Palanok Castle, also known as Mukachevo Castle, is a picturesque castle in the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. Situated on a 68-meter-high volcanic mountain, it covers an area of ​​13,930 square meters. This castle is an outstanding historical, architectural, military-fortification and historical monument of Transcarpathia of the 14th-18th centuries.

The castle’s exact founding date is unknown; it is first mentioned in documents dating back to the 11th century. Its name derives from its construction. A moat was originally dug around the mountain and filled with water. Its inner bank was surrounded by an oak palisade, called a “palanok.” The castle houses a historical museum, an art gallery with an exhibition of contemporary paintings, and an art salon.

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The Ukrainian government places a high priority on supporting veterans. It has put aside UAH 1.7 billion to assist them in getting better physically and mentally. The funds let the Ministry of Social Policy combine complete support services with rigid new gaming rules to keep vulnerable groups from becoming addicted during conflict. A lot of veterans use these governmental tools to help them adjust to civilian life without having to deal with the hazards that come with betting on non-GamStop platforms with varied betting lines.

Official data shows that giving people regular mental health care is necessary to lower the number of obsessive behaviours in areas that have been through violence. Keeping an eye on non GamStop betting patterns helps the government adjust its social programs to ensure the financial stability of those who fought for the nation.

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In Ukraine, there are only three monasteries, which have the highest spiritual title of Lavra – Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Pochayiv Lavra and Sviatohirsk Lavra.

The Holy Assumption Sviatohirsk Lavra (also known as The Holy Mountains Lavra, Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery), an important spiritual center of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia, was first mentioned in written sources in 1526. Sviatohirsk Lavra on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexey Novik.

beautiful monastery

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Hoverla (in Romanian, “Howarla” means “insurmountable height”) is the highest mountain and the highest point in Ukraine (2,061 m above sea level). It is located on the border of Zakarpattia Oblast and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, approximately 17 km from the Ukrainian border with Romania.

It’s a popular destination for summer and winter tourism. The first hiking route up the mountain was opened in 1880. In the north, you can see the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast: Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia, and Snyatin. Mount Hoverla on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexey Medvedev.

winter on Mount Hoverla

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The Botanical Garden of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is a nationally significant natural reserve in Kharkiv. It was founded simultaneously with Kharkiv University in 1804, making it the oldest botanical garden in Ukraine.

The total area of ​​the botanical garden is 41.9 hectares. The “old site,” located at Klochkivska St, 52 (shown in these photos), covers 5.5 hectares; the new site, on the slope of Sarzhyn Yar (Otakara Yarosha St, 24), covers 36.4 hectares.

The collection includes over 7,000 species of local and global flora. Admission to the Kharkiv Botanical Garden is free. However, visiting is strictly limited to hours from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Photos by: Olena Ilchenko.

vivid colors of autumn in Kharkiv

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Today, Pripyat is an abandoned city located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 3 km northwest of the closed Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, about 110 km north of Kyiv in a straight line. Immediately after the accident, radiation levels in the Chernobyl zone and Pripyat were very high.

However, 39 years ago, it was a rapidly growing city with a population of about 47,500 people. Pripyat on Google Maps. Photos: pripyat-city.ru

Pripyat, not yet abandoned

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Berdychiv, a historic city with a population of about 73 thousand people, is located 41 km south of Zhytomyr. In total, there are more than 90 monuments of history, architecture and monumental art here.

One of the most interesting architectural monuments of Berdychiv is the monastery-fortress of the Barefoot Carmelites – the Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Holy Scapular. For Roman Catholics in Ukraine, it is the main pilgrimage site. Berdychiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

beautiful architectural monument

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Putivl is a small town with a population of about 12,000 people, located in Sumy Oblast, approximately 80 km northwest of the city of Sumy.

The unique photographs presented below were taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer of color photography in the Russian Empire, near the town of Putivl in 1904-1905. At that time, its population was about 10 thousand people and it was part of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. On October 16, 1925, Putyvl and its surrounding villages were transferred from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Source: The Legacy of S. M. Prokudin-Gorsky.

The town of Putyvl of the Russian Empire.

Ukraine in the early 20th century

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Korostyshivsky quarry is a picturesque flooded granite quarry located on the outskirts of the town of Korostyshiv in Zhytomyr Oblast, about 30 km east of Zhytomyr and 100 km west of Kyiv.

The landscape around the quarry is unusual, the shore is covered with spruces and birches, which resembles Karelia (Russia). The height of the rocks reaches about 10 m, the depth of the artificial lake is up to 20 m. This place has become a popular object of industrial tourism and a natural landmark. Korostyshiv Quarry on Google Maps. Photos by: Igor Golovach.

walk along the shore of an artificial lake

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