History: May 2019
13 articles
Retrospective · events of 20 May 2019
What did Zelensky's inauguration set in motion?
Politics
A look back at the swearing-in of Ukraine's sixth president and his immediate move against parliament.
Retrospective · events of 20 May 2019
A comedian becomes Ukraine's sixth president and calls early elections
Opinion
An analysis of the inauguration of Ukraine's sixth president, the call for a snap election and the resignation announced in response.
Retrospective · events of 21 May 2019
Ukraine heads to early parliamentary elections on 21 July
Politics
A retrospective on 21 May 2019, when the new president signed the decree ending the Verkhovna Rada's term and setting a vote for 21 July.
Retrospective · events of 21 May 2019
Eighth Verkhovna Rada's mandate ends by presidential decree
Politics
A look back at the decree of 21 May 2019 that ended the eighth Verkhovna Rada's mandate and set an early vote for 21 July.
Retrospective · events of 23 May 2019
Record Nibulon transshipment vessel slips into the water at Mykolaiv
Opinion
A look back at a day when a record-sized vessel was launched in Mykolaiv, set against a political and military backdrop of the preceding days.
Retrospective · events of 23 May 2019
What did 23 May 2019 show about Ukraine?
Opinion
A launch in Mykolaiv, a new spelling code and a dissolved parliament marked the days around 23 May 2019.
Retrospective · events of 23 May 2019
Ukraine's May 2019: snap election, new spelling
Politics
A look back at two decisions in Kyiv taken on 21 and 22 May 2019, one on parliament and one on the written language.
Retrospective · events of 24 May 2019
Pro-Russian fighters capture eight Ukrainian soldiers near Novotroyitske, military reports
Opinion
A look back at three developments from the days around 24 May 2019, spanning shipbuilding, the front line in Donbas and the rules of the Ukrainian language.
Retrospective · events of 24 May 2019
Ships, spelling and captives: three reports from Ukraine's busy week
Opinion
A retrospective on three reports from the days around 24 May 2019, spanning shipbuilding, orthography and the war in Donbas.
Retrospective · events of 24 May 2019
What followed Zelensky's dissolution of parliament in Kyiv?
Politics
A look back at 24 May 2019, days after a new president took office, dissolved the Verkhovna Rada and called a snap election.
Retrospective · events of 27 May 2019
What had Kyiv decided by 27 May 2019?
Politics
A look back at two decisions taken in the days before 27 May 2019: an early parliamentary election and a new Ukrainian orthography.
Retrospective · events of 27 May 2019
What did Ukraine's week of 27 May 2019 signal?
Opinion
A look back at the reports surrounding 27 May 2019: an early election call, a new spelling code, a captured-soldiers report and a record vessel.
Retrospective · events of 28 May 2019
Kiev's dissolved parliament and a rewritten spelling code
Politics
A retrospective on the political developments that framed Ukraine's calendar in the days before 27 May 2019.