Serhiy Stetsenko is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
Ukrainian-born citizens in several European Union countries are running in elections to the European Parliament on June 6-9. We caught up with two candidates on the campaign trail -- one in the Czech Republic, the other in Belgium.
Despite orders from Kyiv to re-register for the military draft, two Ukrainian fathers who moved their families to the Czech Republic do not plan to be potential conscripts fighting for their homeland. Ukrainians abroad could face stark choices when a new mobilization law comes into force on May 18.
Anton Kotsko from from the city of Boryslav in Ukraine's western Lviv region was diagnosed with brain cancer four years ago, but his treatment was disrupted by Russia's full-scale invasion of the country. Now 14, he's living and receiving care in the Czech Republic.
A 7-year-old Ukrainian refugee made headlines in the Czech Republic after a video showed children spitting at her and making pro-Russian statements. The incident led Czech President Petr Pavel to invite her for a meeting. Speaking to RFE/RL, Polina Butkivska said she felt bewildered and offended.
Ukrainian officials estimate about 28,000 fish have died due to the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir following the breach of a hydroelectric dam. Ukraine's prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into what it's calling "ecocide" by Russia, which it accuses of destroying the dam.
Questions have arisen over whether a Czech firm may have violated EU sanctions after two former Czech mercenaries who fought on the side of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine filmed a video at the firm's store in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.
A Polish man accused of involvement in the firebombing of a Hungarian cultural center in western Ukraine last year says he received instructions on the attack from a German journalist who has worked for a German deputy with the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
