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SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — A standoff between pro-Russian insurgents and Ukraine’s militants led to the first death near Donetsk Oblast’s Sloviansk, where a man was killed and several wounded in a shootout
Apr. 13, 2014
Around 1,000 pro-Russian protesters went to the oblast regional government administration building in Kharkiv, with some of them managing to get inside from a back entrance where the city government’
Apr. 13, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – Pro-Russian forces are taking part and leading attacks on
government buildings in Donetsk Oblast, including police and security service stations, said Ministry Arsen Avakov
Apr. 12, 2014
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — In what looks like a special Russian military operation that resembles the Kremlin’s Crimean invasion, masked men in army fatigues and bulletproof vests.
Apr. 12, 2014
LUHANSK, Ukraine — Dozens of pro-Russian armed men holding the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters don’t put down their Kalashnikovs, even in the dining room. Since April 6, when the gunmen seiz
Apr. 12, 2014
Montenegro, Iceland, Albania and Norway have joined the EU’s decision to impose sanctions against individuals whose actions undermine or threaten the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
Apr. 11, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – In an attempt to defuse separatist tensions in eastern Ukraine, government and business leaders told visiting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk that the the regions need mo
Apr. 11, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – Since April 6, the state administration building that serves as government headquarters for 10 percent of Ukraine’s population has been home to the self-proclaimed People’s Republic
Apr. 11, 2014
Russian military soldiers shot dead an unarmed Ukrainian officer on April 6 in the dormitory for officers in the Crimean village of Novofedorivka, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Apr. 11, 2014
Donetsk citizens mostly condemn the illegal actions of pro-Russian
forces in the city, according to the results of the poll conducted by
the Donetsk Institute of Social Studies and Political Analysis.
Apr. 10, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is an investigation conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based Organized Crime; Corruption Reporting Project, a Kyiv Post partner.
Apr. 10, 2014
The Security Service of Ukraine said that it has today negotiated the release of 56 unarmed people from the state agency’s headquarters, but that talks continue with armed pro-Russian separatists hold
Apr. 9, 2014
More lawmakers are
leaving the Party of Regions, the political faction of ousted Ukrainian
President Viktor Yanukovych. Former Party of Regions Deputy Sergiy Tigipko has
inspired the recent exodus: ma
Apr. 8, 2014
Early this morning, Ukrainian police stormed Kharkiv Oblast’s government center and retook control of the building from pro-Russian separatists that were holding it. About 70 suspects in the takeover
Apr. 8, 2014
Sergiy Tigipko, a Ukrainian parliamentarian and presidential candidate,
said he believes the Party of Regions is partially responsible for the
fact that the people of Donetsk and Luhansk do not feel s
Apr. 7, 2014
Unknown persons who broke into the Ukrainian Security Service’s
building in Luhansk have seized weapons from the armory, the Luhansk
region police department said.
Apr. 7, 2014