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01.10 12:54 1 October: Lyman’s boiler for Russians, Ukraine wants to join NATO Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Saturday, October 1, 2022.
30.09 14:14 Process gold extracted from military equipment. Report from the Lviv Jewellery Factory The State Property Fund has announced that the Lviv jewellery factory will go under the hammer on October 20. Lviv Now found out whether it’s profitable to privatize the enterprise during the war, why it was put on an auction and how it functions now.
29.09 18:20 29 September: Gas leak from Nord Stream, Zelenskyi about democracy Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, September 29, 2022.
29.09 16:31 Vitaliy Portnikov on the threat of nuclear attack: «Each country will want its own bomb» If Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the world will change forever. This is a persuasion of the political observer and publicist Vitalii Portnikov.
29.09 14:48 «My husband acted for Mariupol to be Ukrainian,» – a wife of the «Azovian» Many of the defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal plant are still in captivity. Their relatives organized rallies and maintain doing it, they write open letters so that the fighters of «Azov» are not forgotten, especially after some of their comrades have returned from captivity. We continue publishing a series of conversations with the families of Mariupol and Azovstal defenders. Ms Oksana is our today’s interlocutor.
28.09 18:27 28 September: Heroes of Azov will meet their relatives. Details about mobilization in Russia Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

28.09 16:02 «Got up – think how to help the army,» – Serhiy Prytula about volunteering, corruption and distancing from the Russian culture What is the communication between volunteers and the authorities, why is reforming education no less important than rebuilding the country? How should we treat the «remorse» of Ukrainian artists who flirted with Russia, and why only the Armed Forces of Ukraine can give us an idea of future Ukraine? We discussed these questions in the special project «Accents of Your City» with volunteer and showman Serhiy Prytula.
28.09 14:40 7,000 restaurants and cafes have closed in Ukraine during the big war Since June, western regions of Ukraine show positive dynamics in the opening of new establishments.
27.09 19:58 Vitaliy Portnikov: «The formula of victory in this war is obvious» When will the Russian-Ukrainian war end, what is the formula for victory, and why «Lviv used to speak Russian»? Will the Russian Federation disintegrate and why Ukraine is fated to build a democratic country? A journalist and publicist Vitaliy Portnikov spoke on these topics during a public discussion, organized by the Institute of Central European Strategy.
27.09 14:43 27 September: Mobilization in Russia, Poland about ZNPP Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
27.09 12:35 We want to survive, not starve to death, and preserve the museum exhibits Ukrainian museums are trying to survive, and the museum workers themselves are taking care of evacuating their colleagues from the occupied territories. It all happens amid the storage of collections, preparation for the winter and threats of possible chemical and nuclear attacks. In this situation, the Ukrainian government has no certain plan, says Olha Honchar, the director of the «Territory of Terror» museum and the initiator of the Museum Crisis Center.
26.09 18:27 26 September: Ukraine received NASAMS systems, The UN announced evidence of Russian atrocities in Ukraine Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Monday, September 26, 2022.
26.09 16:51 Lviv patient was installed with the lightest ever prosthesis made on a 3D printer The prosthesis is manufactured by the American company Unlimited Tomorrow.
26.09 12:38 «Nuclear strike, prisoner exchange and mobilisation – these are components of Putin’s political game,» – Oleh Zhdanov Releasing the «Azov» fighters from captivity, the announcement of partial mobilization in Russia and the threat of a nuclear strike may turn out to be Putin’s political plan. Military expert and observer Oleh Zhdanov told us in an express interview what else the president of the Russian Federation has prepared for and why we shouldn’t start negotiations.
24.09 17:20 24 September: Shelling in the Donetsk region, Delon quoted Taras Shevchenko’s «Testament» Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Saturday, September 24, 2022.

24.09 11:05 A new gas field discovered and a wind plant launched in the Lviv region The gas production company of Zynoviy Kozytskyi, father of the Lviv governor, has opened a new field in the Lviv region and plans to launch a wind power plant near Truskavets.
23.09 17:22 23 September: Why does Russia need Medvedchuk? Zelensky’s speech to the Russians Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Friday, September 23, 20
23.09 14:10 Pawnshop in the cemetery, or the beginning of banking in Lviv. Part 2 Why did the burgomaster of medieval Lviv establish a financial institution, which corruption scandal was connected with it, and why even in this story, we can find a trace of Moscow – Lviv expert Petro Radkovets narrates the city’s financial history.
22.09 19:53 «Now, any volunteer in Ukraine can be caught absolutely calmly,» – Serhiy Prytula on the arrests of the volunteers Today, the volunteer environment poses a certain threat to the existing elites, so the latter won’t mind if the credibility of this movement is somewhat undermined. This was stated by a volunteer and showman Serhiy Prytula in frames of our program «Accents of Your City».
22.09 17:15 22 September: The return of heroes, the world about the mobilization of Russia Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, September 22, 2022.
22.09 15:00 Mobilisation in Russia. What does it mean for Ukraine? Even 300,000 mobilized Russians will not change the course of the war. Still, it’s necessary to understand that this will affect everyone, and one should not give in to euphoria, military expert Petro Chernyk explains.
22.09 12:53 Ukraine secured prisoner exchange. Defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal are among the released Among those released are defenders of Mariupol, including 108 fighters of the «Azov» regiment. In exchange for two hundred warriors, Ukraine handed over oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk to Russia.
21.09 15:54 21 September: Putin announced partial mobilization, Macron says indifference is impossible in this war Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
21.09 14:43 «My role is to bless my son and wait for him,» – mother of the hero Dana Labinska from Lviv is waiting for her hero son to return from Russian captivity. The woman hasn’t heard from him since May 5. Her story is the next in a series of our publications about the families of Mariupol and Azovstal defenders.
20.09 19:41 20 September: The agreement on the exchange of prisoners, the Armed Forces liberated Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
20.09 19:30 «We’re stocking up on coal, firewood and gasoline,» – Lviv authorities on preparation for the winter The Lviv Regional Military Administration works on the possible acquisition of large tents, thermal blankets, diesel and electric generators in order to provide heat to the places where people gather and can receive hot food in the event of possible strikes.
20.09 16:37 Authority and volunteers are not competitors, but how would they reach understanding? A public discussion Like all of Ukraine, Lviv was stirred up by a series of reported accusations against volunteers, who allegedly sold humanitarian aid. How to establish communication between volunteers, the authorities and law enforcement agencies, and what changes does the legislation need, so that those who help bring victory closer are not interfered? These questions were raised during our public discussion on the topic «Volunteer as a Helper or Volunteer as a Fraud. How to Legally Support the Military».
19.09 18:11 19 September: Battles for Kherson, eyewitnesses about Putin’s health Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Monday, September 17, 2022.
19.09 15:14 Galician Wall Street or the beginning of banking in Lviv In the 19th and early 20th centuries, financial institutions appeared in our city like mushrooms after the rain. Some of them were led by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in particular, the then Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi, who had the title of the honorary president. Lviv historian Petro Radkovets narrates the birth and development of banking in Lviv.
19.09 13:08 «We are drops that make up the ocean.» This is how Lviv bloggers help the army Bloggers in Ukraine are now massively converting their popularity into donations for the army. And it works effectively. Today, we introduce you to the stories of Taras Stadnytskyi, Lyubov Obushchak, Svyatoslav Boyko, as well as the family of Tik-tokers Bovtsailo and Hrytsko. Thanks to their fundraising campaigns, dozens of cars and hundreds of camouflage nets have already been transferred to the front, in line with thermal imagers and sights, drones and other useful things that bring our victory closer.
17.09 19:43 17 September: Details of the atrocity of the Russians in Izyum, Putin commented on the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Friday, September 17, 2022.
16.09 17:22 Zelenskyi versus evil: the antagonist in the Ukrainian narrative of war This is the second part of the series of publications by Solomiya Kryvenko, a PhD candidate in political sciences at Ukrainian Catholic University. Here, she analyzes the speeches of Ukrainian and Russian presidents in order to show how narratives about our country emerge, how they tell the story of each of us, and what is our image in the eyes of the whole world.
16.09 15:28 16 September: Ukrainian paramedic about Russian tortures in Mariupol, IAEA demands Russian troops leave the nuclear plant Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Friday, September 16, 2022.
15.09 18:48 40% of Ukrainians are unemployed as a result of the war Only one-fifth of Ukrainians are currently working and receiving full salaries.
15.09 14:37 15 September: Armed Forces liberated 388 settlements in the Kharkiv region, Danilov criticized the IAEA’s visit to the ZNPP Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, September 15, 2022.
15.09 13:16 «We have to completely push aside the Russians, whether «good» or bad», – film critic Kateryna Slipchenko Why should Ukraine unconditionally cancel the Russian cultural figures and media in times of war, how not to indulge in inferiority and why the situation with state cultural institutions is connected with the suspicions raised against Lviv volunteers? The film critic and journalist Kateryna Slipchenko explained in our project «Accents of Your City».
14.09 19:51 Ukraine will shoot a film about Russian crimes in Bucha. Watch the trailer with English subtitles The film will tell about the rescue of 203 local residents by Konstantyn Guddauskas, a citizen of Kazakhstan who received political asylum in Ukraine and lives in Bucha.
14.09 19:12 14 September: Zelenskyi in Izyum, Ursula von der Leyen about Kremlin Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
14.09 18:11 Mother of Azovstal fighter: «The son asked to pray for them daily» There were guarantees of evacuation from captivity – now, everyone is silent. Such a fate befell the defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal plant. Their relatives go to public events and write open letters to different presidents in order for the Azov Regiment fighters to return, not to be forgotten, and the cause of their release not to be neglected. We are starting a series of publications with the families of Mariupol and Azovstal defenders. Here we present our first conversation with Ms Iryna, the mother of Yurii from «Azov».
13.09 19:29 13 September: In Russia, those responsible for the defeat are punished, the de-occupation of Kharkiv region continues Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
13.09 16:54 From October, trucks crossing the Ukrainian border will be able to register in the online queue The use of the e-queue will be completely free for carriers, with no mandatory visits to service areas and no human intervention in the system.
13.09 15:46 Updated alarm system and preparation for the winter without gas. A talk with a State Emergency Service representative How will the new alarm notification system work, are the shelters and other safety measures in Ukraine arranged properly, and what threats can the self-installed «stoves» bring as the winter comes? Vitalii Turovtsev, the spokesman of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Lviv region told about this in the video project «Topic of the Week».
12.09 17:28 A search of Lviv volunteers: police published recordings allegedly pointing to a fraud Lviv activist Svyatoslav Litynskyi, who earlier gave an interview to Lviv Now, is a witness in this criminal proceeding.
12.09 17:01 12 September: Occupiers are ready lay down weapons in Kherson region, Erdogan will talk with Putin on this week Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Monday, September 12, 2022.
12.09 15:54 Ukraine has changed the course of the war, Putin is close to a fatal mistake – ISW Experts say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will probably have to launch several counteroffensive operations in order to complete the liberation of their territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. The war will likely last until 2023.
12.09 15:46 War Reminder Tour: In Kharkiv, Edge of the Free World Lviv Now’s editor Joe Lindsley took on a cross-country journey through Ukraine to gather and share stories of Ukrainian life in war. Here are the impressions from Kharkiv, the city to which he went right before the start of Ukraine’s lightning counteroffensive in the region, and where now Russians shell heavily on the objects of critical infrastructure.
10.09 19:55 10 September: Armed Forces liberated 1,700 kilometers of Kharkov region, Russia killed 14,059 ukrainian citizens Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Saturday, September 10, 2022.
09.09 18:01 9 September: Armed Forces liberated territories of the Kharkiv region, Russia take citizens from Melitopol Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Friday, September 9, 2022.
09.09 15:45 From brewing beer to fundraising for a jet. This is how a Lviv company continues its business while helping supply the army Yurko Nazaruk, the co-founder of «!Fest» holding, explained what restaurant business can do for the country during the war, whether it’s real to buy a fighter jet for the Army, and how volunteering works in Ukraine.
08.09 18:19 8 September: Armed Forces pushed occupiers in Kherson, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions, Erdogan’s statement Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Thursday, September 8, 2022.
08.09 16:51 Launched preceding the war, restarted in a bombed city. The case of Kyiv’s mobile carwash In the «Ukrainian startups versus war» project we show how Ukrainian businesses sustain the crisis and find ways to help their country.
08.09 16:00 Memories of the local historian: Ruska street in Lviv In Lviv, Ruska Street appeared many centuries earlier than the word «Russia» appeared on the map of Europe. These are different concepts and should not be confused.
07.09 18:18 7 September: Shelling of Donetsk region, Russia tried to put pressure on IAEA Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
07.09 17:33 Mavic drones and night vision devices. Small volunteer initiatives you can fund now Lviv Now prepared another list of initiatives from organizations, foundations, or just concerned Lviv residents who collect what the military needs.
07.09 16:16 Only one-fifth of Ukrainians go to restaurants. Chef and owner Dmytro Borysov on Ukrainian cuisine and the war Recently, the «GastroFamily Market» food hall and «The Last Barricade» restaurant museum opened in the centre of Lviv. In Kyiv, the latter is a cult institution, the so-called museum of three Ukrainian revolutions, or a place of free people. We spoke with the establishment’s owner, restaurateur Dmytro Borysov, about the value of new food restaurants in Lviv, the difference between Lviv and Kyiv’s gastronomic cultures, and the influence of war on the business.
06.09 20:22 A Hutsul who whirled a «dzyga» of Lviv culture Markiyan Ivashchyshyn, a founder of Lviv art-centre «Dzyga» (a Spinning top), made a revolution in Ukrainian music, in particular, jazz, was the first to establish the cult Lviv pubs, called «knaipy», founded several festivals. This is a story of a great and strong man, a professional rugby player with a diverse personality, who could celebrate his 55 birthday today, but his life ended two years ago.
06.09 16:46 6 September summary: The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in Luhansk Region, In Estonia, a woman who served in the Russian army was convicted Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
06.09 14:34 «We were first among the Soviet countries to dismantle the monument to Lenin» Why did Ukraine’s path to a market economy lead to oligarchization, and the way to democracy lied through the authoritarianism of Kuchma? In the «Accents of Your City» project, we talked to the People’s Deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament of IV-VI convocations, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Stepan Davymuka.
05.09 17:48 «Bandera Car» for the Armed Forces was resented in the centre of Lviv. Photo A machine gun, grenade launcher and other weapons can be placed in an SUV with a special mount (turret).
05.09 16:15 5 September summary: Action in Kropyvnytskyi, «Europe is not Disneyland»: Zelensky about visa restrictions for Russians Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Monday, September 5, 2022.