Olya Ivleva is a journalist from Odesa for Schemes (Skhemy), the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. In 2023, she was a finalist in the National Competition of Journalistic Investigations.
An RFE/RL investigation reveals details about the role of Cuban mercenaries fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, with some avidly embracing the Kremlin's narratives. Havana has said it’s cracking down on “human trafficking” to the war, but given its ties to Moscow, not everybody is convinced.
Sanctions failed to stop the selloff of Russian-owned assets in Ukraine worth $24 million to private companies rather than the state, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, found. The Justice Ministry says it is examining what happened and gathering evidence.
Soldiers came to the village of Sinhury in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region on August 26 to clear the debris of military planes that crashed a day earlier. Three pilots died as a result of the midair collision of two L-39 Albatros aircraft during a training flight.
Three Ukrainian Air Force pilots were killed as two L-39 planes collided in the air during a training flight on August 25, Ukrainian authorities have announced. On August 26, RFE/RL interviewed locals who had witnessed the crash in the village of Sinhury, in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region.
Cooperation between Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces and Main Intelligence Directorate on a "humanitarian aid" mission led to the State Border Service authorizing an indicted Ukrainian politician to leave the country, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, has found.
