From Irpin to Kharkiv, Ukrainian Presidential Brigade Lt. Myroslav Pylypchuk shares his story of frontline battles, surviving a near death injury and starting a new life in Cleveland after receiving a prosthetic leg allowing for regained mobility.

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Myroslav has been integrally involved with the Cleveland Maidan Association, his story serves as a stalwart reminder that freedom isn't free and the cost is being paid by the brave men and women in the AFU every day.

We also want to give a very special thank you to Zach Nelson, program director at Global Cleveland, for providing translation.

Global Cleveland president and CEO Joe Cimperman joins the show to highlight their support of the Ohio Ukrainian community and Global Cleveland's mission of

Anastasiia Sliusarenko, a public engagement coordinator with Razom for Ukraine, visits the Cleveland area to highlight her current projects.

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Nadia Tarnawsky, an accomplished Ukrainian folk vocalist and recipient of a Fulbright Award, details her life's work of preserving Ukrainian folk music and sharing it with the world. From rural Appalachia to the wheat fields of Ukraine, Nadia illuminates how music unites, inspires and paves the road to victory.

Grammy-Nominated Kyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra conductor Dmitry Yablonsky highlights their upcoming performance in Akron, Ohio on March 12 before they perform at Carnegie Hall.

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Based in Ukraine's capital and now in residence in Italy, the ensemble unites talented musicians from throughout Ukraine, most of whom are competition winners.

Joining the orchestra in Akron are piano soloist Alon Kariv and members of the MultiPiano Ensemble, all from Israel.

The Cleveland Ukraine Podcast attended the Vigil of Remembrance at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in downtown Cleveland where we captured voices from the Ukrainian community after two years of war.

Seasoned former internist, long time Ukraine supporter, passionate bandurist and president of both the Ukrainian Museum Archives and Cleveland Maidan Association, Dr. Taras Mahlay highlights the lifesaving work of Maidan, reveals the devastation Russia's war on Ukraine's medical facilities and how you can help save the lives of a generation traumatized by war.

Director of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland Andy Fedynsky unveils the unbelievable wealth of Ukrainian history stored within the museum.

From Ukrainians first arriving to America to Ukraine's ongoing battle against a brutal Russian invasion, Andy discusses the deep roots of the Cleveland Ukrainian community and importantly cements the fact that the Museum is not just a Ukrainian museum, it's an American museum.