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Aug 27, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Olena Makarenko
ODESA, Ukraine -- For the third straight year, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has severely disrupted Hanna Svertilova's family-owned chain of restaurants in the southern Black Sea resort city of Odesa. Despite the significant challenges, the restaurants remain the family's sole source of revenue and provide Svertilova with some psychological relief during the war. "We love our city," said Svertilova, the CEO of the two restaurants.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
kyivindependent.com | Olena Makarenko
Olena Makarenko Video Reporter Olena Makarenko is a Kyiv-based journalist and documentary filmmaker. Since November 2015, Olena has been covering the events in Ukraine for foreign audiences. She has authored two short documentaries: “The Court” (2018) about establishing the Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine and “Life-Long City” about an activist in Kryvyi Rih.Read more
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Olena Makarenko
In the heart of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Theater for Children and Youth performs in bomb shelters under constant threats of Russian attacks. The Kyiv Independent visited one of the theater's performances in late June to meet the dedicated actors and their no less dedicated audience. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent. View comments
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
slobodnaevropa.org | Olena Makarenko
Na današnji dan prije deset godina ukrajinski aktivistički pokret pod nazivom Automajdan nije postojao. Šefica pokreta Katerina Butko sanja o danu kada ga više neće biti, jer bi to značilo da je posao završen.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
rferl.org | Olena Makarenko
KYIV -- Ten years ago today, the Ukrainian activist movement called Automaidan did not exist. Its head, Kateryna Butko, dreams of the day when it once again is no more -- because that would mean its work is done. “The primary mission our organization is dedicated to is our eventual disbandment and state bodies being able to function properly without constant public oversight," Butko told RFE/RL in an interview at the anti-corruption NGO’s office in Kyiv.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
kyivindependent.com | Olena Makarenko |Liza Pyrozhkova
This audio is created with AI assistance Russians, who are Vladimir Putin's enemies and condemn the war, are not necessarily friends of Ukraine. Who Ukrainians describe as "good Russians," and what does the term mean? Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Freedom can be costly. Both Ukraine and its journalists are paying a high price for their independence. Support independent journalism in its darkest hour.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
news.yahoo.com | Olena Makarenko |Liza Pyrozhkova
Russians, who are Vladimir Putin's enemies and condemn the war, are not necessarily friends of Ukraine. Who Ukrainians describe as "good Russians," and what does the term mean? We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent. View comments
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
kyivindependent.com | Olena Makarenko |Anna Yakutenko
The U.S. will start training Ukrainians to fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets in October following an English-language course for pilots, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder announced on Aug. 24. The first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food and a former deputy economy minister were charged with power abuse in the case of embezzling Hr 62.5 million (around $1.6 million) of state funds, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) reported on Aug. 24.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
news.yahoo.com | Olena Makarenko |Anna Yakutenko
On Aug. 24, 2023, Ukraine marked its 32nd Independence Day. But is Ukraine really just 32 years old? The Kyiv Independent addressed this question to historians. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent. View comments
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
kyivindependent.com | Olena Makarenko |Oleksiy Sorokin |Liza Pyrozhkova
Odesa City Council said on July 27 that the body of a woman was found under the rubble of a building on Parkova street, bringing the death toll of the Russian attack to two. Russian forces bombarded Odesa's historic center with 19 missiles during the night of July 23 in one of the most damaging attacks on the city since the start of the full-scale invasion.
