euromaidan
On Saturday, August 30, a killer shot dead Andriy Parubiy key public and political figure in the Frankivskyi district of Lviv. The victim was former Verkhovna Rada speaker and head of Self-Defence of Euromaidan. According to NV.ua, the National Police confirmed the shooting in the city and stated that law enforcement officers are investigating the circumstances of the killing of […]
Andriy Portnov is probably best known as the chief lawyer and judicial reformer during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency. In 2010, Yanukovych appointed Portnov as the head of the Main Directorate for Judicial Reform and Court System. Who was one of the greatest enemies of Ukraine? Summing up by censor.net. Portnov himself was a member of the High Council of Justice, to […]
The previous post about the “five billion dollars allegedly spent on Maidan” sparked a discussion. Many wondered: Where did the money go? Who received it? Did it even exist at all? But the post wasn’t really about the money. The conversation needs a logical continuation because the history of Maidan and its consequences run much deeper than they may seem […]
To publicly acknowledge that USAID is a cover for the CIA is truly an epochal event! A challenge to the system and a demonstration that a certain part of Trump’s team is ready to throw the entire world order, built by the U.S. after World War II, into the trash… Will he also reveal details about the activities of […]
In the “Chechen-Tatarov” story, two people whom I greatly respect attempted to explain or justify Zelensky’s irritation. One wrote that journalists should be far more interested in the war than in Tatarov. The other argued that for the government, Tatarov is a smart manager who knows how to control large processes. I repeat, I have great respect for both of […]
The commander of the Lviv Berkut, Rostyslav Patseliak, under whose command Ukrainians were killed on the Maidan on February 18, is free once again. Bail of one million was posted by someone notable individual from occupied Donetsk. I’m left wondering, what could connect a Galician like Patseliak with this Donetsk notable individual? And isn’t it time for the SBU to […]
A young priest spent four hours ringing the bells of St. Michael’s Monastery from the night of December 10 to the early hours of December 11, 2013, rousing Kyiv as the police began clearing Maidan. The last time St. Michael’s bells tolled an alarm was in 1240 when the Tatars attacked Kyiv. He did not wait for approval from his […]
Today we mark 10th Anniversary of our work. #1 Independent citizens media about Ukraine. With no sleep & rest 24/7 during 10 years we report on events about #Ukraine for international audience. We were the first who let the World know about #Euromaidan events in time during the winter 2014. We were the first who informed about #OccupiedCrimea in February […]
On October 18, the Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv announced the verdicts against five former Berkut officers in the case of the shootings on Instytutska Street on February 20, 2014, when 48 people were killed. The five accused Berkut officers are Pavlo Abroskin, Serhiy Zinchenko, Oleksandr Marynchenko, Serhiy Tamtura and deputy regiment commander Oleh Yanishevsky. This was reported by a […]
On December 1, there is a rally close to the Verkhovna Rada, where President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is to deliver his annual address. Hrushevskoho Street has not been blocked yet, but there are many law enforcers outside the Parliament. There are dozens of law enforcement officers in full riot gear, the National Guard and the Dialogue Police near the […]
On Sunday evening, activists unfurled a banner addressed to President Volodymyr Zelensky and Head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The banner “Their lie is humiliating. Let’s protect our dignity” was unfurled on the facade of the “Globus”. The rally participants shouted “Yermak behind bars”, “Putin kh…lo, Zelya sts … klo”. However, 20 minutes later the banner […]
“Olga”, a feature-length fiction film directed by Elie Grappe received the SACD Award for best screenplay at the 60th Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week), a section of the Cannes Film Festival. Co-produced by Switzerland and France, the film tells the story of a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast who trains in Switzerland while her thoughts are with Ukraine where Euromaidan begins. […]