Yaroslav Ostafiichuk

Editor

Journalist and editor. Covering current events in Ukraine, politics, social processes, and high-profile topics. Working with news, analysis, and fact-checking, with a focus on accuracy and clear presentation of information.

Odesa Port Plant: privatization attempt #4

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has made another decision on the privatization of Odesa Port Plant (OPZ). This was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yul…

27 August 10:27
US imposes tariffs against India over Russian oil purchases

US President Donald Trump has imposed doubled tariffs on Indian goods, which now reach 50%. This decision came into force today at seven in the morning Kiev tim…

27 August 09:22
The oil market has stabilized and is waiting for new developments in the Russian-Ukrainian war

World oil prices stabilized on Wednesday after falling in the previous trading session. The market is expecting changes in the Russian-Ukrainian war, and invest…

27 August 09:01
Korea’s POSCO International plans three major investment projects in Ukraine

Korean corporation POSCO International is considering the possibility of implementing several large-scale projects in Ukraine. This was announced by the Ministr…

26 August 15:51
Patriarch Filaret, 96, has been hospitalized in serious condition

The patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, Filaret, has been hospitalized. According to "Komersant Ukrainian" Filaret was admi…

26 August 14:48
Kherson in a semi-surrounded: why the M-14 highway has become impassable and what to do about it

The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, has reported in his Telegram channel about high activity of Russian drones along t…

26 August 13:57
Is Russia really on the verge of a fuel crisis: an analysis?

During August, Ukrainian drones conducted a number of pinpoint strikes on strategically important Russian oil refineries and elements of the fuel system. As a r…

26 August 12:56
Half of Ukrainian IT workers want to emigrate, and this is due to mobilization

Ukrainian IT-community is divided in its plans for the future: almost half of specialists (48%) are considering emigration, and the same number, 48%, plan to st…

26 August 11:13
How to prepare for a magnetic storm: Thursday will be the hardest for weather-sensitive people

Moderate solar activity is expected during the last week of summer, but a slight increase is likely on Thursday. This is evidenced by data from the NOAA Space W…

26 August 10:32
The beginning of the school year under threat: half of the textbooks for grade 8 have not reached schools

As of 19 August, Ukrainian schools have not received half of the planned textbooks for eighth-graders, which poses a threat of disrupting the start of the schoo…

26 August 09:18