Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

SOMERSET, N.J. – During the annual St. Thomas Sunday observances on April 22 and April 23 at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J., faithful had the opportunity to visit information tables of various vendors at the Cultural Center. Among them was a table with information about the Ukrainian National Association (UNA). Staffing that table on April 22 were Maria Drich (left, holding small Ukrainian flag), secretary of UNA Branch 42 and a home office employee, with her granddaughters, Nelia (right) and Nastia (second from the left); Michael Bohdan (third from the left), secretary of UNA Branch…

Estonian PM backs Kyiv’s bid for NATO, EU During a visit to Ukraine, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said she backed Kyiv’s efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union “as soon as conditions allow.” “We agree that a strong, independent and prosperous Ukraine, as part of the Euro-Atlantic family...

It’s no surprise that the subject of this year’s World Press Photo of the Year is the war in Ukraine. On April 20, World Press Photo, an independent nonprofit organization that supports photojournalism, announced that their photo of the year prize for 2023 was awarded to Associated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka for what the AP...

Thirty-seven years ago, on April 28, 1986, the first reports of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster began to emerge. Initial estimates suspected the death toll could climb as high as 15,000. Located just 60 miles north of Kyiv, near the town of Prypiat, the Chornobyl accident was a milestone in the loosening of the...

Zelenskyy calls for ‘security guarantees’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens­kyy has called for “effective security guarantees for Ukraine” immediately, even as rescue work continues following a Russian air strike in the Donetsk region city of Slovy­ansk that left at least 11 civilians dead. In his nightly video address on April 15, Mr. Zelenskyy said he had...

On April 13, U.S. authorities arrested a 21-year-old air national guardsman in connection with the investigation of leaked top-secret defense and intelligence documents that were posted and circulated online. It is not clear how many documents were leaked, but some were reportedly marked secret and top secret. Pentagon spokesman Chris Meagher said on April 10...

Seven years ago, on April 18, 2016, Russia’s Ministry of Justice announced the suspension of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, the highest ruling body for Crimean Tatars, for what it called “extremist activities.” The Mejlis was legalized by the Ukrainian government in 1999 and it continues to refuse to recognize Russia as the legitimate rulers of...

Russian jailed in Belarus agrees on extradition Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who is serving a six-year prison term in Belarus on charges related to civil disturbances that followed a disputed 2020 presidential election, has agreed to be extradited to Russia. A spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Minsk, Aleksei Maskalyov, said on April 12...

Lithuania, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is set to host a summit of the organization’s members for the first time on July 11-12. On April 6, its unicameral parliament, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, unanimously approved a resolution proposing to invite Ukraine to join NATO at the upcoming summer...

Nine years ago, on April 12, 2014, Russian military forces began invading Ukraine’s mainland. “Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin all but declared war on Ukraine this week,” said a report in the April 20, 2014, issue of The Ukrainian Weekly. Russian military personnel also coordinated with local so-called “separatists” to occupy 20 government buildings in...

Take notice that the Corporate Board of Directors of the Ukrainian National Association, Inc., has determined that it is in the best interest of the Association to increase the required frequency of meetings of the Audit Committee. Therefore, pursuant to its authority under Article XIII.H.6 of the By-Laws, at a March 29, 2023, meeting of the Corporate Board where a quorum existed, a supermajority of Board members voted to amend Article VI.E.2 of the By-Laws to require that the Audit Committee meet at least quarterly. Said amendment took effect on March 29, 2023, and shall remain in force until the…

U.S. journalist wrongfully detained U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has “no doubt” Russia wrongfully detained a U.S. correspondent for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), but that a formal determination must go through a process before a decision is announced. Mr. Blinken made the comments on April 5 at a news conference at...