There is now hope for Ukraine’s roads
Disclaimer: despite widespread perceptions, Ukraine's traffic-related mortality rate is relatively low on the world scale. Yet, it is…
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Third recession in ten years — the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Ukraine’s economy
Contents Industrial decline in Ukraine even more dramatic than in the worldThe good news: UAH exchange rate, central…
Avakov: Master of the People, Servant of the Siloviki
Contents ACT I - LOOKING BACK: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND POWER DUALISMAvakov's political optionsA Conflict of Power BlocksAvakov-style Election…
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…
Prosecutors step back as thousands of supporters rally for Poroshenko
During Poroshenko’s remarks to his supporters gathered outside the courthouse, Poroshenko directly addressed President Zelenskyy: I want to…
Ukrainian MoD plans radical cuts to elite units in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On June 11, Lieutenant General Mykhailo Zabrodsky, Hero of Ukraine, former commander of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, Deputy…
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…
KGB archives: How the NKVD crushed young patriotic OUN members in Melitopol region
Twenty years of hard labour - for the young man, ten years in a penal colony - for…
Ukraine and Hungary move to settle differences over national minority legislation
Kyiv and Budapest have initiated an effort to resolve their differences over the impact of Ukrainian language and…
Ukraine moves one step closer to jailing its former president; his supporters bring on the caricatures
Accusation of exceeding power The notice of suspicion as presented by the Prosecutor General also states that Poroshenko…
Drought threatens Ukraine, its relations with Russia, and regional cooperation plans
Water levels in Ukraine’s rivers and reservoirs are the lowest they have ever been since records began to…
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…
Turns out Putin’s man in Ukraine co-owns country’s most popular TV channel
Viktor Medvedchuk is an openly pro-Russian politician who heads the political council of the party "Opposition Platform -…
Seven regions are responsible for Ukraine’s COVID-19 growth: interactive graph
On 10 June, Ukraine entered its next stage of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions. Cultural events and the work 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…
How important were the Soviet dissidents: the case of Ukraine
Those who were active in Ukrainian diaspora communities in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s were keenly aware of…
The village creating Ukraine’s eco-friendly iconic brooms
Technology and history of manufacturing Brooms are mostly made of millet or sorghum stems. This crop grows well…
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…
As life goes back to normal, Ukraine registers record number of new daily COVID-19 cases
Ukraine is slowly getting back to normal and lifting its quarantine restrictions, but the COVID-19 epidemic in the…
The mystery of Chornobyl’s wild horses
Since the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, 34 years have passed. This accident, the…