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.

Education or exile: why more applicants are failing the NMT

For the fourth year in a row, Ukraine is holding a national multi-subject test (NMT) instead of the traditional UPE. It was introduced as a solution because of…

22 August 13:37
Soybean and rapeseed duties adjust farmers’ incomes: how the market reacts to the new rules

Export duties on soybeans and rapeseed, approved by a parliamentary decision almost a month ago, have not yet been confirmed by the president's signature under…

22 August 12:52
Quota for cooperation: how Ukrainian honey paves the way to Europe

It is important to set a record, but it is even more important to repeat it, and even more important to surpass it. The achievement of 2024, when Ukraine export…

22 August 11:50
From the trenches to Bankova: Yermak announced a personnel “revolution” in the Office of the President

The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has announced an initiative to reform the structure of the agency in order to attract service…

22 August 10:52
MP Kostyukh on the dismissal of the head of Energoatom: “We will evaluate it later, but with Kotin the company has passed the biggest challenges”

An MP and a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Energy and Housing and Communal Services, Anatoliy Kostyukh, has commented for "Komersant Ukrainian" on P…

22 August 10:16
Who leaked data in the Kolomoisky case: NABU conducted searches in the SBU

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has searched the homes of a number of employees of the Security Service of Ukraine who are suspected of pa…

22 August 09:33
Second attempt to put in jail: scandalous verdict of an official’s son in the case of a woman’s death appealed against

The office of the Prosecutor General filed an appeal against the sentence of the Vladimiretsky district court in the case of 27-year-old Yevgeny Pavlishin, who…

22 August 09:30
The oil market is tired of waiting for peace

Oil prices were little changed on Friday as hopes for immediate peace between Russia and Ukraine diminished. This has increased the risk premium demanded by oil…

22 August 08:27
RFU approves: the government is preparing to privatize the remaining state-owned banks

The Financial Stability Council (FSC) has issued a positive opinion on the possibility of selling state-owned stakes in two systemically important banks - Sens…

21 August 14:38
UOC-MP ban is closer than it seems, officials hint

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate may be recognized as affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). In this case, the state will fi…

21 August 13:42