Kateryna Kobernyk

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Kateryna Kobernyk

I graduated from the history faculty of Kyiv National University in 2004, dreaming of teaching history to students. But the Orange Revolution happened, and my journalism career began. For the past 14 years, I wrote about politics in Korrespondent weekly, edited articles in Focus magazine, developed Forbes.ua news website, and managed the news giant TSN.ua for five years. In 2017, I decided that the country lacked Babel (at that time it existed in my head under the working name It), and in 2018, we launched it together with Glib Gusev. Soon after Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president, we closed. Then we restarted again. Then there was covid and that day — February 24, 2022. We have a catchphrase in our team: "We didn't live well, so we shouldn't even start," but in fact, we should. We will win and start then.

Author publications

Results by 4 of November

We are analyzing the “Sense Bank” case. The MPs Zheleznyak and Hetmantsev turned the fight against corruption in the bank into a reality show, but in this show there is a lack of reality. The final material of the series

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We are analyzing the “Sense Bank” case. The MPs Zheleznyak and Hetmantsev turned the fight against corruption in the bank into a reality show, but in this show there is a lack of reality. The final material of the series

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: three days ago

Results by 2 of November

Melania Trump bypassed the Pope and saved the residents of Oleshky — this is the story that Putin and Mark Beckman are selling to the world. Everything is clear with Putin, but we explain who is Beckman

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Melania Trump bypassed the Pope and saved the residents of Oleshky — this is the story that Putin and Mark Beckman are selling to the world. Everything is clear with Putin, but we explain who is Beckman

Author:: Kateryna Tryfonenko
Date:: 5 days ago

Results by 30 of October

Former judge Oleksiy Tandyr received a real prison sentence for a fatal road accident. This is a unique case for Ukraine. Why the system “failed” and at the same time “restored faith”

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Former judge Oleksiy Tandyr received a real prison sentence for a fatal road accident. This is a unique case for Ukraine. Why the system “failed” and at the same time “restored faith”

Author:: Ghanna Mamonova
Date:: 7 days ago

Results by 29 of October

4 Maidan activists have been seeking justice in the courts for 10 years. Instead, they found true friendship and despair. The story of the “Maidan survivors” who still stand there

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4 Maidan activists have been seeking justice in the courts for 10 years. Instead, they found true friendship and despair. The story of the “Maidan survivors” who still stand there

Author:: Ghanna Mamonova
Date:: 9 days ago

Results by 28 of October

For 2 years, Serbian students fought against Vučićʼs power and finally won. They delegated to the parliament a cardiologist, a rapper, and a basketball player, who are not ready to quarrel with Russia. What Ukraine to expect

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For 2 years, Serbian students fought against Vučićʼs power and finally won. They delegated to the parliament a cardiologist, a rapper, and a basketball player, who are not ready to quarrel with Russia. What Ukraine to expect

Author:: Kateryna Tryfonenko
Date:: 10 days ago

Results by 21 of October

We are analyzing the “Sense Bank” case: NBU exposed a secret structure there in 2025. It turned out that the former owners used it to take kickbacks and borrow hundreds of millions of dollars. The third article of the series

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We are analyzing the “Sense Bank” case: NBU exposed a secret structure there in 2025. It turned out that the former owners used it to take kickbacks and borrow hundreds of millions of dollars. The third article of the series

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: 17 days ago

Results by 19 of October

The “scandal of the century” is gaining momentum in Germany. The former head of intelligence is suspected of espionage and treason. We tell the details of the story, which is full of mysteries and Russia

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The “scandal of the century” is gaining momentum in Germany. The former head of intelligence is suspected of espionage and treason. We tell the details of the story, which is full of mysteries and Russia

Author:: Oleksandr Bulin
Date:: 19 days ago

How Olha Stefanishyna pushed Ukraine into a disadvantageous deal with the US? Why Kyiv should not lose Serhiy Kuznetsovʼs case? Where to get the money for 2027? An interview with former negotiator Mykola Yurlov

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How Olha Stefanishyna pushed Ukraine into a disadvantageous deal with the US? Why Kyiv should not lose Serhiy Kuznetsovʼs case? Where to get the money for 2027? An interview with former negotiator Mykola Yurlov

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: 19 days ago

Results by 14 of October

A woman who lives in a cemetery. She buried her “Universe” whose name is Andriy and stayed by his side

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A woman who lives in a cemetery. She buried her “Universe” whose name is Andriy and stayed by his side

Author:: Kateryna Lykhohliad
Date:: 24 days ago

Results by 7 of October

Spain is investigating the case against Anatoliy Shariy. It involves big money and Russian intelligence services. The main points are recounted by Babel and the journalist who dug up the most interesting details

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Spain is investigating the case against Anatoliy Shariy. It involves big money and Russian intelligence services. The main points are recounted by Babel and the journalist who dug up the most interesting details

Author:: Kateryna Tryfonenko
Date:: a month ago

Russia is attacking Ukrainian grain and exporting its own abroad. It is being helped in this by Russian sponsors of the war in Ukraine and a Lithuanian company that the local authorities are not touching (yet)

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Russia is attacking Ukrainian grain and exporting its own abroad. It is being helped in this by Russian sponsors of the war in Ukraine and a Lithuanian company that the local authorities are not touching (yet)

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: a month ago