Flydubai passenger describes pilots' knife fight in cockpit
A woman flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv described the tense situation after landing in Saudi Arabia, where one of the crew members behaved threateningly.
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MP Melnychuk continues to break the law
The new Kyiv patrol police detained controversial People's Deputy Serhiy Melnychuk, who was driving a vehicle without documents: a vehicle registration certificate and a driver's licence. Moreover, the MP refused to sign the report drawn up by the police.
Saakashvili proposes routing the Silk Road through Yuzhny
Odesa Oblast Governor Saakashvili proposed routing the famous Chinese Silk Road project through Yuzhny. This was announced by Ukrainian People's Deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko. Given the emerging decline in China's exports and imports, the chances of Beijing…
Fugitive Russian oligarch collects 600,000 from Ukrainians
Fugitive Russian oligarch Evgeny Chichvarkin managed to collect 600,000 rubles from Ukrainians through lectures and book sales. As previously promised, all funds will go to charity, the well-known website "Tabletochka," and foundations.
Korban in talks with Mike Tyson
Yesterday, the "Ukrop" party decided to nominate Hennadiy Korban for the Kyiv mayoral election. Many took this with irony. Apparently, the team is going into the election not just with buckwheat, but also with jokes. Thus, oligarch Boris Filatov's colleague…
Korban decides to run for Kyiv mayor
The well-known raider and oligarch linked to the Privat group, Hennadiy Korban, appears determined to break into big politics at all costs. After failing in the by-elections to the Verkhovna Rada in Chernihiv's 205th constituency, the Ukrop party nominated…
Austria ratifies Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
Another European country has ratified the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement today. Austria completed the procedure, bringing our country closer to Europe.
Guzhva posts bail for himself
Former editor-in-chief of "Vesti" Igor Guzhva has posted the bail set by the court in the amount of 1,035,300 hryvnia. This allows him to remain free. However, the journalist is not allowed to move around the country without the investigator's permission, let…
Abromavychus backs scrapping of employment records
Ukraine's Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavychus today publicly called for the abolition of employment records, describing them as an unnecessary legacy of the Soviet era.
Kyiv entrepreneurs produced fake documents
Enterprising citizens in Kyiv set up a print shop where they produced fake documents. During a search, the Security Service of Ukraine seized counterfeit seals and forms from various institutions, including universities.
Azarov speaks about Ukraine restoring relations with Russia
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov continues his attempts to draw attention to himself. Today he published another plan to save Ukraine. In the opinion of the fugitive politician, the country needs to restore "good-neighbourly relations" with…
Residents of Dniprodzerzhynsk receive fake gas bills
Residents of Dniprodzerzhynsk unexpectedly received inflated gas bills. People were horrified to discover they owed the city gas company huge sums, several times higher than the actual amounts.
Aidar to become an assault unit
The controversial Aidar battalion will soon be reorganised into an assault unit. The battalion is set to be reinforced with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as undergo intensified military training. This was agreed during negotiations with Chief…
Poroshenko hands Ukrainian passport to Maria Gaidar
Today, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko handed Ukrainian passports to Maria Gaidar and journalist Vladimir Fedorin. They are now full citizens of Ukraine. His press service reported this.
17 million hryvnia bail demanded for Igor Huzhva's release
Last week, it was reported that criminal proceedings were initiated against Igor Huzhva, former editor-in-chief of the "Vesti" publication, on charges of tax evasion. Today, he personally announced that he must pay a substantial bail of 17 million hryvnia to…
SBU denies entry ban on Burdzhanadze
Today, several media outlets published information that the Security Service of Ukraine had banned Georgian political figure Nino Burdzhanadze from entering our country. However, it turned out that this is not true.
Constitutional Court judge's wife is LNR terrorist
According to People's Deputy Igor Mosiychuk of the Radical Party, the wife of Ukrainian Constitutional Court judge Mykhailo Zaporozhets, who voted for constitutional amendments regarding the special status of Donbas, is an LNR terrorist
ATB Kharkiv killer identified
A brazen murder took place inside an ATB supermarket in Kharkiv yesterday evening. An unidentified man shot a customer with a pistol. Surveillance footage was shared on social media and in the media, leading to a result. The killer was identified in less than…
Korban claims freedom of speech is being privatised in Ukraine
Recently, information emerged that a Cypriot company controlled by the president acquired the stake in the holding owned by Ihor Huzhva, editor-in-chief of the "Vesti" publication. Today, law enforcement agencies publicly announced that Huzhva is suspected of…
Head of Donetsk Regional Interior Ministry who handed over city moves to Kyiv
Former head of the Donetsk Regional Interior Department Roman Romanov, who personally handed the city over to separatists in March 2014, has now moved to Kyiv, where he feels quite comfortable under the so-called "yoke of the junta".
Ukroboronprom enterprise headed by father of selection committee chair
The fight against corruption in our country is likely to last for decades, and the appointment of a new head for one of Ukroboronprom's key enterprises is further proof of this.