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The respected U.S. democracy watchdog Freedom House classifies Ukraine at the end of 2021 as only “partly free”. It received a Global Freedom Score of 60%, an Internet Freedom Score of 62% and a Democ
Dec. 28, 2021
Women in many professions will now be required to register in the military. Details were set out in the October 2021 Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which also contains a list of professi
Dec. 27, 2021
Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s oldest English language news source is proud to announce the appointment of Bohdan Nahaylo as Acting Chief Editor effective December 24, 2021. “Bohdan has played a key role in lea
Dec. 24, 2021
On Dec. 21, Naftogaz filed a complaint to the European Commission against the anticompetitive behavior of Gazprom, which is one of the key causes of the current severe energy crisis in Europe. The com
Dec. 23, 2021
A summit of the leaders of the Lublin Triangle – the presidents of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania – took place on Dec.20, at the Syniohora residence in the village of Huta, Ivano-Frankivsk region, the
Dec. 21, 2021
While Ukraine’s allies and supporters have been rallying to its defense in the face of possible new aggression from Russia, the Kremlin’s strongman Vladimir Putin has once again revealed his true colo
Dec. 13, 2021
OTTAWA – With as many as 175,000 Russian troops reportedly approaching Ukraine’s borders, the head of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “created the en
Dec. 13, 2021
MURMANSK, Russia — Two months after 20-year-old conscript Yegor Voronkin arrived at his post in the Murmansk region settlement of Pechenga, he was rushed to a hospital in the city of Severomorsk. For
Nov. 1, 2021
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be transferred to a prison infirmary if necessary, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Oct. 29. “Saakashvili’s transfer to a city hos
Oct. 29, 2021
MOSCOW — A court-ordered psychiatric examination has concluded that a teenager who attacked a school in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan in May, killing nine people, is mentally ill. Read more here.
Jul. 21, 2021
A Russian court has banned the distribution of adult cartoon “Happy Tree Friends” and several other animated films within the country, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. Read mor
Jul. 8, 2021
MOSCOW — Larisa Shoigu, the older sister of the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and a member of parliament’s lower chamber, has died at the age of 68. Read more here.
Jun. 10, 2021
MOSCOW—Russia has morphed into a dystopia; not a day goes by without word that a new victim has been snatched by the authorities. The map of police raids on people’s homes stretches all across the cou
Jun. 6, 2021
The Russian President warned on Thursday that those who attack the country will “have their teeth knocked out.” Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting when he made the strong comment sayi
May. 21, 2021
Richard Kruspe, the guitarist for the German rock group Rammstein, has expressed his support for a former associate of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny after he was handed a prison
Apr. 30, 2021
MOSCOW – Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, has again left Russia, an informed source told Interfax. Yulia Navalnaya left Russia on a Germany-bound flight on Marc
Mar. 25, 2021
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The pilot forwarded documents to Ukraine related to the activities of his military unit as well as private photos of the command staff of the 22nd Heavy Bombing Aviation Division, HUR said.
Jul. 11