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Ukraine: Protests Erupt Against Bill Weakening Anti-Corruption Agencies 4

Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, July 22, following the passage of a bill in parliament to tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies. It was the first major protest against the government in more than three years of war.

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Ukraine: Protests Erupt Against Bill Weakening Anti-Corruption Agencies 3

Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, July 22, following the passage of a bill in parliament to tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies. It was the first major protest against the government in more than three years of war.

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Ukraine: Protests Erupt Against Bill Weakening Anti-Corruption Agencies 2

Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, July 22, following the passage of a bill in parliament to tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies. It was the first major protest against the government in more than three years of war.

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Ukraine: Protests Erupt Against Bill Weakening Anti-Corruption Agencies

Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, July 22, following the passage of a bill in parliament to tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies. It was the first major protest against the government in more than three years of war.

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FreeAzov rally in Kyiv

FreeAzov rally in Kyiv

A man holds a placard as people walk past him at an underground passage during the FreeAzov rally held to remind about Ukrainian defenders kept in Russian captivity, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone wreckage damages apartment block in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Russian drone wreckage damages apartment block in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

A resident of a five-storey apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district that was damaged by the falling Russian drone debris that killed two people died carries a cat as she descends into an underground passage with a cat while talking on the phone, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone wreckage damages apartment block in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Russian drone wreckage damages apartment block in Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Residents of a five-storey apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district that was damaged by the falling Russian drone debris that killed two people died stay in an underground passage, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

A covered passage runs between the Prypiat River Station and Cafe Prypiat in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - String lights illuminate the Kyiv Passage, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - String lights illuminate the Kyiv Passage, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - Star-shaped LED lights decorate the arch at the Kyiv Passage, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - String lights illuminate the Kyiv Passage, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - Star-shaped LED lights decorate the arch at the Kyiv Passage, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Pupils sing carols in Kyiv

Pupils sing carols in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 26, 2024 - Pupils from the Solomianskyi district go up the stairs of an underground passage as they sing Christmas songs in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Pupils sing carols in Kyiv

Pupils sing carols in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 26, 2024 - Pupils from the Solomianskyi district go up the stairs of an underground passage as they sing Christmas songs in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

People turn on the flashlights on the phone to light the way in an underground passage in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traffic resumes between Demiivska and Lybidska metro stations in Kyiv

Traffic resumes between Demiivska and Lybidska metro stations in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - The passage is blocked at an escalator at the Demiivska metro station after the traffic has been launched after nine months of repairs in the tunnel between Demiivska and Lybidska metro stations, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyivs Sviatoshynskyi district after Russian missile attack

Kyivs Sviatoshynskyi district after Russian missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 - People stay at one of the entrances of the underground passage at the Sviatoshyn metro station in the Sviatoshynskyi district closed after the Russian missile attack, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyivs Sviatoshynskyi district after Russian missile attack

Kyivs Sviatoshynskyi district after Russian missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 - One of the entrances of the underground passage at the Sviatoshyn metro station in the Sviatoshynskyi district is temporarily closed after the Russian missile attack, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - People sit on the steps of an interchange passage at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - People sit on the steps of an interchange passage at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

Kyiv residents shelter in Kyiv Metro during massive Russian drone and missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - People sit on the steps of an interchange passage at the Khreshchatyk metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Architecture of Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv

Architecture of Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - The arch opens to the Kyiv Passage at 15 Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Equality March in Kyiv

Equality March in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 16, 2024 - A man with a dog goes down the steps to an underground passage as he shields himself from the rain with an umbrella during the Equality March organised by KyivPride NGO for the first time since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Equality March in Kyiv

Equality March in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 16, 2024 - Activists go down to an underground passage at a metro station during the Equality March organised by KyivPride NGO for the first time since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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Winter in Kyiv

Winter in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 15, 2023 - Members of the public use an underground passage in winter, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Christmas season in Kyiv

Christmas season in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 18, 2023 - Christmas decorations adorn an old building at night, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Municipal workers pump out water from an inundated underground passage after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Municipal workers pump out water from an inundated underground passage after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - An inundated underground passage is seen after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Response to Kyiv Metro shutdown

Response to Kyiv Metro shutdown

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2023 - A woman with a dog emerges from an underground passage at the Teremky metro station that is closed due to repairs, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Train traffic on the Blue Line of the Kyiv Metro between Demiivska and Teremky metro stations was stopped for safety reasons on Thursday, December 8, a day before the start of repairs of an overpass tunnel. Nevertheless, despite the repairs, six metro stations will continue operating around the clock as air raid shelters.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Municipal workers shelter in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station from the Russian air raid, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Municipal workers shelter in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station from the Russian air raid, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - A woman talks on the phone as she stays in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station during the Russian air raid, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public look at their phones as they wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Municipal workers shelter in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station from the Russian air raid, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. This photo cannot be distributed in the Russian Federation. Ukrinform. /KDR/

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kyiv during August 11 air raid

Kyiv during August 11 air raid

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Members of the public wait out the Russian air raid in the underground passage at the Teatralna metro station, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Sandbags are placed near an entrance to an underground passage in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on May 9, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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