War in Ukraine
Jun. 30, 2022
The Ukrainian Resistance Center reported on June 28 that the Kremlin is setting conditions to annex areas of Kherson and Zaporizhia into the Russian Federation under the template of the pre-1917 “Tavr
Feb. 23, 2022
Iuliia Mendel: Hello, my name is Iuliia Mendel, and I’m here in the Kyiv Post studio. We’re going to talk today to Whitney Shefte, the Washington Post video journalist who has recently been to Donbas.
Music
Oct. 29, 2021
DJ Nastia and Artbat duo have done it again. The U.K.’s DJ Magazine, also known as DJ Mag, released its annual Top 100 Alternative DJs list, with the Ukrainian musicians in the rankings for the second
Oct. 10, 2021
Renting out a 700-square meter building for $11 per month is an unbelievable bargain, even in Ukraine, where rents are cheaper than in Western Europe. This is the price the State Property Fund offers
Aug. 21, 2021
It’s irritating when people call it “the Ukraine.” The nation is simply Ukraine. The common use of “the” article is a hard habit to shake for Westerners, who got used to “the Ukraine” as a way to desc
Sep. 29, 2020
Vitaly Susasin has quickly grown to be one of the most recognizable YouTube celebrities in Ukraine. In under three years, his channel — called Super Sus — has gathered over 800,000 subscribers and he
Apr. 15, 2020
Ending quarantine measures in Ukraine is not feasible until after a steady reduction in cases of COVID-19, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said. “Given today’s anti-record on new COVID-19 cases, I bel
Jul. 17, 2019
One of the men who worked amidst high radioactivity levels to quell the consequences of the 1986 disaster at the Chornobyl power station, committed suicide after watching the HBO serialized television
Jun. 14, 2019
“Chernobyl,” a five-part HBO miniseries, has taken the globe by storm, becoming the highest-rated television show ever, according to the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb. Viewers have watched with fas
Apr. 26, 2019
The New Safe Confinement, a multinational project to construct a modern radiation sarcophagus over the destroyed reactor No. 4 of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, has been effectively completed, the
Oct. 17, 2017
It’s one of the most famous phrases ever uttered about the USSR: “There is no sex in the Soviet Union.” But American film director Chad Gracia wants to disprove that outlandish claim. He is filming a
Jun. 30, 2017
A forest fire that broke out in the Chornobyl zone on June 29 is still burning but poses no threat to the disaster-struck nuclear plant, firefighters said on June 30. The fire at one point reached an
Jun. 8, 2017
A new hostel has opened in the heart of the Chornobyl exclusion zone, one of the most radioactive places on the planet. Read more here.
Aug. 24, 2016
In the late 1980s, Moscow’s influence in Ukraine waned because of the “glasnost” and “perestroika,” the policies of openness and restructuring introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last
Aug. 24, 2016
Many foreigners, having told their friends they’re moving to Kyiv for a job or posting, are asked: “Kyiv? That’s in Russia, isn’t it?”
Apr. 26, 2016
The recorded telephone conversations between the employees of Chornobyl nuclear plant and the dispatchers at local emergency services offer an insight into the first minutes after the explosion at the
Dec. 11, 2014
A new Kickstarter project aims to fight the Russian president with mockery. The project called “VATNIK: The Putin Voodoo Magnet” aims to raise $5,000 to produce voodoo dolls with Vladimir Putin’s face
Jun. 12, 2014
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea – By this time, Simferopol railway station should be bustling with tourists hauling summer holiday luggage. Yet, it is remarkably empty. The mini-bus to the seaside resort of Yalta
Apr. 10, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is an investigation conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based Organized Crime; Corruption Reporting Project, a Kyiv Post partner.
Dec. 25, 2012
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has formed 29 committees and
an ad hoc supervisory board and approved their composition.