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Experts found weapons used by former Berkut soldier Abroskin: one activist was wounded by its bullet. VIDEO "There are some good news about the detained Berkut officer Pavlo Abroskin, who participated in killings on Maidan." 69 195 128 Ukrainian Politics 
"No charges brought against me," - Bubenchyk after visiting PGO Following Euromaidan activist Ivan Bubenchyk’s visit to the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), his lawyers said their client had not been placed in custody but was still a suspect. 29 359 125 Previously in trend: Apprehension of Bubenchyk 
"It was cut into pieces and hidden in Kyiv," – MP Ariev shows weapons employed by former Berkut commandos against Euromaidan protesters. PHOTOS The investigators have also identified persons who evacuated Berkut soldiers from Kyiv immediately after carnage on the Maidan Nezalezhnosti. 137 976 125 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Maidan activists Zhyznievskyi and Senyk were killed by bullets designed to stop vehicles, - PGO Euromaidan activists Roman Senyk and Mykhailo Zhyznievskyi were killed by bullets used by the law enforcement agencies to stop vehicles. 29 420 122 Incidents 
Ten Berkut officers accused of Maidan shootings receive Russian citizenship, - prosecutor's office Russia has granted citizenship to former commander of Berkut special company Dmytro Sadovnyk and nine other fighters accused of killing 48 Maidan activists in Instytutska Street in Kyiv in February 2014. 31 360 121 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Yanukovych personally ordered Kliuiev and Zakharchenko to crack Maidan activists down, - PGO The decision to disperse the activists of Euromaidan was personally taken by fourth President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. 43 539 119 Incidents 
Court recognizes opening in helmet of Maidan activist Holodniuk as entry hole. PHOTOS The hole in the helmet of Ustym Holodniuk, a Maidan activist killed in February 2014 in Kyiv, has been named an entry. 69 261 119 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti hosted rally commemorating Revolution of Dignity beginning. VIDEO+PHOTOS The members of the civil initiative to punish those involved in crackdown on protesters on Nov. 30, 2013 held a rally on the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in downtown Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of the forceful breaking up of the students’ demonstration that triggered the Revolution of Dignity. 16 025 119 Society 
Author of destroyed Maidan graffiti willing to restore them personally The author of three pieces of the destroyed graffiti titled "Icons of Revolution," an artist nicknamed Sociopath, has proposed to restore them on his own. He said no one has asked him for his consent for restoration, and without the consent the restoration is not possible. Sociopath called on Ukrainians not to buy souvenirs with his arts as he never agreed for its use for sales. 30 449 116 Ukrainian Politics 
Four police officers, who allegedly distributed weapons to paid protesters during Euromaidan, detained, - Avakov Four police operatives, who are suspected of illegal evacuation of weapons from Interior Ministry's storage and its distribution to the so-called 'titushkas' (paid pro-government protesters - ed.) for use against peaceful protesters during Euromaidan events, have been detained. 33 629 115 Ukrainian Politics 
U.S. citizen and millionaire Mark Paslawsky participated in ‘Heavenly Hundred’ assault at Instytutska Street with tyre and shield on Feb. 20, 2014. PHOTOS Unique images from Euromaidan, featuring U.S. citizen Mark Paslawsky with a tyre and a shield participating in the ‘Heavenly Hundred’ assault at Instytutska Street in Kyiv on Feb. 18, 2014, have been found recently. Later, Paslawsky enlisted as a volunteer and went on to fight for Ukraine in the Donbas. Patriot of Ukraine, hero Mark Paslawsky was killed in August 2014 in Ilovaisk. 171 121 113 Previously in trend: War 
Memory of Heavenly Hundred Heroes honored in Kyiv. PHOTOS A march in the memory of the heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, killed at Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Feb. 18-20, 2014, was held today in Kyiv. 55 293 108 Society 
Former Berkut officers, accused of execution of 39 Euromaidan activists, face life imprisonment The jury trial in Sviatoshyn district court of Kyiv will consider the case against former Berkut riot police officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin accused of killing of 39 Euromaidan activists. 11 942 100 Incidents 
Five former lawmakers wanted by Prosecutor General’s Office The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) announced suspicion and placed former Rada deputies Demidko, Pinchuk, Skubashevskyi, Sukhyi and Zubchevsky on the wanted list. 62 771 97 Ukrainian Politics Two ex-officers of Berkut arrested in the case of the Maidan activists’ execution. 18 more to be included into wanted list soon - Avakov The Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine arrested two former Berkut riot police officers today, as the inquiry on Euromaidan participants’ execution on Instytutska Street in Kyiv Feb. 20, 2014 progresses. 17 876 97 Incidents 
SBU seizes Russian secret services' equipment used to eavesdrop opposition leaders and activists during the Maidan. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine seized a set of equipment on July 18 that had been used for wiretapping of opposition leaders and activists during the Revolution of Dignity. 59 794 97 Incidents 
New video showing Berkut soldiers beating up journalists in February 2014 went online. VIDEO A video made during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine showing a Berkut Special Forces unit beating up two reporters near the UN building in Kyiv has been posted online. 35 781 95 Incidents 
30,346 people suffered from war in Donbas: over 9,000 killed, about thousand unidentified bodies in Ukraine’s morgues, - UN The war in eastern Ukraine led to severe humanitarian consequences. 34 885 84 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Hague Tribunal Delegation Arrives to Kyiv to Investigate Maidan Shootings. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitaly Yarema met the delegation of the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which arrived to Ukraine on a working visit. 49 916 83 Ukrainian Politics 
Euromaidan case: Court closes proceedings against 4 "Berkut" chiefs and ex-MIA official due to expiry of statute of limitations. VIDEO+PHOTOS The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv closed criminal proceedings against four "Berkut" chiefs and the former head of the Public Security Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv, Oleh Marynenko, in the cases of the dispersal of Euromaidan on 30 November and 1 December 2013. 3 978 79 Incidents 
"Result is not reached," - PGO on searches of Kliuiev, Sivkovych's homes Chief of PGO's Special Investigations Department Serhii Horbatiuk said that the searches of private homes of ex-Head of the Presidential Administration Andrii Kliuiev and former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Volodymyr Sivkovych were over and dwelt on other defendants in the case. 22 405 79 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Euromaidan's hottest clashes on Jan. 22, 2014: now and then. VIDEO Journalists combined footage of the hottest clashes of the Euromaidan Revolution and current views of the locations. 25 813 76 Ukrainian Politics 
ATO fighters Remembrance Alley unveiled in Dnipro. VIDEO+PHOTOS On May 12, a unique Remembrance Alley dedicated to Heroes killed during Revolution of Dignity and ATO (anti-terrorist operation) was unveiled in Dnipro. The Alley is designed to become the largest memorial in Ukraine. 39 234 75 Ukrainian Politics 
"This is one of the most expensive apartments in London," - British activists rallied outside Akhmetov's residence in UK. PHOTOS+VIDEO On Sunday, March 12, activists of the public movement London Euromaidan picketed the residence of Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov in London. 38 937 75 Ukrainian Politics 
Paris Opera singer, Ukrainian Wassyl Slipak awarded Hero of Ukraine title posthumously. PHOTOS President Petro Poroshenko has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Ukrainian opera signer, volunteer fighter, participant of the Revolution of Dignity Wassyl Slipak, who was killed in the Donbas in summer 2016. 22 882 71 Ukrainian Politics 
"Ukrainian Dignity and Its Revolution": Patriotic Street Concert in Liberated Sloviansk. VIDEO An unknown musician in balaclava played a piano composition on the central square of liberated Sloviansk, the Donetsk region, which composition became part of the "Ukrainian Dignity and its Revolution" music video. 30 745 70 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
Former Berkut unit DC Sviatnyi released under night house arrest On Thursday, April 21, the Pechersk district court of Kyiv released under night house arrest former deputy commander of Berkut riot police unit Oleh Sviatnyi. 15 717 65 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Thirteen former Berkut fighters discharged upon suspicion of Maidan crackdown, - National Police Upon the court ruling, the fate of their service in police will be decided by assessment and police commissions. 17 648 61 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Only one person jailed for crimes against Maidan. 220 indictments referred to court, - prosecutor Horbatiuk Those suspected of crimes against Maidan include 48 officials. 16 097 60 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Suspect of Berkut soldiers’ rescue after Euromaidan events released on his own recognizance, - Prosecutor Horbatiuk The court released Nikhto Krim Nas NGO Head Oleksandr Kovaliov suspected of organizing Berkut soldiers’ escape from Kyiv and hiding their weapons after the mass murder of the Euromaidan activists on his own recognizance. 26 204 60 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Ex-Interior Minister Zakharchenko and his circle organized 'titushkas,' - PGO The coordination of titushkas [hooligans paid by Yanukovych's regime to oppose Maidan protesters - ed.] was laid on then Interior Minister of Ukraine Vitalii Zakharchenko, as the investigation suggests. 16 948 57 Ukrainian Politics "Riot control weapons were used against activists regardless of situation," - former Berkut fighter Shapovalov on Maidan executions Former fighter of Kharkiv Berkut company Viktor Shapovalov told the details of crimes committed by Berkut soldiers against Maidan activists during events in Kyiv downtown in February 2014 during his trial in court. 94 928 58 Ukrainian Politics 
Twenty FSB agents who communicated with SBU Counterintelligence Department ex-Chief Bik during Euromaidan put on wanted list, - Military Prosecutor Matios The Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine issued arrest warrant for 20 employees of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) which were in contact with ex-Chief of the SBU Counterintelligence Department Gen. Bik is suspected of committing actions aimed at undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity. 33 921 56 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Ukraine celebrates 10th anniversary of Revolution of Dignity. PHOTOS On November 21, Ukraine celebrates the tenth anniversary of the beginning of Euromaidan, which later grew into the Revolution of Dignity. 4 585 55 Society 
Tribute to Heavenly Hundred Heroes: people continue bringing flowers and candles to Maidan. PHOTOS A memorial event to honor the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, who died defending the freedom of Ukraine on Nezalezhnosti Square three years ago, as well as other patriots fallen in the ongoing struggle for Ukrainian independence took place in downtown Kyiv on Friday night, Feb. 20. 25 869 53 Society 
Corruption of Yanukovych's regime led to war crimes in Donbas, Crimea, - Lutsenko in The Hague. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko says the corruption flourishing during the regime of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych subsequently led to war crimes in the Russian-occupied Donbas and Crimea. 15 475 52 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
Wounded Euromaidan hero Volodymyr Honcharovskyi requires assistance: "He never walked again, suffers from acute pain". PHOTOS Activists urge to provide assistance to a Euromaidan hero, who has been unsuccessfully trying to cure the injuries he received during attacks on Euromaidan protesters Feb. 20, 2014. 50 305 51 Previously in trend: Assistance to the Wounded 
Two charged Berkut fighters continue serving in National Police, - PGO Andrii Khandrykin and Volodymyr Riiako, former servicemen of Kharkiv Berkut riot police unit, still serve in the Kharkiv National Police department. 11 711 51 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan 
