During October 24-25, 2024 at the Berlin campus of FernUniversität in Hagen, thanks to the initiative of  Felix Ackermann, Viktoria Naumenko, and the coordinated efforts of the organizing committee, an interdisciplinary workshop dedicated to "Kharkiv under Fire: Local History in Times of War" was held. Three docents of the department took part in this scientific event full of discussions and communication: Olha Haidamachuk, Svitlana Telukha, and Ihor Dvorkin.

1. Haidamachuk presented the report "Hnat Khotkevich's Existential Response to the Ontological "Ukrainian Question" in Russia" as part of the panel discussion on the topic "A new look at the 20th century: the history of Kharkiv culture".
2. Telukha during the panel discussion on "New evidence of the war: rethinking the oral history of the beginning of the 21st century." presented her report "Kharkiv - Wounded City. Communal Research Practice Between Emergency Situations and Cooperation Modes".
3. Dvorkin enlivened the panel discussion on the topic "Hybrid War: Historical Narratives and Propaganda" with the presentation of his own research, dedicated to "Changes in the Image of Russia/USSR in the Public Space of Kharkiv during the Russian-Ukrainian War."

In general, the well-planned program of the trilingual workshop (German, Ukrainian, English), which included simultaneous translation for the participants, ensured a comfortable and fruitful cooperation of scientists representing German, and Ukrainian institutions.