On 16 February 2026, the Head of the Department of Historiography, Heritage Studies, and Archaeology, Professor Sergiy Posokhov, and Lecturer of the same department, Olha Vovk, held a working meeting with representatives of “Khartiia-Hub” - an educational initiative of the 13th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Khartiia.”
During the meeting, the participants discussed prospects for cooperation in the popularization of the history of the city of Kharkiv, including the organization of public events, the preparation of scholarly outreach publications, and the involvement of department specialists in initiatives aimed at reactivating and reinterpreting the city’s cultural heritage. Particular attention was devoted to the development of contemporary approaches to representing Kharkiv’s past in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the ongoing transformation of urban space.