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"One of the greatest achievements!" or how they "rebuild" the Sievierodonetsk Sports School
окупація
On January 26, the occupation-appointed 'mayor' of Severodonetsk, Mykola Morgunov, posted a message about the alleged restoration of Comprehensive Children and Youth Sports School No. 1.(CCYSS No. 1) >>
Taken from us by black winds: the story of a journalist from Luhansk oblast Petro Bilyvoda-Shevchenko
Петро Біливода-Шевченко
The first news about the death of the  Ukrainian journalist from the time of Independence era spread to the media on March 13, 1997, when the body of the poet and journalist Petro Bilyvoda-Shevchenko from Bilovodsk, Luhansk oblast, was found in an abandoned building of a boiler house near Zhulyany, Kyiv oblast. This year, his family and >>
Slogans of Russian Forces: What Should Not Be Spread on Social Media
окупанти
Since 2014, Russian forces have actively used slogans for propaganda and recognition purposes. Some of them have become so well-known that they were mistakenly spread by Ukrainian sources of information. The phrase 'С нами Бог' (God is with us) – has even been attributed to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. >>
Donetsk: how once one of the richest cities in Ukraine lives
Донецьк
Donetsk has been under occupation for 10 long years. In 2012, in the series of ratings "The best cities for life in Ukraine," the first place was taken by the city of Donetsk, then it overtook the capital - Kyiv. In 2014, the "Russian piece" came there, which according to Kreml authorities made life better. So what got better? >>
Ritual Bread from Luhansk Oblast. Forgotten Traditions
Обрядовий хліб забуті традиції анг
Any event in the life of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, whether it was a holiday or a day of sorrow, could not be possible without bread. Bread had a sacred meaning in the lives of our ancestors, because its production required much more time and effort than now. In Luhansk oblast, information about the unique traditions of baking bread >>
Coal industry in Luhansk oblast: origin and features
Шахти та рудники Донбасу. Лисича Балка
Luhansk oblast is an industrial region where many plants and factories were operating even before the full-scale invasion. The history of industrial development in Luhansk oblast takes its beginning from the discovery and subsequent production of coal. How did it all begin? >>
Bulavin uprising: the history of the Moscow-Cossack war
Вільне Радіо. Булавинське повстання
Since ancient times, residents of  Donbas including Luhansk oblast fought for the right to freedom. The uprising of the native of the region Kindrat Bulavin, which was also called the "last attempt of the steppe" knights in zupans "to defend their liberties," became history. Even today, Ukrainians continue to fight for >>
Shubin, vipers and wedding braid: the rites of Luhansk oblast
Луганський обласний центр народної творчості
Ancient Ukrainian traditions connect modern society with ancestors by delicate threads of spiritual connection. Christmas carols sung by children at Christmas echo the congratulatory songs of the god Kolyada, whose birthday was celebrated on the winter solstice. And the rites associated with the celebrations of Ivan Kupala dances, weaving wreaths >>
Children's and not only contests in "LPR": What is the aim?
діти окупація пропаганда у школах
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, particularly in Luhansk, Russia, in addition to the usual propaganda messages during school lessons, integrates young Ukrainians into its informational space. Under the guise of "noble" contests and actions, Russia promotes its culture and imposes values foreign to Ukrainian society. So, >>
Luhansk oblast has always been Ukrainian: history in photo
Луганщина не Росія
The propaganda of the Russian neighbor always links the history of the Luhansk oblast with the existence of the Russian Empire, and later with the Russian Federation itself. Yes, the popular theses that we will refute today sound like "Luhansk oblast is an originally Russian region", "Russian was always spoken in Donbas". >>
Do IDPs who leave the occupation receive housing assistance: clarification from a human rights activist
кордон біженці
In connection with the recent changes in the procedure for payment of accommodation allowance for internally displaced persons, many questions and nuances that are unclear to displaced persons have arisen. Using this, the enemy spreads fakes and launches them into the information space in the occupied territories. In particular, the >>
Red Houses and Constructivism in Rubizhne: The Reasons for Their Emergence, Distinctiveness, and Romance
Червоні будинки по вулиці Б.Хмельницького у Рубіжному
 Rubizhne is a city-center of constructivism in Luhansk oblast. Local historian from Sievierodonetsk Arif Bahirov thinks so. He explains how  the name of the "red town" district is connected with the color of the material, which buildings in  Rubizhne were built in the constructivist style in the 1930s, and why housing >>
Kambrod in the Luhan River. A forgotten story
Ukrainian houses of Kamiany Brod at the beginning of the 20th century.
 The modern city of Luhansk stands on three settlements.  One of them is Stone fording on the bank of the right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets - the Luhan River.   >>
The Start of railway traffic in Luhansk oblast is connected with Russian defeat in the Crimean War. We are explaining this fact
Дизель-поїзд до Попасної
 The development of railway traffic in the east of Ukraine significantly influenced the industrialization of the oblast. How did the first railway line in Luhansk oblast appear?  What is its role in modern Luhansk oblast? >>
Sievierodonetsk: How the City Appeared and What Makes It Unique
Семен Широчин
Sievierodonetsk is one of the youngest cities in Luhansk oblast. Its residents had not yet celebrated its 90th anniversary when it was destroyed and occupied by the Russians following the full-scale invasion in 2022.Despite all the difficulties, the city has an interesting history which deserves to be known. >>
Elections for the occupied: "Luhansk oblast for Putin." Is it true?
російське телебачення, Путін вибори
In the Russian Federation, the date of the next "election" has already been approved, voting will take place over three days - from March 15 to 17, 2024.If such an "action" is already common for Russians matter, it will be for the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular for Luhansk oblast for the first time. >>
"Kolotylivka - Pokrovka" and "Mokrany - Domanove": Russians spread fakes about crossing humanitarian corridors
окупація окупанти росія дрот покарання
In January 2024, humanitarian corridors for Ukrainians who want to return from the occupied territories to the Motherland are working.We are writing about the checkpoint through Sumy oblast - "Kolotylivka - Pokrovka" and through the Republic of Belarus - "Mokrany - Domanove".However, the occupying "authorities" are >>
Military volunteering in the occupied eastern Ukraine: popular cases, "voluntary" assistance and local attitudes
волонтери рф
In the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, there are volunteer movements, actions, and associations that aim to help the participants of the so-called "Special Military Operation". The Russian authorities have repeatedly emphasized that local residents are engaged in military volunteering.However, whether it happens >>
The occupiers claim: "Heating season is ready to start. It is 99.2%". Do they tell the truth?
окупація
The first  winter month  is almost over, and not all apartments are heated in  occupied Luhansk oblast.So Russia liberated the residents of Luhansk oblast from everything, including heating season.   >>
Is the Russian Federation "restoring" the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblast? Let's check the details
війна, відбудова, Луганськ, окупація
Every day the occupying authorities report  on the reconstruction of the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts and the alleged "restoration of comfortable living conditions. >>

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