A fighter for equality and a descendant of the Kozaks: the story of the first Ukrainian political refugee in the United States

155 years ago, the first Ukrainian political refugee, human rights fighter Agapiy Goncharenko arrived in the United States. This is stated in the video "Voice of America". From his printing house in San Francisco, he sent literature banned there to the Russian Empire. It is believed that it was he ...

'Disneyland' on the roof: how an immigrant from Ukraine created a bright landmark in the USA

Dmitry Shilyak's original installations on the roof of his garage are one of the most significant works of folk art in Michigan. Shilyak died in 2015, but his Disneyland is still a must-see for tourists in Detroit. Writes about this ...

Personal experience: how, without leaving Ukraine, to build a successful business in the USA

A Ukrainian has built a successful business in the USA and at the same time lives in his own country. In his personal blog for the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America, he told the story of his success and how he managed to overcome all the difficulties. Next - from the first person...

Cancer patient Ukrainian in the United States collects money to return home

Activists of Razom for Ukraine, a Ukrainian volunteer organization in the United States, are calling for help for the 31-year-old Ukrainian Alexander Gorbachev, who is struggling with fourth-degree lung cancer, to raise $ 100 to fly from New York to Kiev on a special medical plane. A message about this is posted on the official ...

Ukrainians suspected of laundering $ 2,8 million stolen by hackers in the US

South Korea extradited Ukrainian citizen Alexander Musienko to the United States, who is accused of legalizing $ 2,8 million stolen by hackers from the bank accounts of American individuals and companies, UAPOSTS.US reports, citing the Prosecutor's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. “The South Korean authorities have extradited to the United States ...

Love story: how an orphan from Ukraine found fate in the USA

34-year-old Transcarpathian Maxim Olag, who never knew his parents, has been living and working in the United States for more than 5 years: he promotes Ukrainian dances in America. The story of his emigration was told by the Tyachiv News. Maxim was born in 1981 in Mukachevo, his mother ...

Ukrainian Mikhail Koroteev on how to conquer the US advertising market, working with Google and why Megan Fox and Andy MacDowell save forests

Having moved less than four years ago, creative director and director Mikhail Koroteev managed to work with such world giants as Campbell's and Starbucks, Verizon and Mars, become a member of the jury of the international Webby competition and even acquire his own office in the prestigious Dumbo. In an interview ...

Ukrainian startup to create 3D-house received more than 8 000 orders in the US

Maxim Gerbut is the founder of the startup PassivDom. His company is engaged in an unusual business - printing houses on a 3D printer. At the same time, they are almost completely autonomous and independent of external sources of heat, electricity and water. A native of Mariupol, Maxim Gerbut now lives most of the time in the USA,…

Long Island Immigration Raids: Ukrainians are among those arrested

Officers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) during a 6-day operation in Long Island arrested 25 illegal immigrants, including Ukrainian citizens. 24 detainees had previously been convicted of violating the rules for operating cars, in particular for driving under the influence of alcohol ...

In New York, arrested wanted for the murder of a Ukrainian

On the morning of October 17, ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations) officers arrested Ukrainian Pavel Chonka in Brooklyn, New York. The detention passed without resistance and incidents, the press service of the customs and immigration control department reports. Chonka is wanted by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies for manslaughter. He drove into ...

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