Events that inspire

At the end of June 2026, we joined the Youth House event at the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference, hosted by Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports and supported by our colleagues from Kyiv, HQ UAYouth Worldwide. This marked the first ever in-person gathering of over a dozen Ukrainian youth-led organisations from all over the globe and allowed for the nurture of new relationships and large-scale ideas.

In June of 2026 we had the honour of welcoming the Belurussian President-elect, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Together with UCL Ukrainian Society, we led a crucial discussion, addressing the future of the Ukraine-Belarus relationship and what benefits can arise from it for both nations.

In May of 2026, we worked together with Lotus Fund and Kvitka Running Club to organise the London leg of ‘Run the Line’, one of many held across Europe. Lotus are a fellow youth-led non-profit that aims to connect Ukrainians across Europe with the main goal of fundraising for our country. The event attracted over 20 runners of all ages, occupations and nationalities, helping Lotus reach their fundraising target.

At the end of 2025, we visited the European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom, where we discussed Europe’s role in peace efforts and the roadmap for Ukraine’s accession to the EU with EU’s Ambassador to the UK H.E. Pedro Serrano, and Security Counsellor Andras Kos.

We visited the Embassy of Lithuania, where we discussed the European security and how Russia’s war in Ukraine is affecting Lithuania with estimneed members of diplomatic staff.

We have collaborated with University College London Ukrainian Society to host the second debate in our Think Tank series. This installment focused on the possibility of achieving a just piece in Ukraine through diplomacy.

In November of 2025, we worked together with Lotus Fund and Kvitka Running Club to organise the London leg of ‘Lumina Run’, one of many held across Europe. Lotus are a fellow youth-led non-profit that aims to connect Ukrainians across Europe with the main goal of fundraising for our country. The event attracted over 50 runners of all ages, occupations and nationalities, helping Lotus reach their fundraising target.

In collaboration with King’s College London Ukrainian Society, we hosted the first debate in our Think Tank series. This installment focused on the challenges that Ukraine might face during its first post-war election.

In May of 2025, we worked together with Lotus Fund to organise the London leg of ‘Run for Azov’, one of many held across Europe. Lotus are a fellow youth-led non-profit that aims to connect Ukrainians across Europe with the main goal of fundraising for our country. The event attracted over 50 runners of all ages, occupations and nationalities, raising Lotus over €1500.

In collaboration with UCL Ukrainian Society, we hosted the Ukrainian MP and Head of the Working Group on Attracting Investments into Ukraine’s Defence Industry, Halyna Yanchenko. With the help of Prof. Andrew Wilson, who teaches Ukrainian Studies in the School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies at UCL, we were able to dissect the current state of politics in Ukraine and what effect the war has had on the country’s public sector.

UA.Youth welcomed the CEO of Superhumans Center for Rehabilitation, Olga Rudnieva, and a war veteran, Ruslana Danilkina, to share their stories and how the work at the trauma center had brought them together. Olga Rudnieva explained how she and co-founder, Andrey Stavnitser, establishes the centre in Lviv, covering the initial motivations, investor attraction and current work. Ruslava shared her story, as a patient and later employee of Superhumans Center. Through this Ruslana described how she got injured at war, the emotional toll it had on her, the in-and-outs of how her prosthetic leg works and how the work at Superhumans helped rebuild her life.

To commemorate the end of the 3rd year since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we organised a Parliamentary Roundtable at the House of Commons to discuss the importance of physical and mental trauma recovery for war veterans. With the support of UK Friends of Ukraine, we formed a panel of speakers, including the founders of Superhumans Rehabilitation Center, Olga Rudnieva and Andrey Stavnitser, war veteran and amputee, Ruslana Danilkina, and volunteer and lead vocalist of the rock band Antytila, Taras Topolia. We were honoured to hear from the British MPs in attendance, taking part in the important discussion on rehabilitation of adults and children affected by war.

In collaboration with Chatham House we organised a guided tour of the ‘War Diaries: The unheard Voices of Ukrainian Children’ exhibition. This exhibition drew attention to the toll the invasion had on Ukrainian youth. The heartbreaking presentation covered stories of children from Donetsk, Mariupol, Bucha, Kharkiv, Kherson and other highly affected areas, including their drawings, diary entries, personal belongings and documentaries.

University College London’s entry to the series of lectures held by Editor-In-Chief of Ukraїner International, Anastasiia Marushevska, across leading British universities. The presentation addressed the negative impact of the Russian Empire and its successors on the development of culture in Central and Eastern Europe.

In collaboration with UCL Ukrainian Society, we welcomed the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk. The audience of over 100 students and their families gathered to listen and participate in the discussion about Sviatoslav’s life, art and inspirations.

Together with King’s College London, we hosted the first of three events with the CEO of Superhumans Rehabilitation Center, Olga Rudnieva. This Lviv medical centre specialises in prosthetics, reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation and psychological support for individuals affected by the war in Ukraine. Since its establishment in 2022, it has become one of the leading modern centres for war trauma. During the event, Olga provided the audience with insight into how she started the business and the key principles that their success can be attributed to.

For our first event, we were joined by the world-renowned Ukrainian rock band Antytila. Together with the group’s members, we discussed their rise to fame, the impact the war had on their work, their collaboration with Ed Sheeran and their future goals.