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Billionaire Victor Pinchuk is Ukraine’s most renowned philanthropist, spending $125 million on many worthy causes. But no matter how much he tries to improve his reputation, few can forget how he made
Oct. 14, 2016
See also: Pinchuk – Friend Or Foe of Ukraine? See also: For this oligarch, owning 3 TV stations is way to help friends, warn enemies Billionaire Victor Pinchuk says that he left politics, in part by n
Oct. 14, 2016
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense, although international monitors have recorded a decrease in violence since so-called “back-to-school ceasefire” was announced on Sept. 1. However, the U
Oct. 14, 2016
This dynamic map shows exactly which way is the wind is blowing everywhere on Earth. Its creator Cameron Beccario drew on data from several sources, including Nasa. The bright swirls show high wind sp
Oct. 13, 2016
Sex is everywhere in modern Ukraine – in advertising, pop music, cinema and, of course, on the internet – but even so, it is still embarrassing for many young Ukrainians to talk about it, or to expres
Oct. 10, 2016
With a week to go before the revelation of this year’s Nobel literature laureate, internationally renowned names including Irish Booker winner John Banville and Japanese favourite Haruki Murakami are
Oct. 7, 2016
Editor’s Note: This article is the start of the “Oligarch Watch” series of reports supported by Objective Investigative Reporting Program, a MYMEDIA project funded by the Danish government. All articl
Oct. 7, 2016
BEIJING – Elina Svitolina has beaten a No. 1-ranked player for the second time this season, ousting U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber from the China Open 6-3, 7-5 on Oct. 6 to reach the quarterfinal
Oct. 6, 2016
Kyiv
Tinder, one of the most popular dating apps in the world, has become very popular in Ukraine over the last year or so. The idea is simple: you see a person’s profile with photos, name (no surname thou
Oct. 5, 2016
Some 13,908 people are entitled to army conscript in Ukraine on October-November 2016, whereon Hr 41.6 million allocated for this purpose. According to the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukrain
Oct. 4, 2016
Defying peace agreements reached in the Minsk, Kremlin-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine started on Oct. 2 holding“primaries” for local elections in the areas where they have seized control from t
Oct. 2, 2016
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission said it had not received security guarantees for the Ukrainian checkpoint in a pilot security zone, the town of Zolote in Luhansk region. “No security guarantees fo
Sep. 30, 2016
Editor’s Note: When it comes to investigating the crimes of the powerful, Ukraine’s law enforcement and justice system have proven to be impotent. No high-profile murders have been solved. And high-le
Sep. 30, 2016
Crimea Prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya, who was recently elected to the seventh convocation of Russia’s State Duma, the country’s lower house of parliament, is to head a commission responsible for Duma
Sep. 26, 2016
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit eastern Romania Saturday, September 24, the US Geological Survey said, according to Reuters.
Sep. 24, 2016
People
The stereotypical boxer is an aggressive and somewhat dim-witted tough guy, but Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk breaks the preconceived mold.
Sep. 22, 2016