Ukraine

“Zakharchenko’s property” was arrested again: the court explained the scheme with the participation of the owner-businessman. The court once again seized the property of the Dutch company “Fund Administration Bureau LVV” within the framework of the case instituted against ex Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko on the charge of illegal enrichment and money laundering. The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv passed […]

Kyiv court lifts arrest from assets of fugitive Interior Minister Zakharchenko. On January 30, 2019 Kyiv’s district-level Pechersk court annulled the arrest of assets of the Yanukovych-time Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko. The arrest was earlier ordered by court in the case under investigation on money-laundering and illicit enrichment by the fugitive Interior Minister. The assets in question include 20 land […]

Ten items of cultural value disappeared from Kyiv Pechersk Lavra occupied by the Russin Ortodox Church, Ukraine Ministry of Culture reports. The disappearance of 10 items was revealed during an inventory at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, spokesperson for the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Yulia Datsenko said on January 9. The check of the availability, condition and storage of cultural […]

The Russian Federation implements the scenario of direct meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine, using modern information technology. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at a briefing in Odessa region. “Unfortunately, Russia has started to directly meddle in the election process. This is the fifth column, which is ready to immediately run to them and […]

Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, that means its independency from Russian Ortodox Church has been singned today in Istambul by all members of Ecumenical Patriarchate. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew – the head of the global Orthodox Church – has signed “tomos” earlier, on January 6, 2019. Worth mentioned, that up to now, at least 40 parishes of […]

After the Unifying Council in Kyiv on December 15, 2018 and the creation of a Unified Orthodox Church of Ukraine, at least 40 parishes of the (Ukrainian Ortodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate) said they would join the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Based on open sources and own research, Radio Liberty determined in which regions of the country […]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew – the head of the global Orthodox Church – has signed what is known as a “tomos”, a decree officially recognising an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Ukrainian Orthodox leaders approved the creation of a new, unified church split from the Moscow Patriarchate and elected 39-year-old Metropolitan Epiphanius I to lead it. The move has provoked a furious […]

Ukraine’s Government provides about $85,700 financial support to the families of 24 Ukrainian sailors kidnapped by Russian military forces near the Kerch Strait in November 25, 2018. This was the initiative of the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, as a result of which the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine passed Resolution No 1006 on December 5 […]

A number of critical vulnerabilities have been found in the supporting infrastructure of specialized software LIS-M purchased by the Ukrainian patrol police. Some months ago, hacktivists of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance with the help of Kir Vaznitcky found holes in the servers of the company that had developed software for the police (LLC “S.І.T. CENTER “WEB CONTINENT”), and reported them […]

KYIV – Ukrainian lawmakers are to decide whether to introduce martial law after Russian forces fired on Ukrainian ships and seized 23 sailors in the Black Sea off the coast of the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula. With tension between Moscow and Kyiv reaching new heights after the unprecedented incident, in which a Russian vessel also rammed a Ukrainian Navy tugboat, the […]

The Cabinet of the Ministers of Ukraine approved the increase in gas and electricity prices for the population, polygraf reports. On July 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Forecast of Economic and Social Development for 2019-2021. Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Stepan Kubiv said that in 2019 GDP growth will remain at the level of […]

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine announced a possible escalation of the conflict with Russia after the launch of the Nord Stream-2. An alternative way of supplying Russian gas to Europe can lead to an intensification of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia after the completion of the Nord Stream-2 construction. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration […]