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The closely watched trial of the three men suspected in the horrific gang rape and murder of 18-year old Oksana
Makar ended in a guilty verdict for the defendants.
Nov. 28, 2012
It took more than 50 years, but Ukraine has finally changed its criminal law.
Nov. 22, 2012
Svoboda Party’s success in the Oct. 28 parliamentary election came as a surprise even for its own leaders. Unsure if it would hit the 5 percent threshold for getting elected, the right-wing nationalis
Nov. 22, 2012
Roman Vintoniv in October was better known
to parliamentary candidates as Michael Shchur, whose last name –rat in
Ukrainian – should have given them a clue with whom they were dealing.
Nov. 20, 2012
Elena Pinchuk has been
ordered to pay more than $500,000 to a U.S. landscape design company,
which from 2004-2008 did work on a mansion in the luxurious Kyiv
suburb of Koncha Zaspa, where she and her
Nov. 16, 2012
The new lineup in the 450-seat Verkhovna Rada will be dotted with father-son, uncle-nephew, husband-wife and sibling combinations.
Nov. 15, 2012
In a country long dominated by the Russian
language, Ukrainians have struggled to defend their native tongue
for centuries. But two decades of independence and official status
doesn’t mean the figh
Nov. 14, 2012
These are the results as of 11 p.m., Nov. 2, according to the Central Election Commission’s website. The official announcement of the election results is due on Nov. 12.
Nov. 9, 2012
The following is a summary of opposition leaders’ allegations of fraud in 13 single-mandate districts, based on their appeal to the Central Election Commission. The appeal was signed by the three main
Nov. 8, 2012
Perhaps never has so much money been spent for so few votes as Natalia
Korolevska’s campaign for parliament, which – despite her lavish
advertising campaign – flamed out with voters, who only gave her
Nov. 1, 2012
Ukrainian medical education was considered one of world’s best in communist times. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, its reputation was still strong enough to attract thousands of foreigns
Oct. 25, 2012
Editor’s Note: See related story headlined <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/extreme-choices-svoboda-plays-nationalist-card-314617.html">“Svoboda promises to clean up Ukraine.”</a>
BO
Oct. 18, 2012
Starting next year, Ukrainians can get rid of their old Soviet-style passports and have them replaced with new plastic ID cards that make processing personal information easier and forgery of document
Oct. 18, 2012
The last time that Ukraine had a mixed election system – electing half of its 450 members of parliament in geographic districts, the other half through party lists – was 2002. This year’s return to th
Sep. 27, 2012
The Russian language is swiftly gaining official status as a “regional” language across eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.
Aug. 23, 2012
The closely watched trial of the three men suspected in the horrific gang rape and murder of 18-year old Oksana
Makar ended in a guilty verdict for the defendants.
Nov. 28, 2012
It took more than 50 years, but Ukraine has finally changed its criminal law.
Nov. 22, 2012
Svoboda Party’s success in the Oct. 28 parliamentary election came as a surprise even for its own leaders. Unsure if it would hit the 5 percent threshold for getting elected, the right-wing nationalis
Nov. 22, 2012
Roman Vintoniv in October was better known
to parliamentary candidates as Michael Shchur, whose last name –rat in
Ukrainian – should have given them a clue with whom they were dealing.
Nov. 20, 2012
Elena Pinchuk has been
ordered to pay more than $500,000 to a U.S. landscape design company,
which from 2004-2008 did work on a mansion in the luxurious Kyiv
suburb of Koncha Zaspa, where she and her
Nov. 16, 2012
The new lineup in the 450-seat Verkhovna Rada will be dotted with father-son, uncle-nephew, husband-wife and sibling combinations.
Nov. 15, 2012
In a country long dominated by the Russian
language, Ukrainians have struggled to defend their native tongue
for centuries. But two decades of independence and official status
doesn’t mean the figh
Nov. 14, 2012
These are the results as of 11 p.m., Nov. 2, according to the Central Election Commission’s website. The official announcement of the election results is due on Nov. 12.
Nov. 9, 2012
The following is a summary of opposition leaders’ allegations of fraud in 13 single-mandate districts, based on their appeal to the Central Election Commission. The appeal was signed by the three main
Nov. 8, 2012
Perhaps never has so much money been spent for so few votes as Natalia
Korolevska’s campaign for parliament, which – despite her lavish
advertising campaign – flamed out with voters, who only gave her
Nov. 1, 2012
Ukrainian medical education was considered one of world’s best in communist times. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, its reputation was still strong enough to attract thousands of foreigns
Oct. 25, 2012
Editor’s Note: See related story headlined <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/extreme-choices-svoboda-plays-nationalist-card-314617.html">“Svoboda promises to clean up Ukraine.”</a>
BO
Oct. 18, 2012
Starting next year, Ukrainians can get rid of their old Soviet-style passports and have them replaced with new plastic ID cards that make processing personal information easier and forgery of document
Oct. 18, 2012
The last time that Ukraine had a mixed election system – electing half of its 450 members of parliament in geographic districts, the other half through party lists – was 2002. This year’s return to th
Sep. 27, 2012
The Russian language is swiftly gaining official status as a “regional” language across eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.
Aug. 23, 2012
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Exclusive report by the Kyiv Post from Sumy, a city near the border with Russia’s Kursk region, subjected to devastating air strikes.
Nov. 29