''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukrainian with selected articles published in or translated to Russian and English, the newspaper is tailored for a general readership with an emphasis on the politics of Ukraine.
In May 2021, owner Olena Prytula sold 100% of the corporate rights of ''Ukrainska Pravda'' to
Dragon Capital
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. The parties agreed that the editorial policy of the publication would remain unchanged.
Along with
Hromadske
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and the Center for United Action, ''Ukrainska Pravda'' is part of the Kyiv MediaHub.
Verkhovna Rada
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session on 2 October 2012, the Office of the Verkhovna Rada questioned whether Leshchenko and Nayyem should be granted access to future sessions.
Staff and contributors of ''Ukrainska Pravda'' have pioneered many legal and research techniques aimed at advancing
freedom of information
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in Ukraine, particularly those concerning the
government spending
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offshore
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Science and technology
* Offshore (hydrocarbons)
* Offshore construction, construction out at sea
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* Off ...
tax evasion
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. Staff journalists routinely participate in non-partisan public actions promoting democracy and press freedom in the country.
Sister websites
''Ukrainska Pravda'' is also the umbrella site for the following more recent sister websites:
* Ukrainska Pravda – Blohy ' ("Blogs") – selected bloggers
* Ekonomichna Pravda ' ("Economic Truth") – economy and business news and publications
* Istorychna Pravda ' ("Historical Truth") – non-news history magazine
* Ukrainska Pravda – Kyiv ' – local news and articles on Kyiv
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Tablo ID
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'' – celebrity illustrated news site, paying significant attention to the public life of Ukrainian politicians and statesmen
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Yevropeyska Pravda
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European integration
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ezine
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Editorial
copyright
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disclaimers collectively describe these sites as the "''Ukrainska Pravda'' Internet Holding", not specifying the legal nature of the holding.
Among regular bloggers at ''Ukrainska Pravda'' are
Anatoliy Hrytsenko
Anatoliy Stepanovych Hrytsenko ( uk, Анатолій Степанович Гриценко; born 25 October 1957) is a Ukrainian politician, independent member of the current Ukrainian parliament, former Minister of Defence, member of the Our ...
,
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, hold ...
,
Inna Bohoslovska
Inna Hermanivna Bohoslovska ( uk, І́нна Ге́рманівна Богосло́вська, russian: И́нна Ге́рмановна Богосло́вская, alternative spellings: ''Bogoslovska'', ''Bogoslovskaya'') is a former Ukrainian ...
,
Tetiana Chornovol
Tetiana Mykolayivna Chornovol ( uk, Тетя́на Микола́ївна Чорново́л; born 4 June 1979 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian journalist and civic activist, and one of the leaders in the Euromaidan protest ...
,
Yuriy Lutsenko
Yuriy Vitaliyovych Lutsenko ( uk, Юрій Віталійович Луценко; born 14 December 1964) is a Ukrainian politician whose most recent post was Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 12 May 2016Georgiy Gongadze, Olena Prytula (deputy)
* 2000–2014 Olena Prytula, Serhiy Leshchenko (deputy)
* 2014–present
Sevgil Musayeva
Sevgil Musayeva ( uk, Севгіль Хайретдинівна Мусаєва, , Sevhil Khairetdynivna Musaieva, crh, Sevgil Hayretdın Qızı Musaieva) is a Ukrainian journalist from Crimea, Ukraine, chief-editor of internet publishing ''Ukra ...
Gallery
File:Georgi gongadse.jpg, Georgiy Gongadze, co-founder and first editor of ''Ukrainska Pravda''
File:"Ukrayinska pravda" journalist, Serhiy Leshchenko, journalist Mustafa Nayem and Taras Chornovil, People's Deputy.jpg, ''Ukrainska Pravda'' chief investigative journalists, Serhiy Leshchenko (center) and Mustafa Nayyem (right), interview politician
Taras Chornovil
Taras Vyacheslavovych Chornovil ( uk, Тарас В'ячеславович Чорновіл; born on June 1, 1964 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian politician and is a former deputy in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament).Pavel Sheremet
Pavel Grigorievich Sheremet (russian: Павел Григорьевич Шеремет, be, Павел Рыгоравіч Шарамет, 28 November 1971 – 20 July 2016) was a Belarusian-born Russian and Ukrainian journalist who was impriso ...
died in Kyiv on 20 July 2016 in a car explosion
File:Pravda cartoon.jpg, A 2005 cartoon from ''Ukrainska Pravda''
See also
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Myroslava Gongadze
Myroslava Gongadze ( uk, Миросла́ва Володи́мирівна Ґонґа́дзе, born 19 June 1972) is a Ukrainian journalist currently living in the United States. Her husband, journalist Georgiy Gongadze, was abducted and murdered ...
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Cassette Scandal
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Mykola Melnychenko
(Major) Mykola Melnychenko ( uk, Микола Іванович Мельниченко, born 18 October 1966 in Vasylkiv, Ukrainian SSR) was a bodyguard of Leonid Kuchma (President of Ukraine), an officer of the State Security Administration.
Betw ...