On October 1, the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, at 6:30 PM, a presentation and discussion of George Dougherty’s book “The Beast in the Machine. How Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing Wars and the Future of Human Conflict?” will take place. The event is organized by the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the “Nash Format” publishing house.
On Monday, September 28, the National Museum of Ukrainian History invites everyone to an open discussion, “Mykhailo Hrushevskyi: Between Politics and Private Life.” Historians Oleksandr Zinchenko, Oleksandr Alfiorov, Volodymyr Tylishchak, Heorhii Papakin, and Oleksandr Kucheruk will talk about the personal life, worldview, and state-building work of one of the founding fathers of Ukrainian statehood. Visitors will also be able to see a small exhibition dedicated to this outstanding Ukrainian.
Try to guess. Which top Ukrainian military figure of the past was mobilized straight from a university lecture hall, immediately became a sotnyk (company commander), and ended up in one of the fiercest battles of World War I? Who was taken prisoner twice — and each time turned it to his own advantage?
On September 20, the first in-person module of the second season of the international mentoring program “Koreni ta Kryla: Istoriia, Yaka Ob’iednuie” (“Roots and Wings: A History That Unites”) concluded in Prague. Participants took part in a walking lecture through Prague led by historian Volodymyr Poltorak. Along the route, they discussed three female historical figures whose stories link Prague with medieval Rus’-Ukraine, Kyiv, and Halych.
The first international presentation of the book by journalist, Head of the Communications Department of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and Ukrainian Radio host Kseniia Dvornikova, “Surviving Hostomel: 21 Stories from a Hero City,” took place in Prague (Czech Republic). The book brings together testimonies of Hostomel residents about the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion, the occupation, evacuation, losses, and return home.
Participants began the second day of the first in-person module of the “Koreni ta Kryla: istoriia, yaka ob’iednuie” (“Roots and Wings: a history that unites”) program at the National Museum in Prague. After the previous day’s work on methodology and tools for teaching history, they were to apply them directly in the museum space.
Ukraine’s national technological sports team won two second-place finishes at international competitions in the United Kingdom — at the MIDRT UK 2026 drone race (Military International Drone Racing Tournament) and the BATDC (British Army Tactical Drone Competition). This was Ukraine’s debut at these competitions.
On September 16, Kyiv hosted the VI annual Forum on Legal Reforms for Civil Society “Responsible for Resilient Democracy,” organized by the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM).
On September 18, Prague saw the launch of the second season of the international mentoring program «Roots and Wings: A History That Unites» by the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation. Throughout the academic year, 21 representatives from 11 Ukrainian diaspora schools and educational initiatives from Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Spain, and Slovakia will practice modern methods of teaching Ukrainian history to children living and studying outside Ukraine.