Movies
Kyiv will roll out the red carpet for some of Ukraine’s biggest film stars this week as the glitz and glamor of Hollywood meet the grit and grace of Ukrainian film on the red carpet outside of the Fai
Apr. 19, 2017
The Pechersk Kyiv Court has arrested Rinat Akhmetov’s shares in monopoly fixed-phone operator Ukrtelecom and its subsidiary TriMob, “protecting the interests of the state and seeking to refund the los
Apr. 14, 2017
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — Oleksandr Senkevych impressed many in November 2015, when he defeated a candidate from the old local elite for mayor of Mykolaiv, a southern provincial capital with a strong pro-Ru
Apr. 13, 2017
Name: Emil Kurbedinov Position: Private lawyer Key Point: Helping Crimean Tatars fight persecution Crimean Tatar Emil Kurbedinov, a 35-year-old lawyer, has defended several prominent Crimean Tatar act
Apr. 3, 2017
Exiled Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov, 45, was assassinated in front of Kyiv’s Premier Palace Hotel on March 23, the police said, in a gruesome shootout on a busy street corner in the center in Kyi
Mar. 23, 2017
Ukrainians are taking to social media to post pictures of themselves holding a sheet of paper with #FreeKozlovskyy written on it – a campaign to raise awareness of the plight of an academic held in a
Mar. 20, 2017
For a country at war, Ukraine exports a lot of weapons. However, the country sells fewer than it did before Russia launched its war on Ukraine in 2014, seizing Crimea and instigating violence in the e
Mar. 16, 2017
The Ukrainian side in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) in Minsk has demanded to repeal the decree of the president of the Russian Federation on the recognition of passports issued by the authorities
Mar. 15, 2017
Music
The Eurovision Song Contest is a fabulous show, with sparkling outfits, catchy music, and the excitement and drama of the voting for the winner. But for gamblers, the event has a financial element. Bo
Mar. 6, 2017
London-based TransferWise has integrated a money transfer bot into the Facebook Messenger app. It’s now possible to send money to and from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, including U
Feb. 23, 2017
VIENNA, Austria – Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash was arrested in the Vienna Court of Appeal on Feb. 21 after a judge ruled that the billionaire businessman could be extradited to the United States
Feb. 21, 2017
Thirteen Ukrainian information technology companies have won places on the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) annual list of top tech firms, The Global Outsourcing 100. The
Feb. 21, 2017
At a first glance, Kyiv’s gay scene might look a bit desolate: there aren’t a lot of night clubs and bars that cater specifically for the gay community. But on closer inspection of the local night spo
Feb. 16, 2017
International Energy Group Burisma has expanded its Board of Directors to include an expert in the field of security and strategic development. Joseph Cofer Black, a former Director of the CIA’s Count
Feb. 15, 2017
The long-anticipated tickets for the Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv went on sale on the evening of Feb. 14. The tickets can be purchased online on the Concert.ua ticketing agency website. Tickets to the Gran
Feb. 14, 2017
Kyiv
While Kyiv has a plethora of cafes, bars and shops to choose from in the daytime, the selection narrows markedly after dark. All the same, there are places in the Ukrainian capital that will cater to
Feb. 9, 2017
A Kremlin-backed separatist commander in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk has been assassinated, separatists say. Mikhail Tolstykh, better known by his nom de guerre Givi, died after a bomb exp
Feb. 8, 2017
Lviv IT company SoftServe is to acquire Polish technology company Coders Center, based in Wroclaw, the Ukrainian company said on Jan. 19. With this acquisition, the first international deal at such a
Jan. 24, 2017
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says that on Jan. 20 it detained two men plotting to assassinate a Ukrainian member of parliament by placing a bomb in his car, Vasyl Grytsak, head of the SBU, sa
Jan. 22, 2017
The club of top officials of fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s regime who have successfully avoided prosecution has a new member. Ex-Ecology Minister Mykola Zlochevsky was cleared of corruptio
Jan. 19, 2017