On May 7 at 3:00 PM, the Primátor Hall of Hradec Králové will host the opening of the exhibition “War. Made in Russia” — a project dedicated to artifacts of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war. The exhibition’s partners are the Ukrainian Institute in Prague, the Magistrate of the City of Hradec Králové, and the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.

The Presidents of the Czech Republic and Finland, Petr Pavel and Alexander Stubb, called for the fastest possible integration of Ukraine into the EU at the international conference “Europe as a Task” in Prague. This was reported by Volodymyr Yelchenko, Head of International Policy Research at the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation, who attended the event at the organizers’ invitation.

By Halyna Huzyo for Texty

A public discussion titled “Ukraine’s Place in the New World” took place in Kyiv, dedicated to Ukraine’s role in the global security and technology landscape. The conversation focused on the opportunities and obstacles Ukraine faces in entering world markets for defense technology, artificial intelligence, and GovTech. The event was initiated by the Kyiv Institute of National Interest together with the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.

On May 4, 2025, the Goethe-Institut — one of Prague’s key cultural venues — hosted a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian community in the Czech Republic as part of the “Current Dialogues by Rostyslav Prokopyuk” project. The event brought together participants interested in strategic questions of Ukraine’s development and its role in the world.

The Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the Educational and Research Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv have closed submissions for the all-Ukrainian student essay competition “Can Russia Be Expelled from the UN?” Entries were received from students in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Uzhhorod, Rivne, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Odesa, Nemyriv, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Lutsk, and other cities across Ukraine.

The Pylyp Orlyk Foundation is launching a Summer School for history and humanities teachers in Ukraine as part of the educational initiative “Koreni ta Kryla: A History That Unites” (Roots and Wings). The programme covers three offline modules from June to August 2026 and a series of online sessions in September–October.

Ukraine is now in its fifth year of full-scale war. The empire has been shaken. Strikes deep into Russia, the West’s stance, Ukraine’s needs — what do we need to win? What defines Ukrainian resistance, and what are our achievements and challenges over the years of war with Russia? Participants of the discussion “Year Five of the Great War: Empires Will Fall,” initiated by the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation in Kyiv, sought answers to these and other questions — with the participation of military officers, diplomats, volunteers, and representatives of the cultural sector. As we previously announced, the event brought together leading voices on Ukraine’s defense, diplomacy, and cultural identity.

The Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the National Museum of Ukrainian History have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a presentation of unique artifacts from the UNR era that returned to Ukraine from Canada last year. The event took place in Kyiv — for the first time, materials from the collection of the Military History Museum and the archive of the Ukrainian Free Academy of Arts and Sciences in Canada were shown to the general public.

Rostislav Prokopyuk is a psychologist, artist, writer, and photographer. He was born in 1958 in Ukraine and has been living in Czechia since 1991. For the past two years, he has headed the Ukrainian Institute in Prague. He actively supports the Ukrainian army: proceeds from the sale of his paintings go toward purchasing medicine for military hospitals. He is the author of three books, including the poetry collection “Ty Ye” (You Are, 2025), published with the support of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.

Author — Halyna Huzo. Journalist Halyna Huzo spoke with Rostislav Prokopyuk, exclusively for NV, about Czech support for Ukraine, Ukrainians in Czechia, and the cultural and educational initiatives that help them preserve their identity.