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Petro Terentiev

Petro Terentiev (Ukrainian: Петро Олександрович Терентьєв; born 14 July 1983, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian media manager. He is co-owner of the Bukvy online publication and founder of the Mezha news agency.

Petro Terentiev
Born
Petro Oleksandrovych Terentiev

(1983-07-14) July 14, 1983 (age 41)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupationmedia manager

Early life

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He was born on 14 July 1983 in Kyiv.

Career

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Bukvy

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In 2014, Petro Terentiev registered the domain name bykvu.com, and in 2017 — the domain bukvy.ua.[1] In 2016, Terentiev filed an application and in 2017 registered the bukvy trademark (TM).[2]

In May 2016, Petro Terentiev and Kateryna Roshuk registered the Russian-language newspaper Bukvy.com, and in 2017, the news agency. On 21 April 2021, the publication announced the abandonment of the Russian version of the website. The English language was introduced.[3]

In July 2023, the founders of the Bukvy news agency, Kateryna Roshuk and Petro Terentiev, announced a conflict.[4] Thus, part of the team, headed by Kateryna Roshuk, took away access to the original bykvu.com website from social media and started working on a new website with a similar domain, bukvy.org.[4] However, now the original bykvu.com website continues to operate with the team of Petro Terentiev, but under the name Mezha.[5]

The website bykvu.com remained in the ownership of Petro Terentiev, as well as the trademark for the publication of the TM "BUKVY" (which is the intellectual property of Petro Terentiev).[4] The website bukvy.org copies the name of the TM and copies Petro Terentiev's domain bukvy.ua, which is illegal.[4] The social media accounts of Bukvy, including Facebook and Instagram, belong to Bukvy.com LLC, where Petro Terentiev owns 50% of the shares. This confirms that he is the owner of both bykvu.com and the Bukvy social media.[4]

Mezha

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Further information: Mezha.net

On 10 July 2023, Terentiev reconciled with part of the Bukvy team that had left due to a conflict with him in 2021 and announced that he planned to start a new project called Mezha.[5] The publication's website states that Mezha is "a former Bukvy news outlet that has rebranded, removing the name at the request of readers."[6]

On 18 January 2024, Petro Terentiev announced that Mezha would use the domain name of the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, petroporoshenko.com, calling the decision "a move to the second level of his game".[7][8] Terentiev also added that Petro Poroshenko should go to court against him, "or rather against the Mezha media agency".[8] Since April 2024, Oleksandra Fedorko has been the editor-in-chief of Mezha.[6][9]

Media activities

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Under Terentiev's leadership, Bukvy published a number of investigative reports, including an investigation into bot farms. In April 2021, Facebook reported that after reviewing its investigative journalism, Bukvy,[10][11][12][13] in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had identified and removed two bot networks whose activities were linked to the Servant of the People party, The media agency was also involved in a number of investigative journalistic projects with the leader of the Dovira party, Oleh Kulinich, former prime minister Volodymyr Groysman, as well as sanctioned politician Andrii Derkach and political analyst Petro Zhuravl.[14][15][16]

In his new project entitled Mezha, he is the author of an investigation into the head of the Kyiv State Migration Service, Vyacheslav Guz.[17] The investigation focuses on Guz's illegal income, his wife with a Russian passport, as well as his ownership of undeclared property and friendship with the sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Pavlo Fuks.[17] The investigation also revealed schemes under which the head of the Kyiv State Migration Service issued Ukrainian passports to criminal figures and Russian citizens for substantial bribes.[18] After the release of the third part of the investigation, Vyacheslav Guz opened criminal proceedings against Petro Terentiev and Oleksandra Fedorko.[19] They received summonses to appear for questioning at the Dniprovskyi District Police Department.[19] The editorial board of Mezha appealed to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech regarding the obstruction of journalistic activity.[20] The letter was received by the chairman of the committee, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, and other members of the committee, MPs Yevhen Bragar and Serhiy Shvets.[20]

On 1 October 2024, Mezha published an investigation into the details of the life of prosecutor Maksym Hryshyn, who oversees compliance with the law by the Bureau of Economic Security.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "WHOIS-сервіс. Інформація про зареєстровані доменні імена та IP-адреси. Пошук за адресою bykvu.com". Imena.ua (in Ukrainian). 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ^ "Свідоцтво України на торговельну марку "bukvy". Заявка № m201620801". Спеціальна інформаційна система УКРНОІВІ (in Ukrainian). 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ^ ""Букви" відмовилися від російськомовної версії сайту. Замість неї буде англійська". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e Oleksandra Kholodenko (2024-04-23). "Частина команди видання Bukvy.com продовжує працювати з командою Петра Терентьєва, але під іншою назвою". ukranews.com. Ukrainian News Agency.
  5. ^ a b Valentyna Troian (2023-07-10). ""Букви" заявили про припинення співпраці зі співзасновником та зміну домену". imi.org.ua. Institute of Mass Information.
  6. ^ a b "Зміни в редакції Межа: з квітня 2024 року Олександра Федорко стає головною редакторкою видання". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-04-10.
  7. ^ "petroporoshenko.com".
  8. ^ a b Petro Terentiev (2024-01-18). "Петро Порошенко. Вітаю, ви перейшли на другий рівень моєї гри".
  9. ^ Oleksandra Kholodenko (2024-04-10). "Редакцію "Межа" очолила Олександра Федорко". ukranews.com. Ukrainian News Agency.
  10. ^ "Як ботоферми влади підтримують Зеленського та знищують його опонентів". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  11. ^ "Проти кого працює ботоферма Офісу президента?". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  12. ^ "Лідер відпочиває, ботнет працює: як Володимира Гройсмана у соцмережах просувають". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  13. ^ ""Зеленський — хазяїн України": в Мережі знайшли фан-паблік президента". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  14. ^ "Facebook після розслідування "Букв" забанив українські ботоферми: всі подробиці". Букви (in Ukrainian). 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  15. ^ "DETAILED REPORT. April 2021 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report" (PDF). Facebook. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  16. ^ ""Букви" повідомили про атаку ботів та спроби забанити їх сторінку у Facebook". Detector media (in Ukrainian). 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  17. ^ a b "Гузь, Гудзь, Фукс : що повʼязує ДМСника, модель та олігарха". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-07-10.
  18. ^ "Столичний ДМСник В'ячеслав Гузь продає українські паспорти росіянам". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-07-25.
  19. ^ a b "Вячеслав Гузь відкрив кримінальне провадження на Петра Терентьєва та Олександру Федорко". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-09-27.
  20. ^ a b "Редакція "Межі" звернулася до комітету ВРУ з питань свободи слова з приводу перешкоджання журналістській діяльності". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-09-27.
  21. ^ Oleksandra Fedorko (2024-10-01). "За рахунок родини: подробиці життя прокурора Максима Гришина". Mezha.net.
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