Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops in Ukraine’s east since 2014, and despite a cease-fire being formally in place, civilians and troops still die and get injured almost on a daily basis.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in a joint report last year said it had received credible allegations of torture and “other egregious abuses” by volunteer battalions including Azov.
“Ukraine, holy mother of heroes, come into my heart!” a rank of 100 camouflage-clad children were chanting on a recent evening at the camp outside Kiev, their fists resting on their hearts as …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
