✒️Ukrainian wartime poetry is something you need to experience Three poems by Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen — Eva Tur, Vasek Dukhnovskyi, and Valeriy Puzik — appear in the latest issue of LUR #5. Written between battles, their verses capture a culture being reforged through war — brave, deliberate, and deeply human. Translator Larissa Babij reflects on how these poems build powerful, unexpected connections between writer and reader. Explore the poetry via the link: londonukrainianreview.org/

🪶 NEW EVENT: Defending the Human in War Poetry 📅 13 November 2025, 19:00–21:00 📍 Swedenborg Hall, Bloomsbury, London What does it mean to write poetry on the front line of the bloodiest war in Europe since WWII? Join Yaryna Chornohuz — Ukrainian servicewoman, combat medic, and award-winning poet — for a powerful evening of readings from her collection [dasein: defence of presence] (Jantar Publishing, 2025). Written under fire, her poems bear witness to both the brutality and the resilience of

🎓 Istoria: Lessons for the Present 📅 Tue 28 Oct – Tue 16 Dec 2025 Join Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, historian and Director of the Ukrainian Institute London, as she invites you to take part in Istoria: Lessons for the Present — an eight-week online course exploring key moments in Ukrainian history and their meaning for today’s world. From imperial domination and genocidal occupations to the fight for statehood and civic resilience, this course uncovers how Ukraine’s past offers vital insights into c