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Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Ukraine, killing most on board
A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials said. …read more Source:: France...
At least 22 dead in military plane crash in eastern Ukraine, Interior Ministry reports
The crash occurred at around 20:50 local time (19:50 CET) near the eastern city of Chuhuyiv, some two kilometres away from a military airport. …read more Source::...
Belarus to close borders with Poland and Lithuania, put troops on alert
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, dogged by weeks of protests over a disputed election, said on Thursday that Belarus needs to close its borders with Poland and Lithuania, and strengthen border controls with Ukraine. …read more Source:: France...
In Ukraine, music’s most extreme genre is on the cultural front line in the fight against Russia
‘You can’t be an apolitical musician in Ukraine,’ says Konstantin ‘Khaoth’ Zmievsky, the drummer of Ukrainian black metal band Khors. …read more Source::...
Abducted Kolesnikova ‘told she was leaving Belarus dead or alive’
Kolesnikova claims to have been bundled into a minibus and taken to the Belarus-Ukraine border but tore up her passport to avoid being forced from the country. …read more Source::...
Ukraine and Poland, safe havens for Belarusian dissidents
One month ago, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed to have won a sixth term in office with over 80 percent of the vote. Amid widespread claims that the victory was fraudulent, protesters took to the streets. But the authorities responded with a wave of repression. Facing threats, scores of dissidents decided to flee to neighbouring...
Belarus opposition figure Kolesnikova ‘tore up passport at border’ to avoid forced exile in Ukraine
Just in: Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport at the border with Ukraine to avoid being forced from the country, it’s been claimed. …read more Source::...
Belarus opposition figure Kolesnikova detained at Ukraine border
One of Belarus’s leading opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova has been detained while trying to cross into Ukraine, border officials said Tuesday. …read more Source:: France...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: ‘high chance’ of ending war in Ukraine ‘this year’.
Zelenskyy: ‘high chance’ of ending war in Ukraine ‘this year’. …read more Source::...
Watch live: Thousands march in Kyiv to mark Ukraine Independence Day
Watch live: Thousands march in Kyiv to mark Ukraine Independence Day …read more Source::...