Issue #18 May. 07, 2021
Preview IssueAnother Spring In Trenches
As Ukraine heads into a long Victory Day weekend, celebrating the 76th anniversary since Nazi Germany surrendered, the Kyiv Post takes a trip to the Donbas front for the ongoing defense against Russia's war -- which has now lasted a lot longer than World War II. Read what the soldiers are saying. The must-read opinion of the newspaper is Sergii Leshchenko's opinion of King Oligarch Rinat Akhmetov -- how he keeps his privileges, how he amasses an army of loyalists, how he challenges critics. Also, note the latest Forbes ranking showing his fortune is $7.6 billion and that Ukraine now has nine billionaires. We have all the news from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's reassuring but substance-light May 6 visit. Mikheil Saakashvili writes about the importance of public-private partnerships in improving Ukraine's health care. A profile of Andrei Mosienko, former photographer to Viktor Yanukovych, on his life after the revolution that toppled the president seven years ago. He's got a picture book out both titled and celebrating "Bread." Gambling is prepared to come out of the shadows with legalization. Where to go hiking in Ukraine? We have 6 places to suggest.
