2026, 20 May, Wednesday
New First Day

New First Day

A fisherman was seized while fishing and taken to the drafting station with the fishhook in his hand and still-breathing bait. Another tried to escape on a bicycle, but they caught him anyway after ramming him with a car..

"Слава Україні" sounds very much like "Слава Украине"

The popular theory was that this was the start of the inevitable and fast fall of the Russian Empire. I still don’t know how those people were measuring “fast.” 

Listen to an Unprofessional Ukrainian

Listen to an Unprofessional Ukrainian

I remember meeting my brother at the kamvolni. His face streaked with blood, one eye swollen, clothes torn...

Rescued Cats and Dogs, Bucha Region, Ukraine

Rescued Cats and Dogs, Bucha Region, Ukraine

Hostomel shelter hosts over 600 cats and dogs, most of them rescued from the war zone.

Yet Another Night of Shelling: Reporting from Kyiv

Yet Another Night of Shelling: Reporting from Kyiv

We never managed to reach other districts—it was already dark, and a new air-raid alert had been declared.

Statement of the Armenian Civil Society on Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine

Statement of the Armenian Civil Society on Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine

- We urge the Armenian government not only to condemn Russia’s aggression but also take active measures to exclude any participation of any Armenian citizen...

A Universal Maidan for the South Caucasus: Lessons from Ukraine (VIDEO)

A Universal Maidan for the South Caucasus: Lessons from Ukraine (VIDEO)

What are the similarities and differences between the issues of Crimea and Nagorno-Karabakh? What is the Maidan for Ukraine? Is a Maidan possible in Armenia?

Maidan After Referendum in Crimea: Multimedia Photo Series

Maidan After Referendum in Crimea: Multimedia Photo Series

This multimedia photo series was prepared by Azerbaijani photographer Ahmed Mukhtar, who last week was working in Ukraine with the Epress.am team and Meydan TV correspondent, composer Elmir Mirzoyev.

When Democracy Ends on the Word Ukraine: Composer to Epress.am in Ukraine

When Democracy Ends on the Word Ukraine: Composer to Epress.am in Ukraine

Ukrainian composer Volodymyr Runchak spoke with the Epress.am team about recent events in his country, Ukraine-Russia relations, and Russian cultural workers.

"Russia! Russia!": Multimedia Photo Story from Pro-Russian Rally in Kharkiv

Azerbaijani photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar produced for Epress.am a multimedia photo story from a pro-Russian rally held in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Meeting Activists from Armenia at Ukraine's Maidan: Epress.am Exclusive

Meeting Activists from Armenia at Ukraine's Maidan: Epress.am Exclusive

Epress.am journalists, who these days are working in Ukraine, met at the Maidan in Kiev activists from Armenia Aren Manukyan and Suren Sahakyan...

What to Expect After the Referendum in Crimea: Epress.am in Kiev

What to Expect After the Referendum in Crimea: Epress.am in Kiev

After the March 16 referendum in Crimea, the Epress.am team and Azerbaijani publicist, composer Elmir Mirzoyev spoke with member of...