Most Read, General


Police brutality in broad daylight Residents of 9 Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard said they were attacked by police on March 14, leaving two women wounded. The authorities reportedly detained six people. The victims called the attack unprovoked.
Three days ago at 23:35
Ambassador’s message to British community in Ukraine: ‘If we can’t find you, we can’t help you’ I wrote in my blog entry “Tracking Brits” last October that big football matches spotlight the question of how we can best provide help to British nationals living in and travelling to Ukraine.
Three days ago at 22:47 | Leigh Turner
TV competition will now decide Eurovision entry In Ukraine, the word Eurovision is synonymous with scandal. There has hardly been a year since the country joined this European pop song contest in 2003 that the nation has managed to select its participants without a major stir.
Three days ago at 23:10 | Alexandra Matoshko
Inside Out with Yulia Popova: Visitors get tacky welcome at Boryspil airport In Kyiv’s ever-busy Boryspil airport, I noticed a girl advertising a mobile operator’s service. She was wearing a short pink skirt, slightly wider than a belt, paired with a tight pink top, the type that Britney Spears favors in her music videos.
Three days ago at 23:06 | Yuliya Popova
World in Ukraine: World celebrates St. Patrick’s Day The saying “everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day” applies even to Ukraine, where there may be as few as 30 Irish people in a nation of 46 million.
Three days ago at 23:01 | Nataliya Bugayova
Community Listings Publication of items in Kyiv Post Community Bulletin Board is free of charge. The newspaper will print as many submissions as space permits, but notices must be no more than 30 words. Advertising of paid services or commercial ventures is prohibited in this space. Permanent items must be resubmitted every three months. Deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. Friday for the next issue. New listings are boldfaced. Please e-mail news@kyivpost.com or contact entertainment editor Alexandra Matoshko at 569-9701.
Three days ago at 23:16
‘Dolce Vita’ from Okean Elzy Okean Elzy presented their latest – and seventh – album “Dolce Vita” on March 10. Like their previous work, “Mira,” it showed that while the band still produces quality music, the golden days are over.
Three days ago at 22:33 | Alexandra Matoshko
Know Your Heroes: Muscled Svyatoslav is no favorite among He’s got muscles and a great physique, but Svyatoslav is no favorite among statues.
Three days ago at 22:24 | Yuliya Popova
This black and white postcard sends us back to pre-soviet Kyiv or, to be more precise, to one of the city’s central squares, now known as Yevropeyska (European). Few know that the name derives not from a strong European integration drive that followed the Orange Revolution, but from a three-story hotel built there in 1851 by architect Alexander Beretti.
Three days ago at 22:44 | Oksana Faryna
Healthy competitors from Kyiv International School The middle school boys basketball team from Kyiv International School recently took the second-place trophy in a tournament played in Riga, Latvia.
Three days ago at 22:00
Student actors to stage ‘Oliver!’ Editor’s Note: Kyiv has many great schools, including several international schools – Kyiv, British and Pechersk – among them. With this issue, the Kyiv Post launches coverage of these students, an important part of the city’s community.
Three days ago at 22:02 | Yuliya Popova