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Over 270,000 refugees, mainly women and children, have fled to the Czech Republic as a result of the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine. To help them find their way around a new country, a group of IT experts have created a community map showing all the important places and services the refugees might find useful in Czechia.

The annual One World festival of human rights documentary films gets underway on Monday with film screenings in 25 cities across the country. The event, which will officially open at the Prague Crossroads centre on Wednesday evening, will showcase more than 80 documentaries from all over the world over the next two weeks.

The Dresden Barracks, one of the largest buildings in the former Terezín ghetto, are currently in a desolate state. Experts say that the complex needs to be repaired quickly if it is to survive. However, the necessary funds may be harder to secure than was initially thought.

Lenka, which was recently released as a Guardian Documentaries film, offers a sensitive depiction of a methamphetamine addict in a rural Czech community. The documentary is the graduation film of Barbora Benešová, a Czech who has been living in the UK for a decade and a half. I discussed her protagonist’s situation and the Czech Republic’s relatively high levels of meth usage with the director. But first she explained how she made the switch from her original career of banking into film.

Applications to join the Czech Army’s active reserves, a non-professional pool of troops that the armed forces can draw upon when lacking in manpower, have grown tenfold since Russia invaded Ukraine three weeks ago. Overwhelmed by the number of applicants, the Army is now expanding its training capacities.

The Czech power utility ČEZ has launched a tender for the construction of a new nuclear unit at the Dukovany power plant. The new unit should be completed by 2036 and will be the biggest investment in the country’s modern history.

Many foreign visitors and residents of the Czech Republic’s picturesque cities may have felt the urge at some point to buy property in the country. But what does this exactly entail? And is it worth investing in a real estate market where prices have been rising for several years now? To find out, Radio Prague International interviewed several expats and real estate agents who are active in the business. In part one, we speak to American Colin Shea whose investments in Czech properties have led him to become a full-fledged land lord.

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, Czechs have shown a remarkable wave of solidarity with the thousands of people seeking refuge in the Czech Republic. But with no end of the conflict in sight, experts warn that the Czech society may soon enter a phase of disillusionment.

Czechs have always had a complicated relationship with Russians. At some points in history, they saw them as their Slavic brothers who could help them gain independence and freedom. But Czech hopes for a mutually respectful relationship were repeatedly dashed by the arrogance and aggression of Russian political leaderships.

The church of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, which serves the Greek Catholic parish and the Ukrainian community in the town of Pardubice, rarely makes news headlines. The invasion of Ukraine put it in the spotlight as hundreds of people – believers and atheists- descended on it with offers of material aid for the people of Ukraine. Ukrainian priest Marian Kurylo spoke to Czech Radio about the war that changed his people.