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The Ukrainian News Agency (; Informatsiyne ahentstvo “Ukrayins’ki Novyny”) is a Kyiv-basedWEB,www.ukranews.com/eng/agency/contacts.html, Contact section - official website, Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides political, business and financial information, as well as a popular photo reporting service. Since February 2008“Ukrainian News Agency Enters U.A. Inter Media Group”, U.A. Inter Media Group Ltd. (5 February 2008) the company is part of the Inter Media Group Ltd., formerly U.A. Inter Media Group, which itself is a subsidiary of the Russian-based company GDF Media Ltd.“Company Overview of Inter Media Group Limited” Bloomberg“Company Overview of GDF Media Ltd.” Bloomberg“GDF Media Limited Acquires Inter Media Group Limited” (press release) (7 February 2013) GDF Inter Media Group Limited also owns 61% of the Ukrainian TV channel Inter.U.A. Inter Media Group - Official website {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121034304www.uaimg.com/en/about.html |date=21 November 2008 }}Founded in 1993,WEB,www.ukranews.com/eng/agency/about.html, About the agency - Official website, by (:uk:Коломієць Михайло Петрович|Mykhailo Kolomiets) and Volodymyr HranovskiyNEWS,www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1146579086027&year=2002, IPI concerned about death of independent news agency’s director, International Press Institute, 27 November 2002, 30 March 2022, 19 October 2007,www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1146579086027&year=2002," title="web.archive.org/web/20071019012435www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1146579086027&year=2002,">web.archive.org/web/20071019012435www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1146579086027&year=2002, the agency now used by about 10,000 clients daily. The agency offers 27 information and analytical products in Russian, Ukrainian and English. Ukrainian News is the only agency in Ukraine that translates 100% of its products into English.The Ukrainian News agency, U.A. Inter Media Group Ltd. (5 February 2008)Valery Khoroshkovsky held a 50% stake of Ukrainian News because Mykhailo Kolomiets 50% stake was nominal and the other 50% stake was held by the Agency for Humanitarian Technologies (AHT) () which lists Viktor Pinchuk as its owner. Maxim Karizhsky, the general director of AHT, however, stated that Pinchuk is not the owner of AHT. AHT signed an agreement with the United States public relations firm Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH) for the period of 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2001. Volodymyr Granovsky established Humanitarian Technologies agency.NEWS, Волчек, Дмитрий (Volchek, Bmitry),www.svoboda.org/a/24192095.html, Украинские журналисты проводят независимое расследование убийства директора агентства “Украинские новости” Михаила Коломийца, Ukrainian journalists conduct an independent investigation into the murder of the director of the agency “Ukrainian News” Mikhail Kolomiyets, ru, Radio Free Europe, Радио Свобода, 21 November 2002, 30 March 2022, NEWS, Лютый, Петр (Lyuty, Petr),www.pravda.com.ua/ru/?10726-3-1, Провал, Failure, ru, Ukrayinska Pravda, Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua), 26 July 2001, 30 March 2022, 5 August 2001,www.pravda.com.ua/ru/?10726-3-1," title="web.archive.org/web/20010805201113www.pravda.com.ua/ru/?10726-3-1,">web.archive.org/web/20010805201113www.pravda.com.ua/ru/?10726-3-1, Alternate archive as PR-кампанию Кучмы в США проводит фирма, которая создавала имидж филиппинскому диктатору Маркосу и африканским режимам (Kuchma’s PR campaign in the US is run by a firm that created the image of Philippine dictator Marcos and African regimes)NEWS, НАЙЄМ, МУСТАФА (NAYEM, MUSTAFA),www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2011/05/17/6205711/, Американська місія сірого кардинала Віктора Януковича, The American mission of Gray Cardinal Viktor Yanukovych, ru, Ukrayinska Pravda, Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua), 17 May 2011, 30 March 2022, NEWS,korrespondent.net/world/worldabus/25253-zyatek-napiaril, Зятек напиарил, Zyatek PR, ru, Korrespondent, Корреспондент.net (korrespondent.net), 3 August 2001, 30 March 2022, {{efn|Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH) had formerly been the firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly (BMSK) before 1991 after which it merged with several other firms to form BKSH.}}On 18 November 2002{{clarification needed|date=May 2024}}, the body of founder Mykhailo Kolomiets was found dead hanging from a tree near Molodechno, Belarus, after being missing for four weeks. He met with Volodymyr Hranovskiy just before he deleted all files on his computer and left for Minsk on 22 October 2001{{clarification needed|date=May 2024}}. On 30 October 2001{{clarification needed|date=May 2024}}, his body was found and he was buried two weeks later as unidentified.{{efn|Volodymyr Mykolayovych Hranovskyy (; born 1966 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) received a philosophical degree in Moscow and returned to Kyiv to advise World Bank or Svitovy Bank () and the (:uk:Національна рада України з питань телебачення Ñ– радіомовлення|National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting). He co-founded Ukrainian News. He worked with the channel Inter until 2006 but allegedly received $2 million from the Party of Regions on 8 June 2012 for channel Inter.NEWS,www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news/27770751.html, Політтехнолог Грановський каже, що не отримував 2 мільйони доларів на піар регіоналів на «Інтері», Political technologist Granovsky says he did not receive $ 2 million for regional PR at Inter, uk, Radio Free Europe, Радіо Свобода, 31 May 2016, 30 March 2022, NEWS, Лещенко, Сергей (Leshchenko, Serhei), Марчук, Антон (Marchuk, Anton), Мусаева-Боровик, Севгиль (Musayeva-Borovik, Sevgil),www.pravda.com.ua/cdn/graphics/2016/05/black-pr/, Рукописи не горят. Черная бухгалтерия Партии регионов: фамилии, даты, суммы, Manuscripts do not burn. Black bookkeeping of the Party of Regions: names, dates, amounts, ru, Ukrayinska Pravda, Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua), 2 see third line from the top, 31 May 2016, 30 March 2022, Hranovskyy is very close to Dmitro Firtash and co-founded the Ukraine Modernization Agency () in 2015.NEWS, Лещенко, Сергей (Leshchenko, Sergey),www.pravda.com.ua/cdn/graphics/2015/09/sprut_dmitrija_firtasha/, Спрут Дмитрия Фирташа. Агенты влияния на Западе, Dmitry Firtash’s Octopus. Agents of influence in the West, ru, Ukrayinska Pravda, Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua), 28 September 2015, 30 March 2022, 30 September 2015,www.compromat.ru/page_36133.htm, In 2017, he began working with NewsOne. On 10 June 2021, he became the general producer of the Yevhen Muraev owned NASH ().NEWS,detector.media/rinok/article/189038/2021-06-10-volodymyr-granovskyy-ocholyv-telekanal-nash-dopovneno/, Володимир Грановський очолив телеканал «Наш» (ДОПОВНЕНО), Volodymyr Hranovskiy headed Nash TV channel (UPDATED), ru, detctor.media, 10 June 2021, 30 March 2022, 22 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220222025347/https://detector.media/rinok/article/189038/2021-06-10-volodymyr-granovskyy-ocholyv-telekanal-nash-dopovneno/, NEWS,nash.live/news/society/volodimir-hranovskij-stav-heneralnim-direktorom-telekanalu-nash.htmlhttps://nash.live/news/society/volodimir-hranovskij-stav-heneralnim-direktorom-telekanalu-nash.html, Володимир Грановський став генеральним директором телеканалу “Наш”, Volodymyr Granovsky became the CEO of the Nash TV channel, ru, nash.live, 16 June 2001, 30 March 2022, 24 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220124024438/https://nash.live/news/society/volodimir-hranovskij-stav-heneralnim-direktorom-telekanalu-nash.html, }}In May 2006, the agency opened a modern press conference hall.The agency has its own building. It is located just outside Palats Sportu subway station in central Kyiv.

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• Ukrainian News Agency online (English)
• Ukrainian News Agency online (Ukrainian)

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