Solutions From Ukraine

Recovery window is quite timely for Ukraine

Since the start of the full-scale war, Russians have launched six thousand missiles and more than three thousand drones. The absolute majority targeted civilians, disrupting thousands of Ukrainian lives. But Ukraine has a chance to start reconstruction during the war – paradoxically or not, Ukraine has already started the recovery process. In this episode, we describe solutions that Ukraine's people implement and also announce the Recovery Window media network creation.
 
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Supporting Ukrainian veterans: Inside the Veteran Hub in central Ukraine

After a year of full-scale war, Ukraine has almost two million veterans – and many more will likely become veterans as the war’ goes on. Many who served their country bravely say it is time for the state to protect their rights. Ukrainian society is still learning to respect and honor the country’s defenders, and the state is working to build a veteran protection and socialization system. In a new episode, Rubryka discovers unique solutions to help veterans continue their lives after returning from the frontline and rejoining civilian life.
 
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief.
 
The story mentioned in the episode https://rubryka.com/en/article/veteran-hub-u-vinnytsi/ 
 
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Launching digital and physical reconstruction of Ukraine is a must before victory

Ensuring proper reconstruction is one of the many complicated tasks that Ukraine will face and is already facing now, but in what ways should Kyiv manage it? Ukraine’s public officials keep talking about reconstruction. Today we talk about how this can be done through several specific cases. 
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Ukrainian women – at the frontline and abroad – working toward war’s end and beyond

The number of female officers in the Ukrainian army has increased dramatically since the country mobilized to defend itself from Russia’s invasion in early 2022. Rubryka’s journalist has recently tested the women's uniform. But how does this reflect women’s situation in Ukraine in general? How does the war affect them?  In the latest episode of Rubryka’s podcast, you can hear about the solutions Ukrainian women work toward during war and beyond. On July 27, Ukrainian award-winning fencer Olha Kharlan became one of the symbols of Ukraine’s invincibility when she refused to shake the hand of a Russian athlete who had competed under a neutral flag. While the entire world watches and posts about Barbie, Ukrainian Barby defends Ukraine and its honor inside and abroad the country.
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
 
You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Supporting Ukrainian business abroad is crucial for victory

Ukrainian businesses have continued to build closer trade connections with Europe, while also pushing for tougher sanctions to isolate Russia economically. But the past year of a full-scale war has hit Ukraine’s economy hard – causing the worst recession since its independence. In this episode, we look at narratives and actions in the European market to support Ukraine, and keep the pressure on Russia.
 
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

How is Ukraine recovering after the Kakhovka Dam explosion?

At the beginning of June, Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam. With the short and long-term consequences of the resulting floods still being tallied, Russia now threatens to unleash an even greater catastrophe at the nuclear power plant it has been occupying since invading Ukraine. We look at the global scale of these threats and what has shocked Ukrainians about the world's response to this tragedy.  
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

How Ukraine brought its heroes to life

Because of the war, Russia started in Ukraine, more than ten thousand people have gone through amputation and lost their limbs. Ukraine’s partners are ready to help rehabilitate Ukrainian servicemembers and civilians, but the procedure is complicated.  However, there are cases of people helping Ukrainians to find solutions to overcome the challenge and go on to live fulfilling lives.
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief
You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Why Normality in Ukraine is worth fighting for

Russia is doing everything it can to hold back Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launching even more intense missiles and drone attacks than Ukrainians have seen in the past months. 
Winter is over now, and while Ukrainians are trying to enjoy the springtime air while they can, we decided to take a look at what normal life in Ukraine looks like in Kyiv and other cities closer to the frontline.
Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Shawn Carrié, Rubryka’s editors
You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

How does Russia’s war change the way Ukrainians identify?

Russia's efforts to wipe out Ukrainian's sense of identity and connection to their history predates the invasion of 2022 – the erasure of public documents and archives dates back to Soviet times. Today, however, Ukrainians are becoming more motivated to rediscover their roots and dive into history to find the stories of their ancestors. In this episode, Rubryka looks at how Ukrainians around the world are using genealogy to trace the story of Ukraine and change their perspective on how they are.
Story mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/article/doslidyty-rodovid/ 
Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov
You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Why does Ukraine ask the world to boycott Russian sport?

Ukraine doesn’t think that Russia’s war on Ukraine is no game – and Ukraine’s government has asked the world to exclude Russia from international sports competitions. It’s so serious that Ukraine has insisted that its athletes will not compete in tournaments to which athletes from Russia and Belarus are admitted. Why is Ukraine calling for a boycott of sports events? Is this an effective response to the war? Find out in our podcast why it is important for Kyiv, how Ukrainian athletes reacted, and what they have done to stop Russia from using sports to draw attention away from its war.
Story mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/article/boycott-russian-sport/ 
 
Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov, analyst at Internews-Ukraine.
You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka