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Mass blocking of Ukrainian accounts on Twitter

Mass blocking of Ukrainian accounts on Twitter

Following Facebook, Ukrainian bloggers' accounts on the social network Twitter have been subjected to repression. Sanctions have been imposed on virtually all top bloggers on the platform. All of them were blocked following complaints filed by pro-Russian…

Korban's lawyer served with summons

Korban's lawyer served with summons

Oksana Tomchuk, lawyer for oligarch Hennadiy Korban, was served with a summons today after a hearing at the Pechersk Court in Kyiv. The human rights defender has been summoned for questioning at the Prosecutor General's Office on 21 December

BPP Confused Over Which Barna Was Expelled From List

BPP Confused Over Which Barna Was Expelled From List

Today in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, MP from Petro Poroshenko Bloc Oleg Barna behaved very incorrectly towards the country's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, attempting to carry him out of the session hall and causing a scuffle

VSK finds grounds for repeat elections in Kryvyi Rih

VSK finds grounds for repeat elections in Kryvyi Rih

Ukrainian parliament deputy speaker Oksana Syroyed stated today during a reconciliation council meeting that the temporary special commission's review of possible fraud in the Kryvyi Rih mayoral election revealed violations that could serve as grounds for a…

Hennadiy Korban hospitalised

Hennadiy Korban hospitalised

Leader of the "Ukrop" party, Hennadiy Korban, was hospitalised overnight in the presence of local police officers after experiencing severe chest pain.

EV import duties scrapped

EV import duties scrapped

Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted by a majority to finally abolish customs duties on electric vehicles. The lawmakers passed the relevant law.

Prosecutors terrorise Moiseychuk in hospital

Prosecutors terrorise Moiseychuk in hospital

Despite a court ruling restoring parliamentary immunity to Radical Party MP Ihor Moiseychuk, prosecutors continue attempting to send him back to pre-trial detention.

Dnipro Military Hospital Returned to State Ownership by Court

Dnipro Military Hospital Returned to State Ownership by Court

It is no secret that the Dnipro Military Hospital and its adjacent territory were fraudulently transferred to the ownership of Russian bank VTB several years ago. Ukrainian soldiers receiving treatment there were threatened with eviction.

President signs decree dismissing Shokin

President signs decree dismissing Shokin

Speculation about the resignation of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has been ongoing for days, if not weeks. Today, reports emerged that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree dismissing him, and an active search for a replacement is now…

Price of the "Tariff Maidan" sell-off revealed

Price of the "Tariff Maidan" sell-off revealed

As is known, the so-called "Tariff Maidan", initiated by the "Radical Party" and personally by Oleksandr Lyashko, barely lasted until the elections, after which it ceased to exist.

Witness in Korban case tortured and denied medical aid

Witness in Korban case tortured and denied medical aid

Today at the Court of Appeal, sitting in the case of oligarch and leader of the UKROP party Hennadiy Korban, lawyers unexpectedly found Oleksandr Martynov, who had been missing for a week and was due to give testimony

Ukrop party issues statement on elections in Kryvyi Rih

Ukrop party issues statement on elections in Kryvyi Rih

The Ukrop party, whose candidate won the mayoral election in Dnipro, has decided to support Self-Help and prevent fraud in Kryvyi Rih, where the results of the city residents' vote changed radically within hours, resulting in a victory for Yuriy Vilkul.

Ihor Mosiychuk released from custody

Ihor Mosiychuk released from custody

After five days of court hearings involving attempts to select a preventive measure, endless adjournments and motions, Ukrainian People's Deputy from the Radical Party Ihor Mosiychuk was released from custody by a judge this evening.

Lawyer for Lukash found to be member of UKROP party

Lawyer for Lukash found to be member of UKROP party

Andriy Smyrnov, the lawyer who recently defended former Justice Minister Yelena Lukash in court, turned out to be a member of the UKROP party. When the lawyer was exposed for this on Facebook

Prosecutors raid Nikolaiv volunteers

Prosecutors raid Nikolaiv volunteers

Following a search at a volunteer organisation's office in Dnipro, prosecutors moved on to volunteers in Mykolaiv. Last evening, law enforcement officers conducted searches not only at the office but also in the volunteers' apartments.

Court selects pre-trial measure for Korban

Court selects pre-trial measure for Korban

After more than 130 hours in custody and complete uncertainty, UKROP party leader Hennadii Korban was able to breathe a sigh of relief. The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv, as a pre-trial measure