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Ukraine’s biggest holding SCM is buying the nation’s fixed line monopoly Ukrtelecom from its current owner Epic, the companies said in a statement on May 5. As a result of the transaction, the busines
Jun. 5, 2013
At least 50 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, May 25 despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Riot police prevented attempts to attack
May. 25, 2013
Moldavanka is one of Odesa’s oldest neighborhoods and is often said to be more Odesa than Odesa itself. A working-class suburb, its development only took off after trade was liberalized in 1817 and in
May. 24, 2013
A column of 4,000 supporters of the opposition was being formed at 1130
on European Square in Kyiv, the protesters will then march to Sofiyska
Square, according to the Interior Ministry of Ukraine.
May. 18, 2013
Members of the opposition parliamentary factions have claimed that
participants of the Rise Up, Ukraine! Campaign were prevented from
traveling to Kyiv on May 18 by the authorities.
May. 18, 2013
Kyiv City State Administration has approved the routes of rallies due to be held in the capital of Ukraine on May 18.
May. 16, 2013
An apartment in London’s notorious luxury One Hyde Park complex owned by System Capital Management was transferred last week from the company to its owner, Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.
May. 7, 2013
Music
After her successful single “Butterflies,” Ukraine’s famous star, singer-actress Kamaliya, is not resting on her laurels.
Apr. 26, 2013
On April 15, Ukraine was shaken by yet another example of teenage violence. A Youtube video shows three teenage girls bullying another girl and almost strangling her.
Apr. 15, 2013
Despite winning rare praise from the West for freeing an opponent from jail, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is likely to resist extra pressure and the lure of trade deals to release his fierces
Apr. 9, 2013
TOKYO — JCG Corp., a Japanese engineering company, and French oilfield services company Technip S.A. say they have won a contract for a liquefied natural gas plant in central Russia.
Apr. 3, 2013
The eldest son of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has doubled his wealth in the past year, bucking Ukraine’s economic problems and bolstering his position among its top two hundred richest men,
Mar. 31, 2013
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has passed at first reading a draft instruction to schedule the elections of Kyiv mayor and deputies of Kyiv City Council for June 2, 2013.
Mar. 21, 2013
Dozens of Ukrainian MPs from the two major parties got into a fist fight in the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. The brawl began with yelling over the language used in the chamber and ‘fascist’ accusat
Mar. 19, 2013
People
Olena Bulygina is all smiles when she enters Divan Bar in Kyiv, and for good reason. In less than a week the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed reader service she developed together with her husband
Mar. 19, 2013
Parliament was briefly suspended in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 19 after fists flew in a row over Russian between the president’s party and a far-right opposition faction, threatening to extend a legisl
Mar. 19, 2013