Ukraїner
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Type of site | Educational |
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| Available in | Ukrainian English German French Spanish Turkish Russian Polish Czech Georgian Greek Japanese |
| Founded | 2016 |
| URL | https://ukrainer.net/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Current status | Active |
Ukraїner is an educational, multimedia Ukrainian studies project, the materials of which are based on the results of socio-cultural expeditions.
Ukraїner was created by journalist and writer Bohdan Lohvynenko as a volunteer media project. The team went on the first expedition in June 2016.[1] By the end of 2019, a collection of media materials was created, which are translated into nine languages,[2] two books were published, a full-length documentary was made, project collaborated with the government to popularize initiatives directed to familiarize non-ukrainians with some of the aspects of Ukrainian culture,[3] events were held in a number of European capitals with the support of Ukrainian diplomats.[4]
Following his inauguration, US President Trump ordered a 90–day freeze on foreign aid including support of Ukraine's independent media. Chief Editor of the Kyiv Independent, Olga Rudenko, called for donations to Ukrainian media including Ukraїner to replace this critical US support.[5]