot project meeting with representatives of the Chernivtsi City Council the Health Department of the Chernivtsi City Council and heads of PHC facilities to discuss the results of the project and further actions As a significant step towards improving PHC this initiative is planned to be replicated across other regions in Ukraine The pilot project was implemented by WHO Ukraine with financial support from the Government of Canada HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Risk-based CVD management Primary health care Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and Chair of the Legislature Peter Criswell introduced a resolution in the County Legislature to authorize the signing of a “Sister Community” agreement between Ulster County and the Chernivtsi Region of Ukraine.  This agreement sought to show solidarity with Ukraine and promote a mutually beneficial exchange of education The idea for a sister community agreement was raised by Kerhonkson resident Tim Distel who had spent a period of time living in the Chernivtsi Region of Ukraine and was involved in aid efforts in the country immediately following the 2022 Russian invasion “My support began after traveling to Kyiv in 2014 I saw the noble characteristics of Ukrainians that today are on full display for the whole world medical kits and other aid supplies to Sokyryany a small city within the Chernivtsi Oblast near the western border with Romania Distel was introduced to the head of the Chernivtsi Oblast Regional Council with whom he brought up the idea of forming sister city partnerships he shared the idea and connections with Metzger and Criswell who then began exploring possible partnerships in 2024.  This idea turned into action when in February 2024 the City of Kingston signed a “Sister City” agreement with the City of Sokyryany in Ukraine and the groundwork was then laid for the sister community agreement.  “It is a real opportunity for Ulster County which already has such a strong connection with many residents of Ukrainian heritage to have an exchange program with a community in Ukraine We are excited to have that opportunity and deepen our connections with the Ukrainian people,” Metzger said “We were very eager to move this forward now especially in this time when the administration of Washington has really aligned itself with Russia This invasion is a violation of international law and it is very important to show our solidarity with the people of Ukraine.” Metzger believes that beyond being a sign of solidarity this agreement could have wider implications for educational exchanges in the future an NGO founded in 2022 aiming to form inter-municipal partnerships between European and U.S helped to form this sister community agreement This work is inspired by the concept of Sister Cities International which was founded in 1956 by President Eisenhower to promote global peace through citizen diplomacy founder of Mokosh Ukrainian Weaving Center in Gardiner and longtime member of Ulster County’s Ukrainian community expressed her support for the county’s agreement we know you’re there.’ That means more than anything right now for people to feel like they’re not forgotten whether they live in Ulster County and are Ukrainians or they live in Ukraine.” Shepko would like to see this agreement bring Ulster County and Chernivtsi Oblast to exchange ideas about keeping our rivers and environment clean “We can’t live peacefully and in harmony with nature by just caring about our own needs and not thinking more globally.” Chairman of the Chernivtsi Regional Council spoke on the cooperation agreement between the Chernivtsi region and Ulster County expressing the council’s gratitude to the residents of Ulster County the American people and all friends of Ukraine who have offered support during the war twinning is first and foremost a solid foundation for the development of strong partnerships between our communities and people The world knows that Ukraine is fighting for its independence suffering daily from Russian shelling and our soldiers are laying down their lives on the battlefield so it is important for every Ukrainian to know that we are not alone in our struggle every handshake between partners is a reminder of the support that Ukraine is an important and independent state that the deaths of soldiers are not in vain.” “We sincerely believe in developing good relations between the communities of both regions and countries even if it is online meetings and joint organization of events will become therapy for our people and an opportunity to get to know us better for the residents of Ulster County We can implement joint cultural projects such as artist residencies craftsmen and writers from the United States to learn more about Bukovyna and to describe and translate their impressions into works about our region We can organize communication in educational institutions It is important for us that people overseas read Ukrainian literature and get acquainted with the publishing projects of our region and we hope to republish some of our authors Rules and Government Services Committee of the Ulster County Legislature approved the proposal for the resolution despite concerns raised by Republican committee members over the county’s focus on international solidarity amid struggles with crises at home drug overdoses and long ambulance wait times Democrats stressed that this resolution will not require any additional funding You must be logged in to post a comment Copyright © 2025 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes chair of the UWC’s International Educational Coordinating Council (IECC) of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) recently visited the southwestern region of Chernivtsi where she met with academics from the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University Their discussion centered on fostering cooperation to create educational materials on Ukrainian history for children living abroad These resources would support primary and secondary school students attending weekly Ukrainian-language schools abroad “We identified key areas for future cooperation between UWC’s IECC and [the]…Chernivtsi National University,” Lyubchyk said and leverage our influence for the shared goal of promoting the Ukrainian national idea.”  Among those present were Tetiana Fedirchyk Vice-Rector for Academic and Educational Affairs; Vasyl Karpo Dean of the Faculty of History; and Svitlana Romaniuk Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education The Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University is one of Ukraine’s oldest classical universities 1875 by decree of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I It originally included a theological Greek Orthodox faculty – the only Orthodox faculty in the Austro-Hungarian Empire the university underwent several name changes it was renamed the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University the university had over 14,000 students enrolled in various academic programs [email protected] [email protected] FB: @uwcongress 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 over Bukovyna Chernivtsi on Wed Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match Who won between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and Dynamo Kyiv on Wed 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT?Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 over Bukovyna Chernivtsi on Wed 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT.InsightsHaven't lost in 12 matches Bukovyna Chernivtsi is playing home against Dynamo Kyiv on Wed That's according to the National Police Law enforcement officers discovered the unexploded warhead of the missile outside a populated area in the Dnistrovskyi district Bomb disposal experts transported the warhead to a remote location and safely destroyed it using a dummy explosive charge While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 Bukovynka Chernivtsi win women’s Ukraine Super Cup Defending champions Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok celebrate their second men’s national super cup crown in Ukraine The women and men’s Ukraine Super Cup finals were held in Horodok on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Bukovynka Chernivtsi snatched the women’s crown to celebrate a historic first trophy in the club’s history. They produced a 3-1 (25-16, 17-25, 25-16, 25-12) victory over Balta Opposite Maryna Fedchuk was Bukovynka’s best scorer of the match with 15 points while her Balta counterpart Anastasiia Strelbytska topped the charts with 16 points Bukovynka’s 38-year-old middle blocker Lidiya Luchko (pictured in the main photo with Ukrainian Volleyball Federation President Mykhaylo Melnyk; credits: Ukrainian Volleyball Federation) was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) Individual awards were also presented to Bukovynka’s Stanislava Parfonova for Best Setter Andriana Pavlyk for Best Outside Hitter and Krystyna Niemtseva for Best Libero as well as to Balta’s Strelbytska for Best Opposite and Kseniia Ratii for Best Middle Blocker Sunday’s men’s final was a straight-set affair. Hosts and defending trophy holders Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok delighted the home crowd with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-20) victory over Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomir to claim the Super Cup crown for the second time The winners were led by outside hitter Vojin Cacic with 17 points The MVP award went to Epicentr’s 33-year-old middle blocker Maksym Drozd Vitaliy Shchytkov and Oleksandr Boyko earned the individual prizes for Best Opposite while Zhytychi’s Yan Yereshchenko and Mykola Rudnytskyy were recognised as Best Outside Hitter and Best Middle Blocker The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level Working closely with national federations and private enterprises to develop Volleyball as a popular media and entertainment sport FIVB Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Château Les Tourelles Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 1006 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 213 453 535 Fax: +41 213 453 545 Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Pro Peace Ukraine hosted a workshop in Chernivtsi and researchers to explore transitional justice and its relevance for Ukraine The workshop aimed to create a space for participants to explore key elements of transitional justice while reflecting on how these concepts apply to Ukraine's current and future contexts shared insights on transitional justice processes in the Balkans co-founder of the Kosovo Oral History Initiative presented methods for documenting personal narratives of war-affected communities These experts provided valuable insights into past experiences of societies that have undergone similar processes offering both lessons learned and cautionary tales The discussions underscored the complexities of transitional justice highlighting the challenges of addressing transitional justice discourse in a country still experiencing active war Many participants saw the need to concentrate on Ukraine’s immediate war related struggles making it challenging to shift the conversation towards long-term strategies for addressing past injustices and reconciliation There was some reluctance to explore broader transitional justice mechanisms reflecting the societal focus on overcoming the RF aggression over post-war justice considerations through interactive exercises and group work participants gradually engaged with the intertwined approaches of restorative and retributive justice Divided into working groups based on their professional backgrounds analyzed conflict resolution through different lenses This method allowed for an inclusive conversation where each participant contributed its expertise to developing potential solutions One of the highlights of the workshop was the Art Playback session which powerfully demonstrated how artistic methods can facilitate dialogue Participants were particularly engaged in a presentation on oral history documentation in Kosovo highlighting the potential of storytelling in preserving memories and acknowledging past injustices A critical takeaway from the workshop was that transitional justice is not a one-size-fits-all process While Ukraine has made strides in war crimes investigations there is still unexplored potential for broader discussions on memorialization putting the needs of the victims at the forefront the workshop provided a unique opportunity to bring together Pro Peace Ukraine's implementing partners This gathering fostered stronger connections and enabled meaningful discussions on the future perspectives of ongoing projects Given that some participants work in highly volatile regions the workshop also served as a much-needed space for them to recharge and exchange experiences in a supportive environment Beyond the core discussions on transitional justice and helped to start a conversation on the legacies of the war in Ukraine One clear recommendation from the workshop was to continue working on memory-related initiatives such as oral history while recognizing that deeper engagement with truth-seeking and reparations will require time and readiness from both society and institutions Pro Peace Ukraine remains committed to fostering these discussions and supporting Ukrainian partners in navigating the complexities of transitional justice and the wider dealing with the past processes ERLC Vice President and Chief of Staff Miles Mullin third from right; and Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Vice President for Convention Administration Jonathan Howe host Ukrainian delegation members and others president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary; congressman Oleksandr Shkuridin head of the Interfactional Fraction of Chernivtsi Province; Missions Eurasia Communications Manager Inna Sinkevych; Oleksii Boiko Chernivtsi Supreme Regional Council leader and speaker of the Congress of the Chernivtsi Province; Vyacheslav Nahirniak pastor of First Baptist Church in Chernivtsi and deputy bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Union of the Chernivtsi Oblast; and Mission Eurasia President Sergey Rakhuba NASHVILLE (BP) — The Protestant Church seen as “a fringe” denomination in mostly Orthodox Ukraine has gained traction and respect for its humanitarian aid during Russia’s war on Ukraine a delegation of governmental and religious leaders said during a visit here “The general public has always viewed the Protestant church as fringe or unimportant But things have changed a lot in the past three years because I have seen a real openness,” Ukrainian congressman Oleksandr Shkuridin said in a meeting hosted by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and SBC Executive Committee (EC) in Nashville but I’m grateful to God to have used the situation to reveal the strength of the Protestant churches,” said Shkuridin head of the Interfactional Fraction in the Chernivtsi Province Congress citing the church’s largescale humanitarian and Gospel outreach to Ukraine Protestant-sponsored organizations both locally and internationally have been main drivers of humanitarian relief a southwestern Ukrainian city bordering Moldovia and Romania expressed confusion after meeting with Congressional leaders in Washington to discuss U.S support for Ukraine during a suspension in U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) spending pastor of First Baptist Church in Chernivtsi “People were eagerly anticipating the American presidential elections President Trump promised to end the war in the first 24 hours Then we had been waiting for the inauguration And we don’t really know what to wait for now.” received the three-person Chernivtsi delegation “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in suffering and religious persecution for so many of our fellow Baptists,” Mullin told Baptist Press “Ukraine has the largest Baptist population in Eastern Europe and we lament the cruelty and evil that has been displayed by invading Russian forces towards them and other Ukrainians.” a Tennessee-based Christian educational and charitable organization operating in Ukraine and 14 other countries arranged the delegation’s visit to the U.S Delegation members attended the International Religious Freedom Summit Vance; met with various officials including Ambassador Kurt Volker special representative for Ukraine negotiations; met with U.S Helsinki Commission and a member of the House Committee on Foreign Relations USAID had designated $130.1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine since February 2022, according to UkraineOversight.gov and had disbursed $86.7 billion before Trump halted spending in one of a spree of executive orders issued in his first days in office Mission Eurasia President Sergey Rakhuba said introducing the delegation to offer firsthand accounts of the atrocities suffered during the war and to counteract Russian propaganda The delegation described a Ukraine resolute in continuing its fight humanitarian aid and an uncertainty in the continuation of U.S weapons assistance seen in the Biden administration “We will continue to do what we’ve been doing for the past three years,” said Oleksii Boiko head of the Chernivtsi Supreme Regional Council and speaker of the Congress of the Chernivtsi Province “When we talk about the neighboring country trying to seize more and more of our land,” Boiko said ‘Ukraine will just give up and put its hands down,’ it’s a mistake to think that way.” “We’ll continue to defend,” added Shkuridin “Without this help it will be extremely difficult We will not be as successful as we have been should find a way to continue to support Ukraine’s war effort because Ukraine’s victory would be a victory for religious liberty “America is an example of democracy and freedom,” Shkuridin said “We have always looked up to America as such We would like to receive support so that the Ukrainian people could just have the same freedom of self-expression and freedom of faith.” Mullin and Jonathan Howe of the SBC Executive Committee presented the delegation with a framed copy of the resolution “On the War in Ukraine,” which messengers to the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting adopted “Our convention of churches has spoken clearly in the 2022 SBC resolution “condemning Russian aggression and standing in solidarity with ‘our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in Christ as well as the people of Ukraine.’  we continue to call for a cessation of hostilities And we commit to redouble our prayers for those like the leaders of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) who continue to minister and share the gospel in the midst of the death and destruction it has caused.” UBTS President Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh also attended the meeting hailing the work of ERLC that brings a Gospel witness to the marketplace and recommending such an organization for Ukraine “There is a big gap between church and church life and political life public life,” Pyzh said “And I think it would be great to come up with a platform where we can combine politicians with churches where they would be held accountable to each other “Preaching the Gospel is one thing when you’re preaching it in the church building,” Pyzh said “But when you step outside the church building into the marketplace And so I think we have to keep these two elements together – marketplace and the church.” Diana Chandler is Baptist Press’ senior writer © 2025 Southern Baptist Convention. Site by Mere That’s according to Zelenska’s Facebook post seen by Ukrinform. According to the First Lady, throughout the day the children enjoyed various activities in Kyiv, wrapped up with a tea party at the Sofia of Kyiv Reserve. "Here we discussed the impressions of the trip. It was really touching to see these children’s emotions and to learn about their dreams. I really want no child in Ukraine without parental care to be alone during these holidays, but instead to feel the support from adults," Zelenska emphasized. Olena Zelenska held a meeting with children from an orphanage during Christmas holidays / Photo: Olena Zelenska Foundation As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Olena Zelenska Foundation in 2024 donated to health care facilities 77 ambulance vehicles, built 14 houses for large foster families and shelters for schools, modernized a laboratory in Lviv, and expanded the network of Superhero Schools for children undergoing long-term treatment. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Bukovyna Chernivtsi won 2–1 over Viktoriya Sumy on Tue 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT?Bukovyna Chernivtsi won 2–1 over Viktoriya Sumy on Tue 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT.About the matchBukovyna Chernivtsi is playing home against Viktoriya Sumy on Tue About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:37 am)Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims, ahead of Victory Day parade. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:36 am)War analysisFrance is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21 A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 by Elsa Court, The Kyiv Independent news deskA general view shows the Maramures mountains' area close to the Romanian-Ukrainian border in the Maramures mountains on May 15 (Daniel Mihailsecu/AFP via Getty Images)Border guards in western Ukraine were forced to defend themselves against an attack by two armed men killing one of the assailants and injuring the other State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrainska Pravda on June 30 The attack reportedly took place on June 29 at around 9 p.m local time near Selyatyn in Chernivtsi Oblast Journalist Vitaly Glagov said that according to his sources the attackers were armed with a machete and a gas canister The border guard used his weapon to save his own life Medics were called to the scene and a police investigation is currently underway Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a recent interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) that dozens of people try to illegally cross Ukraine's border into the EU every day Men of conscription age are prohibited from leaving the country during martial law Many men attempt to reach neighboring countries despite this Romanian police told RFE/RL in May that about 11,000 Ukrainian men have illegally crossed the border into Romania since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion Several men have been found dead while attempting the perilous crossing across the Tysa River, which runs along the borders of Ukraine, Hungary Services for Raising Capital & Sell a Business Get a monthly investment magazine in private equity and venture capital Interjuice Bukovyna’s new plant will process up to 1,500 tons of fruit per day. Its core products will include concentrated apple juice as well as juices made from raspberry, sour cherry, cherry, and plum. The company plans to source raw materials from local farmers. The enterprise will also produce biogas generated during fruit processing, which is planned to be used for heating local facilities. The facility will comprise storage buildings, purification and drying units, administrative premises, and access roads. Production launch is scheduled for the end of 2025. The plant is expected to create 150 new jobs. Interjuice Bukovyna LLC was founded in February 2020 in the Chernivtsi region. Its primary business activity is the production of fruit and vegetable juices. Join as a partner Advertising Team Vacancies Contacts Services for Raising Capital & Sell a Business Investment proposals Investment Projects and Startups Business for Sale Commercial Property Land Franchising Investor Offers Services for Raising Capital & Sell a Business Services for Investors Private Equity & M&A Venture Capital & Startups Government Investments Stock Market & IPO Real Estate Investments Investment digest Research Articles Investment interview We invest in Ukraine Investors Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker You don't have permissions to access this page Hannah ProctorOpinion21 March 2025artreview.com he reflects on his own privileged experience of the COVID-19 pandemic in a series of metaphors that range from the bizarre to the frankly obscene Paul Preciado became something of a celebrity in critical theory circles following the publication of Testo Junkie: Sex and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era philosopher and onetime film director in Spanish in 2008 and appeared in English translation in 2013 The book intersperses diaristic accounts of Preciado’s experiments with Testogel (a form of hormone replacement therapy) with a theoretical polemic arguing that the ‘pharmacopornographic’ regime – from contraceptive pills to porn – reinforces hegemonic gender norms Testo Junkie further proposes that ‘performative and biotechnological experiments on sexual subjectivity and gender’ could precipitate a biopolitical revolution As Preciado declares with typical extravagance: ‘Some will read this text as a manual for a kind of gender bioterrorism on a molecular scale.’ Perhaps the master’s tools can dismantle the master’s house Preciado’s new book Dysphoria Mundi (which is structured in three parts) switches genres The book’s short opening section begins by reproducing a medical document that records Preciado’s diagnosis with gender dysphoria a diagnosis required to access gender affirming healthcare but which defines the experience of dysphoria (where a person feels a profound sense of unease and dissatisfaction with their sex assigned at birth) as a pathological condition Preciado instead ‘affirms that dysphoria does not exist as a mental illness’ a politically urgent argument at a moment of rampant and rising state-sanctioned transphobia around the world where access even to medically gatekept trans healthcare is being eroded especially following the return of Donald Trump to the White House this January Preciado seeks to depathologise and reappropriate ‘dysphoria’ to describe the ‘contemporary planetary condition’ ‘Mutant’ subjects produced and oppressed by patriarchy capitalism and colonialism can also resist those structures and systems Preciado similarly argues that the ‘unprecedented shared global experience’ of COVID-19 exacerbated forms of oppression while also pointing to ways of undoing them: ‘Thinking with the virus means abandoning dialectical and binary thinking.’ The book’s main section which occupies almost 400 of the book’s nearly 500 pages intersperses diaristic accounts of Preciado’s experiences during the COVID-19 lockdowns theoretical discussions of the ‘somatopolitics’ of pandemics (ie and a series of pseudo-Catholic ‘funeral prayers’ whose liturgical nature is never explained seemingly governed by a private logic of free association addressing ‘Our Lady’ of everything from NATO to petroleum If reading 500 pages of this kind of thing sounds a bit tiring History is compared to ‘a very long sausage made of blood and language’; the COVID-19 virus to witches Sometimes his linkages are more than merely comparative as in the argument that Fordist factories produced cars on their assembly lines while cars as a technology produced Fordist subjects A key refrain that recurs throughout the text is the declaration that ‘Wuhan is everywhere’ the city – in which the COVID-19 pandemic originated – functions as a lens through which to view contemporary ‘petrosexoracialcapitalism’ (or and sexual and racial violence as these relate to capitalism) his frequent comparisons are not only cringey He often grounds his bombastic pronouncements about the world in his own experience to sometimes jarring effect for Preciado to declare that ‘My body is the city of Wuhan’ Preciado’s declared solidarity with feminist queer and anti-racist activist movements does not obviously inform his discussion of the experience of COVID-19 Just over two hundred pages into the book Preciado briefly mentions that the pandemic was experienced unevenly: many people still went out to work some people had no home in which to isolate while others spent their time at home caring for others Disparate experiences of the pandemic do not inform the majority of the book as Preciado generally treats his own experience as a middle-class European with secure desk-based work and housing and without dependents or serious underlying health conditions At one point he compares this experience of enclosure during lockdown to that of migrants detained by the state: ‘During the crisis the ‘normal’ lived in detention centres in their own homes.’ The boundedness of an individual apartment in lockdown or a mask ––‘The new necropolitical frontier has shifted from the coast of Greece to the door of your home Lesbos starts at your doorstep… Calais blows up in your face The new frontier is the mask… The new Lampedusa-Ceuta-Tijuana is your skin.’–– ‘History is always and by definition anachronistic’ Books about the very recent past that address the immediate present are perhaps always doomed to feel like a sale rail of last season’s fashions but the theoretical underpinnings of the text – Derrida’s hauntology Lyotard’s différend – seem even more dated attended graduate school in the US in the 1990s and his intellectual references seem to have been cryogenically frozen around that time.) 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[email protected] senior operative at the cyber crime department of the Chernivtsi Oblast Cyberpolice practically no application is secure and the weakest link in any information system is the human during a cyber security class for media professionals at the IMI regional hub Mediabaza Chernivtsi the risks of Telegram and Getcontact and overall rise in digital threats the cyber security expert explained that many users are receiving various messages purporting to be from a bank or other popular online service that asks them to "verify" their account details "This is what a phishing attack looks like and its goal is to get important data that can be used for malicious purposes Never follow the links you receive from people you don't know or don't know well You should treat everything with caution and check all the information," says Taras Mocherniuk The expert adds that emails often get hacked in this way It is important to understand that a phishing website asking to confirm some operation will look very similar to an official one This means one needs to be very careful and only confirm transactions through their personal account on official websites users should pay attention to what permissions a program requests: being asked for access to contacts and other personal data should be alarming The cyberpolice operative remarked that the moment a user installs and starts using the app they give permission for their contact list to be made public scammers who possess such data will address this or that person by name The information contained in someone's contact data can be used to identify the person which is why a person's phone number and other data are considered private information people using the app list not just the first and last name in a contact but the information that can reveal other personal data The event's participants also discussed switching from Telegram to WhatsApp The speaker explained that there are effectively no secure apps nowadays he believes that WhatsApp is a good alternative "The US is unlikely to share data with Russia on demand The speaker added that the weakest link in any information system is the human NATO officials reported on a recent meeting on social media while having the link and access code to the event on the screen in the background The training class also discussed the commonplace Telegram scams asking people to "vote for my daughter in a contest." Such tactics are also used to hack profiles A separate block of the class dealt with artificial intelligence and its use in scams Taras Mocherniuk explained that some tools can generate an audio message based on someone's voice and messages and it will be very diffucult to identify it as fake it right away Such voice messages are sent to the person's relatives and friends to extort money To protect their personal data and have high-quality digital security In her comment to the regional IMI representative Alyona Chorna 0372 journalist Maria Bodnarashek said that the cyber security training was helpful to her and gave her a better understanding of digital security to protect myself and my work in the digital space In an environment where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated it is important to understand how to avoid falling into the hackers' traps Such classes teach you to recognize phishing use protection tools and guarantee your safety while working online which helps to preserve your sources' privacy and your own professional reputation," the journalist shared [email protected] (050) 447-70-63 Ідентифікатор медіа: R40-01250 Reprinting and disseminating our information is allowed, but under strictly condition of reference to the source [email protected] To adapt to new challenges in the media field and turn content-making into a stable source of income head of the NGO Maye Sens spoke about how to go about monetization and what are the ways to monetize media in 2025 during an online training class at the Institute of Mass Information hub Mediabaza Chernivtsi Valeriy Harmash highlighted the following 2025 media trends: Banner and native advertising remain important “Banner advertising is not going anywhere being the cheapest way to advertise your work or organization Native advertising is for more sophisticated clients and readers who do not want to use straightforward advertising it will most likely be about product placement or sponsorships There is 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method is promising for media outlets' development this method is being actively used by Forbes and NV “Paid access is about building a community Given that we're in the third year of the war most Ukrainians have a built-in habit to pay People realize that for something to work well you have to pay for it While subscriptions to print outlets such as newspapers are dropping Exclusive content and access to additional services encourage users to make a paid subscription,” Harmash adds The freemium model also remains important: some content is available for free while premium content is provided only to subscribers [email protected] Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. although there are significant Romanian and Russian minorities Sadolin Visualizer App is an assistant application that helps to "try on" any shade for the walls of the apartment and find inspiration and creative solutions in the ideal palette of Sadolin colors We continue the cycle of projects about Ukrainian cities "Sadolin City Visualizer: the palette of your city" we look for color parallels in landscapes and urban architecture — we highlight this palette and create stories-interviews with architects and artists about what inspires them: their memories The next city we are talking about is Chernivtsi You can determine the colors for your ideal palette thanks to two assistants from Sadolin The first is actually the Sadolin Visualizer App mobile application itself It can be installed on IOS or Android systems Among the features is the ability to choose a color from Sadolin paints by turning on the camera and pointing it at the object of interest you can point to a specific element on the image with your finger after which the application will determine a special color code and offer you paints from different series Similar manipulations can be performed with photos already saved on the phone The Sadolin Visualizer mobile application tries on the color on the wall with the help of augmented reality technology The second assistant is the compact Color Sensor color scanning device Its working principle is the same: you need to apply the scanner to the surface of a wall and it will determine the color without fail The received data will be displayed in the pre-installed Sadolin Professional Expert App You can save all the information and create your own palette in the future A special compact device Color Sensor from Sadolin that scans the color of any surface There is a popular opinion that a city has as many faces as there are people you have to live in one place for more than a dozen years so we will discover the brightest faces of Chernivtsi This city is called the "unspoken cultural capital of Europe" "the capital of the crown land of the Habsburgs - Bukovyna" The word "culture" is mentioned twice for a reason as Chernivtsi found themselves at the intersection of many cultures several languages ​​could be heard on the streets at once: German The exquisite building of the Art Museum on the Central Square The building first of all attracts attention with its majolica panel an architect and co-founder of AddLine group Volodymyr Timoftiy to which he replied: "My city is a layering of history architectural styles in the picturesque landscape of Bukovyna which sounds like "Joint efforts" in Ukrainian This motto from 1908 adorns the flag of Chernivtsi when the first written mention of it was recorded in the trade deed of the Moldavian voivode Alexander the Good Trade routes from Lviv to Suceava passed through Chernivtsi which was then part of the Moldavian principality these lands suffered due to constant wars and Tatar raids as a result of which in 1762 there were only about 200 wooden houses in the city The architectural core of the city began to take shape already during the Austrian rule "Chernivtsi is a city of parks and squares libraries and markets," — Volodymyr Timoftiy in the direction of the development of the city which was gradually laid from north to south we were advised to go by the Doctor of Architecture and Bukovinka Iryna Korotun where the authentic buildings of the Jewish shtetl have been preserved There is a hypothesis that the Jews settled this area after the destruction of Khazaria Here are the oldest stone buildings of Chernivtsi," she notes One of these religious buildings is the Great Synagogue The synagogue was built in 1853 with funds from members of the Chernivtsi community and donations the historical spirit have been preserved." The former Great Synagogue (built in 1853) the city gradually rose to new heights on the hilly left bank of the Prut River: "New centers were formed first near the customs point on the "slingshot" with the church of St then around the square of the Holy Cross with the Catholic church and the General House." And in the end the core of the Austrian building was formed around the Ringplatz Square - the modern Central Square The Romanian period also deserves special attention - it is modern architecture in the styles of neo-Brynkovian this will be discussed in more detail later What is unique about this "old city" is that its architectural ensemble has reached our time almost intact Architect and co-founder of AddLine group Danylo Sementsov says: "Fortunately the historical part of the city has changed little over the centuries and Soviet and modern buildings were built on new territories outside the historical area This provided a unique opportunity to preserve an authentic environment Many buildings are currently in need of restoration but this is a normal process for every historic city." A distinctive feature of Chernivtsi is not only the combination of exquisite architecture but also its interaction with the unique landscape everything in Chernivtsi depends on the topography because the streets and buildings are formed on a hill Iryna Korotun adds: "An important factor in the city's comfort is its natural landscapes They are included in the city limits and also surround it from all sides are located on the banks of the Prut River Another river flows through the region - the Dniester on which there are many historical palaces and fortresses We should add the foothills of the Carpathians "Many historical cities have their own "dress code" for facades For Florence - yellow ocher and green shutters of townspeople's houses Even the pipe of the incinerator has a gilded decoration Chernivtsi have always had a noble palette of architecture This is the yellow ocher of plastered facades solid facades or decorative inserts of frontal brick facades with an ornament," says Iryna Korotun the most recognizable marker of Chernivtsi is the former Residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia and its park students of the Yuriy Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University are delighted to study in these walls The unique architectural ensemble was born in 1882 according to the project of the famous Czech scientist and architect Josef Glavka The bricks from which the buildings of the architectural complex were built were produced at local factories and the raw materials for it were mined in the quarries of Vinnaya Hora All the architectural styles and cultures of the peoples who inhabited this area were united and reflected in the complex the beauty and pride of Chernivtsi is the famous architectural ensemble of the Residence of the Orthodox Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia Romanesque and Gothic styles are generally followed Belonging to the Byzantine style fashionable at the end of the 19th century in Austria-Hungary is indicated by the absence of an order system of facades (lizens facing brick is used as the main finishing material From the Romanesque style there are kam'window and door patterns The pediments of the side facades and the main elevation of the residence with characteristic paired merlons are borrowed from Gothic Пthe roof of all buildings is laid out with colored glazed tiles the pattern of which suggests the ornament of Bukovyna folk carpets the interior decoration of the residence is also impressive The main premises include the lobby on the first floor Even the corridors are lined with marble mosaics Another work of art is the adjacent landscaped park with many exotic trees the greenery of the park contrasts very noble with the terracotta of the facades It is worth allocating at least one day for the study of this entire complex alone Interiors of the Residence of the Orthodox Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia from which high-quality bricks were made for the Metropolitan Residence shaded the roofs of Chernivtsi in broad strokes Korotun said that it was used for roofing red band-grooved tiles or black oxidized iron One of the examples of the use and preservation of this tradition is located on Theater Square This is the administrative building of the modern Bukovyna State Medical University which previously housed the Chamber of Commerce and Crafts (1919–1912) The building is made in the art deco style according to the project of the architect Friedrich Gottesman The former purpose is evidenced by the sculptures of ancient gods — the goddess of agriculture and fertility Demeter and the patron of trade and crafts Hermes z cornucopiae between which there is a monogram made of golden letters "HCK" as well as 14 mosaic emblems of craft shops that funded the construction: m'carpenters The facade of the building has yellow plastering with mosaic inserts and fragmentary gilding The building of the former Chamber of Commerce and Crafts with red tiles "The people of Chernivtsi have always had a noble palette of architecture solid facades or decorative inserts of front brick facades with an ornament" Next to the Theater Square is another accent building in our red color spectrum or the modern building of the Regional State Administration is a majestic building of the beginning of 1906 designed by the Viennese architect Franciszek Skowron in the spirit of Florentine palazzos Red and green glazed bricks were used for facing Near the entrance are placed two figures of lions each of them supports a figured cartouche with their paws The frieze of the entablature and the walls of the upper floor are decorated with polychrome majolica inserts with engraved years of the construction in the planes of the entablature — the inscriptions in Latin "Rex" ("Law." - Ed.) and the initials "FI" (Franz Joseph - Note ed.) The monumental tenement house was built at the beginning of the 20th century according to the project of the architect Franciszek Skovron According to Volodymyr Timoftiy and Danylo Sementsov the noble palette of Chernivtsi is complemented by pastel shades of blue All can be observed without leaving the Theater Square Here is the construction of a music-drama theater designed by Viennese architects Helmer and Fellner which is crowned with sculptures and marble busts of prominent figures of world culture Here is the exquisite former Jewish House of soft blue color with four Atlanteans holding up the upper floors The musical and dramatic theater named after Olga Kobylyanska is a masterpiece of decoration the dominant structure of cozy Theater Square you can see even more examples of pastel colors The elegant building of the city hall with a tall tower almost blends into the blue of the cloudless sky on a fine day It was built in 1843–1847 by designed by the German architect Adolf Marin this building continues to serve its purpose Next to the town hall is the building of the former Savings Bank in the Viennese Art Nouveau style which was built in 1901 according to the project of architects Hubert Gessner and Prokop Shupych Above the windows of the third floor is an incredible majolica panel with an area of ​​25 m2 made in the city of Pécs (Hungary) according to the project of the artist Josef Adolf Lang with images of the crown lands in the form of ancient gods symbolizing the heyday of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Of particular value are inter'buildings preserved in the complex Their elements echo the decoration of Otto Wagner's famous houses on Vienna's Winzeile Street The City Hall is the grandest building of the Central Square ensemble The two-story tower reaches a height of 50 meters «An interesting decoration of houses of the Romanian period these are extremely high-quality decorative plasters of various types in particular terrasite in the colors of umber Extremely high quality plaster creates the impression of natural granite the Mykolaiv Cathedral was built on Ruska Street according to the project architects Virgil Ionescu and Oleksandr Ivanov The building is made in the national Romanian style of openwork popular in Romania before the Second World War You will hardly ever forget this cathedral and here's why: the windows and the partitions between them on the drums of the four side domes are twisted in a spiral in such a way that at first confusion and thought may arise «Has anyone used it this technique was implemented deliberately The prototype of these forms is the medieval cathedral built by the lord Constantin Bryncovianu in Curtia de Arges in 1512–1517 Saint Nicholas Cathedral is one of the architectural masterpieces of the city examples of functionalism also appeared in the city in particular the former Palace of National Culture for the needs of the Society of Romanian Culture and the Orthodox Religious Foundation of Bukovina (Palatul Cultural known to the current generation of citizens as the Officers' House It is located on the already mentioned Theater Square The author is the famous Romanian architect Horia Kriange It may seem that «rectilinear» the building somewhat does not fit into the architectural ensemble of the square but it only emphasizes the harmony of different architectural eras coordinated among themselves in this city In addition to the huge number of notable architectural monuments in the city center in Chernivtsi there is a whole block of villa buildings near Shevchenko Park cottages and chalets of the Austrian and Romanian periods in a wide variety of styles And if the accent is red brick and roof tiles then the general features of the city are still dominated by colored facades Danylo Sementsov explains: «Chernivtsi is all about color and these colors can be radically different and the city authorities are working on organizing the color code of Chernivtsi» the religious buildings handed over to the communities are being restored and operated in a good way The biggest problem is the condition of the historical building "The current mayor is interested in taking care of the city he tries to carry out repair and beautification work," adds the architect patrons help in the implementation of many projects the AddLine studio won the competition for the reconstruction of Cathedral Square the first part of this complex was implemented - the renovated Dyny Vyshyvanka square This project was created in an interdisciplinary team: project and author support from AddLine group the Expolight studio was responsible for the light design the cultural and scientific support of Lesia Voroniuk and the construction company implemented the idea «Fountain» It was implemented with patronage funds of the company "ROMA" it was an archaic-looking classic recreation area with a round flowerbed there was a monument to the Victory in the Second World War with a stele and a Soviet soldier the result was an open inclusive space with functional design elements dedicated to folk art and ornamental motifs characteristic of different regions of Ukraine The reconstructed Square of the Day of Vyshyvanka on Cathedral Square there is an abstract light installation symbolizing a collar with Bukovyna embroidered ornaments as an accent of the composition and a symbol of the region 25 lanterns with ornaments of 24 oblasts and the autonomous Crimea are located on the territory of the square by scanning which you can get to an information resource dedicated to Vyshyvanka" Another updated public area thanks to the work AddLine is a square near the Metropolitan Residence the old asphalt surface was replaced with paving tiles The green spaces were also arranged: instead of stumps and emergency trees The lawn was sown and the green area was increased thanks to the reduction of the road under the Popivskyi house A small fountain with lighting was installed in the center of the square A monument to the prominent Bukovyna cultural and public figure Sydor Vorobkevych was also erected The renovated square near the Metropolitan Residence the creation of an urban environment that provides inclusiveness social equality and aesthetics has become uncompromisingly important," — Volodymyr Timoftiy The city also plans to reconstruct the Central Square in the near future The authors of the winning project were the KOTSIUBA landscape architecture studio The project is planned to be implemented in 2024 at the same time the Shevchenko Park is planned to be reconstructed From this it can be concluded that the people of Chernivtsi took the vector for the development of public spaces creating an urban environment that provides inclusiveness social equality and aesthetics has become uncompromisingly important" Chernivtsi was repeatedly recognized as one of the safest cities in Ukraine the demand for new housing and commercial premises for relocated businesses increased in the city Volodymyr Tymoftiy explains: "The city and local businesses felt responsible for the opportunity for guests to fall in love with Chernivtsi find work and stay in Ukraine in conditions of a full-scale war." With the appearance of new private enterprises it becomes noticeable that eager and energetic people have arrived in the city the city implemented a program for the integration of internally displaced persons Almost 3 million hryvnias have been earmarked for its implementation over the course of two years Most of the funding is expected to come from international donors It is planned to help the displaced people with finding a job arranging housing; it is also planned to finance the projects of public organizations that were evacuated from other regions We hope that in the near future we will rebuild and make all the cities of our country safe +380 (44) 465 53 41 +380 (67) 638 76 00 hello@pragmatika.media https://pragmatika.media 4:00 PM EESTThe new Ukrainian Army Recruitment Center was inaugurated today in Chernivtsi marking the country's 33rd center of its kind individuals have the opportunity to seek consultation Specially educated non-military recruiters are also on hand for advice. They can be reached by phone at +38 (096) 435 8925 and +38 (066) 386 3014 or by e-mail: [email protected] “This project holds significant importance It will enable each citizen to prove themselves in the defense of our country based on their abilities,” said Ruslan Zaparaniuk head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration Both men and women between 18 and 60 are eligible for recruitment you can choose a position (according to your civilian experience) the recruitment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have over 10,000 open positions in various branches like the Ground Forces “We expect that every citizen will be able to find their place in the Ukrainian Armed Forces if they wish we encourage city residents and visitors to get in touch with the Recruitment Center,” said Roman Klichuk Basic general military training is provided to recruits after they join the Armed Forces with the option of specialized training if required joint projects are being implemented in collaboration with Victory Drones and Drone Force to select and recruit UAV operators “We aim to guarantee that every recruit gets to the chosen unit for their position a noticeable increase in volunteer participation has been observed This serves as evidence that the initiative is on the right track and proves the feasibility of already 33 centers in Ukraine,” emphasized Oleksiy Bezhevets recruitment officer for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence He also noted that the Ministry of Defence is having conversations with local government officials to expand the network of recruitment centers throughout Ukraine The contact details for the Recruitment Centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces can be found at https://recruiting.mod.gov.ua/ BETAThe functionality works in the mode of experimental operation Salt Lake City has been a Sister City with Chernivtsi Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and all seven members of the City Council sent a joint letter to their counterparts in Chernivtsi, Ukraine in recognition of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. The letter, which can be found here and attached to this email expresses solidarity and kinship with the people of Ukraine.  Chernivtsi is situated in southwestern Ukraine along the Romanian border and is sheltering many refugees from the war The letter from Salt Lake City leaders reads: “As sisters both Chernivtsi and Salt Lake are cities that open our arms to people of all backgrounds and care for our neighbors in need We feel a strong kinship with the people of Chernivtsi as we learn about them caring for their fellow Ukrainians who are escaping the horrors of the war.  “From the people of Salt Lake City to the people of Chernivtsi we hope that peace and stability can be restored to Ukraine soon and that the Ukrainian people can once again live in a free Members of the public who want to learn more about Salt Lake’s relationship with Chernivtsi or support war relief efforts in Ukraine can visit this website.  About Salt Lake City’s relationship with Chernivtsi Lowell and Jane Turner visited Chernivtsi in the late 1980’s They fell in love with Chernivtsi and observed several striking similarities between the two cities Chernivtsi is situated at the base of the Carpathian Mountains; Salt Lake City The population of the two cities was similar and remains so—presently close to 200,000 residents the Turners approached then Salt Lake City Mayor about establishing a Sister City Relationship between the two cities Ukraine was chosen as a Salt Lake City sister city within the framework of the European Studies for Technical Specialities at Lviv Polytechnic National University (EUSTS) project with the support of the EU Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Programme an interactive event "Dissemination of best practices in teaching European studies and creation of interdisciplinary programmes in Ukrainian higher education institutions: exchange of experience" was held online The event was organised by the team of the European Studies for Technical Universities at Lviv Polytechnic National University (Lviv) together with professors of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Chernivtsi) Yaryna Turchyn (EUSTS Project Manager) emphasised the relevance of implementing interdisciplinary educational programmes in Ukrainian universities to enhance the integration process in various fields (energy focused on the stages and features of the development of European studies at Lviv Polytechnic since the late 1990s she elaborated on the peculiarities of the implementation of numerous Jean Monnet projects positive practices of the university environment in disseminating knowledge about the EU their implementation in the educational and scientific process (in particular She also informed the participants of the event about the results of the NULP Centre's survey on the possibilities of introducing interdisciplinary programmes in European studies She also noted that students of technical specialties of the NULP can now study a number of elective courses thanks to Jean Monnet projects such as: "European aspects of the distribution of medicines at the stages of manufacturer-consumer promotion" "Fundamentals of logistics and supply chain management in pharmacy" "Sustainable development economics in the context of digitalisation: EU experience" "Methods and models of digital sustainable economic development: European practices" "Technologies and standards for personal data protection" "Industrial Internet of things and data protection" Natalia Rotar (Deputy Director of the Research Institute for European Integration and Regional Studies Professor of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University) revealed the sustainable practices and innovative prospects of European Studies at the Chernivtsi National University emphasising that European Studies began to develop here in 1993 through the introduction of a course on European integration for history students on the initiative of Prof The speaker focused on the features and results of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies project (2011-2014); teaching courses of the European Studies cycle ("Theory and History of European Integration" "Ukraine's European Integration Policy"); training of civil servants in the field of European integration mainly cross-border cooperation; activities of the Euroclub and the EU Information Centre; the content of new Jean Monnet projects ("The EU and its Neighbours Network for Enhancing EU Action on the Eastern Borders" "Building Europe Together: European Unity and Integration Processes"); implementation of modern teaching methods the model games "European Civic Initiative" and "Conference on the Future of Europe" European studies are not only about forming knowledge about the work of European institutions but also about what our role in the European Union will be" Associate Professor Nataliia Vovk (EUSTS project participant Associate Professor of the Department of Social Communications and Information Activities of NULP) shared her experience of best practices in teaching European Studies to students of technical specialities through the prism of the main challenges such as: encouraging students to choose disciplines; making classes interesting; diversifying the learning process; updating teaching materials; constantly promoting news and project results as well as ways to overcome them by the EUSTS team Further directions for the development of European studies at Lviv Polytechnic after the completion of the EUSTS project in autumn 2025 were also outlined as well as mechanisms that will ensure the sustainability and further impact of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies for Technical Specialities at NULP Oleksandr Kyfiak (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics for Research and International Activities of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University) Associate Professor Victoria Kyfiak (local course instructor within the CERGE-EI Foundation and Localising Economic Education for V4 Countries and Beyond projects member of the ILCA project team under the EU EIT HEI Initiative) introduced the participants of the event to the content of international educational and integration projects of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University the CERGE-EI Foundation and the Visegrad Fund and the ILCA-Project the peculiarities of international cooperation with universities in Romania teaching courses "Labour Economics" and "Development Economics" in the international educational and integration project of the CERGE-EI Foundation implementation of the Norwegian-Ukrainian projects "Retraining and Social Adaptation of Military Personnel and Their Families in Ukraine" and "Norway-Ukraine as well as regional cooperation formats for the cooperation of scholars’ efforts to develop European studies Associate Professor Olena Lukachuk (INNOVATION HUB mentor EUSTS project participant) revealed the peculiarities of conducting interactive classes at the university the experience of project activities of students at NULP through involvement in INNOVATION HUB activities participation in the Rotary Business Forum and the European Cultural Spaces programme work on the Map of Cultural Heritage Sites together with students of Toruń University use of various opportunities from the Erasmus+ programme by Lviv Polytechnic students and outlined the nearest plans for working with students The participants' presentations were followed by an active and interesting discussion on the role of academic diplomacy in preserving and promoting European values introducing new interdisciplinary programmes sharing best practices in teaching European studies using interactive teaching methods and finding new opportunities for academic cooperation The practical part of the event with the use of interactive teaching methods ("EU-CHALLENGE BOX" etc.) to form knowledge about the EU as a responsible global actor in the modern system of international relations for students of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University was conducted by trainers in teaching methods participants of the EUSTS project - Associate Professor Olha Ivasechko (Department of Political Science and International Relations) Associate Professor Oleh Tsebenko (Department of Political Science and International Relations) Associate Professor Oleksandr Markovets (Department of Social Communication and Information Activities) Associate Professor Lidiia Kasha (Department of Electromechatronics and Computerized Electromechanical Systems) Associate Professor Iryna Sukhorolska (Department of Political Science and International Relations) also contributed to the preparation of the event the event was attended by over 45 participants - students (30 people) professors of Lviv Polytechnic National University and Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University The EUSTS project team is grateful to all the participants for interesting discussions and development of new ideas for the development of European studies in Ukrainian universities More information about the EUSTS project E-mail: coffice@lpnu.ua Registration has been successfully completed Make a new account if you don't have one yet Puedes ver la versión Española de BeSoccer.com You can see the English version of BeSoccer.com Vous pouvez voir la version French de BeSoccer.com Puoi vedere la versione Italian su BeSoccer.com Você pode ver a versão Brasileira de BeSoccer.com In the Chernivtsi region, men detained at the border while trying to illegally cross it will be taken directly to the TCC if they are wanted by the military commissariat as evaders. This was stated by Ihor Zarudnev assistant head of the local border guard detachment officers drew up a report on administrative violations against all offenders who tried to illegally cross the border and sent them to court Now it is clearly stated that if a person is wanted behind the TCC line border guards hand him or her over to the police and the police take him or her directly to the TCC,” Zarudnev said Such a norm is prescribed in a new Cabinet of Ministers resolution This means it will apply to other parts of the border as well It should be noted that this practice now applies to all conscripted men who are detained in the border area U gebruikt helaas een verouderde internetbrowser. Voor een optimale ervaring met deze website is het aan te raden om over te stappen naar een modernere verie of installeer Google Chrome Frame On the afternoon of 7 October 2023, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, a ceremony in situ took place to celebrate the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022 awarded to World Vyshyvanka Day heritage professionals and local representatives assembled in the courtyard of the City Hall of Chernivtsi to pay tribute to the award winner World Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday dedicated to preserving the iconic Ukrainian embroidered shirt (known as “vyshyvanka”) as a symbol of the material and spiritual heritage of the Ukrainian people. The initiative was also chosen by voters from across the world as winner of the Public Choice Award 2022 connected to the ceremony remotely from The Netherlands she stated: “World Vyshyvanka Day is a powerful example of just how effective civil society can be – from a small group of students you have embarked on a worldwide movement to celebrate intangible heritage and to make good use of this heritage to promote togetherness” you have so fittingly invited people to take active part in this celebration of cultural heritage This is an essential part of keeping this heritage alive not just something to be preserved and admired from a distance but to be cherished proudly as part of our daily lives” continued the Secretary-General of Europa Nostra Head of the NGO “World Vyshyvanka Day” said that this is just the beginning of cooperation ahead are large joint projects designed to widely present Ukrainian culture abroad and advocate the Ukrainian cultural environment on international platforms The ceremony also marked the occasion of the City of Chernivtsi joining Europa Nostra as an Associate Member of the organisation stated that this cooperation will significantly expand the scope of opportunities for the implementation of projects in the field of cultural heritage emphasised that the city is always open to new partnerships and is proud that World Vyshyvanka Day which is celebrated in more than 100 countries the bronze award plaque was unveiled at the Vyshyvanka Museum Вы используете блокировщик рекламы в вашем браузере В этом случае Вы не сможете пользоваться всеми функциональными возможностями нашего сайта и его отдельными страницами который мы используем для отображения видеоконтента активированный блокировщик рекламы может вызывать проблемы с загрузкой сайта и корректным его отображением чтобы получить возможность использовать наш сайт в полной мере внесите Dynamo.kiev.ua в «белый список» вашего блокировщика что любые попытки обсуждения этого и других решений редакции сайта немедленно влекут за собой ограничение по п.2.9 правил сайта Midfielder "Bukovyna" Vitaliy Koltsov shared his expectations for the match against “Dynamo” in the 1/2 final of the Cup of Ukraine “We couldn’t influence the choice of our opponent (smiling). 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Dmytro Kovalov was the same age as her he was killed in May 2022 in a mine explosion with seven other soldiers from his unit as they tried to recover the body of one of their companions who had died on the battlefield in the Kharkiv region Dmytro's portrait was framed on one of the walls of an armed forces aid center in downtown Chernivtsi In addition to supporting the loved ones of soldiers deployed on the frontline that is ravaging the country from east to south Olga Kovalova spends her days in the central cemetery If her visits to Dmytro's grave take place in the midst of other funerals "I feel like I have to kneel to feel like we're all together," she said "All Ukrainians share this feeling of suffering And those who have lost someone are no longer afraid of anything." The war that has been raging for over 16 months spares no Ukrainian province according to the latest survey from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) 78% of Ukrainians have close relatives or friends who have been wounded or killed since the start of the Russian invasion You have 79.09% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial The Office of Global Learning Initiatives hosted a special virtual session of its Tuesday Times Roundtable last month bringing into conversation students and faculty from Chernivtsi National University in Western Ukraine and members of the FIU community FIU senior, and soon-to-be Global Learning Medallion graduate Aya Hachimi shares her thoughts and perspective from this conversation What led you to attend this virtual discussion?Previously I spent almost a year working with a Ukrainian nonprofit organization called ENGin which connects English speakers with Ukrainian students in order for them to practice conversing in English I met amazing people whose lives were completely disrupted by the war; many lived far away from their families due to their education being elsewhere joining this conversation added to my previous experiences What are your main takeaways from this session?The students were so open and honest and very brave; they shared with us that even though they are still pursuing their education the constant bombings and fear make it difficult for them not to be stressed and distracted Several students shared that their future plans had been disrupted these students said that they hope for things to get better so that the borders can open and they can go back to chasing their dreams One of the things that struck me the most is that every day and see the news of people on the battlefield and the daily number of deaths I don’t know if I could live like that these things make them feel horrified and overwhelmed Two of the students’ fathers are currently on the battlefield fighting for their country’s freedom while another has an uncle whose location has been unknown for months These young Ukrainians are paralyzed by fear for their families How did this session add to your understanding of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and/or the Ukrainian people While I knew some about the culture and the people I was saddened to hear about the extent of the devastation The Ukrainian students reported that the occupied territories are ghost towns; civilization has ceased One of the students said: "This is a war not only between two countries but two cultures as well." The students stressed the uniqueness of their culture and its distinction from Russia and Russian culture adding that they want to continue promoting and preserving their culture One student told us that during an exchange program years ago in the United States she discovered how little Americans know about Ukraine How did this session compare to other Tuesday Times Roundtable (TTR) sessions you have experienced The TTRs I have been part of have always focused on adding new perspectives to what we already know whom I have been able to get to know over the past year Part of being a global citizen in the international community is learning about current issues within our communities and the world beyond whether they affect us directly or indirectly Participating in events like this TTR allowed me to learn about ongoing issues from those who are experiencing them firsthand because honest and personal firsthand accounts help show students like me what is really going on.  Any final thoughts?I am really grateful for this opportunity I don’t think many of us comprehend the severity of living through a war No matter how much we hear about others’ stories these students wake up every day hoping for better days All they ask of us is to be their voice and spread their truth As part of an ongoing dialogue with students from several universities in Ukraine the Office of Global Learning Initiatives created an Interactive Photo Gallery by asking Ukrainian students and faculty from these universities to share photos of their daily lives during the ongoing war Their photos are displayed on the second floor of the Green Library at MMC faculty and staff have an opportunity to leave a question or message to these students and faculty We'll continue the conversation through the Office of Global Learning Initiatives' ongoing series Read more about the conflict, upcoming online dialogues and resources at https://goglobal.fiu.edu/ukraine-resource-guide/index.html Receive daily FIU stories and updates directly to your inbox the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding that solidifies their ongoing cooperation in support of internally displaced people impacted by the war to integrate Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Chernivetska oblast has generously hosted more than hundred thousand displaced persons fleeing the hostilities There are about 100,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) currently registered in the region despite the distance of the region from the front line is making every effort to ensure that Ukrainians seeking safety here feel welcomed UNHCR and its NGO partners are active across a wide range of areas throughout the region assisting displaced and war-affected people with essential items and free legal advice on renewing documents and accessing social benefits Psychosocial support is also provided to help people deal with the trauma of the war following shelling in the area on 25 May 2023 UNHCR provided tarpaulins to rapidly assist the affected communities in Khotyn hromada where several homes were damaged To increase the capacity of the Departments of Social Protection to register displaced people so that they can access social benefits such as pensions UNHCR has provided training sessions and office equipment such as laptops have supported hosting communities with repairs of collective centres and improved the living conditions for 890 displaced persons During the colder months when energy infrastructure was targeted leaving people without electricity and heating generators were provided to collective centres in Chernivtsi city and the region as well to a centre for survivors of gender-based violence where displaced families are now living in safety UNHCR also supported Invincibility points in the Chernivetska region with solid fuel heaters said: “I am very grateful to Chernivetska oblast authorities for the strong cooperation we had during the past year and that will continue this year People who have fled from frontline regions under attack to your Oblast have been warmly welcomed and well received here and I am glad that UNHCR and our partners have been able to support your response and address needs in protection Commenting on the cooperation with the UNHCR the Head of the Chernivtsi State Oblast Administration one of the main priorities is to provide comfortable living conditions for people who fled atrocities to our safer region We are already preparing for the autumn-winter period repair works are ongoing at the facilities There are not enough budget funds for this Thank you for the comprehensive support of our state the help you provide in arranging housing for internally displaced persons the consultation and legal support of our citizens” The UN Refugee Agency will continue supporting IDPs and war-affected people in close collaboration with the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page News UC Santa Cruz alumnus Peter Gelpi (Crown ’77 physics) has been on the frontlines of humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine since June 2022 is to build fully equipped and operational kitchens in towns ravaged by the war and serve meals to displaced Ukrainians Partnering with a non-profit organization based in Romania Peter Gelpi has aided in the formation of three operational kitchens feeding around 100 civilians each every day “I knew from day one that I had to participate,” Gelpi said And I didn’t know how I was going to help until I was there I knew I couldn’t live my life and say that I watched as this unfolded.” Gelpi spends between a couple of weeks to months between Ukraine and Romania before returning home to Seattle Gelpi is working to raise funds to further the work being done in Ukraine He has fundraised over $50,000 for food and kitchen supplies since June 2022 “Our mission is to support these people,” Gelpi says Gelpi has spent the majority of his time in Chernivtsi a city in Southwest Ukraine hundreds of miles away from the war front The city has a population of around 260,000 and hosts an additional 115,000 internally displaced (IDP) Ukrainians living in spare rooms Chernivtsi is one of the only cities in Ukraine that remains untouched by missiles, but the city isn’t resting. According to the New York Times Chernivtsi and villages nearby are building dune buggies for the front lines providing homes to thousands of displaced Ukrainian civilians and using their proximity to Poland and Romania to bring in more Gelpi emphasizes that although Chernivtsi is further away from the frontline the city is still very much a part of the war indicating drones or missiles entering Ukrainian air space,” Gelpi wrote in his daily journal one flew directly over our kitchen and the city but was shot down by a man-portable air-defense system the debris landing harmlessly in the surrounding countryside.” the kitchen was located in the courtyard of a Chernivtsi city council administrative building the kitchen was relocated to a new modular housing settlement for IDP a mile outside the center of Chernivtsi holding around 1,000 Ukrainians The kitchen feeds everyone in the refugee camp community “We staff our kitchen in Chernivtsi with individuals from the community of displaced people we support providing them with regular income and help with accommodations,” Gelpi says Gelpi drives across the Romanian/Ukrainian border delivering food to the tent kitchen in central Chernivtsi and then helps prepare and serve daily meals He helps procure perishable food and materials from the local community and sources non-perishable food donated by NGOs it has become increasingly difficult to gather materials from NGOs and most of the food is now sourced from local shops Gelpi does most of the fundraising to keep supplies flowing to the kitchens in Chernivtsi and Toretsk Over the past couple of months Gelpi’s focus has shifted from Chernivtsi to Toretsk “The people we have been supporting in Chernivtsi are becoming more independent,” Gelpi said We are reducing the size of our daily meals and redirecting our efforts/supplies to Toretsk.” sits just miles outside a current Ukrainian military offensive The Eastern Ukraine region has seen more violence than any other part of the country Gelpi is currently raising additional funds to support the two kitchens in Toretsk and build more He has purchased a sprinter van to aid in transport and Christmas gifts he plans to deliver the first week of December Gelpi graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1977 with a B.A in physics and earned an MBA in 1987 from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania He says that his background in business management has been critical to his humanitarian operations in Ukraine Peter served as the Vice President of Programs and Operations at FIRST Washington from 2017-2019 he played a key role in providing young people with hands-on learning experiences that inspired them to pursue careers in STEM fields demonstrating his commitment to shaping the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers Gelpi made significant contributions to the healthcare industry which provides innovative care coordination solutions He was the CEO of Clarity Health Services from 2007 to 2012 Peter left the for-profit world behind and took up leadership and board positions in a variety of non-profit organizations focused on robotics and STEM education (FIRST) urban reforestation (Forterra) and jazz music programs in underserved inner city schools He also served on the faculty of Bellevue College teaching an introductory certification course on the healthcare market is still heavily connected to his former teammates and often aids the current team in their endeavors where alumni dating back to the first-ever rugby team at UCSC reconnect and play a match against the current teams He was heavily involved in outreach to alumni for Giving Day 2023 using his fundraising skills to support his alma mater Gelpi plans on returning to Ukraine at the end of November to continue aiding in humanitarian operations he has hosted fundraising events in Seattle and New York to raise more money and awareness Gelpi aims to open a telehealth program for the refugee camp to connect displaced civilians online with Ukrainian speaking doctors and healthcare professionals from Ukraine and across Europe and the U.S. As Peter Gelpi prepares for his return to Ukraine his steadfast commitment to humanitarian relief stands as a testament to his dedication As he looks ahead to the next phase of his efforts the promise of a better future for those affected by conflict remains at the forefront For more information on how to get involved visit the non profit’s website tens of thousands of refugees had started to make their way into the city They were easily distinguishable from Chernivtsi residents not just because of the slight difference in their accents but because some of their clothes looked more expensive than the knockoff brands that most people here find at Kalinka bazaar which added to the already congested traffic on our broken cobblestone streets It is difficult to convey what it’s like to hear an air-raid siren for the first time: no recording can prepare you to experience it in person and I were getting ready for bed when it happened The wail of the siren ripped into our ears and propelled us onto the floor I engaged in a desperate wrestling match with our cat to get her into a carrier along with his aunt and seven-year-old cousin who had come to live with us because they were frightened in their apartment which was close to a major transportation hub We huddled together and trembled for more than an hour until we received a notification on our phones that the threat had passed Every subsequent air-raid siren has brought with it the threat of a kind of violence that Chernivtsi has not seen since the Second World War but many families here don’t want to risk waiting for that to change Dima’s aunt and cousin decided to head to Poland Dima’s uncle is a migrant laborer and had been working there before the war started We celebrated Marta’s seventh birthday a few days before their departure endeavoring to make it as normal as possible and she threw a temper tantrum when her mother who had promised to go home and pick up one of her dresses We tried to explain to Marta that it was dangerous I’m not stupid!,” before burying her tearstained face in her hands and wished her not only a happy birthday but a peaceful sky over her head Then it was our turn to hide our tearstained faces Those three years feel like a lifetime—in the best sense—and have also bestowed upon me a confidence that we can get through anything together When Dima finally understood that he couldn’t change my mind about leaving “I suppose you’ve always had a taste for the extreme.” The next day Dima proudly told her that his brave American wife had no intention of leaving either Before the invasion, Chernivtsi was home to an estimated two hundred and sixty thousand people. Twenty-five miles from Romania, it has the restless spirit of a border city—one where the tremors of history are felt deeply. Whereas nearby Lviv is often referred to as a chic European hot spot by tourists and locals Many Chernivtsi residents regard the city’s years as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as its golden age [Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today »] was one of the most ethnically diverse provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other ethnic groups are said to have lived together in relative harmony until the collapse of the empire and the horrors wrought by the Second World War Chernivtsi is regarded as one of the most tolerant cities in the country (My husband’s family is a testament to this history His heritage is not only Ukrainian but also Romanian I would joke with him that he is a true son of Franz Joseph.) When the Soviets joined Chernivtsi to “greater Ukraine” (seizing it from Romania) they tried to erase this diversity by forcing populations to migrate Following the collapse of the Soviet Union the city staged numerous literary events in order to put itself back on the cultural map of Europe but post-independence Chernivtsi has struggled with political strife and an inability to preserve many of the architectural wonders of the Austro-Hungarian era I first came to Chernivtsi as a volunteer English teacher for GoGlobal, the organization inspired by the Ukrainian Afghan journalist Mustafa Nayyem’s call for foreign-language-learning among Ukrainian youth My previous life might have seemed perfect to some: I’m a Ph.D student in French literature at New York University and I taught French and English on the side to models and I wanted a taste of something different many of those Ukrainian writers have enlisted in the Army or devoted themselves full-time to volunteer aid efforts about fifty thousand refugees from throughout Ukraine have relocated to this formerly quiet city Most private housing was quickly snatched up by those who arrived in the first days of the war I have heard of at least one case in which people used the popular online marketplace OLX to promise housing only to disappear after receiving money from a desperate person and other large venues have done their best to house refugees and the new owners of the city’s Cheremosh Hotel a three-hundred-plus-room relic of the Soviet era that has lain dormant for fifteen years fast-tracked renovations so that they could start taking in refugees and food have come together with incredible speed Housewives are rallying their friends to cook meals for those in need and at least one private health clinic is offering free services to those fleeing the fighting many Chernivtsi residents have welcomed not only friends and acquaintances but total strangers into their homes The astonishing solidarity among Ukrainians not only in Chernivtsi but throughout the country My husband and I moved in with my in-laws and made room in our own apartment for Zhenya and Lena a couple who fled Kharkiv with their six-year-old son company that had offices throughout Ukraine The Kharkiv office’s management team began to call its employees on the morning of the invasion telling them to head to the Chernivtsi office if they could the son of Dima’s grandfather’s neighbor worked for the same company team was asking employees in Chernivtsi to help find places for about forty of their colleagues The drive from Kharkiv to Chernivtsi usually takes a little more than thirteen hours but it took Zhenya and Lena more than thirty hours to arrive Although the sound of shelling faded as they left Kharkiv the long lines of cars stretching westward served as a reminder of the horrors that they were trying to escape as did the military vehicles speeding in the opposite direction Only after they had made it about halfway to Chernivtsi did Zhenya allow himself to pull over into a gas-station parking lot to sleep for an hour “When you’re motivated to keep your family alive your body functions differently,” Zhenya recalled “It forgets how to count time.” The traffic became even more intense as they reached Kamianets-Podilskyi a medieval city about fifty miles up the highway from Chernivtsi: it took them nearly eight hours to move fewer than ten miles was the primary reason for leaving Kharkiv: “I didn’t want my son to have to sit in a cold basement and hear the sounds of war firsthand That would have scarred him for life.” He added “The main thing for now is that he understands war in the theoretical sense It was Zhenya and Lena’s first visit to Chernivtsi; they had previously visited only the more tourist-friendly areas in western Ukraine Now they are trying to take the time to get to know the city; Lena and her son go for daily walks and explore their new surroundings Several of Zhenya and Lena’s colleagues fled Ukraine entirely but the couple decided to stay for as long as they could “It’s very important for us to get back home to Kharkiv,” Zhenya said “Our whole life is still there.” Their deep ties to their native land are built both of love and of bitter defiance Staying in the country is a way to tell the Russians After nine days of constant air-raid sirens and shelling and would beg her mother to go back to the bomb shelter even during moments of relative calm The journey from Kyiv to Chernivtsi by car they had to wait six hours in line for roughly five gallons of oil Anastasiia feared that she would never escape the sounds of explosions and air-raid sirens Now she spends her days caring for Sofia and her friend’s young child Anastasiia sometimes takes the children outside or to a film screening organized by volunteers Even though she is grateful for her friend’s help she wants to find housing of her own in Chernivtsi Some refugees in Chernivtsi have no home to return to The Ukrainian author Oleksandr Mykhed and his wife They came to Chernivtsi after the Russians attacked Kyiv because Oleksandr’s mother was born here and they know many people A week after Oleksandr and Olena left Hostomel a neighbor sent them a photo showing that the couple’s town house had been destroyed They allowed themselves to feel anger but refused to cry; like many refugees in Chernivtsi I’ve spoken to they prefer to channel their energy into volunteer efforts They’re saving a full outpouring of emotions for the day that the Ukrainian Army declares victory It is surreal to visit Zhenya and Lena in what was once our apartment Our former neighbors pass us wordlessly in the corridors of the building as if they have already forgotten our faces Only the street cats that we used to feed rush to greet us delighted yet indignant that it took so long for us to return and Lena brings us coffee in cups that I bought when Dima and I moved in together a time that feels like another person’s life entirely our new friends from Kharkiv reassure us that we may stop by anytime we like—in fact They don’t really know anyone else in Chernivtsi And it goes without saying that this tragedy has joined us together for a lifetime The answer to all these questions is obvious There is no going back to what we once thought was normal None of us will look at our lives in the same way again How Ukrainians saved their capital A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West How Russia’s latest commander in Ukraine could change the war The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv The Ukraine crackup in the G.O.P. A filmmaker’s journey to the heart of the war Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker. monitoring officers with the SMM’s Monitoring Team in Chernivtsi in western Ukraine warm their hands on their cups of coffee as they discuss the plan for today’s patrol with their colleagues They have a busy day ahead that will take them first to Mahala a village where the Romanian minority make up most of its inhabitants The team will monitor developments related to the decentralization process and then have a meeting with representatives of the Jewish community in the city The two-car patrol makes its way through morning traffic passing in front of historic buildings including the renowned university Chernivtsi National University was founded in 1875 when the city was the capital of the Duchy of Bukovina part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the time one of six different names it has had in the past two centuries Each of its subsequent rulers spoke a different language and each language left its imprint on the city Chernivtsi is over 1,000 kilometers away from Luhansk where both Yves and Violeta worked when they first arrived to the Mission With two decades of experience in human rights and dialogue facilitation in her native North Macedonia as well as in Ireland Violeta has found the work of the Mission in Chernivtsi rewarding “This is Ukraine’s smallest administrative region by size an Irish-Macedonian national says as she keeps her eyes on the road “The 19th and 20th centuries left their mark on the human geography of the region which is home to dozens of different communities Its wealth lies in its diversity of languages a Belgian national who has recently moved from Sievierodonetsk to Chernivtsi “The SMM’s human dimension work is different here in comparison to the activities in the conflict-affected areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” he says to monitor and support respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms including the rights of persons belonging to national minorities Today’s patrol reflects these mandated tasks.” heads west and arrives shortly after crossing the Prut river Mahala lies only seven kilometeres from Chernivtsi and yet the atmosphere here feels different The settlement serves as the centre of the Territorial Community (TC) which comprises five villages where both Ukrainians and members of the Romanian minority “TCs are new administrative entities established by the decentralization process which started in 2014 and during which settlements have been merged and given more powers and financial resources,” Violeta explains “This community is a shining star,” she adds a Romanian-speaking council from Mahala and a Ukrainian-speaking council from Ridkivtsi decided to work more closely together and voluntarily merged this community was far ahead in implementing the process of decentralization compared to bigger ones elsewhere in the country.” a representative of the TC council explains that the merger unlocked resources that allowed the council to renovate or build key infrastructure from scratch “The territorial community now has three schools and six kindergartens in addition to three medical facilities and two cultural centres the population in the five villages has increased by about ten percent so there was a growing need to provide more services,” she adds She guides the team through Mahala’s cultural centre which includes an amphitheater used for the TC’s council sessions as well as for other cultural events and a museum containing artefacts dating back to the late 1800s the team and Nandrish agree to stay in touch and meet again in the near future to discuss further developments related to the decentralization process The team leaves the green hills behind and heads back to Chernivtsi “It is fulfilling to work on human dimension issues,” Violeta reflects once in the car “It gives me the opportunity to use and facilitate a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to continuous development of people the team heads to the office of “Hesed-Shushana” where representatives of the Jewish community await them One school in Chernivtsi offers lessons in Hebrew Jews accounted for about 40 per cent of the city’s population and were well integrated into city life about 20,000 Jews were saved from the Holocaust,” Illia Khoch “Encounters like these help us to understand the added value of the Mission across the country,” Yves comments as he looks through the meeting notes “It is fulfilling to see how people of different backgrounds thrive in a multicultural environment like Chernivtsi’s,” she adds “And it is a great satisfaction to contribute to the implementation of the Mission’s mandate: monitoring the respect for the rights of persons belonging to national minorities.”