Aug. 6, 2014
There is nobody in Ukraine’s politics who out-machos him. Dressed in camouflage and a flak jacket, Oleg Lyashko roams the east of Ukraine, punishing Russian-backed separatists and their supporters.
Jul. 25, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – While most eyes of the world were focused on the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that killed 298 people, Ukraine’s government forces continued assaults that regaine
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. 24, 2014
The Ukrainian military continue advancement in the north of Luhansk:
troops entered Lysychansk and rounded up the rebels, spokesman for the
National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Andriy Lysenko
Jul. 21, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – Heavy fighting broke out in this regional capital on July 21, with Ukrainian government forces and Kremlin-backed rebels exchanging artillery fire within city limits.
Jul. 21, 2014
Ukrainian law enforcement has taken control over Dzerzhynsk located 55
km north of Donetsk and the pro-Russian insurgents are forced to
retreat, South-East Front information center head Konstantin Kny
Jul. 20, 2014
SHCHASTYA, Ukraine – Dozens
of tanks are driving at a high speed past the road sign “Shchastya” or
“Happiness” in Ukrainian on the way to Luhansk, a new stronghold of armed
Kremlin-backed separatists.
Jul. 16, 2014
The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic imposed martial law and a nighttime curfew across the regional capital on July 16, its press service has reported.
Jul. 16, 2014
Members of illegal armed groups shelled Ukrainian National Guard positions near the village of Marynivka in Donetsk oblast on July 16 morning, and fighting is now going on near Tarany.
Jul. 11, 2014
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine – The regional Security Service of Ukraine headquarters, the command center for Kremlin-backed insurgents before they fled Sloviansk on June 5.
Jul. 10, 2014
With the West wimping out on tough sanctions against Russia or significant military aid to Kyiv, Ukraine is pretty much going it alone in defending the nation against the Kremlin-backed war that began
Jul. 6, 2014
Ukraine’s new Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey praised the Ukrainian army’s conduct in recapturing the former rebel stronghold of Sloviansk on July 5, pledging a continuation of the government’s anti-
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. 4, 2014
Editor’s Note: Odessa journalist Sergiy Dibrov witnessed the May 2 violence killed 46 people, most of whom died in a fire in the Trade Unions Building.
Feb. 23, 2014
Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post has been covering the anti-government, pro-democracy EuroMaidan protests from their very beginning on Nov. 21.
Feb. 20, 2014
Editor’s Note: Police launched a raid on Independence Square at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18 .The Feb. 18-19 clashes killed at least 26 persons, including 10 police officers, and injured more than 1,000 people.
Feb. 19, 2014
Editor’s Note: Police launched a raid on Independence Square at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18. See Kyiv Post coverage of daytime clashes today between police and protesters that killed at least 25 persons.
Feb. 19, 2014
Open warfare broke out on the streets of Kyiv today, with at least 25 persons reportedly killed and more than 1,000 people injured. It was a day of non-stop bloodletting, smoke, fire.
Feb. 8, 2014
Several hundred ‘titushkis’ advance on protester barricades in Kyiv, but then retreat (live updates)
EuroMaidan self-defense groups say they repelled a potential attack by a group of up to 2,000 people who advanced on barricades near the protester-occupied Kyiv City Hall about noon, but then hastily
Jan. 27, 2014
Editor’s Note: Anti-government EuroMaidan demonstrations began in Ukraine on Nov. 21, triggered by President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to abandon closer ties with the European Union in favor of Rus