Section: CBC (Canada)
Ukrainian pilot sentenced to 22 years in Russian prison in controversial case
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison after convicting her of complicity to murder in the 2014 deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian air force pilot convicted in deaths of 2 Russian reporters
A Russian court has found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, a verdict certain to inflame already dire relations between Moscow and Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Concert pianist finds 2 daughters dead, wife faces mental exam
An internationally renowned concert pianist arrived at his estranged wife’s home in Texas to pick up their two daughters and found the girls slain in their beds, police said Friday. Authorities say their Russian mother, who had suffered knife wounds, faces a mental health exam. …read more Source:...
Hero’s Companion: Canadian-led project uses dogs to combat mental health stigma in war-torn Ukraine
When conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine, the country wasn’t prepared for battle. But even fewer were ready for the psychological wounds of war. Now a Canadian-led initiative is trying to help rehabilitate veterans with PTSD using canine therapy. …read more Source:...
U.S. accuses Russia of ‘repeated aggression’ in Ukraine, Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is sharply criticizing Russia for its actions in Ukraine and Syria, accusing Moscow of “repeated aggression” in both places. …read more Source:...
Putin moves into Syria, Obama into Eastern Europe: Brian Stewart
Lost in the media focus on Syria was the fact that the U.S. just upped its NATO spending and added a brigade worth of armour to Eastern Europe. It’s not checkmate, Vladimir Putin, but big pieces are being moved around, Brian Stewart writes. …read more Source:...
‘We are prepared for a guilty verdict,’ says lawyer of Ukrainian air force pilot jailed in Russia
Jailed Ukrainian air force pilot Nadyia Savchenko, whose case has become a cause célèbre since she was detained in June 2014 on charges of directing a fatal mortar attack on two Russian journalists, is testifying in a Russian court today, but her lawyers say only some form of political intervention will get her released. …read more Source:...
Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier
French authorities say an avalanche in the Alps has killed two French high school students and an Ukrainian skier in the Deux Alps ski resort. …read more Source:...
How hackers remotely crippled the Ukrainian power grid
Security investigators say they’ve figured out how hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine that left 80,000 people without power for six hours — the first known power outage ever caused by a cyberattack. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s ‘hybrid war’ against rebels offers lessons for Canada’s military
The Ukraine army faces a “formidable foe” in eastern Ukraine, says the commander of the Canadian Forces training mission. It is the kind of multifaceted insurgency that is also teaching the Canadian Army some new tactics. …read more Source:...
