Attack on Sumy, at Palm Sunday, 2025

On Palm Sunday, April 13th, 2025, Russian forces struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing civilians and sending a symbolic message of hatred. The attack violated not just laws of war, but shared cultural and spiritual bonds. It stands as one of the most morally grotesque moments of the ongoing invasion.

Kievan Rus

The Founding of Kievan Rus marks the establishment of the first East Slavic state centered around Kyiv, which laid the foundations for modern Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.

Polish-Lithuanian Rule over Ukraine

Before Moscow, there was Lublin. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth laid the groundwork for Western Ukrainian identity — and for centuries of contested rule.