Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians

Nataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and expert on foreign affairs. She is a cofounder of the independent media Hromadske TV and the Reckoning Project, which was established to document war crimes in Ukraine. Ms. Gumenyuk is also the CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab. She gives her perspectives on how Ukrainian society has changed during the war and why securing Crimea is critical to long term peace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataliya_Gumenyuk

There is an ongoing battle against Russian disinformation about Ukraine being fought today. Julia Petryk, the head of PR with the Ukrainian software firm MacPaw, is also the cofounder of the Ukrainian PR Army. The worldwide group (mostly volunteer) was formed shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine occurred in February 2022. Ms. Petryk talks about how and why the group was established, its challenges and successes. https://www.pr.army/

Alex Lissitsa is an agribusiness expert, a Presidium member with the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club and CEO of the Warsaw-listed agricultural company IMC. He discusses the current Russian blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and shipping and its impact on global food insecurity. www.linkedin.com/in/alex-lissitsa/

The Ukrainian Canadian Daniel Bilak has spent 30 years helping to develop a western style governmental administration in Ukraine. A lawyer by profession, he has also been involved with managing investment opportunity in the country. Today Mr. Bilak is serving in Ukraine's territorial defense forces. He reviews his valuable efforts and talks about the recent destruction of the Kakokhova dam in southern Ukraine and the possible consequences.

Katherine Marsh is a Ukrainian American journalist and author. Her latest book, "The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine", is a middle-grade survival story that traces a painful family secret back to the Holodomor, the horrific forced famine in Ukraine in the 1930's. Katherine discusses the history of her family and how she drew from it to write this compelling book. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250313607/thelostyear

On June 23rd-24th, the Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led a military rebellion in Russia. His troops took over the Russian military command center Rostov-on-Don and some of them marched on Moscow. Prigozhin recalled his troops before they reached the Russian capital. Political Science Professor Alexander Motyl, who is an expert on Soviet and post-Soviet politics, offers his analysis of these events. He also talks about the possible implications for Ukraine and the Russian invasion of the country. https://sasn.rutgers.edu/about-us/faculty-staff/alexander-motyl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group_rebellion

Oleg Drozdov is the owner of the well-known Ukrainian architectural firm Drozdov & Partners. He is also the cofounder of the Kharkiv School of Architecture established in 2017. In 2022, Mr. Drozdov cofounded Ro3kvit, a coalition of Ukrainian and international architects, urban planners and artists dedicated to assisting the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. He talks about his career in architecture and why the Ukraine reconstruction effort must be based on sustainability and a partnership with civil society. https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleg-drozdov-b25a7011/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/magazine/ukraine-rebuild-irpin.html

Sasha Maslov, who was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian American portrait photographer and visual storyteller. He has done work for major global media companies like The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and many others. Sasha has produced several books of his photographs including "Ukrainian Railroad Ladies (2020)" https://railroadladies.com/ . He is currently working on a book of his photos from the Russo-Ukrainian war with the Ukrainian journalist and television hostess Nastya Stanko. The project is supported by the group "Saint Javelin", founded and headed by the Canadian journalist Christian Borys. The name of the book will be "Saint" and it will be published later in 2023. https://sashamaslov.com/

Nadia Parfan is a Ukrainian anthropologist, programmer, documentary film director and producer. She is also the founder of the online streaming service "Takflix" (https://takflix.com/en). Takflix is a unique video-on-demand streaming service to watch Ukrainian films, which are hand-picked by its curators. It has about 70,000 registered users who are 60% from Ukraine and 40% from other countries. Nadia talks about her career and how and why she started Takflix. https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/en/person/nadia-1mHSDI

Alexander Vindman, a Ukrainian American who was born in Kyiv, is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former director for European affairs with the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). As a foreign area officer specializing in Eurasia, he served in the U.S. embassies in Kyiv and Moscow. Mr. Vindman received a Master of Arts degree in Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian studies from Harvard University. He also has a doctoral degree in international affairs from Johns Hopkins University. In his interview, Mr. Vindman discusses why the U.S. and its allies need to do more to help Ukraine win the Russia-Ukraine war. He is the author of the book "Here, Right Matters: An American Story.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Vindman