On February 23, the regional stage of the XXIV International Ukrainian Language Competition named after Petro Yatsik took place on the basis of the Faculty of Social and Language Communication. 20 students of pre-university and higher education from Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, Bakhmut, Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka, Pokrovsk, Selidovy, Mariupol wrote works of reflection based on the words of modern Ukrainian artists Serhii Zhadan and Irene Rozdobudko, and also performed grammar tasks and will eagerly await the verdict of the honorable the jury We wish all young connoisseurs of the Ukrainian language success and victory!

At the end of such an eventful week and on a difficult day that changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians "before" and "after", we recall the words of the poet, novelist, publicist, politician Ivan Bagryany: "We are. There were And we will be. And our Motherland is with us." There can be no other way. Despite air alarms, destroyed homes, difficult emotional state, educators continue to work hard and light the candles of creativity, supporting the fire of love for the native language, for the history and culture of the Ukrainian people. Everything will be Ukraine!