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    Dissident reports crackdown in Crimea
    Mar09

    Dissident reports crackdown in Crimea

    Eskender Bariev last saw his wife and two children on Jan. 22, when he left his home in Crimea to attend a business conference in Istanbul.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    A year after Russia seized Crimea, Ukraine braces for a long fight
    Mar05

    A year after Russia seized Crimea, Ukraine braces for a long fight

    The irony of a year of war with Russia is that Ukraine today is far better prepared to defend itself than it was last March, after Russian troops invaded the…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens
    Mar04

    Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens

    An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner and trapping more than 30 others underground, rebel and government officials…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    After year of conflict, Ukrainians believe they’re fighting for survival
    Feb27

    After year of conflict, Ukrainians believe they’re fighting for survival

    Mykola Tokar stood at attention in his camouflaged fatigues at a news conference while a video recorded a year ago played of him standing at a podium that’s marked, then…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Putin’s cold war: Kremlin threatens Ukraine with gas cutoff
    Feb25

    Putin’s cold war: Kremlin threatens Ukraine with gas cutoff

    President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will cut gas supplies to Ukraine if it fails to pay in advance for future deliveries.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2
    Feb22

    Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2

    A bomb blast killed two at a march in east Ukraine on Sunday on the first anniversary of the ouster of the country’s Russia-friendly president, a gruesome counterpoint to the…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Russian news report: Putin approved Ukraine invasion before Kiev government collapsed
    Feb21

    Russian news report: Putin approved Ukraine invasion before Kiev government collapsed

    A Russian newspaper claims to have an official government strategy document outlining the invasion of Ukraine that was prepared weeks before the Ukrainian government collapsed last year.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Russian conscripts tell of fears of being sent to Ukraine
    Feb21

    Russian conscripts tell of fears of being sent to Ukraine

    When Alexander was due to finish his year of mandatory military service in October, his commander told him he had no choice: He had to sign a contract to extend…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
    Feb20

    Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire

    Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukrainian soldiers tell of harrowing escape
    Feb19

    Ukrainian soldiers tell of harrowing escape

    When the order to retreat came over the radio Wednesday, most of the Ukrainian troops under siege in Debaltseve abandoned their heavy weapons, blew up their ammunition, and then fled…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...