Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Zelenskiy Calls For 'Clear Signal' On Ukraine's NATO Membership
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- Zelenskiy Calls For 'Clear Signal' On Ukraine's NATO Membership
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on NATO to send "a clear signal" about his nation's future membership in the military alliance less than a week ahead of a NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-nato-membership/32493251.html
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- Deadly Russian Missile Strike 'One Of The Heaviest Attacks' On Lviv's Civilian Areas
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian forces on July 6 launched a deadly cruise missile attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. The strike, which destroyed an apartment block, is being called one of the "heaviest attacks" on the city's civilian areas. At least five people were killed in the attack and many wounded.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-lviv-strike-war-russia-missile-/32492108.html
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- Ukraine Emergency Crews Train For Nuclear Incident Amid Zaporizhzhya Plant Fears
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy repeated his warning that Russia is planning "dangerous provocations" at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. In a recent training scenario, emergency crews prepared for radiation decontamination and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-russia-war-/32490661.html
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- Estonian Prime Minister Calls For 'Practical Steps' On Ukraine's NATO Membership
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says it's important to agree on "practical steps" on how Ukraine gets into NATO once the conflict with Russia is over.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/estonian-prime-minister-urkaine-nato-russia-war-/32489214.html
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- Uzbek Woman Breaks The Mold, Making Traditional Tandoor Ovens
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Olmakhon Ghozieva makes traditional tandoor clay ovens in Uzbekistan's Fergana region. She learned the craft from her father-in-law, despite tandoor-making being seen traditionally as men's work locally.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-woman--traditional-tandoor-clay-ovens-fergana/32489022.html
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- Estonian Prime Minister on Ukraine: 'NATO Membership Is The Only Security Guarantee'
- Runtime
- 20:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was speaking on July 4 in a wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, one week ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Vilnius in which the military alliance is facing difficult decisions on what to offer Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/estonia-prime-minster-kaja-kallas-interview/32488882.html
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- Ukrainian Air-Reconnaissance Unit Works Closely With Frontline Troops
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian air-reconnaissance units have been working closely with infantry in the counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. RFE/RL's Maryan Kushnir spent a day with members of Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade on the front line in the Zaporizhzhya region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-donetsk-counteroffensive-infantry-russia-zaporizhzhya-/32487653.html
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- Popular Ukrainian Writer Dies From Injuries Following Kramatorsk Restaurant Attack
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian writer and activist Viktoria Amelina has died from injuries suffered in the June 27 Russian strike on the Ria Lounge restaurant in Kramatorsk. Outside the ruins of the building, employees from the restaurant have put up a makeshift memorial to staff and customers who were killed.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kramatorsk-attack-war-writer-/32487530.html
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- Anti-Government Protests Continue In Wake Of Serbia's Mass Shootings
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Serbian government critics and opposition supporters have continued to hold protests triggered by two unrelated gun attacks in early May. On June 30, protesters blocked a highway leading through Belgrade. On July 1, thousands gathered outside the headquarters of the private Pink television station.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-protests-government-guns/32485885.html
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- Kid-Sized Body Armor Protects Ukrainian Orphans During Evacuation From Frontline Village
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Specially made body armor is being used to protect children being evacuated from villages near the front line in eastern Ukraine. Three orphans endured shelling by Russian forces until being relocated to Kyiv with their cousin, who has been acting as their guardian since their parents both died.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-new-york-kids-evacuate-/32483946.html
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- Turned Away From Teaching, Disabled Moldovan 'Astonished' By Discrimination
- Runtime
- 4:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A 40-year-old librarian in Moldova says she has faced discrimination due to her physical disability. Natalia Boghiu was told she could not become a teacher because she was born without one hand and forearm, but she has never given up on her dream.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/teaching-disability-moldova-discrimination-/32483840.html
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- Pakistan's Imran Khan Accuses Army Of Waging 'Revenge' Campaign
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the country's powerful army of waging a "revenge" campaign against him and his political party, Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI). Khan has previously alleged that the military conspired to oust him from power last year and then plotted to assassinate him. In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal on June 28, Khan suggested that Pakistan cannot "turn into a real democracy" until the military stops meddling in politics.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-imran-khan-interview/32483560.html
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- Cookbook Commemoration: Ukrainians Honor Slain Chef Through Her Recipes
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Olya Kolorovo had produced a handmade cookbook, Living Ukrainian Cuisine, but she was killed in a Russian air strike before she was able to put it on sale. Now, Ukrainian volunteers are working to bring her recipes to a wider public.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-cookbook-cuisine/32483515.html
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- The Ancient Kyrgyz Puppet Theater Where Dancing Mountain Goats Are Stars
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Kyrgyz artist is keeping alive a puppet theater tradition dating back centuries. Esenbek Mairykov, 71, learned to carve dancing mountain goats from his grandfather and hopes to pass on the art, known as tak-teke, to future generations. His family also creates komuz three-string lutes.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-puppet-mountain-goat-dance-folk-art-tradition-music-komuz-mountain/32482478.html
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- Outspoken Russian Anti-War Activist Denied Asylum By Bulgaria
- Runtime
- 4:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian activist Aleksandr Stotsky faces deportation after being denied political asylum by Bulgaria. He joins dozens of Russians who have had their applications rejected by the government in Sofia. The 27-year old says he could be sent to war or prison if he is forced to return to Russia.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-russian-activist-war-asylum-/32481002.html
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- 'Movement Saves Lives': Ukrainian Artillery On The Offensive Near Bakhmut
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Artillerymen of the 30th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces say fighting has intensified near the contested city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region since Ukraine recently launched a counteroffensive. Current Time traveled with an artillery team as they prepared to fire on Russian positions.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-artillery-offensive-bakhmut-russia-donetsk/32480701.html
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- An 83-Year-Old Ukrainian Climber Defies Bombs, Revives Club
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Liliya Samsonova left Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine to escape Russian attacks, but now the 83-year-old has returned and reopened her kids' climbing club. Her young climbers are delighted that life is returning to normal.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-kharkiv-climbing/32480688.html
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- Rescuers Hunt For Survivors After Deadly Russian Strike On Kramatorsk Restaurant
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Rescue workers continued to search for survivors following a deadly June 27 Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kramatorsk-missile-strike-russia/32480480.html
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- Survivors Of Kakhovka Dam Breach Clean Up Devastating Flood Damage
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Residents from the village of Sadove in Ukraine’s Kherson region continue to dig in, cleaning up vast devastation as best they can without power or water. Floodwaters from the fatal June 6 breach of the Kakhovka dam have receded, but farms and homes remain filled with debris and rot.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-breach-cleanup-sadove-kherson-flood-devastation-russia/32478279.html
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- Central Asian Companies Selling Sanctioned 'Dual-Use' Microchips To Russia
- Runtime
- 7:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- RFE/RL correspondents investigated how companies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are trading with Russia in "dual-use" electronic components that can be used for civilian or military purposes. Statistics show trade in such goods has skyrocketed since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-companies-sanctions-dual-use-microchips-ukraine-russia/32476459.html
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- Russian Orthodox Priest In Kazakhstan Forced Out Over Anti-War Stance
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Russian Orthodox priest in Kazakhstan was forced to step down after taking a stand against Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Iakov Vorontsov was one of about 300 clergy who signed an open letter condemning the war.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-priest-ouster-defrocked-russia-ukraine-war-letter-condemn-orthodox-almaty/32476657.html
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- 'Mines Everywhere': Ukrainian Drone Unit Recounts Battle To Retake Donetsk Village
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Ukrainian drone commander recounts the fight to retake what he called "dead land" in Blahodatne, a village in the Donetsk region. The area was among the first gains of Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive. Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko spoke with the soldiers about the battle.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-war-donetsk-counteroffensive-blahodatne-/32476563.html
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- Kosovar Police Officers Released After Detention In Serbia
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Serbian court on June 26 ordered the release of three Kosovar police officers who had been detained by Serbian authorities earlier this month along the border between Serbia and Kosovo amid an escalation of already simmering tensions between the two neighbors.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-police-officers-detention-serbia/32476487.html
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- Prigozhin And Wagner Group Leave Rostov-On-Don
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A video obtained by Reuters shows Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the mercenary Wagner Group, being greeted by locals as he left Rostov-on-Don in the back seat of a car late on June 24. Supporters gathered around Wagner tanks and trucks withdrawing from the Russian city following a brief mutiny.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-wagner-prigozhin/32474883.html
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- Armed Rebellion Rocks Russia
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Our reporters captured events in Voronezh and Rostov-on-Don amid an armed rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group that rocked Russia on June 24. The group launched a military column toward Moscow before its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced he was calling it back to "avoid bloodshed."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-wagner-rebellion-ukraine/32474188.html
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- Putin Calls Wagner Occupation of Rostov-on-Don ‘Armed Mutiny’
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for national unity and vowed to do "everything to protect the country" after Russian mercenary forces headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin took control of a southwestern Russian city as part of a possible attempt to march on Moscow.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prigozhin-rostov-mutiny/32473786.html
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- Record-Setting Pakistani Martial Arts Fighter Challenges Kids To Be Winners
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Irfan Mehsud has set dozens of records with displays of strength. He and members of his fight academy in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province are serial winners. Mehsud started the academy to help youths who were forced to flee South Waziristan after a 2009 crackdown on Taliban militants.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-mma-martial-arts-academy-south-waziristan-taliban-afghanistan-mehsud/32472523.html
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- 'They Spat In My Face': Ukrainian Girl Recounts Bullying In Czech School
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A 7-year-old Ukrainian refugee made headlines in the Czech Republic after a video showed children spitting at her and making pro-Russian statements. The incident led Czech President Petr Pavel to invite her for a meeting. Speaking to RFE/RL, Polina Butkivska said she felt bewildered and offended.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-ukraine-refugee-spitting/32472498.html
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- Jailed Georgian Opposition Journalist Released After Presidential Pardon
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prominent Georgian journalist and director-general of the independent Mtavari television channel, Nika Gvaramia, was released from prison on June 23 after President Salome Zurabishvili pardoned him for an abuse of power conviction that many rights groups called politically motivated.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-opposition-journalist/32472459.html
- Title
- The Soviet Blockade And The Berlin Airlift, 75 Years Later
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Seventy-five years ago – on June 24, 1948 – the Soviet Union began its 11-month blockade of Berlin. Moscow cut off road, rail, and water access to its Western sector. Food and electricity would soon run out. The Allies began a massive undertaking that would become known as the Berlin Airlift.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/the-day-the-soviets-blockaded-berlin/29313647.html
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- 'Beaten To A Pulp': Ukrainian Volunteer Recounts Torture By Russian Troops
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Serhiy Pihar says he was beaten and electrocuted by Russian troops while in captivity. The Ukrainian man was detained by invading Russian forces in June 2022 after helping people evacuate from his village in Ukraine's Mykolayiv region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-torture/32470959.html
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- How can Russia get military supplies despite Western sanctions?
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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Central Asian Companies Help Russia Bust Sanctions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT5Pc8mE3P4&t=2s
Full investigation: https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-kazakh-firms-investigation-western-tech-russia-war-ukraine/32467795.html
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- How Central Asian Companies Help Russia Bust Western Sanctions
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- RFE/RL correspondents investigate how companies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are trading with Russia in dual-use electronic components that can be used for civilian or military purposes.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-companies-russia-sanctions/32469313.html
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- Title
- Human Remains Found Amid Ruins In Newly Liberated Ukrainian Village
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In a recently liberated Ukrainian village, skeletons lie amid the ruined buildings. RFE/RL reporter Roman Pahulych visited Vremivka and Neskuchne days after they were recaptured by Ukrainian forces.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-counteroffensive-vremivka-neskuchne/32469225.html
- Title
- A Romany Family Fought For Years To Escape School Inequality In Bulgaria
- Runtime
- 5:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Two Bulgarian women and their mother faced momentous challenges in breaking out of unofficial segregation ingrained into the Romany ghetto where they lived. Anche's daughters Maria and Reneta faced bullying and wanted to quit school. But she believed education was the only way for them to succeed.
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- Ukrainian Troops Grind Forward Near Bakhmut Thanks To Captured Russian Tanks
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian soldiers are advancing around Bakhmut atop captured Russian tanks. The fighting vehicles were seized by Ukrainian troops during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region last year. The tanks were taken for repairs before being sent to attack Russian positions in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-captured-russian-tank-bakhmut-war-/32467893.html
- Title
- Soccer-Playing Mom Defies Expectations In Kyrgyzstan
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Setora Sultanova has been playing soccer for over 10 years in Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan. "Here there's this mentality: You're a girl, you can't play," she says, but she continued after marrying and having a baby. She dreams of setting up a female soccer academy.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-womens-football-soccer/32467259.html
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- Montenegrin Court Sends South Korean Cryptocurrency Fugitive To Jail
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A court in Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, has issued four-month prison sentences for two South Korean citizens -- Do Kwon and Hon Chang-joon -- for using falsified travel documents. South Korea and the U.S. are investigating the collapse of Do Kwon's cryptocurrency company as suspected fraud.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-court-south-korea/32466266.html
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- Ukrainian Tank Commander Recounts 'Three-Day Shoot-Out' To Liberate Donetsk Villages
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Ukrainian tank unit played a key role in a recent counteroffensive operation that managed to recapture several villages in the Donetsk region. The tank crew claims to have advanced more than 6 kilometers along the Mokri Yaly River in the hotly contested region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-tank-liberate-donetsk-villages-/32466241.html
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- 'Go In Unnoticed And Inflict Damage': Ukrainians Train Drone Operators For Battle
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Drones have become a key tool in the battle for Ukraine with both the Ukrainian and Russian sides using them for surveillance, targeting, and attacks. RFE/RL joined a training session for drone operators in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-training-drone-operators-battle-russia/32466065.html
- Title
- Serbian Anti-Government Protesters Block Highway
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tens of thousands joined an anti-government march in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on June 17. It was the seventh in a series of mass protests held after two unrelated gun attacks in early May. The protesters blocked a highway leading through the city.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-belgrade-mass-protest/32464442.html
- Title
- Moscow Policeman Leaves Service And Country Over War In Ukraine
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former Moscow policeman Maksim Zlobov turned in his badge after attending an anti-war rally. He says he fled Russia in April after a new law was passed making it more difficult to avoid conscription. He joins the hundreds of thousands of others who have left wartime Russia.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-policeman-leaves-russia-war/32462257.html
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- Ukrainians Brave Russian Attacks To Get Supplies To Flood-Stricken Villages
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The flooding of the Dnieper River caused by the breach of the Kakhovka dam has left many riverside villages without food and drinking water. Ukrainian volunteers must brave Russian drones and artillery fire to make deliveries.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-floods-humanitarian-relief/32462401.html
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- Ukrainian Paramedics Give People 'A Chance To Survive Before Help Comes'
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Volunteer paramedics from the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya formed an ambulance brigade after Russia launched the full-scale invasion of their country in 2022. Two members of the brigade told RFE/RL about the kit they carry and the work they do saving lives in the city.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-paramedics-zaporizhzhya-russia/32462354.html
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- 'Sports Is Politics': Ukrainian Soccer Star Turns Military Medic
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Vladyslav Vashchuk played for Dynamo Kyiv and represented his country in international soccer before quitting the game in 2011. Now, he's joined the army.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-soccer-vashchuk-dynamo-kyiv/32460877.html
- Title
- 'Cost Of War': Pavel Calls For Russians In West To Be 'Monitored'
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Czech President Petr Pavel says Russians in Western countries should be monitored by security services. Speaking to RFE/RL's Natalie Sedletska on June 14 in Prague, he said "when World War II started, all Japanese population living in the United States was under a strict monitoring regime as well."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-russia-ukraine-monitoring-japanese/32460422.html
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- Czech President Calls For Security Services To Monitor Russians In West
- Runtime
- 30:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Czech President Petr Pavel says the only way to achieve stability in eastern Europe is to have "Ukraine on board both in NATO and the EU." Speaking with RFE/RL's Natalie Sedletska in June 14 on Prague, he also said "all Russians living in Western countries should be monitored" by security services.
Pavel's spokeswoman told RFE/RL the president referred not to each individual but "those presenting risk factors." She added that the president did not mean "internment or any type of persecution," she said.
For more, see: https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-president-ukraine-support-nato-summit/32460184.html
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- Title
- Czech President Calls For "Clear Language" On Ukraine's NATO Membership
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Czech President Petr Pavel says NATO's July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, should offer Ukraine "clear language" about its future membership in the military alliance once the conflict with Russia is over.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-president-ukraine-russia-nato/32459626.html
More here: https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-president-ukraine-support-nato-summit/32460184.html
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- 'Everything Turned Red': Russia Launches Deadly Cruise Missile Attack On Odesa
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Russian cruise missile attack killed at least three people and injured 13 others in Odesa. The strike destroyed civilian infrastructure, including a residential complex and a food warehouse. The onslaught comes as Russian forces have stepped up aerial assaults across Ukraine in recent weeks.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-odesa-russian-missile-strike-/32459329.html
- Title
- 'Veep' Director Iannucci Says Putin May Be Left Only With 'His Shadow'
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Scottish screenwriter and director Armando Iannucci says he views Russian President Vladimir Putin as an increasingly isolated figure. In an interview with RFE/RL's Vazha Tavberidze, Iannucci said Putin "lives in a world where people get further and further away from him."
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/veep-director-iannucci-putin-ukraine-russia-shadow-/32459290.html
