Police arrest suspects in 2016 murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced that police have arrested five suspects in the investigation that has languished for more than three years on Dec. 12.
Self-governance law for Donbas extended through 2020
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to extend the law granting special status to the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts currently controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Solar company suspends project in Ukraine over green tarriff uncertainty
Scatec Solar is pausing construction on their 65-megawatt solar plant in Kherson Oblast, citing legislative changes in Ukraine’s parliament.
Final death toll in Odesa fire
Odesa Oblast police have reported the final number of victims in the Dec. 4 central Odesa college fire as 16.
French startup acquires BusFor to expand in Ukraine
BlaBlaCar, a startup that offers carpooling services, has acquired the bus ticket reseller Busfor, a company with Ukrainian roots operating across Eastern Europe.
UK artist releases new music video filmed in Kyiv
The grime and hip hop star Stormzy released a video his song AUDACITY filmed under Kyiv’s Darnitsky Bridge and nearby industrial spaces in the city.
Ukrainian iPhone smuggler apprehended
A 51-year-old was caught at Kyiv’s Boryspil airport on Dec. 10 trying to smuggle 26 iPhones into the country from Dubai by concealing them in his pants.
VIDEO: Tiger Conference shorts
Watch the Kyiv Post’s video shorts from our panel discussions addressing the future of food and bringing innovation to Ukraine and from Economy Minister Timofiy Mylovanov’s keynote speech at the 2019 Tiger Conference.
Noteworthy:
Bloomberg: Ukraine’s IMF pact set to seal new rate cut
RFE/RL: Huge purges start at Ukrainian customs agency
UNIAN: Kremlin trying to ‘save face’ in gas talks
UkrInform: 26 civilians killed in Donbas since beginning of year
