Ukraine

Ukraine

Second Eurovision singer faces ban after Crimea visit emerges

Ukraine said it is investigating a video that appears to show Bulgaria’s Kristian Kostov performing on the Black Sea peninsula in June 2014, three months after it was seized by Russia.

11/05/2017

Ukraine

The heat is on in Kyiv for second Eurovision semi-finals

The last ten places are up for grabs, meaning eight countries will go home empty handed.

11/05/2017

Ukraine

Banned Eurovision singer returns to Crimea

Samoylova takes her "Flame is burning" song to Crimea after being banned from the Eurovision.

10/05/2017

Ukraine

Clashes at Kyiv "Immortal Regiment" ceremony

There have been scuffles between activists and police at a march in the Ukrainian capital marking the end of the Second World War.

09/05/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine gears up for Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv

Ukraine is gearing up for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kyiv next month (May 13).

29/04/2017

Ukraine

Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism

On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it.

26/04/2017

Ukraine

Remembering Chernobyl, 31 years on

A ceremony has been held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 years on.

26/04/2017

Ukraine

International observer in Ukraine killed in land mine

The American was part of a monitoring mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

23/04/2017

Ukraine

Why won't Russia be at Eurovision 2017?

It comes down to a political disagreement over the annexed Crimea peninsula, and a disabled singer

14/04/2017

Ukraine

Russia says it won't broadcast Eurovision Song Contest

It is another blow to harmony in next month’s Eurovision Song Contest.

14/04/2017

Ukraine

Kyiv: giant eggs exhibited in open-air Easter extravaganza

The Ukrainian capital is gearing up for Easter with a huge open-air exhibition across two city centre squares.

13/04/2017

Economy

Ukraine's central bank governor quits

Ukraine's Central Bank governor Valeria Gontareva has resigned in a blow to reform plans for its battered corruption-plagued economy.

10/04/2017

Ukraine

Ukrainians granted visa-free travel in the EU

The European Parliament on Thursday voted to ease travel restrictions for Ukrainians visiting member states.

06/04/2017

Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine Eurovision row rumbles on after olive branch rejected

A compromise aimed at defusing a row between Russia and Ukraine over this year’s Eurovision contest has been rejected.

24/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Russia of 'state terrorism' after former MP shot in Kyiv

Denis Voronenkov, a key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead outside a hotel in Kyiv.

23/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine: Mass evacuations after weapons depot blast

Some 20,000 people were being evacuated on Thursday after explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine, in what is being treated as an act of sabotage.

23/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine bans Russia's Eurovision singer Samoylova

Ukraine has barred Russia’s entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country for this year’s competition.

22/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine slaps cargo ban on traffic with separatist east

Ukraine imposed a cargo ban on traffic with the separatist east of the country on Wednesday.

15/03/2017

Ukraine

Meet 4 people who have relocated from Donetsk and Lugansk to Moscow

Buses from the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine arrive daily at a terminal in Moscow.

07/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine jails its head of tax and customs

Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor says investigators suspect 38-year-old Roman Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker Oleksandr Onishchenko deprive the state of the money in tax revenue linked to a gas dea

07/03/2017

Ukraine

Donbass couple set up home near Kyiv after fleeing conflict

It’s been only two weeks since a house in a village near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv became home for Vitaliy and Valentina.

07/03/2017

Ukraine

Donbass civilians suffer their third winter amid conflict

The ceasefire agreement between Ukrainian troops and so-called separatists in the country’s eastern Donbass region is monitored by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe…

06/03/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia court battle over 'terrorism' claims

Kyiv has taken Moscow to the International Court of Justice over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

06/03/2017

Ukraine

Gas explosion kills at least eight miners in western Ukraine

At least eight miners have been killed in a gas explosion in western Ukraine.

03/03/2017

Ukraine

Clashes between nationalists and separatists at a rail blockade in eastern Ukraine

A gang of men - one wielding a chainsaw - has attacked a pro-Kyiv rail blockade in eastern Ukraine. More than 35 people were arrested at Kryvyi Torets. One man was injured.

01/03/2017

Ukraine

Kiev march marks third anniversary of Russian annexation of Crimea

Three years after Russian troops seized control of the strategic peninsula, Crimean Tatars are joined by Kiev residents to protest occupation.

26/02/2017