Strana.ua

Strana.ua
Type of site
Online newspaper
Available in2 languages
List of languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Founded16 February 2016
Headquarters
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
Country of origin Ukraine
OwnerLasmak Company
Founder(s)Igor Guzhva
Key peopleIgor Guzhva (editor-in-chef)
Svitlana Kryukova (deputy editor-in-chef)
IndustryJournalism, Politics
Productsdaily news, author articles with analytics on current events in Ukraine and the world, investigations and reports
URLstrana.news
strana.today
CommercialYes
Launched16 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-16)
Current statusBlocked in Ukraine and Russia, works through website mirrors

Strana.ua is a Ukrainian online newspaper launched on 16 February 2016. It was founded by journalist Igor Guzhva, and is one of the most popular Ukrainian online media, being one of the top 5 most visited online newspapers in Ukraine.[1][2][3]

The site is publishes daily news in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian, and includes authored articles with analytics on current events in Ukraine and the world via investigations and reports.

In August 2021, the newspaper's website was blocked in Ukraine by the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine;[4] since then, the edition in Ukraine has been working through website mirrors, as well as developing its YouTube and Telegram channels.

In 2022, following Russian invasion of Ukraine, the website was blocked in the Russian Federation by a decision of Roskomnadzor.[5][6]

  1. ^ telekritika (2020-09-11). "ИМИ опубликовал рейтинг самых посещаемых украинских онлайн-медиа". Telekritika (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ Censor.NET (7 May 2021). ""Цензор.НЕТ" возглавил топ-100 онлайн-медиа Украины за январь-март 2021 года. ИНФОГРАФИКА". Censor.NET (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ Свобода, Радіо (31 May 2021). ""Страна": популярне і проросійське медіа в Україні". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. ^ Ksenia Kadushkina (2021-08-21). "Санкції проти Гужви і Шарія: сайт "Страна.ua" не відкривається". ukraine.segodnya.ua. Segodnya.
  5. ^ "Роскомнадзор заблокировал украинские сайты "Грати", "Страна.ua" и сайт для сбора средств в поддержку Украины United24". spektr.co. Spektr. 2022-06-05.
  6. ^ "В России заблокировали "Страну". Как нас читать теперь в РФ". strana.today. 2022-03-02.