Alya Shandra is the editor-in-chief at Euromaidan Press. She focuses on regional interest and world news, with particular attention to topics such as drone technology, health and wellness, and aviation and aerospace. Alya's work has been featured in Euromaidan Press.
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Alya's coverage predominantly focuses on government and politics, world affairs, as well as military conflict with a specific focus on Ukraine and its relations with Russia. She is particularly interested in evolving stories, breaking news, and government announcements related to these topics.
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By: Alya Shandra
5,000 people gathered at Sofia of Kyiv to revive Easter rituals the Soviets spent decades erasing. The young people came. Russia is still trying to end this.
By: Alya Shandra
Two decades of hybrid pressure built the Ukraine that stopped Russian tanks in 2022. Moscow has drawn the lesson. NATO's eastern flank should assume it has months, not decades.
By: Alya Shandra
Russia's assault tempo hit a two-month high in April — and the map moved backwards. Ukrainian drones imposed the price.
By: Alya Shandra
The EU can't agree on what to offer. Ukraine can't pass the laws to earn it. And the EU's own accession rules were built for a world that no longer exists.
By: Alya Shandra
A Lithuanian MEP who negotiated his own country's EU accession explains why 2027 is unlikely, why the procedural machinery isn't moving yet, and why Ukraine's membership is still a question of when, not if.
At Lviv Media Forum 2026, Bosnian journalist Harun Karčić told Ukrainians what 30 years of a flawed peace deal bought his country. The 28-point plan currently on the table has a different shape—but the same trap.
By: Alya Shandra
Czech president to Europe: Ukraine isn't a charity case, it's your defense laboratory
Want to tell Ukraine's story to the world? We're looking for a journalist who gets it. Euromaidan Press…
By: Alya Shandra
Outgoing Chief of the Czech General Staff Karel Řehka to Euromaidan Press at GLOBSEC Prague
By: Alya Shandra
Da Vinci Wolves commander Yabchanka builds the kill zones that would isolate any NATO border village. He tours Europe to make sure someone is listening.
