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Statement by editorial board of website Censor.NET regarding pressure from authorities on head of Anti-Corruption Action Centre, Vitalii Shabunin The case against Vitalii Shabunin is completely invented by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. To accuse a soldier of being sent on a temporary duty by his commander is an affront to justice, as there is no corpus delicti or object of the crime. Soldier Shabunin acted in accordance with the decision of his commander. A temporary duty cannot be fraudulent. The fictitious case against Shabunin is a manifestation of the corrupt dictatorship headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This case was obviously... 12.07.25 18:46 22 395 211

Launch of Onion versions of Censor.NET website We are pleased to announce that today "Censor.NET" is launching onion versions of its websites. This step is a response to the needs of our readers for additional security, privacy and the ability to circumvent censorship in the face of growing information challenges. By implementing Tor technology, our users will be able to access independent journalism even when the main domain is blocked. 17.02.25 13:49 6 199 51

Censor.NET team needs your support Dear friends! We need your financial support to continue the work of Censor.NET. Every news item, social media post, photo or video from the front line is made possible by your unindifference and support of our team. 29.01.25 18:36 8 105 114

Censor.NET YouTube channel gets one million subscribers The Censor.NET YouTube channel has a million subscribers. 29.12.24 13:54 3 357 32

Censor.NET has launched a new app for Android and iOS In the new app Censor.NET new features and capabilities have been added. Speed and stability have been improved to provide users with convenient access to current news from Ukraine and around the world, analytical materials, blogs, and other content. 12.06.24 13:45 5 267 23

If Zaluzhnyi formed party, he could get majority in parliament - poll. INFOGRAPHICS If former Armed Forces chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi were to form a political party, it would win a majority in the parliamentary elections. 05.03.24 18:57 12 893 273 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainians consider high level of corruption, inadequate preparation for war and Zaluzhnyi’s resignation to be biggest mistakes of government - poll. INFOGRAPHICS Almost 65% of Ukrainian citizens believe that the persistence of high levels of corruption and budget embezzlement are the biggest mistakes of the current government. 05.03.24 16:46 7 366 80 Ukrainian Politics

Work of President’s Office is considered negatively by 58% of Ukrainians - poll. INFOGRAPHICS Over the past 5 years, Ukrainians have been assessing the work of the Security Service of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy most positively. The most negative is the work of the Verkhovna Rada and the courts. 05.03.24 15:35 14 445 159 Ukrainian Politics

In second round, Zelenskyy would lose to Zaluzhnyi without chance: 67 to 32% of vote - poll. INFOGRAPHICS If the parliamentary elections were held this year, more than a third of Ukrainians would support Valerii Zaluzhny’s political force. 05.03.24 15:58 33 698 383 Ukrainian Politics

33.2% of Ukrainians believe that events in Ukraine are developing in wrong direction - poll. INFOGRAPHICS Almost a third of Ukrainian citizens believe that events in the country are heading in the wrong direction. 05.03.24 14:34 10 493 46 Society

Censor.NET website temporarily down due to hacker DDoS attack A hacker DDoS attack is launched against Censor.NET. 12.02.24 15:29 2 551 40 Incidents

Censor.NET wishes readers Happy New Year Dear readers of Censor.NET! We wish you a Happy New Year! 01.01.24 00:10 4 986 58 Society

50 FPV drones "Dyki Shershni" ("Wild Hornets") will be sent to Avdiivka. VIDEO Ukrainian defenders fighting in Avdiivka will receive 50 FPV drones "Dyki Shershni" ("Wild Hornets"). 22.12.23 15:33 2 325 12 Previously in trend: War

Join Censor.NET on Tik-Tok platform We have created a page for those who use the app not only for entertainment but also for news. 20.12.23 14:35 1 350 21 Tech

520 FPV drones "Dyki Shershni" ("Wild Hornets") were produced in November and sent to front line. VIDEO&PHOTOS Thanks to the Censor.NET and Butusov+ communities, UAH 8.5 million was raised last month, which was used to manufacture 520 FPV drones. 11.12.23 15:30 7 100 26 Previously in trend: War

FPV drones Dyki Shershni ("Wild Hornets"-ed.): report for October. VIDEO In October, thanks to the Censor.NET community, 350 Dyki Shershni (Wild Hornets) FPV drones and other equipment were handed over to the defenders to improve the work of operators. 07.11.23 11:45 4 096 4 Previously in trend: War

Portnov sued journalists and Censor.NET editor-in-chief for defining him as "collaborator and traitor": he demands 58.5 thousand UAH. DOCUMENT The former deputy head of the Administration of fugitive President Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, has filed a lawsuit against Censor.net editor-in-chief Yuriy Butusov and the publication’s journalists, Yuriy Vinnichuk and Olha Prokopyshyn. 04.10.23 17:53 11 814 125 Ukrainian Politics

"Wild Hornets" FPV drones, purchased at expense of Censor.NET readers, destroyed two BMPs and ATGMs in one day. VIDEO Your investment in Wild Hornets FPV drones is working: two enemy infantry fighting vehicles and an ATGM destroyed in one day. 16.08.23 10:45 3 055 1 Previously in trend: War

Kamikaze drones "Dyki Shershni", funded by Censor.NET community, destroyed enemy tank. VIDEO The Asgard group of the "Eyes" unit of the 120th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion destroyed the tank using "Dyki Shershni" FPV drones, which were funded by the Censor.NET community. 08.08.23 12:20 6 440 17 War in Ukraine

Kamikaze drones "Wild Hornets" funded by Censor.NET community destroy enemy equipment in Berdiansk sector. VIDEO Soldiers of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Presidential Brigade destroyed an enemy tank in Berdiansk sector using a kamikaze drone "Wild Hornets", which was funded by Censor.NET community 31.07.23 23:06 7 337 8 Incidents

Fundraising for drones by Wild Hornets team continues. VIDEO Censor.NET community has funded creation of 50 kamikaze drones that destroyed enemy equipment and manpower. Join us in creating another batch of FPV drones. 18.07.23 22:05 3 781 37 Previously in trend: War

We send our wounded abroad not because they have better doctors, but for unloading // Iryna Soloshenko / NATO IN THE HOUSE. VIDEO Today’s guest of "NATO IN THE HOUSE" on Censor.NET is volunteer Iryna Soloshenko. Immediately after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, she wrote a voluntary application for mobilisation, and after military commissariat refused, she went to Main Military Hospital. It was there that Iryna met full-scale invasion in February 2022. 22.06.23 21:00 2 008 9 Previously in trend: War

"Censor.NET" needs your support Friends! We need your financial support for the further work of Censor. NET. Every text, every post on social networks, photos, and videos from the frontline - are created thanks to your concern for the work of our team. 14.09.22 08:45 13 439 59 Society

"Censor.NET" needs your support Friends! We need your financial support for the further work of Censor.NET. Every text, every post on social networks, photos, and videos from the frontline - are created thanks to your concern for the work of our team. 16.08.22 10:00 10 588 30 Society

So what did Macron, Scholz and Draghi bring there? Day 113 🔴 UNCENSORED live. Live updates 113th day of the People's War in Ukraine. 16.06.22 21:00 5 900 5 War in Ukraine

Consequences of "liberation" of peaceful Mariupol by Russian occupiers: cemetery of cars. VIDEO "Russian world" is always death and ruin, so it must be eliminated. 05.06.22 14:35 11 343 17 War in Ukraine

Happy New Year to Censor.NET readers! May only good and positive news happen to you in 2019. 26.12.18 20:00 189 0 Incidents

Happy New Year to Censor.NET readers! May only good and positive news happen to you in 2018. 29.12.17 18:00 173 0 Incidents

Happy New Year to Censor.NET readers! May only good and positive news happen to you in 2017. 31.12.16 23:59 59 117 1 134 Society

BusinessCensor Chief Editor Serhii Holovniov got attacked: "They knocked me down, kicked, and fled" Two unidentified individuals attacked BusinessCensor Chief Editor Serhii Holovniov on Kostiantynivska Str. (Podilskyi district of Kyiv) yesterday, July 25. 26.07.16 16:38 47 817 137 Incidents

Censor.NET, Reanimation Package of Reforms launch CensorReform project On July 4, Censor.NET and Reanimation Package of Reforms start the CensorReform project. 04.07.16 11:40 30 421 170 Ukrainian Politics

Russian MTS Internet provider in Ukraine bans users from censor.net.ua website Censor.NET's regular readers who use CNM provider of Internet services addressed the editor's office with a claim. 04.07.16 10:13 133 054 528 Ukrainian Politics

Yura Yenakiyevskiy sued Censor.NET Chief Editor Yurii Butusov On May 16, the Darnytskyi district court of Kyiv will consider a lawsuit of former Party of Regions member Yurii Ivaniushchenko, commonly known as Yura Yenakiyevskiy, against Censor.NET Chief Editor Yurii Butusov. 27.04.16 23:40 86 422 294 Ukrainian Politics

Censor.NET launches BusinessCensor economic section Today, March 17, Censor.NET launches its economic section BusinessCensor (in Russian). The project is led by Serhii Holovniov, who previously worked for INSIDER and Forbes Ukraine. 17.03.16 13:58 23 961 64 Economics

Censor.NET website launches Ukrainian-language edition Starting form March 2, 2016, news and articles of Censor.NET can be read in Ukrainian. 02.03.16 11:58 89 608 275 Society