The UUHL Alliance Congratulated Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Submitted an Open Letter
On July 17, 2025, the Alliance “Unity of Ukrainians of Historical Lands” (UUHL) sent an official letter to the newly appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliia Anatoliivna Svyrydenko. In their address, representatives of the Alliance not only congratulated the head of government on her appointment but also raised important issues concerning the protection of the rights of ethnic Ukrainians — especially those originating from territories currently under the control of the Russian Federation and subjected to persecution for their Ukrainian identity.
The Return of Ukrainian Identity: Interview with a Volunteer from Eastern Slobozhanshchyna
Andriy Voron is a volunteer in the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, co-founder of the “Eastern Slobozhanshchyna” movement, and a member of the “Unity of Ukrainians of Historical Lands” (UUHL) Alliance. He hails from Eastern Slobozhanshchyna — ethnically Ukrainian territories that ended up within the borders of so-called russia. His understanding of his Ukrainian identity emerged from a deep interest in the language, history, and culture of his native land — and over time, this awareness turned into active efforts to defend and preserve it, both through education and on the battlefield.
“Glory to the Central Rada!” How Voronezhchyna Supported the First Universal
The First Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada was proclaimed on June 10 (23), 1917. It declared Ukraine’s autonomy within the Russian Republic and established the Ukrainian Central Rada as the representative body of the Ukrainian people. How was this news received in Voronezhchyna?
“Since about the age of ten, I realized I was different”: a conversation with an East Slobozhanshchyna Cossack-Ukrainian from the Voronezh region
This story is about loss and preservation. About how generations of Ukrainians were systematically deprived of their memory, language, and even nationality in official documents. The interviewee is Mykola (name changed for safety reasons), an East Slobozhanshchyna Ukrainian Cossack. He was born and raised in the Novokhopyorsk district of Voronezh Oblast — a region where Ukrainian used to be spoken in families, but over time it was banned, ridiculed, and erased. Some details have been intentionally omitted for safety reasons.
Far Eastern Ukrainian Natalia Romanenko: Her Path of Formation, Activities, and History of Persecution
The persecution of Nataliya Romanenko is ethnically motivated. She and her husband are in detention solely because she has preserved her Ukrainian national identity.
Yellow Klyn. Ukrainian Volga Region. The History of the Struggle for Freedom and Language
Yellow Klyn is a vast historical region of the Volga area, where Ukrainians gradually settled over several centuries. This territory encompasses Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, and Ulyanovsk regions, as well […]
Malynovyi Klyn: Past, Present, and Future
This article offers a personal perspective from a Kuban Ukrainian on the history of the Malynovyi Klyn. Yet it is not only about the past. It is also a forward-looking reflection — through the lens of self-discovery, family history, and its connection to the story of the native land.
Punitive psychiatry against Grigory Severin: The return of Soviet repression in Today’s Russia
“Zdorovenʹki buly, shanovni druzi!” (“Greetings, dear friends!” — in Ukrainian) — this is how Hryhorii Severyn from Voronezh began his conversation with the disciplinary commission in the colony on July 14, 2023.
Today, June 4, he had a court hearing regarding the appointment of a stationary forensic psychiatric examination.
The extradition of Cossacks in Lienz in 1945: tragedy, lessons, and memory
80 years ago, on 1 June 1945, an event occurred that went down in history as the “Extradition of the Cossacks at Lienz” (English: Repatriation of Cossacks after World War […]
How does being accused of terrorism by the Russian Federation prevent you from receiving asylum?
The Russian Rosfinmonitoring (Federal Financial Monitoring Service) maintains a List of organizations and individuals, providing information about their involvement in extremist activity or terrorism. People who end up there (if […]
May 30 – Independence Day of the Ukrainian Far Eastern Republic
On May 30, 1919, in Vladivostok, the Ukrainians of the Far East declared their political will and aspiration for freedom. On this day, the Ukrainian Far Eastern Republic was proclaimed […]