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May. 9, 2015
Ukraine’s history in World War II was often in the shadows. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when many archives were opened for the first time, historians gained an opportunity to learn the
May. 8, 2015
Sept. 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement signed by Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany divided Czechoslovakia. Carpathian Ukraine, which used to be part of Czechoslovakia, was gradually occupied by Hu
May. 7, 2015
At Andriyivsky Uzviz, one of Kyiv’s most popular tourist destinations, Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin stares out at tourists from T-shirts, badges, hats and even kitchen magnets. However, if Ukrainia
Apr. 17, 2015
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine – As the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine remains such in name only, international monitors have shifted their focus to the Donetsk Oblast village of Shyrokyne, where fighting between
Feb. 25, 2015
The United Kingdom stunned officials across Europe with a unilateral announcement that it would send 75 troops to Ukraine within the month to train the country’s embattled forces in four skill sets –
Feb. 18, 2015
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine – Her eyes red with tears, military doctor Alla Neshchadym leans over the map that shows Ukrainian positions in the area around Debaltseve, the site of the fiercest fighting in the
Feb. 15, 2015
DONETSK, Ukraine — It took just hours for Ukraine and the Russian-backed separatists to accuse one another of violating the cease-fire that came into effect at 12 a.m. on Feb. 15. From the city center
Feb. 10, 2015
A sleepy suburb near Kramatorsk airfield was rocked by multiple explosions as separatist rockets hammered the city today, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, including five children.
Feb. 10, 2015
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, famed for its near-suicidal bravery and ultra-nationalist views, is spearheading a Ukrainian counter-offensive along the country’s Black Sea coast today.
Jan. 25, 2015
Editor’s Note: Pavel Felgenhauer, 63, is a leading independent Russian military analyst and commentator who is known for his publications critical of Russia’s political and military leadership. He is
Jan. 19, 2015
Ahead of potentially critical meetings this week in Europe, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin granted the Kyiv Post an interview on Jan. 17 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss a wide
Jan. 5, 2015
Ukrainian Facebook users have set a goal to compile a full list of the fake news about Ukraine that appeared in Russian media in 2014, as well as the most ludicrous rumors shared on social media.
Dec. 15, 2014
Ukraine’s newly appointed Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius, 38, clearly signaled his conservative direction during a Dec. 13 interview with the Kyiv Post. “The role of the state in the economy sh
Nov. 1, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – Eastern Ukraine’s unrecognized Kremlin-backed
separatist republics say they will stage a vote to elect their leaders and
legislatures on Nov. 2 in a move that has been condemned by
Oct. 23, 2014
The sight of public officials being thrown into trash cans
all over Ukraine has become the visible expression of popular anger with
corrupt bureaucrats, with lustration becoming a key demand by civil
Sep. 3, 2014
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel came to Ukraine the day before Independence Day, she
brought a promise that 20 of the most severely injured soldiers would go to
Germany for treatment at her gover
Aug. 23, 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merker offered Ukraine 500 million euros in help to rebuild destruction from a Russian-backed war in Ukraine’s east, while President Petro Poroshenko promised her to fulfill h
Aug. 17, 2014
MUNICH — The grave of Stepan Bandera, a leader of Ukrainian fighters who fought both Nazi and Soviet forces during World War Two and after, was vandalized in a German cemetery overnight, police said o
Aug. 9, 2014
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — It’s probably not deliberately ironic that refugees from predominantly Russian-speaking east Ukraine, arriving in Ivano-Frankivsk, are directed straight to the headquarters
Jul. 1, 2014
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed on July 1 to launch a military offensive against Kremlin-backed “terrorists” in eastern Ukraine, ending a 10-day declared truce that Ukrainian authorities sa