Halyna Tereshchuk is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. She graduated from Franko National University in Lviv and worked as a journalist at newspapers and TV stations for many years. She joined Radio Liberty in 2000.
As tensions ratchet up in Crimea, young men across Ukraine have been queuing up to join the army. But many women, too, are ready to take up arms if the conflict with Russia turns into an all-out war.
Ukrainians living in the pro-European, western city of Lviv are switching to Russian for one day to show solidarity with their country's predominantly Russian-speaking eastern and southern regions. Intellectuals spearheading the campaign say efforts to curb the use of Russian following the ouster of Moscow-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych risk deepening Ukraine's bitter east-west divide.
Residents of Lviv in western Ukraine are complaining that their otherwise picturesque hometown is becoming increasingly unlivable because of a mysterious foul odor permeating the city. Environmental officials say unregulated sewer systems are to blame, and have called on city officials to clean up Lviv's air.
It has been five years since the Orange Revolution transformed Viktor Yushchenko into a national hero and propelled him into the Ukrainian presidency. Now, as Ukraine prepares for presidential elections on January 17, Yushchenko is trailing badly in the polls. In an interview with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, the presidential incumbent defends his record and his pro-Western stance.
