Section: The Daily Beast (USA)
The Mother Courage of Ukraine
A woman takes the lead defending her city against Russian-backed separatists. But her biggest enemies may be duplicitous oligarchs ostensibly fighting for the same cause. …read more Source: The Daily...
Female Pilot Trapped In a Moscow Cage
In an exclusive letter from solitary confinement, Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko tells The Daily Beast that Putin’s jail hasn’t broken her—yet. …read more Source: The Daily...
Is Marine Le Pen in Bed With Putin?
One of Marine Le Pen’s most trusted advisors has appeared at an event celebrating the establishment of Donetsk as an “independent” pro-Russian enclave in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Fighting Heats Up in Ukraine
On the front lines, the killing never stopped, and now it’s due to grow worse. …read more Source: The Daily...
The Scariest Man in Ukraine
In the muddle of insurgency, assassinations, false flags, and military confusion, the right-wing Pravy Sektor’s Dmitry Yarosh is a key player. …read more Source: The Daily...
The Burning Hatred that Divides Odessa
This beautiful city on the Black Sea has become a symbol of the complex suspicions and conspiracies that plague Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Astroturf Revolution
On the one-year anniversary of the day Russians and Ukrainians clashed on the fiery streets of Odessa, terror attacks and “fake People’s Republics” are still worrying officials on both sides. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ex-Boxer Fights to Save Kiev
Vitali Klitschko hung up his gloves for politics, seeking Western investment for the capitol of a country that Russia wants back. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine’s Most Dangerous Oligarch?
Ukraine’s president just dethroned Ihor Kolomoisky from his post as regional governor—but with his personal militia and billions in the bank, Kiev might have a new opponent on its hands. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine Psych Wards Prepare For PTSD
As young men return from the battlefields in east Ukraine, the country’s underfunded psych wards are scrambling to treat the psychological wounds of war. …read more Source: The Daily...
