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Six Killed In Odesa Psychiatric Hospital Fire
Six people have died as fire swept through a psychiatric hospital in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, authorities say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian FSB Detains Crimean Tatar Activists After Searching Their Homes
Russian security forces have detained eight Crimean Tatar activists after searching their homes in Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Crimea region, a Ukrainian human rights group says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Hague Arbitration Court To Hear Arguments In Ukraine-Russia Sea Dispute
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Netherlands is set to begin hearings of Kyiv’s case against Moscow” alleged violations of its rights to coastal waters around Ukraine’s Crimea region, which Russia seized in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Pardons Ukrainian On A List For Possible Exchange With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree pardoning 72-year-old, Russia-born Vyacheslav Vysotsky, a source in the Justice Ministry told Current Time. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fighting Flares In Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said six of its soldiers were killed in the last week after fresh fighting erupted against Russia-backed separatists in the eastern region of Donetsk. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service captured footage of a firefight on June 5 near the city of Horlivka. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Colorful Weddings Of The Carpathians
Traditional weddings in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine mean ornate costumes and exhaustive preparations. Organizers of an annual wedding festival that brings together villagers from across the region hope to keep the distinctive traditions alive. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Announces More Deaths In Conflict In East, Zelenskiy Vows ‘Tough’ Response
Ukraine says fresh clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east have claimed the lives of two of its soldiers, raising to six the number of Ukrainian troops reported killed this week and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to urge Moscow to “rein in” the separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe...
Lawyer Reveals Details Of Yushchenko Corruption Charges
A lawyer for former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has disclosed some details of the corruption charges his client is facing in the high-profile case. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Court Sentences Five Men In Activist’s Death Following Acid Attack
A court in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk region has sentenced five men to prison terms in the high-profile case surrounding the death of anti-corruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lithuanian Lawmakers Recognize 1944 Soviet Deportation Of Crimean Tatars As Genocide
Lithuania’s parliament has recognized the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 by the government of the Soviet Union as an act of genocide. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
