Ukraine

Ukraine

Confusion in Kyiv amid claims Kabul evacuation plane was 'hijacked'

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister claimed an aircraft was "de facto hijacked" from Kabul airport before heading to Iran.

24/08/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine celebrates 30 years of independence amid tensions with Russia

On Tuesday Ukraine marks 30 years of independence from the Soviet Union, amid tense relations with Russia. Watch the parade once again in the media player.

24/08/2021

Ukraine

‘Crimea is Ukraine’: Zelenskyy opens inaugural Crimea summit

Representatives of 46 nations and blocs attended the first international summit on the annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, a summit dismissed as an “anti-Russian event” by the Kremlin.

23/08/2021

Ukraine

Merkel urges high-level meeting on eastern Ukraine in visit to Kyiv

Angela Merkel said she supported further peace talks on the situation in eastern Ukraine during her "farewell visit" to Kyiv.

22/08/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine steps up protection of Belarusian exiles after activist death

The announcement came after a Belarusian activist who ran a group helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found hanged in Kyiv.

05/08/2021

My Europe Series

Ukraine mulls giving hero status to alleged war criminals

Ukraine is considering giving hero status to controversial figures, including Nazi cooperators Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych, who fought for independence in the 1930s and 1940s.

04/08/2021

Ukraine

Grenade-carrying veteran threatens to blow up Kyiv government building

A video shared online reportedly showed him brandishing an object in his hand and saying: "I will not leave this place alive."

04/08/2021

My Europe Series

Are Russia fears holding up Ukraine's bid to join NATO?

Critics say Ukraine is not ready to join NATO - and even if it was, NATO does not want to be drawn into a conflict with Russia.

15/07/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers made to march in high heels during military parade

Ukraine's defence ministry sparked uproar after it published photos of the women marching on its Facebook page.

03/07/2021

Travel News

Ukraine’s Soviet mosaics are more than just old propaganda

Soviet mosaics in Ukraine were neglected after the end of the USSR. Now artists and locals are trying to restore this important piece of Ukraine’s art history.

28/06/2021

Ukraine

Remembering Babi Yar - the little-known 'Holocaust of bullets'

As the 80th anniversary of Babi Yar approaches, some urge Ukraine to do more to commemorate what became known as the "Holocaust of bullets".

22/06/2021

My Europe Series

Zelenskyy speeds up corruption crackdown, one oligarch at a time

A new law pledges to take down Ukraine's oligarchy, but does it go too far or not far enough?

22/06/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine and UEFA 'reach compromise' over controversial jerseys

The slogan "Glory to the Heroes" will be part of a new element added to the interior of the Ukraine national team jersey

11/06/2021

Ukraine

UEFA tells Ukraine to remove 'political slogan' from EURO 2020 shirt

UEFA has told Ukraine that it must remove the slogan 'Glory to Our Heroes' from its EURO 2020 football shirt after a complaint from the Russian Football Union.

10/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Ukraine

Ukraine have never won a knockout game at a European Championship, could they make history this year?

08/06/2021

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Ukraine march in support of more transgender rights

Scores of people rallied in Ukraine on Saturday in support of the Trangender and LGBT community

22/05/2021

Nature

Ukrainians keep wild beekeeping tradition alive

Ukraine is one of the main producers of honey in Europe. Around 1.5 per cent of Ukraine's population is engaged in various forms of beekeeping, according to the United Nations.

20/05/2021

My Europe Series

One country, two wars: how Ukraine is fighting Covid-19

Seven years of war in eastern Ukraine have been marked by an escalation of conflict, a Russian military buildup at the border and a new enemy: COVID-19. We take an in-depth look at how people are surviving the pandemic on Europe's only active frontline.

14/05/2021

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Inauguration of symbolic synagogue in Kyiv

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Chief rabbi of Kyiv Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch attend the inauguration of a symbolic synagogue at the memorial site commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar, one of the biggest massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust.

14/05/2021

Ukraine

Ukraine opposition leader and Putin ally under house arrest

The move comes days after Viktor Medvedchuk was charged with treason, with the Opposition Platform - For Life party chairman denying the allegations against him.

13/05/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian MP blasts 'hysterical' Facebook over influence network ban

Andrii Derkach was one of several Ukrainian politicians promoted by a network of fake Facebook accounts booted off the social media platform last month.

13/05/2021

Nature

Wildlife is thriving in Chernobyl 35 years after the nuclear explosion

Chernobyl may not be fit for humans for 24,000 years, but wild horses and other endangered species are flourishing in the abandoned region.

09/05/2021

My Europe Series

For Ukraine's female soldiers, armed conflict is not the only danger

Many women want to be posted to frontline positions, but face the risk of sexism and assault once they are there.

07/05/2021

Nature

Chernobyl: Why the nuclear disaster was an environmental success

The 1986 disaster has unexpectedly created Europe's largest nature reserve.

07/05/2021

Ukraine

Blinken meets Zelenskyy, urging Russia to stop 'aggressive actions'

By visiting so early in his tenure, before any trip to Russia, Antony Blinken is signaling that Ukraine is a high foreign-policy priority for President Joe Biden's administration.

06/05/2021

My Europe Series

In Ukraine’s war-torn east, locals fear poverty more than Russia

“I feel like that from one side, the enemy is shooting at us, and from the other side in Kyiv, people are trying to hit us economically.”

30/04/2021