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More than 1,000 Muslims form human shield around Oslo synagogue
“No to anti-Semitism. No to Islamophobia.” That was the message chanted by what’s estimated to be more than 1,000 Muslims who created a human shield, or what they called a “ring of peace,” around a synagogue in the Norwegian capital of Oslo late Saturday See also: One year later, Kiev and Moscow remember Ukraine...
Two dead as blast rips through peace march in eastern Ukraine
A blast ripped through a crowd of thousands marching for peace in eastern Ukraine, killing at least two and injuring as many as 11 people, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. See also: One year later, Kiev and Moscow remember Ukraine uprising in very different ways The explosion, which is being investigated as an...
139 Ukrainian troops released in war prisoner exchange with rebels
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine — Ukrainian military and separatist representatives exchanged dozens of prisoners under the cover of darkness at a remote frontline location Saturday evening, kicking off a process intended to usher in peace to the conflict-ridden east. 139 Ukrainian troops and 52 rebels were exchanged, according to a separatist official...
One year later, Kiev and Moscow remember Ukraine uprising in very different ways
KIEV, Ukraine — Tens of thousands of Ukrainians flooded central Kiev late Saturday to mark one year since the bloodiest day of last year’s Euromaidan revolution that ousted the country’s pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, and installed a pro-Western government, setting in motion the events that have led to a deadly and ongoing...
‘Tell the world: It was the Cossacks’ who took this Ukrainian city
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — I suppose there is some comfort in that she can hear anything here except shelling. Comfort, too, perhaps that she can at least be here — above ground and still alive. See also: Sudden and violent death on the front lines of Debaltseve in Ukraine Nadezheda, above ground after several weeks of hiding, is slowly stooping among...
Hero’s welcome: Ukraine soldiers escape hell for home
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Ukraine’s nameless dead ‘would take forever to count’
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Peering out over the faded fence in front of her modest cottage, Maria Vasylovna Pichko wonders if her son is “somewhere out there.” “In my heart I believe he is,” says the 61-year-old, wiping tears from her eyes. See also: Sudden and violent death on the front lines of Debaltseve in Ukraine It’s...
Reflecting on the anniversary of Ukraine’s uprising
KIEV, Ukraine – It was one year ago that Kiev erupted in bloody clashes that killed dozens of protesters, and eventually led to the downfall of Viktor Yanukovych, the former Ukrainian president who fled the capital under the cover of night, slipping across the Russian border.Fuzzy black-and-white security camera footage from the ex-leader’s...
Sudden and violent death on the front lines of Debaltseve in Ukraine
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine—He can barely walk. Long coat. Russian fur hat. A vodka nose and several days worth of stubble But, yes, he remembers when the Wehrmacht and the Red Army pulverized these towns — and he has long since learned the lessons of war. He is immovable. “I am Victor – Victor Sergeyevich.” Boom! Another shell splits...
Drone footage from Ukraine shows scarred town now under rebel control
Ukraine troops withdrew from the embattled town of Debaltseve in the country’s east Wednesday after rebels claimed control of the strategic location. Drone footage shows the impact of widespread shelling on the town. The snowy landscape is pockmarked with areas of impact. Debatlseve is a transportation center for the region, with a vital...
