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The deadly salt mine of Salina: How the NKVD liquidated 3,600 persons on June 22, 1941
Here is the story of yet another barbaric crime committed by Stalin’s NKVD. On June 27, 1941, residents…
Anti-corruption steps of Ukraine’s new parliament endorsed by activists
Unblocking the Anti-Corruption Court The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), and the system…
Ukraine’s cut of state funding to parties reverted step towards de-oligarchization of politics
In July 2016, legislation on prevention and countering political corruption was amended in a way that foresaw providing…
Poroshenko’s judicial reform is over, long live Zelenskyy’s judicial reform
There is one cornerstone for improving all areas of life in Ukraine: justice. Under Ukraine’s current realities, it…
Political persecution concerns raised as Poroshenko-affiliated ex-MP arrested in Ukraine
Who is Serhiy Pashynskyi and what he is guilty of? Serhiy Pashynskyi was a people’s deputy during the…
New book tells of sacred relics of Kyivan Rus appropriated by Russia
The icon of the Annunciation of Korsun, which was re-named the Annunciation of Ustyug in Russia, is an…
If Zelenskyy wants to save his ratings, Bohdan must go
Read also: Protests against “Steinmeier’s formula” gather largest crowd since Euromaidan (6 October 2019) Protests against Zelenskyy’s peace plan…
Gilded Scythian sword found on Mount Mamai in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Further excavation revealed two graves – a larger central burial pit and a smaller one. At first, the…
Zelenskyy’s main messages during the record-breaking 14-hours press marathon
Fourteen hours. This was the duration of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press marathon on 10 October. During it, the…
Ukraine’s game of chess: one win, one loss & one draw
Ukraine is currently playing three chess games on three different chess boards: one related to economy, the second…
“Man with a Movie Camera”: One day of a 1920’s Ukrainian city in the early Soviet times
Dzyga Vertov and his collaborators, his brother Mikhail Kaufman and wife Yelizaveta Svilova, believed that film should not…
German NGO strengthens civil society in Sloviansk, first victim of “Russian Spring”
The city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast was among the first spots where Donbas was occupied by…
“When I get back to civilian life…” A soldier’s resolve to raise a family
Volodymyr and Nadia had been married for seven years when the Maidan began. Both of them became very…
The “Steinmeier Formula”: Zelenskyy’s huge mistake
What has happened these past few days can be called a huge mistake that borders on crime. A…
Is freedom from the Russian gas needle possible for EU & Ukraine?
Last year, the Russian company Gazprom supplied Europe with more than 200 billion cubic meters of gas, of…
What the Yanukovych judgement means for EU-Ukraine relations
On 24 September 2019, the European Court of Justice overturned the EU Council decision extending the freezing of…
The rebellion: Servant of the People MPs unexpectedly reject president’s law, but for how long?
“Dissolve them all to hell! It’s deceit!” shouted Andriy Bohdan, head of the Presidential Office, at Dmytro Razumkov,…
Jewish survivors of Babi Yar Holocaust massacre recall events, reconstruct exact shooting location
The massacre committed by the Nazis and local collaborators in the Babi Yar ravine on 29-30 September 1941,…
The tragedy of Zelenskyy, a parody genre actor challenged to produce the Ukrainian dream
We are all hostages to our own success story. While failures drive us to change, success shapes lasting…
Hutsuliya – the vivid colours of Ukraine’s Carpathian mountaineers (Photos)
The Hutsuls, their lands and traditions have inspired many literary masterpieces. Carpathian regions inhabited by the Hutsuls have…