Матеріали автора Volodymyr Lytvynov

Three months ago, Ukrainian government changed the rules for crossing the state border during martial law. Men aged 18–22 were allowed to leave the country. "Stop this flow", "Young Ukrainians are leaving for Germany en masse", the press sounded the alarm. Photos circulated on the internet showing people in sweatpants standing in line at refugee centers. Texty.org.ua traveled to Munich to see what was happening with our own eyes and talk to young Ukrainians who had taken advantage of the opportunity to leave Ukraine.Читати українською

Over the past four years, the number of foreign exhibitions by contemporary Ukrainian artists has increased significantly. However, without proper support from the state, this achievement may be lost.Читати українською

On Wednesday, October 22, one of the world's most significant contemporary art events, the Art Basel Paris art fair, kicked off at the Grand Palais exhibition center in Paris. As in the previous four years, hundreds of galleries and artists from around the world gathered here, from New York to Beijing through Berlin and London. This year, Kyiv was eventually added to the list. In the corridors of the palace, you can hear conversations about prices in the tens and hundreds of thousands of euros per work.Читати українською

The founder of the fantasy genre, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, explaining the nature of orcs, wrote that they were the embodiment of evil, slaves held together by fear and the cruelty of their masters. They lived in envy and anger toward everything that others could create. Thanks to mobile video cameras, we can now observe how fear and cruelty keep a real, not fictional, army together. Texty.org.ua investigated repressive disciplinary practices and abuse in the Russian armed forces. This is an ancient tradition that may date back to the Golden Horde.Читати українською

"Daddy died from the mobilization," "Mother died saving her son from going to the war", "Mobilization, launched by Zelensky, has gone completely mad. We already live like we're in a detachment for the army,"... Such messages are spread on TikTok by a bot farm with almost 630 accounts. Its bots broadcast Russian narratives, incite Ukrainian citizens, and professionally discredit mobilization in Ukraine.Читати українською

Today, Kyiv is under constant shelling, despite the "peace talks" and Trump's attempts to appease Putin. Based on information from open sources, Texty.org.ua decided to analyze the locations and times of strikes in Kyiv since the start of the war. Not all hits are reflected in our graph, only those that have been officially reported. Nevertheless, the data allows us to see certain patterns.Читати українською

— How does Russian disinformation differ from Soviet disinformation?"They are basically the same," Todd Leventhal, a well-known American expert with many years of experience in countering Soviet and other disinformation and propaganda, answers this question for Texty.org.ua. "It's just an endless struggle for dominance against any conceivable enemies. Intelligence services try to harm those they perceive as their enemy in any way possible, to use any opportunity to weaken, disorient, mislead, and confuse them."Читати українською

In April 2025, Russian activist Yulia Latynina, who positions herself as an opposition politician but in fact systematically promotes Kremlin narratives, compared the murder of journalist Victoria Roshchyna in Russian captivity to the death of American pro-Russian blogger Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian detention center.Читати українською

Almost every day in Ukraine, terrorist attacks take place, explosions occur near and inside the buildings of the recruiting office, and military vehicles burn. The public debate continues as to whether the perpetrators of these attacks are marginalized people offended by the government, convinced ideological supporters of the "Russian world," or simply seekers of easy money offered by Russian special services.Texty.org.ua journalists, pretended to be potential "terrorists" talked to "recruiters" of Russian intelligence, who are looking for people to burn buildings and vehicles of recruiting office in Ukraine, that is a part of mobilization campaign.Читати українською

Over the past month, only nine parishes have moved from Russian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian one, significantly less than two years ago. What are the reasons for this phenomenon, and will the new law banning the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine change anything? Read in our article.Читати українською