Corrupt and biased judges still pollute Ukraine’s judiciary; Zelenskyy’s reform will not fix this
The Ukrainian judiciary has gone through several reform processes during the last six years. Nevertheless, it probably remains…
Transparency activist receives death threats while standing up to construction mafia in Kyiv suburb
Chesno’s editor- in-chief lives in the village of Kotsiyubynske, Kyiv Oblast. While the village is located only 16…
Intense wildfires in Ukraine’s frontline Luhansk Oblast take lives of at least 5 [photos, videos]
The fires in the frontline Luhansk Oblast started already on 6 July. The next morning they were extinguished.…
“My dream is to help someone like I was helped” – teenager who suffered Donbas war [VIDEO]
Viktoria Horodynska from Mykolayivka was 14 years when the war started in her town. Prior to the war,…
As Zelenskyy gears up to wrestle Kyiv from mayor Klitschko, a different deal brews behind the scenes
Whoever controls the capital can control the political life of the whole country. Traditionally, Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv…
Ukrainian local “feudal lord” suspected of activist murder taken into custody by court order
The world practice of resignations of the officials involved in big scandals seems like a utopia in Ukrainian…
Ukraine’s courts are trying to jail a corruption fighter, but a sea of public support is getting in the way
Sternenko tore up the decision for a measure of detention as soon as he stepped outside the court…
Odesa corruption fighter charged with murder for defending himself against third armed attack
On 11 June, the Security Service of Ukraine served Odesa corruption fighter Serhiy Sternenko with a notice of…
Another ex-media manager appointed as Ukraine’s Culture Minister: saving culture or president’s image?
Tkachenko’s appointment took place after a chain of unpleasant events related to Ukrainian culture. The news of his…
Minister Avakov keeps dodging political responsibility for heinous police crimes
The chronic lawlessness within police forces has served as a trigger for society’s outrage and led to civil…
Proof in Sheremet murder case sorely lacking as prosecutors accused of doctoring evidence
Almost half a year has passed since Ukrainian legal institutions named three army volunteers as suspects in assassinating…
Protesters across Ukraine call on Zelenskyy to stop capitulation policies
The organizer of the protest was the Capitulation Resistance Movement, non-partisan public association, and other patriotic organizations. “The…
Ukrainian TV channel cries political pressure after backlash to airing “foreign” RFE/RL & BBC programs
The Ukrainian media Espreso TV is saying it is being pressured after the Ukrainian state media regulator scheduled…
“Different adventures and verdicts coming for Poroshenko.” What Zelenskyy told on his first year work anniversary
On 20 May, another rainy quarantine day in Kyiv, journalists gathered for an open-air press conference devoted to…