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Run for Ukraine 2025
VATAHA’s annual memorial run is taking place again this year on 24 August, 2025 to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. For the fourth consecutive year, Run for Ukraine will honor the memory of the Heroes who died in the struggle for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Letter against ‘Russians at War’ documentary
VATAHA penned an official request against the screening of the so-called documentary ‘Russians at War’, citing concerns that the film presents a misleading depiction of the war in Ukraine.
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Nets of Remembrance 2025
During the third war anniversary weekend, ten Dutch cities participated in VATAHA’s Nets of Remembrance, which had a tremendous impact on those with broken hearts. We asked the organizers of eight participating cities to recall the atmosphere at their installation, and why it resonated so strongly within the Ukrainian community.
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aHOUSEforHOME: Inspiring the Next Generation
Inspired by the aHOUSEforHOME architecture workshops in last year, several of its participants have gone on to study art and architecture at Dutch universities. We caught up with two participants from last year’s program and how it gave them the confidence to pursue architecture both academically and professionally.
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International Women’s Day: Letterenfonds Winners
Who run the world? VATAHA’s girls! To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we spotlight our five Letterenfonds grant winners – all Ukrainian women who have wielded clay, photography, posters, translations and book printing to speak volumes of Ukrainian visual and literary arts.
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Antonii Baryshevskyi: Burning Listeners’ Hearts
In this exclusive interview, Antonii Baryshevskyi, a Ukrainian pianist and co-organizer of SplenDoor to Ukraine, discusses Ukraine’s avant-garde heritage, resistance, and the importance of showcasing Ukraine’s diverse musical identity globally.
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Three Years of Full Scale Invasion
For the third consecutive year, VATAHA commemorated the anniversary of the russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in The Hague and Rotterdam. “Lost voices, Unbroken spirit: An Art Route”, presented a two-day cultural and memorial event that honored Ukrainian resilience through poetry, music, film and art exhibitions.
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VATAHA on NPO TV talkshow
Lights, camera, Oksana Savchuk in action. VATAHA stood in the spotlight on NPO, one of the largest television channels in the Netherlands, to highlight the strong ties between Ukrainian and Dutch culture on the eve of the three-year anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Mariia Ponomarova: ‘Boycotting’ the IFFR 2025
Ukrainian film director Mariia Ponomarova is actively disengaging from the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year. Despite this edition’s impressive lineup of Ukrainian film screenings, the IFFR’s decision to continue to uplift russian cinema and its self-victimization narratives is reason enough for anyone to keep their distance.
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Culture as a Bridge
VATAHA’s workshop at the III Forum of the Ukrainian Community in the Netherlands developed a roadmap for presenting Ukraine’s identity through language, culture, history, and creativity. Download our roadmap in Ukrainian here!
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Daria Pugachova: Beauty and fear in performative art
A year after our initial interview, VATAHA catches up with multidisciplinary Ukrainian artist Daria Pugachova to discuss the links between her performances and war, beauty, identity, and an ever-changing audience.
