1/2 “My English has improved significantly + an incredible community.” — a student in Ukraine “Balakun has created a unique community where people find real connections, friendships, and purpose.” — a mentor Two people. Two sides of the same conversation. 💛💙

youtube.com/watch?v=ZOFW.... Please watch this video

Our latest newsletter on Substack is out One of our mentors has some news about our latest webinar hosted by a student of Balakun open.substack.com/pub/balakun/...

Pecunia non olet? Creating the world’s most successful streaming service. Enabling russia to use it as a platform for their propaganda. You wouldn’t do this if the characters weren’t animated, would you, @netflix.com ?

Amazing insight into Ukraine’s rich history.

6/ Read the full story of the exhibition here: ​👉 rubryka.com/en/2026/06/1...

I hope you all have been having a good weekend I want to share with you, some feedback we have received One from a Ukrainian mentee and an English speaking mentor **I say English speaking because we have Italian, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and I'm not sure how many more languages link in bio

Today we would like to acknowledge and honor the children Today is the Day of Remembrance for Children of Ukraine Please join us on this solemn day 💙💛

I need to share with you, a story of a sweet new mentor. He came to us from Jake Broe's video. He's never mentored and wasn't a teacher as a profession. He has received his speaking partner that he meets with weekly and today,

Call out to #NAFO main bastards! Time to root those old bits of tech out of the dusty attics and cupboards to help Ukraine.🇺🇦❤️💪

This is crazy I have never seen numbers like this in one month!! I really would like to thank @realjakebroe.bsky.social for mentioning us So many great new #mentors If you are interested in #volunteering and meeting great people checkout our site, link in bio #Ukraine Thank you mentors 🥳

At Balakun we are always looking for ways to help our students attend any class or speaking club we have available. We have even started to create webinars for our students The first one is hosted by Mr. Garvey You'll find a link to check it out in the comments!! Be a part of the conversation

🛳️ Russian LNG tanker "Arctic Metagaz" is drifting in the Mediterranean Sea after an alleged attack by a Ukrainian naval drone. The vessel has serious damage above the waterline. Italy does not want the tanker to enter its ports, calling it a "time bomb filled with gas".

🇺🇦🤖 Phantom MK-1 humanoid robot soldiers have been delivered to Ukraine to evaluate their effectiveness, - TIME Two robots were delivered to Ukraine in February. Ukraine has become the world's main testing ground for weapons manufacturers, including Western startups.

So we have the totals for February And we again want to thank @realjakebroe.bsky.social for giving us a shout out Your followers are amazing!! Ok here are the total successful matches for February 2026 !!! 🤗 Our matching team are incredible volunteers who always find us perfect matches!!

A monument to Taras Shevchenko has been installed in Botswana, the first in Africa. “During the ceremony, the dean of the Faculty of Humanities read his own translation of ‘Testament’ into Botswana’s national language — Setswana,” Sybiha wrote. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha

1/7 212th Birthday of Тарас Шевченко. There are many remarkable figures in Ukrainian literature, but Taras Shevchenko is one of its most important representatives. For the Ukrainian people, he became more than just a poet and writer.

We couldn't be prouder! One of our first students who inspired the creation of Balakun, Alina @srntska.bsky.social an ambassador of strategic communications for @leleka.care Today she speaks out about her work and the Leleka foundation Please enjoy this interview! youtu.be/QxUI1i7WgcU?...

1/ Today we honor The Heroes of Kruty who were young Ukrainian students, cadets, and volunteers who made a heroic stand against the advancing Soviet Bolshevik army on January 29, 1918, near the Kruty railway station.

🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Most. Transparent. Administration. Ever.

❗️"There are many Putins: one negotiates with the Americans, another gives speeches, a third does other things," — Zelenskyy

13,000 signatures. Please sugn and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Billions linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs have sat frozen in UK bank accounts while Ukrainians continue to suffer the horror of Putin’s war. I have consistently called for this money to be released, and I welcome the Government’s commitment to finally act. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here's a little bit of fun with #words More like a play on words I'll write it and you tell me what you think it is Лайфхак In English we would say this as two words This word became very popular in English in 2004ish to 2010 and we still use it today but not as much as back then #Ukraine

Kremlin worm ramps up propaganda against Ukraine youtu.be/OkPDA2d-baM?...

What a disgusting world are we living in?

🚀𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝘆🚀 This week we are supporting the @wildhornets.bsky.social to raise funds for stings🐝! They are the future of aerial defense: fast, intelligent, and relentless. Donate €2 £2 $2 📬 screenshot in replies & repost (put Toonie in comment) 🔗 linktr.ee/WildHornets ⤵️1/4 #ToonieTuesday

The daily report is out! 📉 Absolutely nothing received these last 24 hours... We can't stay like that. Friends, we need your help‼️🙏 Share as much as you can! 🎁 #Adventcalendar #8: a Himars patch! PayPal: [email protected] send.monobank.ua/jar/PyycQkRgk #DonateToUkraine #NAFO #FNDRUA

We're stuck☹️ just 5$ in last ‼️40 hours‼️ I hope it was just Monday, Mondays are hard for everybody, yeah?! Thank you everyone who are still here & helping🙏 🎯Goal - 226 314₴ ⚠️To go - 217 836₴/👉~$5189👈 🅿️🅿️: [email protected] send.monobank.ua/jar/PyycQkRgk #donateToUkraine #NAFO #FNDRUA

YET AGAIN THE RUSSIANS SHOW ZERO WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE Putin makes out with his glib smugness, that nothing is wrong, the Russians are inevitably going to win and it’s all just a matter of time. He doesn’t say anything about the economy and attends an investment forum the government organised

GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... Please keep sharing. The goal is 100k

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... 21,000 signatures

Zelenskyy: Ukraine Identifies Locations of Over 300 Children Illegally Taken to Russia #Russia #Ukraine united24media.com/latest-news/...

Waiting for the condemnation from the Arab Legaue or other muslim states. And will Turkey finally sanction 🇷🇺? Their claim that the native Crimeans are a turkish people should be followed up by more than kind words.

Here's some interesting (цікаві) Halloween fun follow the 🧵 source: www.instagram.com/ukraine?igsh...

Ukrainian kids are incredibly talented.I saw this story&wanted to share it with you.Our kids deserve lasting&just peace to be able to create 14-yr-old Oles Vorona from Lviv created a 6-min English-language LEGO cartoon HUMAN.STUS about episodes from the life of Vasyl Stus,a Ukrainian poet&dissident

Let's talk food - їжу Everyone takes pride in their cultural food, but Ukraine is more than just pride, it's a sense of heritage and independence Food has a long standing tradition and that is also true for Маківник - (makivnyk) A sweet rolled pastry filled with poppyseeds

Добрий день і привіт Good morning friends Here at Balakun we've been busy this third quarter As you see, we have more mentees than mentors so please consider #volunteering about an hour a week to help a #Ukrainian improve their #English skills. balakun.org

Hello #Bluesky Check this out!! You too can be a part of something great!! We NEVER ask for donations Just your time (1 hr/wk), your ear to listen, and your voice to help Got questions? HMU and I'll be glad to answer! #Ukraine #volunteer #UA

This is a very difficult read www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

🇺🇸🇺🇦🚀 Tomahawk missiles’ long-range capabilities and sizable payload would enable the Ukrainian military to inflict substantial damage on key Russian military assets located deep within Russian territory, such as the Shahed drone factory in Yelabuga and Engels-2 Air Base, — ISW