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Bonds of Japan-Ukraine Friendship: An Interview with Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov

  • Ukraine (as of June 2024)

    Ukraine (as of June 2024)

  • A performance of traditional dance in April 2023 at Dnipro’s Shynnyk cultural center, which has continued to hold events throughout the war. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

    A performance of traditional dance in April 2023 at Dnipro’s Shynnyk cultural center, which has continued to hold events throughout the war. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

  • An apartment building in Dnipro partially destroyed by a Russian cruise missile on January 14, 2023. The attack killed 46 people, including 6 children, and injured 80. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

    An apartment building in Dnipro partially destroyed by a Russian cruise missile on January 14, 2023. The attack killed 46 people, including 6 children, and injured 80. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

  • People attend a youth forum held in a Dnipro subway station in August 2023. The event attracted 250 attendees from the city, as well as from Russian-occupied and recently liberated areas. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

    People attend a youth forum held in a Dnipro subway station in August 2023. The event attracted 250 attendees from the city, as well as from Russian-occupied and recently liberated areas. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

  • Competitors take part in a boat race on the Dnipro River in July 2023. The area around the yacht club had been closed since the start of the Russian invasion. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

    Competitors take part in a boat race on the Dnipro River in July 2023. The area around the yacht club had been closed since the start of the Russian invasion. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

  • Mayor Borys Filatov (foreground) joins residents on Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24, 2023, at a monument in Dnipro. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

    Mayor Borys Filatov (foreground) joins residents on Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24, 2023, at a monument in Dnipro. (Courtesy of the city of Dnipro)

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