Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Hundreds In Rare Antiwar Protest In Rebel-Held Donetsk, Ukraine
At least 500 people have held a rare antiwar protest in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, Ukraine, calling on separatists to remove rocket launchers from residential neighborhoods where they provoke fire from government troops. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Wait. What? Why?!
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Residents Stage Rare Anti-War Protest
Hundreds of people in the separatist-held city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, staged a rare protest against the war on June 15. The protestors’ main complaint was that separatist forces were firing on Ukrainian army positions from populated areas, putting civilians in danger when Ukrainian forces returned fire. Alexander Zakharchenko, the...
Kerry, Lavrov Discuss Efforts To Maintain Cease-Fire In Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has pressed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to ensure that Moscow respects the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Gifts, Prizes, Winnings’ A Windfall For Ukraine Judges
Several judges at a prominent Kyiv court have reported large sums of money from “gifts, prizes, and winnings” on official income declarations. Anticorruption activists suspect the public servants are using this column in the declarations to “legalize” bribe money. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Drone Footage Shows Extent Of Damage In Ukrainian Village
Drone footage provided to RFE/RL’s Current Time TV program by Russian-backed separatist fighters shows widespread damage to the village of Pisky, near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The source stated that the footage was shot in May. Fighting between separatists and Ukrainian military forces around Pisky has heated up again in recent days....
Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 21 Wounded As Attacks Intensify In Eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military said one of its servicemen was killed and 21 were wounded in separatist attacks over the past 24 hours as both sides accused the other of violating a cease-fire deal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
From Siberia To Mariupol: Teen Flees Russia, Fights Against Separatists In Ukraine
A teenager left his Siberian home, student life, and pressure from law-enforcement authorities behind to fight against Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine. He spoke to RFE/RL about the life he chose and the one he left behind. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Six Ukrainian Servicemen Killed, 14 Wounded In Country’s East
The Ukrainian military says six of its servicemen have been killed and 14 others wounded in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, threatening a fragile truce with pro-Russian separatists controlling parts of the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Consulate Attacked In Southern Russia
Ukraine’s consulate in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has been vandalized. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
