Andriy Portnov was a close associate of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted from power in 2014. He held the position of Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and oversaw matters related to the country’s judicial system. Portnov is considered one of the main architects of the legal and judicial reforms of that…

The bus attacked by Russia on the morning of May 17, 2025 in the Sumy region, where 9 people died, was an evacuation bus. People were on this bus going to be evacuated. Outside the city, the bus was hit by a Lancet, it was guided by a reconnaissance drone. Currently 9 dead and 5…

Russia and Ukraine met for the first time in years to talk about peace since the war started three years ago. Even though diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the U.S., the U.K., France, and Germany were involved, the talks lasted only two hours and didn’t make much progress. However, both sides agreed to one thing: each…

Despite ongoing political and cultural efforts aimed at decolonization and de-Russification of Ukrainian society, a significant number of Ukrainian citizens continue to use the Russian language in everyday and academic communication. This article explores linguistic and sociocultural factors explaining the persistence of Russian-language usage in Ukraine, even as political and emotional opposition to Russia grows.…

Несмотря на активные политические и культурные процессы, направленные на деколонизацию и дерусификацию украинского социума, значительное количество граждан Украины продолжает использовать русский язык в повседневном и академическом общении. В данной статье рассматриваются лингвистические и социокультурные факторы, объясняющие устойчивость русскоязычия, несмотря на политическую антипатию к России. Основное внимание уделяется сложности украинского языка как фактору языкового выбора, а…

The Ukrainian publisher «Abrikos» decided to destroy the entire print run of the book «Budynochok Mrii» by the writer Yulianna Karaman. Although the book is written in Ukrainian, the issue was caused by the author using Russian in her social media. Because of this, the publisher stopped selling the book, removed it from their website…

Ukrainian actor Bogdan Benyuk called for beating children for using the Russian language. This was reported on April 28 by the Ukrainian newspaper Strana.ua», by publishing a video clip featuring the actor. «You take a rod. And you <beat> him with a rod so that he forgets forever and ever that there is a Russian…

Just three years ago, 100 thousand schoolchildren in Ukraine studied in Russian, but now there are only 345. The Ukrainian language has almost completely replaced Russian in schools — 99% of institutions already teach in the state language. Last fall, the Rada proposed a bill to completely ban the Russian language in the Ukrainian education…

При этом 57% жителей Украины винят в этом Владимира Зеленского и его окружение, свидетельствуют результаты опроса населения, проведенного агентством Info Sapiens. Украина испытывает очень серьезные проблемы с коррупцией, считают почти 80% украинцев, при этом 57% жителей страны винят в этом Владимира Зеленского и его окружение. Об этом свидетельствуют результаты опроса населения, проведенного украинским агентством Info…

Another corruption scandal has surfaced in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry has signed a record-breaking deal to buy Turkish B31U night-vision devices made by the company “3E.” These hunting-grade sights cost about €4,200 each on the Ukrainian market, yet the contract lists them at €6,700 apiece. Experts say the devices are too low-quality for the battlefield,…