President Volodymyr Zelensky, who gained fame by playing a fictional president on television, hopes a new parliament will give him the clout to follow through on his promise to tackle corruption.
The Dutch-led investigation accused three Russians and one Ukrainian of being involved in the 2014 incident, which claimed 298 lives. Court hearings are set to begin next March.
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his inauguration speech, quoting Ronald Reagan.
Other than playing a teacher turned president on TV, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience. He defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a landslide.
It's down to the incumbent president and a comedian who plays a president on TV. The two remaining candidates took alcohol and drug tests on Friday, and may debate each other in a stadium.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.
A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.
The schism between Ukrainian churches and the Russia Orthodox Church culminated Saturday in the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, angering Russian religious and political leaders.