''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian
online newspaper 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 kid ...
on 16 April 2000 (the day of the
Ukrainian constitutional referendum).
Published mainly in
Ukrainian 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, 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 Svyatoslav Piskun (an offence against the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the
Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, after ''Ukrainska Pravda'' journalists
Serhiy Leshchenko 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 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 in Ukraine, particularly those concerning the
government spending,
government procurement
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a sub ...
and
offshore tax evasion. 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'' ("European Truth") –
international security and
European integration in Ukraine
*
Ukrainska Pravda – Zhyttia' ("Life") – social
ezine
An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to being online only was the computer magaz ...
Editorial
copyright 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,
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 kid ...]
, Olena Prytula (deputy)
* 2000–2014
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 ...
, Serhiy Leshchenko (deputy)
* 2014–present
Sevgil Musayeva
Gallery
File:Georgi gongadse.jpg, 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 kid ...
, 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
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, ...
(right), interview politician Taras Chornovil in July 2011
File:Sheremet at Open Library debate 140928.jpg, ''Ukrainska Pravda'' journalist 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
*
Myroslava Gongadze
*
Cassette Scandal
The Cassette Scandal ( uk, Касетний скандал, Russian: Кассетный скандал, also known as Tapegate or Kuchmagate) was a Ukrainian political scandal in November 2000 in which Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma was caugh ...
/
Mykola Melnychenko
References
Further reading
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External links
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Corruption in Ukraine
English-language websites
Free Media Awards winners
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Mass media of the Euromaidan
Newspapers published in Ukraine
Russian-language websites
Ukrainian news websites
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