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Ex-Party of Regions leader Yefremov gets Russian passport

Former Party of Regions faction leader Oleksandr Yefremov, who faces treason charges in Ukraine and fled to Moscow after the full-scale invasion, has obtained a Russian passport, Radio Liberty’s investigative outlet Schemes reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 03:00 PM

SBU unmasks Opposition Platform MP as FSB agent influencing NABU

Fedor Khrystenko, a current member of parliament from the banned Opposition Platform-For Life party, was exposed for working for Russia, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced in a press release on July 21.

21 July 2025, 04:18 PM

Controversial ties, gas deals with Putin, and loyalty to Yanukovych: the murky political career of Andriy Portnov

Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former deputy chief of staff to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot and killed in Madrid on May 21. Once a close ally of Yanukovych and a political operator involved with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Portnov also helped broker a proposed “grand coalition” with members of the pro-Russian Party of Regions aimed at curbing presidential powers in Ukraine.

21 May 2025, 04:25 PM

SBU detains pro-Russian OPFL party member attempting illegal Slovakia border crossing

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a previously accused MP from the banned pro-Russian Opposition Platform For Life party while illegally crossing the border with Slovakia, SBU Office in Cherkasy Oblast reported on Facebook on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 01:38 PM

Collaborator and former Pro-Russian MP detained while crossing the border for justifying RU invasion

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained Vladyslav Lukyanov, a former MP from the since-banned pro-Russian Party of Regions, while trying to leave the country, informed sources told NV.

10 April 2024, 03:25 PM

Wife of pro-Russian politician who worked with FSB was detained in Vinnytsia Oblast

The wife of a former Party of Regions official who headed the local district council until 2015 worked as an FSB agent who collected data on the location of the Defense Forces and supported Russian aggression, was detained, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Telegram on March 11.

11 March 2024, 12:25 PM

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