Departing for the 800+ ride!
Thanks to UKRAINIAN HEARTS of Lewes for seeing me off before my marathon bike ride to raise funds for medical aid and ambulances for Ukraine Please donate. CLICK THIS LINK or use the QR code. Thank you
Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler
Report by Victor S Ient Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler If you are interested in travelogues or current affairs and geopolitics this is an amazing BBC series to watch. See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s6ym It spells out the challenges on many different fronts, – from the Mafia in Italy to NATO’s role in an aggressive […]
UKRAINIAN MEMORIAL DAY – Sat 21st Feb
Please join the Ukrainian community in Brighton and Hove to reflect on the twelve years of war in Ukraine on Sat 21st Feb starting at 4:00 pm BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH Organised by:
Putin!
Yesterday, 19th Feb 2026, the Russia-Ukraine peace talks ended without breakthrough. Next week on the 24th it will be the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. To mark this anniversary I’m publishing a few articles. This one sets the historical background so far as my personal experience is of the ‘Putin effect’. My […]
Ukrainian choir concert – Sat 21 Feb
Ukrainian Hearts presents: Ukrainian choir concert – 4 years of resilience! featuring local choirs: Ukrainian Voices & Nebo – Zemlia with director Liudmyla Kulakova Saturday 21 February 2026 6pm -8pm Doors open at 5.30 pm £10 on the door children under 16- free – After – tea/coffee, food, chat Venue: Trinity Church, St. John Sub Castro, Abinger Place Lewes, […]
Stand fast with Ukraine! 4th Anniversary of the Russian Invasion
Author: Victor S Ient citizen journalist Stand Fast with Ukraine This year, during my travels, I will visit Guernica in Spain — a place that stands as a solemn reminder of the human cost of war. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Guernica became the site of one of the first instances of […]
Criminal abduction of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities
Report by Victor S Ient The image above is from the Children of War web site. Do you have young children or young grandchildren? How would you feel about your children being abducted, or your children or grandchildren being taken away by a foreign power, so that you might never see them again? If this […]
France – South to North Cycle Ride 2025 and raising money for Ukraine!
900 mile cycle ride raising money for Ukraine! Two guys from Sussex are undertaking a new cycling challenge! On 20th May we begin our attempt to attempt to cycle over 900 miles from the South of France to Dieppe and then back to Lewes via the ferry. We are: Jonathan Gilburt (aged 63) from Newhaven […]
Please help raise £2000 to provide cancer treatment for 14-year-old Andrii from Ukraine’s frontline battle zone
Please help raise £2000 to provide cancer treatment for 14-year-old Andrii from Ukraine’s frontline battle zone. Please donate £5 or 10 or whatever you can afford Click HERE to donate Andrii was born in a small village in northern Ukraine. In 2022, along with the Russian invasion came the devastating diagnosis: ‘embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma’, a rare […]
The story of Nebo i Zemlia – a choral group based in Lewes East Sussex
In the heart of East Sussex, the sound of Ukrainian folk songs fills the air, echoing through the streets of Lewes. This choir, Nebo i Zemlia [Небо і Земля], meaning Heaven and Earth, is more than just a musical group. It is a symbol of healing, connection and hope for Ukrainians who fled the […]