SNIZHNE: The Savur-Mohyla memorial in east Ukraine, commemorating thousands of Russian and German soldiers who perished in World War II, stood for decades as testament to the strategic hill’s bloodstained history.
Seventy years later, fighting between pro-Moscow rebels and Kiev’s army has made the site in the hotspot Donetsk region, nine kilometres (6 miles) from the Russian border, a potent symbol once again.
The 300 metre (980 feet) high hill has changed hands between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army several times as each has clawed back territory from the other before being taken by the rebels late last month.
“History repeats itself,” …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
