Oleksii Ivanov is a journalist at Media Visnyk covering issues of public importance, government policy, legislation, and decisions by public authorities. His reporting draws on official documents, open data, and primary sources.
Veteran Liubomyr Dmytryshyn went to defend a green zone in Kyiv’s Teremky — and ended up in pretrial detention. His lawyers call the case fabricated; the police call him an organizer of clashes. The construction goes on, and the question he raised remains unanswered.
The government has admitted a $27 billion shortfall in next year’s defense budget: $7 billion to be “found domestically,” the rest to be requested from the EU. While officials eye VAT on international parcels, soldiers Google why their salaries are delayed. An op-ed on whether the army will be held hostage to budget populism.
