Apr. 9, 2015
Russian mercenary Arseniy Pavlov, better known as Motorola, is the focus of investigations that he executed Ukrainian prisoners of war and tortured others.
Apr. 6, 2015
A Russian fighter’s confession that he killed 15 Ukrainian prisoners of war may be considered evidence of war crimes in court if the authenticity of the recording is confirmed, human rights and legal
Apr. 3, 2015
The Security Service of Ukraine has opened an investigation into the torture and murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war Ihor Branovytsky by Kremlin backed-insurgents, Vasil Vovk, head of the service’s ma
Feb. 20, 2015
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine – Less than 24 hours after breaking out of the encirclement in Debaltseve on top of a tank, junior lieutenant Taras Savchuk was digging trenches at the new front line some 46 kilome
Feb. 14, 2015
The village of Shyrokyne in Volnovakha district, Donetsk region, has
been virtually destroyed because of an artillery battle between
Ukrainian government forces and their armed opponents, and a lot of
Feb. 12, 2015
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have agreed on a cease-fire in Donbas starting from 12 a.m. on Feb. 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Feb. 12.
Jan. 7, 2015
The leadership of the Kremlin-backed unrecognized Luhansk People’s Republic is now facing a violent crisis, waging an effective war with rival insurgent groups in the same region.
Jan. 3, 2015
Leaders of the
self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) announced they had liquidated an “illegal” torture centre in
Luhansk on Jan. 2, highlighting recent infighting between various groups of
Dec. 18, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no signs of changing his uncompromising stance on the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine during his 3,5-hour press conference on Dec. 18.
Dec. 18, 2014
After
its trucks began being turned back by Ukrainian forces on Dec. 14 the
foundation of Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov has warned of a pending
humanitarian crisis.
Jul. 25, 2014
SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine – When three Russian-backed separatists with Kalashnikovs turned up at Yuliy Krasiuk’s shop last month, he told them he didn’t want their protection. “There’s no-one I need prot
Jul. 21, 2014
The Ukrainian army has
captured 23 militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic
who were trying to escape from besieged Lysychansk, Luhansk region, the
Ukrainian presidential press cente
Feb. 25, 2014
On Feb. 24, parliament passed a bill to free 23 political
prisoners. Eight are members of far-right groups believed to have been
persecuted for their political beliefs. Five were anti-drug trafficking
Feb. 25, 2014
Viktor Yanukovych remained missing on Feb. 25, four years to the day after he was inaugurated as Ukraine’s fourth president and one day after Ukraine’s current authorities issued an arrest warrant
Feb. 21, 2014
They came to help police in their standoff with demonstrators, but ended up getting captured by those very protesters. Now they are prisoners of a war whose casualties are growing by the day with no e
Jan. 20, 2014
Editor’s Note: EuroMaidan participants and political opposition leaders held a Jan. 19 rally in response to new measures signed into law on Jan. 17 by President Viktor Yanukovych that restrict freedom
Dec. 15, 2013
For the fourth consecutive Sunday tens of thousands of protesters descended on central Kyiv to express dissatisfaction with their government. In all of the ups and downs of EuroMaidan, it’s hard to te
Dec. 13, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post is providing continuous coverage of the protests in Kyiv and other cities following the government’s decision on Nov. 21 to stop European Union integration by rejecting an
Mar. 4, 2013
The
Ivano-Frankivsk City Council has joined the growing ranks of people who believe
authorities convicted two innocent people for murdering a 43-year-old Kyiv
judge in March 2011.
Dec. 20, 2012
When Eugenia Tymoshenko celebrates the New Year, her mother will still be in prison and her father in exile.