Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine’s Population Shrinks By Nearly A Quarter
A so-called electronic census found Ukraine’s population has dwindled by almost a quarter since 2001, driven by migration, death rates exceeding birth rates, but also because it was impossible to count residents in Russia-occupied Crimea and the territories in the country’s east that Kyiv doesn’t control. …read more...
British Police Remove Ukrainian National Emblem From Extremist Guide
Britain has removed Ukraine’s coat of arms from a police guide for identifying extremist symbols, after the presence of the “tryzub” (trident in Ukrainian) emblem in the document triggered a protest from Ukrainian officials. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prayers Answered? Ukrainian Orthodox Church Marks One Year Of Independence From Moscow
More than a year after gaining its independence from the Moscow Patriarchate, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has gained hundreds of parishes. But still faces challenges, not least from among its own ranks. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Marks Ukraine’s Day Of Unity With Human Chain Across The Dnipro River
Hundreds of Ukrainians have joined together to form a live chain across the Dnipro River in Kyiv to mark the 1919 Unification Act of the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the short-lived West Ukrainian People’s Republic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian TV Channel To Take Dispute With Ultraright ‘Hate’ Group to European Human Rights Court
Ukraine’s only nonprofit and independent television channel intends to seek recourse with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding a Supreme Court decision on January 21 that ruled a right-wing nationalist group’s reputation had been blighted. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Sending Its Youngest Research Team To Antarctica In March
Ukraine is sending its youngest ever expeditionary team to Antarctica in March, the Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release on January 20. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Britain ‘Regretful’ Ukrainian State Symbol Appears In Police’s ‘Extremist’ Guide
A statement by the British government says it is aware that Ukraine’s national symbol appears in a British police guide for identifying extremist symbols and that it is “regretful” of the fact. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Monitors Record 137 Episodes Of Violence, Confrontation By Ultraright Groups
There were 137 recorded incidents of confrontation and violence committed by ultraright groups in Ukraine over a one-year period from October 14, 2018, a monitoring report by a Ukrainian public advocacy organization stated. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Presses Iran Over Downed Plane’s Black Boxes
Ukraine is urging Iran to return the black-box flight recorders of a Ukrainian passenger plane shot down by the Iranian forces earlier this month. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Musical Flash Mobs Commemorate Donetsk Airport Battle
Ukrainian military orchestras popped up to perform in airports around the country to commemorate the brutal battle that destroyed the international airport near the eastern city of Donetsk. Ukraine officially marks January 20 as the Day of the Defenders of Donetsk Airport in memory of the fierce fighting between government forces and...
