Quote Originally Posted by LXNDR View Post
Hanna, I don't doubt your experience and I believe it's rather norm than exception, it should be however noted that first of all you're a woman and women are much less prone to conflicts with laws everywhere, and secondly the general climate has changed since Yanukovich came to power (i don't know how long ago you visited), the police regained its confidence which is potentially hazardous when coupled with judiciary illiteracy, poor training and discipline, low cultural level and virtual impunity
I was there in April 2011. I think Yanukovich was in power then.
Another pleasant surprise in Ukraine is that guys are typically gentlemen!
Much more so than in Scandianvia and London. I liked that.
I'd actually recommend a trip to Kiev as a perfect short break for anyone from Western Europe. In contrast to Russia and Belarus there is no visa requirement so it's absolutely hassle free, but still exciting and quite different from the rest of Europe.