Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (UAN; Українська академія наук) is a public organization that positions itself as an association of scientists and production workers of Ukraine.
It is the legal successor of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences of National Progress.
[citation needed] According to the Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the President of the Ukrainian Astronomical Association [uk] Yaroslav Yatskiv [ru], the public organization "UAN" has no known scientific achievements.
According to an experiment conducted by journalist Irina Kovalenko in February 2017, one can get a certificate of a “member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences” by paying “for a vacancy” an amount equivalent to $300.
[1] UAN includes structures (for example, military-cossack department) that are called "funny" in the media.