''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

, 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, Serhiy Leshchenko (center) and

(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''

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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

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See also

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