- President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed his first governors: in Donetsk, Lviv, Zakarpattia, and later in Luhansk oblasts. Since coming to office on May 20, Zelensky dismissed 20 governors.
- The Political Affairs and Security Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) adopted a Ukrainian resolution against Russia on July 6.
- Ukrainian authorities arrested a militant who allegedly took part in covering up the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines passenger flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 that killed 298 people.
- This past Saturday, Ukrainians celebrated Ivana Kupala, also known as Kupala Night, a pagan holiday associated with the summer solstice. See our photos from a very traditional celebration of Kupala in Kyiv.
- American Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2019 American Independence Day picnic in Kyiv on July 6. Here’s what it was like this year.
- Shamokin, a town of 7,000 people in Pennsylvania, carries great importance for the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S. Here’s why.
- The Pennsylvania college in Jenkintown was started by Ukrainian nuns in the 1940s. Today, the college strives to maintain a Ukrainian flavor.
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