Former Kyiv University Teacher Suspected of High Treason Flaunts Russian Tricolour in Controversial Photo

Yevheniia Bilchenko, a former professor at the Mykhailo Drahomanov National Pedagogical University in Kyiv, who is suspected of treason and recruitment of collaborators, has openly expressed her support for Russia's war against Ukraine. Bilchenko posted a photo of herself with an assault rifle in front of a Russian flag, visited the occupied city of Melitopol, and admitted to waging an underground campaign against Ukraine. Ukrainian academics are calling for her academic degrees and titles to be stripped, and for the draft Law on Academic Integrity to include academic responsibility for collaborators. Critics argue that the university covered up Bilchenko's collaborative activities, highlighting the need for accountability within Ukrainian universities.