Journalists uncover hidden assets of MP Vatsak: $3.5m car fleet and state losses
Investigation reveals network of luxury cars in Gennadiy Vatsak's circle and series of violations in his business causing multi-million losses to state budget.
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Environment Minister Shevchenko removed from office
Just minutes ago, MPs of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada voted 235 in favour of dismissing controversial Environment and Natural Resources Minister Igor Shevchenko, who was on holiday in Monaco during the oil depot fire near Vasylkiv.
Svoboda demands playground built next to nuclear reactor
The Svoboda party continues its attempts to return to the political arena. This time, the pretext was the illegal construction of a building at 42/1 Nauky Avenue. Svoboda leaders organised a rally at the Kyiv City Council demanding the building be demolished…
Press secretary refutes claim of Kvitashvili's resignation
Today, MP from Petro Poroshenko Bloc Igor Kononenko spread information that Health Minister Oleksandr Kvitashvili had submitted a resignation letter.
Kvitashvili submits resignation
Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili has submitted his resignation. This information was released today by Igor Kononenko, a member of parliament from Petro Poroshenko's Bloc. The Cabinet of Ministers has not yet considered Kvitashvili's resignation…
Prosecutors say they know where Chernushenko is
Yesterday, Ukrainian parliamentarians voted by a majority to grant consent for the detention and arrest of Kyiv Court of Appeal judge Anton Chernushenko. This morning, it emerged that he had fled
Avakov dismisses entire traffic police staff of Mykolaiv region
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov continues to clean up the ranks of law enforcement. Today, the traffic police officers of Mykolaiv were caught in the crossfire, as he dismissed the entire staff.
Saakashvili Was Not Appointed by the State Department. Ponomar
For several weeks, the press has been circulating claims that the new Odesa Governor, Mikhail Saakashvili, was imposed on Ukraine by the US State Department. The former Georgian president is already being predicted to become the country's prime minister, and…
One of the commanders of the Berkut special unit, implicated in the Maidan shootings, detained
Today, the Security Service of Ukraine detained one of the commanders of the Berkut special unit, who was directly involved in the shootings on Maidan just over a year ago. "Today in Kyiv, the Security Service of Ukraine, during a special operation, detained…
Korban "dirties" cyborg Mikats via media
Fierce battle for a seat in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has erupted in Chernihiv's 205th constituency. It pits "cyborg" Oleksandr Mikats against oligarch Hennadiy Korban from the Privat group.
France fully ratifies Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
Today, France took the final step towards ratifying the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. Members of the French National Assembly ratified the document, defying the pleas and predictions of various Russian politicians.
Uniform approved for new patrol police
The uniform for the new patrol police was approved today at the Cabinet of Ministers, with operations set to begin soon in Kyiv and subsequently in other Ukrainian cities. "I came to the Cabinet meeting today with the new patrol officers. The ministerial…
Border Service to deport Amina Okueva's relative
A close relative of Amina Okueva was denied entry into Ukraine by the border service. Despite his request for political asylum, he is set to be deported to Russia within hours, effectively sentencing him to death, as both Okueva and her relatives are known…
Hennadiy Korban aims for the premiership
The well-known oligarch and former deputy governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Hennadiy Korban, is currently running for People's Deputy of Ukraine in Chernihiv. However, the businessman's ambitions appear to be growing by the hour
Situation in Yerevan resembles Ukrainian scenario
The so-called "Utility Maidan" in the Armenian capital increasingly resembles events that unfolded in Ukraine a year and a half ago, albeit on a somewhat accelerated timeline. Initially, people took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration against certain…
Radosław Sikorski Resigns
Recordings of conversations between senior Polish officials recently leaked to the press. The recordings were made in one of Warsaw's restaurants. It was announced today that, following the Polish government ministers, the Speaker of the lower house of…
A "global backstage" stands behind Saakashvili
The press is raising a wave of claims that the new governor of Odesa Oblast, former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, is doing nothing. Meanwhile, Odesa port officials are mass-postponing the purchase of apartments and expensive cars, which they had…
7 reasons for Crimea's return to Ukraine
Former Crimea tourism minister Alexander Liev is convinced the peninsula will return to Ukraine within the next decade, citing seven compelling reasons. "Seven reasons why Crimea will return to Ukraine in the next 10 years.
Avakov confirms search at Kernes' residence
We recently reported that armed men in masks were spotted at the National hotel in Kharkiv, where city mayor Hennadiy Kernes is staying. Unofficial information immediately emerged that law enforcement agencies, rather than Korban's men as some had assumed…
Search conducted at hotel where Kernes resides
Recently, news spread that armed men in balaclavas entered the National Hotel in Kharkiv, where city mayor Hennadiy Kernes lives. Some claim to have seen patches of the Chernihiv battalion.
Savchenko to be sentenced to 13 years, lawyer says
According to Ilya Novikov, lawyer for pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been unlawfully held in a Russian pre-trial detention centre for over a year, the court will almost certainly sentence her to 13 years in prison, or possibly more.