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Inha Zadorozhnia, the director of Zlatopil History Museum

Making history fun in rural Kharkiv region: inside Zlatopil local museum during Russia’s war

01 September 2026 | 18:14

A car that was burnt down in the Russian FPV drone attack on Kharkiv on July 2, 2026 / Photo: Gwara Media, Miia Kliushnikova

Russia hits Kharkiv with frequent FPV attacks as authorities rush to counter the threat

11 August 2026 | 15:46

Oleksii is raking the leaves with his hands

‘Now, the dead are orphaned’ — In memory of Oleksii Yukov, a man who brought fallen soldiers home

08 August 2026 | 11:44

Interviews

Nature of genocide, “evil gene” in Russians, and Polish-Ukrainian relations. Interview with reporter Wojciech Tochman

17 October 2025 | 18:59

“We are people’s lend-lease.” Ukrainian in New York about her volunteer work, US elections and Kharkiv

08 October 2025 | 19:24

“I’m grateful that I’ve captured a moment when city was in its prime” — Director Jonathan Ben-Shaul on Kharkiv before and during Russia’s war and movement as method of reflection in art

11 August 2025 | 21:23

“I make performances that ask — okay, what will you do now?” Director Alin Uberti on organizing workshop in Kharkiv, crafting alternative theater in Romania, and Russian promises to Bucharest

07 July 2025 | 21:36

Video

Oleksii Yukov (on the left), head of the “Platsdarm” search team, and his colleague Artur

“War won’t end until we find them and bury them.” Video: Search for soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war

08 April 2025 | 19:03

Koliadky /

Bringing Ukrainian Christmas carols to liberated Kharkiv Oblast

10 January 2025 | 18:45

Fact-checking

Debunking Russian fakes. No, Zelenskyy didn’t sign decree to build memorial honoring Ukrainian nationalist partisans

14 July 2026 | 16:37

Debunking Russian fakes. No, wife of Ukraine’s Defense Minister did not become co-owner of luxury yacht

31 May 2026 | 16:40

Debunking Russian fakes. No, over 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers didn’t desert after being sent to France for combat injuries treatment

24 April 2026 | 14:43

Debunking Russian fakes. No, Pope’s personal secretary didn’t call Ukrainian officials’ boycott of 2026 Paralympics “nazism”

11 March 2026 | 19:32

Authors

Yana Sliemzina

Editor of the international department in Gwara Media, reporter, and writer. Written for media for over four years—from news pieces to field reports from the frontline to interviews—and has over five …

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Ukrainian jet fighter shoots down Russian Banderol missile with P-60 at low altitude

Elza Diachenko

International news reporter in Gwara Media. Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Journalism from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

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Russian forces attack civilian car in Kupiansk district, injure 2 people

Nazar Hlamazda

Reporter and social media manager of the international version of Gwara. In 2023-2024, did fact-check and stories. Currently, writes news and reports on people's lives in Kharkiv and the region during…

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Ukraine, international partners to launch fund supporting small publishers to deal with damage wrought by Russian attacks on book industry