May. 20, 2014
Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, after treading cautiously between Kremlin-backed separatists and the government in Kyiv that came to power when the EuroMaidan Revolution overthrew his ally ex-President Vi
May. 14, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is the text of TRK Ukraine’s interview with Donbas billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, to be broadcast at 7 p.m. on May 14, 2014
May. 14, 2014
DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST, Ukraine – On any other day, this summer camp called “Friendship” might be a serene setting for school kids on vacation from drab classrooms and teachers’ instructions.
May. 13, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine — Armed pro-Russian rebels ambushed a Ukrainian military convoy transporting ammunition on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Kramatorsk around 1 p.m. on May 13, killing seven pa
May. 13, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine — The Kyiv-appointed governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast Serhiy Taruta on May 13 blasted the sham referendum carried out across his region by separatist leaders here on May 11, calli
May. 12, 2014
Self-proclaimed “People’s Governor” of Donetsk Pavel Gubarev said that Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, of financing separatism in eastern Ukraine in a May 12 interview with Russian state-contr
May. 11, 2014
Editor’s Note: Pro-Russian separatists on May 11 are holding their referendums on whether Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts should declare independence from Ukraine. The same type of illegal voting took on
May. 10, 2014
A
group of armed Kremlin-backed rebels in possession of a 100,000 ballots already marked
with a ‘yes’ vote for the May 11 referendum in Donetsk Oblast were captured and the ballots seized during
the U
May. 9, 2014
Editor’s Note: Ukraine celebrates Victory Day on May 9. The Ukrainian government warned that it expects violence backed by Russia to continue to destabilize the situation in Ukraine ahead of the May 2
May. 7, 2014
In the absence of effective military forces or law enforcement, Ukrainians are taking the defense of the nation in their own hands through loosely organized militias.
May. 6, 2014
Editor’s Note: Below are live updates of Ukraine’s counterterrorism operation in eastern Ukraine, mainly in Donetsk Oblast in the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk where Kremlin-backed militants are
May. 5, 2014
Forty-eight percent of Ukrainian citizens have a negative attitude
towards Stepan Bandera (a leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement,
1909-59) and 31% have a positive attitude, according to a po
May. 5, 2014
Editor’s Note: Below are live updates of Ukraine’s counterterrorism operation in eastern Ukraine, mainly in Donetsk Oblast in the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk where Kremlin-backed militants are
May. 2, 2014
By the Kyiv Post’s count, 31 people are still being held hostage in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, out of 55 persons captured and three killed since April 13. Information about some of the people
Apr. 30, 2014
Editor’s Note: On April 29, pro-Russian separatists took control of the regional administration building in Luhansk, adding to their tally of occupied government buildings in Ukraine’s east. Local pol
Apr. 26, 2014
The man who Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wants most in eastern
Ukraine, alleged Russian Military Intelligence Colonel Igor Strelkov, has
emerged beyond command-and-control recordings to give a new
Apr. 24, 2014
Ukrainian presidential candidate and Head of the Right Sector
organization Dmytro Yarosh has announced the formation of “Donbas”
special battalion consisting of people from Donetsk region.
Apr. 24, 2014
Shattering the night silence, explosions and gunfire rang out early on April 24 in the eastern city of Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast as armed pro-Russian insurgents attempted to seize a military base that
Apr. 17, 2014
Editor’s Note: On April 15, Ukraine’s military began an anti-terrorist operation against Kremlin-backed insurgents who have taken over numerous government buildings and police headquarters in several
Apr. 16, 2014
Editor’s Note: On April 15, Ukraine’s military began an anti-terrorist operation against Kremlin-backed insurgents who have taken over numerous government buildings and police headquarters in several