Ukrainian Soldier’s Mother Receives Letter From Son’s Killers

Thursday, July 31 , 2014 - 18:26 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Volodymyr Yakobchuk died on June 17 in a rebel ambush outside the town of Metalist in eastern Ukraine. A separatist fighter then posted social media messages taunting at the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers caught in the ambush. Days later, the rebels sent Volodymyr’s mother a letter saying they killed the soldier for invading their land. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more

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