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SBU nabs suspected FSB hitman preparing assassination attempt on activist Druzenko

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has prevented a contract killing in Kyiv Oblast and detained a suspect who was allegedly preparing to assassinate a civic activist during his morning walk with a dog, the agency’s press service reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 03:30 PM

Ukrainian activists protest pro-Russian march in Amsterdam

Ukrainian activists abroad staged protests against the pro-Russian “Immortal Regiment” march in the Netherlands to draw attention to Russian propaganda and Moscow’s war against Ukraine, the Free Defenders movement said on May 6.

6 May, 12:15 PM

Street in Ankara named after Crimean Tatar journalist and activist Şefiqa Gaspıralı

One of the streets in Ankara, Turkiye, has been named after Crimean Tatar political activist and journalist Şefiqa Gaspıralı, who headed the first Muslim women’s magazine in Crimea, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center reported on March 31.

1 April, 08:05 PM

Anti-Israel activists set fire to Czech drone plant

A drone manufacturing facility in Pardubice, Czechia, was on fire early on March 20, with an anti-Israel activist group claiming responsibility for the apparent arson, Reuters reported.

21 March, 02:15 AM

Zelenskyy awards volunteers, artists with state honors

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards and Golden Heart volunteer distinctions to volunteers, doctors, educators, cultural figures, athletes, and journalists, including comedian Vasyl Baidak, activist Serhii Sternenko, and Kurgan & Agregat band member Ramil Nasirov, the Presidential Office announced on March 4.

5 March, 12:00 PM

Yellow Ribbon activists greet Ukraine on Unity Day from occupied territories

Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement in temporarily occupied territories came together to congratulate Ukraine on the Day of Unity, the movement reported on Jan. 22.

22 January, 01:41 PM

‘Critics sidelined, allies protected’: FT publishes sharp piece on Zelenskyy’s office after raids on Kubrakov and Shabunin

Anti-corruption raids targeting prominent Ukrainian figures, along with moves to install loyalists in high-ranking positions, have triggered accusations that Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government is drifting toward authoritarianism, the Financial Times reported on July 17.

17 July 2025, 06:02 PM

Anti-corruption activist Shabunin released from pretrial detention

The Pechersk District Court in Kyiv has ruled to release Vitalii Shabunin, the head of Anti-corruption Action Centre (AntAC), from pretrial detention on own recognizance, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on July 15.

15 July 2025, 08:58 PM

SBI serves Vitalii Shabunin multiple summonses for questioning

The State Bureau of Investigation has delivered several summonses for questioning to Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, requiring him to appear. He is currently in Kyiv, the organization announced on Facebook on July 14.

14 July 2025, 03:04 PM

‘A defining moment’: ZN.UA accuses Zelenskyy of pressure over Shabunin case

In a statement published on July 12, the editorial board of Ukrainian outlet ZN.UA has condemned the searches and criminal charges brought against Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center and a prominent civic activist, calling the case “a defining moment.”

13 July 2025, 01:35 PM

Shabunin issues first statement after SBI raids, accuses Zelenskyy of turning toward corrupt authoritarianism

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on July 11 announced it had formally notified Vitalii Shabunin of suspicion for evading military service and committing fraud. The following day, July 12 at 15 p.m., the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), which Shabunin has led for many years, published his first public comment on Facebook following searches of his home and the military unit where he serves.

12 July 2025, 04:30 PM

Danish schoolboy raised $8,000 for Ukrainian children

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented an award to Jens Fog Thomsen, a 11-year-old Dane who raised $8,000 for Ukrainian kids by selling his hand-made Easter decorations.

3 July 2025, 09:39 PM

Russian intelligence hired Odesa native to assassinate Sternenko

The woman who shot Ukrainian activist and military fundraiser Serhii Sternenko on May 1 rented an apartment in the same housing complex and is believed to have received an advance payment from Russian intelligence.

1 May 2025, 09:38 PM

Activist Sternenko shot, undergoes emergency surgery

Ukrainian activist Serhiy Sternenko underwent surgery after being shot, he said on Telegram on May 1.

1 May 2025, 05:44 PM

Ukrainian activist Sternenko survives assassination attempt

Ukrainian activist and volunteer Serhiy Sternenko survived an assassination attempt on May 1, when a woman shot at him with a firearm, but Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained the suspect, and Sternenko reported minor injuries, according to his post on Telegram.

1 May 2025, 03:00 PM

Human rights activism in Ukraine’s war-affected towns — opinion

In the small town of Karlivka, located in northeastern Ukraine’s, Yelyzaveta Otlivanna coordinates services for people with disabilities. Her work addresses long-standing accessibility issues while responding to the increased needs caused by the full-scale Russian invasion.

28 April 2025, 07:53 AM

Russia jails teenager for expressing solidarity with Ukraine

A Russian court sentenced Darya Kozyreva, a 19-year-old activist who used poetry and graffiti to protest the war in Ukraine, to two years and eight months in prison, Reuters reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 11:45 PM

Activist Demian Hanul killed in Odesa

Activist Demian Hanul was shot and killed in central Odesa, with Ukrainian MP Oleksii Honcharenko first reporting the incident, later confirmed by the National Police on March 14.

14 March 2025, 02:01 PM

Four suspects arrested for attacking Ukrainian volunteers in Prague

Czech police arrested four foreign nationals for attacking a group of Ukrainian activists in Prague on June 1.

3 June 2024, 08:41 PM

Russian ballet dancers excluded from NYC gala due to protests - photos

Russian ballet dancers from the prestigious Mariinsky Theater were barred from performing at a gala in New York celebrating the 25th anniversary of the American Youth Grand Prix due to protests by Ukrainian groups, Ukraine's Ambassador Oksana Markarova reported on Facebook on April 20.

21 April 2024, 03:58 PM

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