Ukraine
Hero of Ukraine: Controversy Over Who Gets the Nation’s Highest Honor
Created on National Flag Day in 1998, the highest national title the Ukrainian president can award has sometimes been awarded to real heroes and sometimes to the undeserving.
Aug. 23, 2023
Ukraine
Ukraine ‘Abortion Fairy’ Helps Refugees in Poland
For many women fleeing the war, Poland’s restrictive abortion laws came as a surprise.
Aug. 23, 2023
Kyiv
Frontline Soldiers Outraged Over Embezzlement and Draft-Dodging Charges Among Officials
Ukraine’s military commissariats are reeling from allegations of corruption and officials evading military service. The charges risk deflating the morale of soldiers on the front lines.
Aug. 14, 2023
Ukraine
Controversial Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politician Faces Being Axed From Committee
Nestor Shufrych gained worldwide notoriety in 2022 when he was put in a headlock by a journalist on live TV for refusing to condemn Putin’s actions in Donbas and Crimea.
Aug. 3, 2023
Kyiv
Kyiv City Council Members Suspected of Evading Military Service
Three Kyiv City Council members allegedly evaded military service after taking formal business trips to the Kyiv Military State Administration while receiving funds from their assigned military unit.
Aug. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ex-US Marine, Once Imprisoned in Russia, Injured Fighting for Ukraine
In April last year Russia released Trevor Reed after the White House negotiated an exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot and alleged drug smuggler.
July 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Attack on Kerch Bridge Sparks Deluge of Ukrainian Memes
The apparent overnight attack on the “Crimean bridge" has triggered maybe not unexpected amusement among Ukraine’s social media.
July 17, 2023
OPINION: The Evolving Pacifism of Ukraine’s Protestants
Russia’s full-scale attack has compelled Ukrainian Protestants to undergo a reassessment of their identity, leading them to abandon aspects of their pacifist beliefs.
July 9, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: What’s Wrong with Ukraine’s Organic Law?
Every president of Ukraine leaves his mark on its history and an amendment to its Constitution. Why so many amendments and why so much debate?
June 28, 2023
Ukraine
Does Ukrainian Constitution Need Amending?
The war has exposed a number of shortcomings in Ukrainian legislation which will necessitate changes and some experts believe this also affects the Constitution.
June 28, 2023
War in Ukraine
‘This Is the First Space-based War, Space Can Give Ukraine Victory’ – Robert Zubrin
At Kyiv's InScience Conference, renowned US aerospace leader Robert Zubrin talks about “victory from science, victory from space,” and how Ukraine can and must lead in the Space Flight Revolution.
June 24, 2023
Ukraine
The Most – and Least – Trusted Ukrainian Politicians
Some political leaders have been able to regain trust due to their leadership since the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion, but for others, it seems the situation will never improve.
June 18, 2023
Zelensky
The Battle of Heavyweights – Klitschko vs Zelensky Again. Will There Be a Knockout?
The mayor of Kyiv and the President’s team are staring each other down in a potential conflict over who’s to blame for the closed shelter that lead to tragic death.
June 15, 2023
Corruption Watch
Why a $19,000 Frying Pan Has Sparked Another Potential Kyiv Bomb Shelter Scandal
In what a Ukrainian MP has described as a “corrupt scheme”, a district administration in the capital has raised a few eyebrows with some very extravagant purchases.
June 15, 2023
Ukraine
Kyiv Post’s Ukrainian Edition Celebrates Its First Birthday!
Today is an important date for the Kyiv Post editorial team – one year ago Ukraine’s Global Voice began publishing its Ukrainian language edition.
May 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF) – They’re Coming for You
Ukraine’s SOF operators once learned advanced tactics from US and UK experts. Now, with combat experience, Ukrainians are teaching their SOF counterparts a thing or two.
May 13, 2023
Corruption Watch
Lawmaker’s Relatives Accused of Fraudulent Seizure of Odesa Seacoast Land
Relatives of opposition deputy Oleksii Goncharenko face criminal charges which he claims are aimed at restricting his political activities.
May 4, 2023
Ukraine
True Story of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) as Recorded in the Archives
Ukraine’s armed resistance to foreign rule in the 1940-50s has long been a heated topic subject to disinformation, speculation and strong bias. A new study aims to finally set the record straight.
April 22, 2023
Corruption Watch
Can Ukraine Defeat Corruption? Exclusive Interview With Artem Sytnyk, Former Director of NABU
In this interview with Kyiv Post, Sytnyk is hopeful that, in time, corruption will no longer be one of the top 3 problems in Ukraine.
April 18, 2023
Christ Is Risen - and So Is Ukraine! And for the Faithful?
As Christians in Ukraine celebrate Easter, turmoil caused by the war has engulfed the Orthodox Churches – what is behind it all?
April 16, 2023