He joined the ranks of the defense at the beginning of the war. The leader of the Boombox group, Andrei Khlyvnyuk , who served in the Kyiv Terrorist Defense at the beginning of the war and now in the patrol police, was wounded. On his Instagram page, he wrote that he came under mortar fire.…
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Spotify ceases operations in Russia
Prior to that, the service stopped selling premium subscriptions. Spotify streaming service is leaving the Russian market. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov. Read also: The series “Servant of the People” took second place in the Netflix rankings He reminded that before that Spotify stopped selling premium subscriptions. Now…
Putin recalled the culture of abolition and compared Russia to Joan Rowling, the writer has already answered him
It is better not to criticize Western culture for those who kill civilians, Rowling said. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine a month ago, explained Russia's criticism of the world's culture of abolition and compared the aggressor country to Harry Potter author Joan Rowling. The president, who started the war,…
Almost half of Russia's cinemas could be closed due to sanctions
The situation in the Russian film industry is called catastrophic. In Russia, as a result of sanctions and the withdrawal of large American studios, up to 40% of all cinemas may close if the crisis continues for another six months. Roman Isayev, CEO of Comscore in Russia, spoke about this in an interview with the…
Almost 60 churches, mosques and synagogues in eight regions of Ukraine were damaged during the war
Most of the destroyed buildings are Orthodox churches. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, 59 buildings of spiritual significance have been damaged in at least eight regions of our country. These destructions do not take into account nearby buildings, according to the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of…
An Italian court has released Ukrainian director Lavrenchuk
In December 2021, he was detained at the request of Russia. The court of the city of Naples has decided to release the Ukrainian theater director Eugene Lavrenchuk , who was detained at the request of the Russian Federation in December 2021. The accusations against the director were found to be fabricated, and the motives…
The Russian occupiers damaged the Museum of Ukrainian Antiquities in Chernihiv
The building survived Bolshevik shelling and Nazi bombing. The Russian occupiers damaged the Vasily Tarnovsky Museum of Ukrainian Antiquities in Chernihiv. Sergei Laevsky, director of the Chernihiv Tarnovsky Historical Museum, spoke about this on Facebook. “He survived the Bolshevik shelling in 1918 and 1919. He survived World War II under the bombs of the German…
Oxxxymiron will hold a series of charity concerts Russians against war
Proceeds from the concerts will be donated to an organization that helps Ukrainian refugees. Russian rapper Oxxxymiron has announced that he will hold a series of charity concerts Russians against war (Russian against war – ed.), The proceeds of which will be donated to the needs of Ukrainian refugees . The first concert will take…
Hans Zimmer showed a video from Lviv during a concert in London
In the video, a Lviv pianist plays to the sound of sirens. The world-famous composer, author of music for numerous movie hits Hans Zimmer during his concert in London showed a video shot in Lviv. On it, the Ukrainian pianist performs one of Zimmer's works to the sounds of sirens, NV reports. “Usually at the…
Musician Pavel Tabakov recorded the song “Get out, war!”
The song was born out of the great pain and struggle that the Ukrainian people are experiencing. Ukrainian musician Pavel Tabakov released a song called “Get out, war!”. The video contains footage taken during the war in Ukraine, which began in Russia. “In these terrible days for our country, the war continues on all fronts…