''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian

online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...

founded by

Georgiy Gongadze Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze ka, გიორგი რუსლანის ძე ღონღაძე, Giorgi Ruslanis dze Ghonghadze (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) was a Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidn ...

on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

with selected articles published in or translated to

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, the newspaper is tailored for a general readership with an emphasis on the

politics of Ukraine The politics of Ukraine take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, ...

. In May 2021, owner

Olena Prytula Olena Yuriivna Prytula ( uk, Олена Юріївна Притула; russian: Алёна Юрьевна Притула; born March 10, 1967) is a Ukrainian journalist, the former editor-in-chief, owner (and earlier co-founder) of the ''Ukrayi ...

sold 100% of the corporate rights of ''Ukrainska Pravda'' to Dragon Capital. The parties agreed that the editorial policy of the publication would remain unchanged. Along with

Hromadske Hromadske ( uk, Громадське; lit. ''Public'') is a digital broadcasting station in Ukraine that commenced operations on 22 November 2013. The station was announced in June 2013 by 15 journalists, before commencing operations on 22 Novem ...

and the Center for United Action, ''Ukrainska Pravda'' is part of the Kyiv MediaHub.

History

In December 2002, ''Ukrainska Pravda'' was refused a press accreditation by the

Prosecutor General of Ukraine The prosecutor general of Ukraine (also procurator general of Ukraine, uk, Генеральний прокурор України) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General ( uk, Офіс ...

Svyatoslav Piskun (an offence against the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, after ''Ukrainska Pravda'' journalists

Serhiy Leshchenko Serhiy Leshchenko ( uk, Сергій Анатолійович Лещенко, 30 August, 1980) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian ex-journalist, politician and public figure, Member of Parliament (8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada). From 2002 until 2014 Leshch ...

and

Mustafa Nayyem Mustafa Masi Nayyem ( uk, Мустафа Найєм, ps, مصطفی نعیم) is an Afghan-Ukrainian journalist, MP, lecturer at the Kyiv School of Economics, and public figure who was influential in sparking the Euromaidan in Ukraine. Formerly, ...

displayed a protest banner with the message "Stop the libel law" during a

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

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 Freedom of information is freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information. Access to information is the ability for an individual to seek, receive and impart information effectively. This sometimes includes "scientific, indigeno ...

in Ukraine, particularly those concerning the government spending,

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and offshore

tax evasion Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the taxpayer's affairs to the tax authorities to reduce the tax ...

. 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 *''

Tablo ID ''Tablo ID'' ( uk, Табло ID, literally ''Tablo ID'') is a Ukrainian celebrity illustrated news website, paying significant attention to the public life of Ukrainian politicians and statesmen. Tablo ID is a part of the ''Ukrayinska Pravda'' g ...

'' – celebrity illustrated news site, paying significant attention to the public life of Ukrainian politicians and statesmen *''

Yevropeyska Pravda ''Yevropeyska Pravda'' ( uk, Європейська правда, lit=European Truth, translit=), also known as ''European Pravda'' (EP), is a Ukrainian online media outlet dedicated to Europe, NATO and reforms in Ukraine. "EP" website was launc ...

'' ("European Truth") –

international security International security, also called global security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These meas ...

and

European integration European integration is the process of industrial, economic integration, economic, political, legal, social integration, social, and cultural Regional integration, integration of states wholly or partially in Europe or nearby. European integrat ...

in Ukraine *
Ukrainska Pravda – Zhyttia
' ("Life") – social

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Editorial

copyright A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, education ...

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 U ...

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, holdi ...

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 2016 Georgiy Gongadze Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze ka, გიორგი რუსლანის ძე ღონღაძე, Giorgi Ruslanis dze Ghonghadze (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) was a Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidn ...

, Olena Prytula (deputy) * 2000–2014

, Serhiy Leshchenko (deputy) * 2014–present Sevgil Musayeva

Gallery

File:Georgi gongadse.jpg,

, 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,

(center) and

(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''

References

External links

* * {{in lang, en Corruption in Ukraine English-language websites Free Media Awards winners Internet properties established in 2000 Mass media in Kyiv Mass media of the Euromaidan Newspapers published in Ukraine Russian-language websites Ukrainian news websites Ukrainian-language websites

History

Sister websites

Gallery

See also

References

Further reading

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