War in Ukraine, page 2

Used emergency medical vehicles from America and Europe make a stop in Slovakia in June 2024.

International volunteers take ‘convoy of hope’ through Slovakia to deliver vital aid to Ukraine

Inspired by American ambulance drivers in world wars, former U.S. official Brock Bierman takes on similar mission to war-torn country.

Peter Juščák.

No one stood up for the Ukrainian mother and her son

Beňo's dragon and Slovak monsters.

Peter Juščák
“I’m a small woman, but I tell myself I can handle anything,” Yaroslava Lopushanska says, noting that she misses her husband a lot. “And he misses me too.”

A university-educated Ukrainian chemist working in a grocery shop: “It’s still a necessary job.”

Yaroslava Lopushanska thinks about her home in Uzhhorod all the time, but knows she is better off in Slovakia.

Katarína Kozinková
Kostya works as a carpenter. Marharyta believes she will continue her work as a psychologist someday.

Carpenter from Kharkiv: War cannot be grasped through TV

Kostiantyn Chepizhenko and his life partner had never heard of Košice before. However, they are satisfied in Slovakia.

Katarína Kozinková
Daria Otreshko is a Ukrainian student living in Banská Bystrica, central Slovakia.

Being 21 in Slovakia means university. Being 21 in Ukraine means survival, says student

Daria Otreshko, a Ukrainian student based in Banská Bystrica, never turns off air-raid warnings intended for her hometown of Kremenchuk.

Katarína Kozinková
Taras Tsohla in Paris during the Free Iran World Summit 2023.

Ukrainian student sees good in Slovaks despite widespread belief in Russian propaganda

Taras Tsohla does not regret coming to Slovakia to study, but he would like to see Slovak people be more open.

Katarína Kozinková
Alyona Yaseneva and her family live in Rimavská Sobota, southern Slovakia.

War on the mind and canvas: A Ukrainian family of painters finds a safe haven in Slovakia

Russia's war in Ukraine continues to influence Alyona Yaseneva's and her children's art, although less so today.

Katarína Kozinková
Yelyzaveta ‘Liza’ Derevynska.

On Telegram, she helps Ukrainians. In Bratislava, she stands with protesting Slovaks

Yelyzaveta Derevynska, or simply Liza, says that she would have gone back to Kyiv if she were not of help to refugees.

Katarína Kozinková
Taisiya Kosterina.

Ukrainian community worker has helped others. Now she needs help

Taisiya Kosterina somewhat got used to uncertainty in Slovakia, saying it is "not easy" to start all over again.

Katarína Kozinková
Ukrainian flag.

Facebook deletes posts mentioning initiatives helping Ukraine

Slovak initiative gathered more than €4 million.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (left) speaks with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (centre) during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace in Prague on May 31, 2024.

After quietly toasting Russia, Foreign Minister Blanár heads to Ukraine peace summit

The gathering in Switzerland will not be attended by Russia or China.

Aleksandr Kachura (l) and Jaroslav Halajčík (r).
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UPDATED: Ukraine captures Slovak dressed in Russian uniform

The man, who killed his cousin in the past, saw the war as a means of earning money and settling in Russia's Siberia.

More Ukrainian men are attempting to cross the Slovak-Ukrainian border illegally these days.

Ukrainian men illegally cross Slovak-Ukrainian border to avoid war

The Slovak government is seeking a way to return them to Ukraine.

Denys Shmyhal and Robert Fico signing the Michalovce roadmap.

Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once

Don’t expect the shift in rhetoric to last.

News digest: For a while, Fico was pro-Ukraine

How to enjoy Bratislava for free, a population decline, and a new coffee chain coming to Slovakia.

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Ukrainians do not take jobs from Slovak, are more educated and the economy needs them

Twice as many Ukrainians work in Slovakia now than before the Russian invasion.

Olena Kulish.
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The Ukrainian mother who has found a home – and love – in Slovakia

Olena Kulish says she’s happy to be in “wonderful” Slovakia.

UK Ambassador to Slovakia Nigel Baker.

British ambassador explains to Slovak PM why he's wrong

Robert Fico 'shocked' by Nigel Baker's video on social media.

Slovaks who are helping Ukraine. Marcel Rebro (left), Dodo Dobrík (upper right), and Eliška Horsáková (bottom right).

Stories of Slovaks who have not given up on Ukraine

Not a single one wants Russians near the Slovak border.

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From left to right: Slovak PM Robert Fico, Polish PM Donald Tusk, Czech PM Petr Fiala, and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán during a press conference in Prague on February 27, 2024.

Prague summit shows Visegrad Four's profound divide over Ukraine

Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán form first team, Petr Fiala and Donald Tusk the second.

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