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Ukrainian Media Defy Court Ban to Publish Spiked Corruption Probe
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (753+ words) Condemning a preemptive court injunction as "prior censorship," Ukrainian newsrooms united to publish a blocked investigation into a top official's inner circle. The newsstand in the Central Post Office in Old Town Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine on February 24, 2023. In…...
Ukraine Accuses Russian Prison Doctor of War Crimes Following OCCRP/Schemes Investigation
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (330+ words) Following a joint OCCRP and Schemes investigation, Ukrainian authorities have issued formal notices of suspicion against a Russian prison medic and his enforcer, accusing them of weaponizing disease, sexual violence, and systemic torture against Ukrainian captives. Ukrainian authorities on Friday…...
UK Sanctions Suppliers of Components to Russian Drones Attacking Ukraine
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (446+ words) London announced sanctions on 35 new targets to block the supply of restricted components to Russian drone factories and dismantle trafficking networks allegedly used to prop of the country's military capacity. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian President's Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, showing…...
A Ukrainian Judge’s Modest Salary, and His Family’s Luxury Real Estate Empire
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (445+ words) Ruslan Ivanytskyi claims he has no financial ties to his mother and niece, whose high-end vehicles and heavily discounted luxury properties dwarf their official earnings. A view of the luxury residential complex in central Kyiv where the judge's mother acquired…...
Ukraine Advances Vote-Buying Case Against Fraction Leader in Parliament
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) Anti-corruption agencies say they have completed their investigation into allegations that the prominent opposition leader tried to orchestrate a systematic bribery network within Parliament. A prominent opposition leader is accused of orchestrating a systematic bribery network within Ukraine's Parliament. Banner:…...
Journalists Identify Russian-Run Hospital Where Ukrainian POW Was Purposefully Disfigured During Surgery
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (698+ words) Andriy Pereverziev had a Russian war slogan branded into his stomach during an operation after he was captured and wounded in battle. RFE/RL’s Schemes found that the hospital where he underwent surgery is a hotbed of support for Russia’s…...
Ukraine Probes Kyiv Monastery Over Alleged Russian-Style School - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Ukraine’s security service is investigating whether a Kyiv monastery linked to the Moscow Patriarchate has been running an unlicensed school that used Russian-language and Soviet-era materials, raising concerns about attempts to shape children’s identities during the war. The belltower of…...
Ukraine Moves to Dismiss Judge Who Ruled in Favor of Oligarch Kolomoisky
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) The High Council of Justice initiated disciplinary action against Judge Volodymyr Keleberda, who previously sided with Ihor Kolomoisky in a case challenging the nationalization of PrivatBank. Ukraine’s High Council of Justice has submitted a motion to dismiss Judge Volodymyr Keleberda,…...
Ukraine Expected to Appoint Previously Rejected Anti-Corruption Nominee Under International Pressure
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) Following backlash over efforts to undermine independent oversight bodies, Kyiv may soon approve the candidacy of Oleksandr Tsyvinsky to lead the Bureau of Economic Security. Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, a former NABU official, was nominated by international selectors, a key EU accession…...