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No explosives found on Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Police received an anonymous bomb threat call earlier on Wednesday.

21:59, 05.05.2021

Zelensky, First Lady honor memory of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Photo)

The presidential couple also made the first ring of the Bell of Dignity, which will ring on February 20 for each Hero of the Heavenly Hundred.

15:35, 20.02.2021

Ukraine honoring memory of Heavenly Hundred Heroes on seventh anniversary of Maidan massacre

On this day seven years ago, Ukraine went through the most tragic phase of the Revolution of Dignity.

12:30, 20.02.2021

Maidan anniversary: Yanukovych again dubs Revolution of Dignity 'coup'

His lawyer released the statement on behalf of the client.

14:00, 18.02.2021

Rada makes another step toward convicting high profile criminals in absentia

The bill was developed to ensure inevitability of prosecution for criminal offenders evading justice abroad or in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

16:05, 17.02.2021

Rada finds Yanukovych regime responsible for deadly shootings during Revolution of Dignity

The Revolution of Dignity has been designated as one of the key events in the history of the Ukrainian state, representing the national idea of freedom.

14:25, 17.02.2021

Giant poker club to be opened at site of Maidan killings – media (Video)

During the Revolution of Dignity, fire broke out, killing many inside the building.

14:25, 28.01.2021

ECHR rules on Maidan activists' claims against Ukraine

The 38 applicants in five cases are Ukrainian nationals and one applicant is an Armenian citizen.

16:30, 21.01.2021

Kyiv court greenlights special probe into ex-SBU chief within Maidan cases

This authorizes prosecutors to conduct a pretrial investigation against the suspect in his absence (in absentia).

16:05, 23.12.2020

Prosecutors seek to initiate Yanukovych's extradition from Russia

However, such a request must be accompanied by a copy of the arrest warrant, so the prosecutors insist that the judges sign it.

21:45, 16.12.2020

Entrepreneurs' rally: More protesters gathering on Kyiv's Maidan

As of 09:20 Kyiv time, there were over 100 people participating in the event.

11:30, 16.12.2020

Court greenlights probe in absentia targeting ex-interior minister Zakharchenko over Maidan crackdown

The former minister fled Ukraine in 2014 and has since been hiding from law enforcement and court.

18:00, 15.12.2020

Yanukovych wants to take part in trial on Maidan massacre – lawyers

The former president asked the court to ensure his personal participation in the trial via videoconference.

20:10, 08.12.2020

Three triggers for outrage on Revolution of Dignity anniversary: How not to fall victim to hybrid attack on Maidan

18:00, 20.11.2020

Opinion

Chief prosecutor updates on probes into Maidan cases

Venediktova said law enforcement agencies were working to make the truth prevail.

13:15, 20.11.2020

SBU explains raid on Revolution of Dignity museum

The searches were conducted on November 19.

16:40, 19.11.2020

Yanukovych still on wanted list despite custody warrant lift in one of cases

Prosecutor Oleksiy Donskoy believes that the "technical error" by the first instance court could have become the reason for the latest move by the Court of Appeals.

18:45, 16.11.2020

Kyiv court overturns ruling to arrest Yanukovych in absentia in Maidan case

The appeals court also ordered the court of first instance to reconsider the investigator's motion to select a preventive measure against Yanukovych in the form of detention.

16:25, 16.11.2020

Deadly road accident on Kyiv's Maidan: Two dead, three injured (Photos, video)

The driver is facing criminal charges.

09:30, 31.10.2020

War veteran sets himself on fire at Maidan

In a statement posted on Facebook hours before the act, the man called for his brothers-in-arms to "defend our native Ukraine."

11:30, 13.10.2020

Ukraine's MFA explains fundamental difference between Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, protests in Belarus

Outwardly, the events may seem similar, but there is one fundamental difference between them, Kuleba said.

10:40, 25.08.2020

Zelensky appoints notorious ex-interior ministry official as his deputy chief of staff

The appointee will be responsible for law enforcement.

12:20, 06.08.2020

Facebook not taking down misleading Trump ad showing clash between protesters and police in Ukraine

Facebook has not removed the advert, though it now appears to be inactive.

11:20, 24.07.2020

Yanukovych's interior minister wanted to use 50,000 policemen to disperse Maidan in Feb 2014 – general

According to the general, the said special operation was developed by ex-Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko and ex-SBU Chief Oleksandr Yakymenko.

16:35, 15.07.2020

Kyiv court postpones hearing of appeal of Yanukovych custody remand

The case investigates mass killings of Maidan protesters in Kyiv in early 2014.

15:00, 06.07.2020

Fifty MPs ask Constitutional Court to recognize as "unconstitutional" law on clemency for Maidan protesters

In February 2014, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning prosecution and punishment of participants in the Revolution of Dignity as many activists had been imprisoned, or otherwise prosecuted on fabricated charges.

22:00, 02.06.2020

Trial in absentia: Kyiv court rules to arrest ex-president Yanukovych hiding in Russia

The former president is suspected of organizing mass killings of protesters in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on February 18-20, 2014.

20:59, 12.05.2020

Interior minister shames State Bureau of Investigation for persecution of ex-MP

Criminal proceedings in question are related to the events of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine of 2014.

18:40, 10.04.2020

New chief prosecutor says law on clemency for Maidan protesters contradicts criminal procedural code

She says it should be repealed to put the Maidan shootings investigation off pause.

14:40, 17.03.2020

Maidan trial: Court rules to arrest ex-SBU chief, commander of interior ministry's troops

Former officials have long been hiding from the investigation and court outside Ukraine, presumably in Russia.

15:20, 06.03.2020

Chief prosecutor says official identified complicit in disappearance of two volumes of case file into Maidan crimes

A criminal investigation is underway after substantial evidence has gone missing in one of the criminal proceedings into the crimes committed against protesters during the Revolution of Dignity.

21:10, 25.02.2020

Ukraine honoring memory of Heavenly Hundred heroes on sixth anniversary of Maidan massacre (Photo, video)

On this day six years ago, Ukraine went through the most tragic phase of the Revolution of Dignity.

14:40, 20.02.2020

Vigil for those killed in bloody clashes during Revolution of Dignity held downtown Kyiv (Photo)

Memorial events have been announced throughout the country.

16:20, 18.02.2020

Kliuyev case: Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court rolls back arrest in absentia

The former chief of Yanukovych administration is suspected of organizing a violent crackdown on Maidan protesters.

19:10, 11.02.2020

Prosecutor general: "Even floods may pose a threat to Maidan case" – media

Oleksandr Babikov, who had worked for Yanukovych, landed the job of SBI deputy director.

16:00, 06.02.2020

Ukraine "had to get rid of" chief prosecutor Shokin to survive – ex-U.S. secretary of state

Kerry said he had been "deeply involved" in the issue.

10:20, 03.02.2020

Yanukovych's ex-lawyer appointed SBI's first deputy director

The lawyer for victims of Maidan killings warns the appointment could translate into a breakdown in cases against Yanukovych.

10:00, 21.01.2020

Ukraine's SBI forms special office to investigate Maidan cases

Thirty-two candidates of investigators and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine have been agreed to be transferred to the State Bureau of Investigation.

12:38, 13.01.2020

Prisoner swap lifts veil on Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine – media

Moscow's insistence on the release of the alleged Maidan shooters, who have no formal relationship to Russia or to the Russian-occupied Donbas, has now confirmed that the Kremlin regards these operatives as its own agents or proxies.

10:20, 10.01.2020

Demand to swap suspects in Maidan killings shows Russia's direct involvement – UWC

The organization has once again called on the international community to declare Russia an aggressor state, and maintain pressure and sanctions to prevent further hostage-taking and ensure effective implementation of the Normandy summit resolutions.

15:50, 30.12.2019

Zelensky: If I had 100 Berkut police troops, I would swap them all for just one intel operative

The president commented on the controversy around the inclusion in the swap lists of ex-Berkut riot police troops who had been on trial in the Maidan deadly shooting case.

10:40, 30.12.2019

Only 21% of Ukrainians believe another "Maidan" possible in 2020 – poll

Some 43% of respondents believe that the incumbent government is better than the previous one, while 34% see no difference.

14:00, 26.12.2019

Court dismisses case into adoption of "dictatorial laws" in 2014

The judge decided to satisfy the motion by defense team representing ex-chairman of the Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov, former MPs Serhiy Hordienko (Communist Party), and Oleksandr Stoyan (Party of Regions).

21:00, 16.12.2019

Sunday rallies in Kyiv gather 10,000 people so far – police (Photos, video)

About 8,000 people took part in the Red Lines rally alone.

23:59, 08.12.2019

Maidan cases: Ukraine's parliament passes bill on amendments related to SBI

The bill also defines new rules for appointing the SBI chief.

15:06, 03.12.2019

Zelensky seeks meeting with students beaten by riot police Nov 30, 2013

The incident marked the start of the Maidan uprising.

15:40, 01.12.2019

Zelensky says parliament will pass amendments necessary for further Maidan probe

The amendments change the Law on the Special Bureau of Investigation.

18:59, 29.11.2019

Ukraine's SBI launches probe as evidence in Maidan shootings case gone missing

Truba assures that "the cases won't be closed after being forwarded to the SBI."

11:00, 28.11.2019

Lawyer of Maidan victims' families announces hunger strike

She calls on lawmakers to pass amendment No. 318 to bill No. 2116 "On the State Bureau of Investigation."

11:25, 22.11.2019

Maidan shooting probe: Parubiy tells of "SBU countersniper group"

It was Serhiy Pashynskiy, the-then deputy chief of "National Resistance" HQ, who was in contact with the group, the former Parliament speaker testified.

21:50, 21.11.2019