Viktor Yanukovych

Reports of Lyudmyla Yanukovych’s death spread online: Where did the information come from?

Lyudmyla Yanukovych, 76, the former wife of ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, may have died in Russia in June, according to a Television Toronto investigation published Sept. 18, though her death has not been officially confirmed.

21 September, 04:17 PM

Yanukovych accused of leading criminal organization to consolidate power

Ukrainian prosecutors have completed a special pretrial investigation into former President Viktor Yanukovych and 16 former senior officials accused of participating in a criminal organization that allegedly sought to usurp state power during Yanukovych's presidency, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on June 17.

17 June, 05:16 PM

Yanukovych-era official to advise Budanov on economic policy

Presidential office head Kyrylo Budanov has appointed businessman and former deputy PM Serhiy Tihipko as a macroeconomic policy adviser, an informed source told NV on May 5.

5 May, 07:57 PM

Portnov murder suspect arrested in Germany

Spanish police arrested a suspect in the 2025 killing of Andriy Portnov in Heinsberg, Germany, according to a statement released on Feb. 25.

25 February, 07:41 PM

Former ‘Yanukovych dacha.’ Journalists find $128 million Putin palace in occupied Crimea — photos

Journalists with Russia’s Anti-Corruption Foundation have found that a palace was built for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Cape Aya in southern Crimea. Its cost was estimated at $128 million.

30 December 2025, 10:50 PM

NABU detective Husarov released to home arrest as court changes pre-trial measure

A Kyiv court changed the pre-trial restriction for National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detective Viktor Husarov, releasing him to home arrest, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 06:58 PM

Ukraine observes the Day of Dignity and Freedom born from two national uprisings

On Nov. 21, Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom — a commemorative date that coincides with the start of the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity and the 2004 Orange Revolution.

21 November 2025, 09:56 AM

Yanukovych loses bid to lift EU restrictions

The General Court of the European Union dismissed an appeal by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Sept. 10 to lift sanctions imposed against him, ruling that his actions as president “contributed to the destabilization of Ukraine,” providing legal grounds for his inclusion on the sanctions list, according to a court verdict.

11 September 2025, 11:50 AM

Kremlin used Yanukovych video to align with Putin’s SCO speech and push regime-change narrative – ISW

The Kremlin likely used a video address by fugitive ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to coincide with Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China and bolster Putin’s calls for regime change in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 10:39 AM

Fugitive Yanukovych resurfaces in video pushing Kremlin lies on NATO and EU

Russian propaganda outlets on Sept. 1 published a video statement by fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych in which he repeated Kremlin talking points about Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and the European Union.

1 September 2025, 06:33 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

Portnov was in Ukraine days before his murder — report

Andriy Portnov, a former senior aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, was in Ukraine just days before he was killed in Madrid on May 21, Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 23, citing law enforcement sources.

23 May 2025, 11:38 PM

Spain classifies Portnov murder investigation

A Spanish judge has classified the investigation of the May 21 murder of Andriy Portnov, a former aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, EFE news agency reported on May 22, citing sources at Madrid’s Superior Court of Justice.

22 May 2025, 11:41 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

At least three shots to the head: El País reveals new details in Portnov’s killing

Former adviser to exiled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, was attacked by two or three assailants who fired five shots — at least three of which struck him in the head, according to El País.

21 May 2025, 02:26 PM

Video surfaces from scene of Andriy Portnov’s killing in Spain

Former adviser to exiled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, was shot and killed in Spain on May 21, according to multiple reports. Authorities are working at the scene, video of which was published by ABC.

21 May 2025, 02:07 PM

Ukraine’s ex-presidential aide gunned down in Madrid

Andriy Portnov, former adviser to exiled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was fatally shot outside the elite American School of Madrid around 9:15 a.m. local time (7:15 a.m. GMT) on May 21, Reuters reported.

21 May 2025, 01:50 PM

Putin’s bodyguard and Russian general aided Yanukovych’s 2014 escape

Putin’s personal bodyguard, Sergey Morozov, and Alexander Galkin, former commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, helped former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych flee to Russia in 2014, Prosecutor General’s Office stated on April 28.

28 April 2025, 09:47 PM

Ukraine’s runaway ex-president gets another 15 years in absentia

Fugitive former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for incitement to desertion and illegal transportation of people across the border, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Telegram on April 28.

28 April 2025, 11:35 AM

Zelenskyy enacts sanctions against former Yanukovych-era officials

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defense Council decision imposing sanctions on former Yanukovych-era officials Serhiy Arbuzov and Andriy Klyuyev, alongside businessmen Viktor Polishchuk and Alyona Shevtsova, according to the Presidential Office website message on April 12.

12 April 2025, 05:25 PM

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