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Kateryna Zarembo in an undisclosed location in a photo posted on April 27, 2025.
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‘Still looking for my place’ — Ukrainian author Kateryna Zarembo on joining the military

by Kate Tsurkan

Kateryna Zarembo has spent years researching and telling important stories from Ukraine. As a researcher and writer, she famously captured the cultural and linguistic richness of eastern Ukraine through field work while Russian propaganda tried to erase it. Her book "Ukrainian Sunrise" stands as evidence that Donbas was never, as the Kremlin claimed, a "Russian" region but one with deep Ukrainian roots.   Then the full-scale invasion came, and the need to tell stories stopped. Today, Zarembo i

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine destroys key railway bridge in occupied Crimea; Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 25

Key developments on June 23: * Ukraine destroys key logistics bridge in Crimea, hits over 60 Russian military targets overnight * Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, injures 25 * Ukraine detains suspected intermediary in alleged Russian-backed plot to assassinate military intelligence official * South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine at their request, ministry says * Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov claims readiness for new peace talks at 'any time' *

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Ukrainian culture has survived centuries of Russian attempts to appropriate Ukrainian art, silence Ukrainian artists, and erase the Ukrainian language. Modern Ukrainian writers, filmmakers, and musicians — some of whom are serving on the front lines — continue to develop Ukrainian culture and fight for Ukraine’s future.

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Key developments on June 20-21: * Ukraine strikes both sides of the occupied-Crimean Bridge in overnight drone attack, Zelensky says * Russia preparing 'new massive strike,' Zelensky warns * Zelensky mails revoked Polish medal back to Warsaw * Russian oil, gas sites in Crimea and Siberia hit by Ukrainian drones * At least 5 dead, 12 injured in Russian bombing in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine's army struck energy and military targets on both sides of the Crimean Bridge, Ukrainian President Volodymy

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