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May Day Mayday In Ukraine: Significant Increase In Fighting Last Week
Fighting is escalating yet again after a decreased period of violence following the April 4 ceasefire.
Ukraine Faces Human Rights Court Hammering Over Investigation of May 2 Odesa Tragedy
If the finger can be pointed at Russia for its role in and propaganda lies about the tragic disturbances and fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014, it is solely the Ukrainian authorities who must answer for Ukraine’s shameful failure to carry out a proper investigation.
Heavy Fighting In Eastern Ukraine On Sunday; Veteran Of Famous Battle Arrested For War Crimes
Ukraine’s soldiers paid a heavy price this weekend, and a new arrest brings back bad memories of one of this conflict’s fiercest battles
2 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 4 Wounded; Russia-Backed Forces Fire Grad Missiles; Shots Near OSCE SMM
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 4 wounded in the last reporting period. OSCE monitors report shots fired near their patrols.
2 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 8 Soldiers Wounded in Last Two Days; OSCE SMM’s Hug Says Patrol Route Was in Mandate
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in battle today.
1 Ukrainian Soldier KIA and 6 WIA; 3 Russia-backed Militants KIA, 7 WIA; Victim of Mar 23 Balakliya Blast Dies
One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action and six wounded, according to Ukrainian Defense officials.
Russian Recon Ship Crashes; Navalny Attacked; Open Russia Declared ‘Undesirable’, Searched by Police
The Russian reconaissance ship Liman crashed into a Turkish freighter and sank; 78 sailors on board were rescued. Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was attacked and Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia was declared ‘undesirable’ and searched by the FSB’s Extremism Center.
Chechnya: Image and Reality
Those following the reports of gay men fleeing Chechnya in the face of a Chechen government-backed campaign of intimidation may have wondered exactly why Novaya Gazeta has decided to publish these accounts right now
A Baker’s Double Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 79
Today, 70 percent of Russian families are said to be at the edge of survival, and 40 percent of Russians are now part of the black or gray market economy as firms seek to avoid taxes,